Brian L Porter, Author

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MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN AUTHORS ASSOCIATION, THE MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA, AND THE WHITECHAPEL SOCIETY 1888

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A STUDY IN RED - THE SECRET JOURNAL OF JACK THE RIPPER' NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK, SEE BELOW!  WINNER OF 'THE AUTHORS LOUNGE BEST COVER ILLUSTRATION DESIGN AWARD, MAY 2008

ALSO A CK2S KWIPS & KRITIQUES RECOMMENDED READ, FEBRUARY 2008

Welcome to the website of mystery/thriller and sci-fi author Brian L Porter. Here, you'll fnd all the latest news on the novels, short stories and other works by the author. In addition to his published works Brian is also the poetry editor and current affairs columnist for Balderdash Literary Journal, published by www.stargazer-publishing.com and also acts as a Science Fiction conceptual Consultant for www.stonehedgepublishing.com

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An Amazon (UK) Top 20 Best Seller, (Jack the Ripper book listing chart), Winner of The Authors Lounge Best Cover Art Design Award, May 2008, and a CK2S Kwips & Kritiques Recommended Read, February 2008.

Murder, ‘orrible murder!
 

Following the death of his father, psychiatrist Robert Cavendish is bequeathed a set of papers and a strange age-yellowed journal. As he unpacks and begins to read the papers he is astounded to discover that he is holding the journal of the infamous Whitechapel Murderer who stalked the streets of the East End of London in the autumn of 1888. The pages are warm to the touch, and a force of great malevolence seems to guide Robert’s journey through the mists of time as he is transported by the words upon the pages into the mind, and the world of the one and only Jack the Ripper!

His mind begins to feel the pull of another time, another place, as images of the Rippers crimes fill his thoughts and Robert is beset by waking nightmares of such sadistic and terrible bloodletting that he begins to doubt his sanity.

As he delves further and further into the demented world of the killer Robert begins to sense that his family has been hiding a terrible secret for over a century, a secret that he knows will only be revealed when he completes the task of reading ‘The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper’.

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Book Title:  A Study In Red (The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper)

Author Name:  Brian L. Porter

ISBN #:  9781554045273

Publisher Name:  Double Dragon Publishing

Date Released:  January 2008

Genre:  Horror; Historical Fiction; Thriller

Book Format:  print

Rating (See Rating Guide at bottom of form): 4-1/2 Klovers

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Story Summary Robert Cavendish is bereft with grief at his father’s recent passing. He was also surprised to learn his father bequeathed Robert a mysterious journal to be read after his death. Read by him and him alone. As he reads the journal, he comes to realize that he holds in his hands the actual rantings and admissions of Jack the Ripper! But that, as they say, is only the beginning. From those pages Robert discovers the answer to old mysteries and atrocities, answers that lead him down a path of horror and insanity. What affect can the secret ravings of a murderer such as Jack the Ripper have on a person? And what connection did Robert’s father have to this secret journal?

Your Opinion

I was immediately struck by the enormous amount of research that went into A Study in Red (The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper). It brought 18^th century London to life, making the story almost palpable. For over a hundred years, the mystery of Jack the Ripper has been investigated, written about, and discussed, but never like this. I could feel the cobblestones under my feet, hear the horses and carriages and smell the foul air of the London back alleyways.

The journal was an interesting tool, bringing the reader directly into Jack’s world and the insanity inflicting him. Experiencing the journal with Robert was intense as the mysteries unfold page by page. The suspense kept me engrossed well into the late evening hours, just as Robert had… I can feel the goose bumps now.

The identity of Jack the Ripper has been explored, but never in such a deliciously nail biting manner. Although fiction, the possibilities of who Jack really was and where he came from as well as his unfortunate victims felt all too real thanks to the obvious hard work of the author to create this sensational tale.  

Reviewed By:  Terri

Email:  terri@ck2skwipsandkritiques.com

A Study in Red (The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper.) By Brian L. Porter

1888 and London is a grand metropolis of dark alleys and grim tenements, cut off from the sun by thick clouds of smog which also paint the buildings black. It's the screams, so near, so common, that sends the shivers up your spine. Hardly anyone bothers with those screams as they echo through the streets. Night by night the helpless citizens must walk so very fearfully though these streets. They live in this brutal society where even the police are unable to do anything against a foe as illusive as the shadows. Jack the Ripper stalks the streets, his name on everybody's lips. He is the terrible evil that lurks in the shadows, attacking the women of Whitechapel so brutally, so callously, so viciously. Cries of Murder are uttered, drifting on the icy breeze, and everyone knows that he has struck again...

Over a century has passed. With the death of his father Robert receives a mysterious old package from his solicitor, full of letters and the request that they be read in sequence along with an ancient journal. This small pile of aged papers seems so innocuous and yet the weight of the words written within can be felt, if you give pause and wonder where that feeling of dread is coming from. His family have been harbouring a secret, a dark secret, a terrible secret – one that might destroy the very soul of the man who must bear this burden.

Brian L. Porter has approached the writing of a Jack the Ripper novel from a new and exciting angle, dispensing with the most obvious routes, he has found the path less travelled and in doing so has found the breathtaking scenery that makes the story work. He has written a story that has more humanity and depth of feeling than one could ever imagine possible given the subject. He has crafted a tale bound to move even the most stoical of hearts.

A Study in Red is seductive; it pulls you in, it draws you closer, it whispers in your ear. You cannot leave it, you cannot put it down – not until the very end – and by then it is far too late; it has you, mind body and soul.

--Graeme S. Houston, Publisher: Balderdash International Literary Journal.

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The sequel to 'A Study in Red' is now well and truly on the drawing board. Watch out for details of 'My Name is Jack' which is due for release in 2009.

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Another award -winner, as 'Purple Death' wins The Authors Lounge Best Cover Illustration Award for June 2008

 Purple Death

Tranquil suburban Richmond-on-Thames, home to such landmarks as Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens becomes the setting for a series of shocking and particularly gruesome murders that leads Detective Inspector Sean Connor and his team into a labyrinthine investigation in which all roads lead towards a thirty year old unsolved murder. The victims, all apparently unconnected to each other, are being despatched by the use of a singularly unique poison, previously more closely associated with the notorious medieval Borgia family.

As the murders begin to multiply at an alarming rate Connor finds clues hard to come by, and every lead takes him down yet another blind alley as the killer seems to be one step ahead of the police at every turn. Together, he and his assistant Sergeant Lucy Clay must piece together the shreds of evidence that will lead them to the mysterious ‘Chocolate Woman’ and in turn to the brain behind the horrific murders that soon come to be known as ‘The Purple Death’

Watch out for this suspenseful thriller coming soon from Steel Waves Publishing.  (formerly Still Waves)

Steel Waves Publishing will also soon be releasing  four more of Brian's novels in paperback.  Succesful e-books 'The Nemesis Cell' and 'Avenue of the Dead'  will at last be available in print versions, with stunning new cover designs by Graeme S Houston. Also, Brian's latest nvoels, 'Glastonbury' and 'Pestilence' have been added to the Still Waves collection. Watch this space for further details!

'Glastonbury' has been awarded 'The Authors Lounge Best Cover Art Design Award' for August 2008, following a public vote, ratified by the organisers' judging panel.

THE VOICE OF ANTON BOUCHARD - ISBN 978-1-60276-026-4

A MAJOR NEW COLLECTION RELEASED 11/11/2007 BY STONEHEDGE PUBLISHING. FROM NOVELETTE TO SHORT STORIES THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN THIS AMAZING COLLECTION FROM THE PEN OF BRIAN L PORTER. Titles in the collection include: 'The Voice of Anton Bouchard', 'Breathing to Death', 'Red Sky in the Morning', 'Bodies in the Cellar', 'The Sound of Silence', 'Megalith' and 'An Alien Abduction' and as a bonus, the work includes a four chapter preview of Brian's latest Juan Morales novel 'Under Mexican Skies'. Available now from http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/PublisherDetails.asp?PublisherID=1723     or   http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=164751    Now also available from Fictionwise at http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook53016.htm?cache                                                                                                                                                                     A review of TVOAB by Kristina Dalton on 12 November 2007 (note 5/5)
Mr. Porter carries through on the promise of his earlier works, delivering plot twists and elements of amazing imagination in a collection of stories that will entertain, provoke thought and satisfy. I recommend this as a refreshing read for both sci-fi fans and people like me who have not read much in that genre. It definitely has something for everyone. ~ Kristina Dalton author of Vampire's Lover, The King's Right, The Ring, Taken, Unleashed, Untold

A BINARY CONVERGENCE ISBN 978-1-60276-027-1Released simultaneously with 'The Voice of Anton Bouchard'  is a thrilling sci-fi collection, jointly produced with fellow author Graeme S Houston. 'A Binary Convergence' contains 3 stories by each author plus a new, jointly written tale,'The End of the Beginning'. Also published by Stonehedge, this superb collection will take the reader on a voyage of exploration across galaxies known and unknown. A video trailer for this e-book is available. Please go to the video page. This superb collection is available now from http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/PublisherDetails.asp?PublisherID=1723  or  http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=164753 Now added to the Fictionwise inventory at http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook53017.htm?cache

 A Review of 'A Binary Convergence' by Kristina Dalton:  ABC by Kristina Dalton on 12 November 2007 (note 5/5)
~Review~ I generally steer clear of science fiction. When I read this work of my fellow authors, I found myself thoroughly amazed at the sheer power of their imaginations. Their stories took me through space and time, across uncharted galaxies and inside the minds of characters in extraordinary circumstances. “A Binary Convergence” will whisk the reader away and provide a pleasurable safari in the worlds created by two vividly creative writers at the top of their game. ~ Kristina Dalton, author of Vampire’s Lover, The King’s Right, The Ring, Taken, Unleashed, and Untold

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THE NEMESIS CELL WAS VOTED INTO 6th PLACE IN THE MYSTERY THRILLER AWARD CATEGORY OF THE PREDITORS AND EDITORS ANNUAL READERS AWARDS, 2007.

Both 'The Nemesis Cell' and 'Avenue of the Dead' are are now available, published by Stonehedge Publishing. 

Murder, Mayhem and Mexico, a trilogy of short stories set in Mexico is due for release by Eternal Press on 7th October 2007. Containing two crime thrillers and 'something a little different' this e-book can be obtained by visiting the publisher's website at www.eternalpress.ca or  http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/BrianLPortereBooks.htm?cache where orders are now being taken. The book is very reasonably priced at $2.95 

Mexico, land of the Aztecs, of mystery and legend is the setting for three exciting and very different tales of murder, kidnapping, and romance. “The Devil You  Know” leads the reader deep into the mystery and intrigue of multiple disappearances of the choir members of a small town church. “Compliments of the Boss” sees a beautiful travel agent thrust into a frightening and dangerous situation. “Mexican Therapy” follows the exploits of an expatriate author who’s rebuilding a shattered life on the beautiful Pacific coast. Using this dramatic and sometimes wild backdrop, the stories of Murder, Mayhem and Mexico will ensnare you.

The following review was received by my publisher on the day of the book's release:

Dracula Doesn't Live Here Anymore

A January 2008 release from Eternal Press.

'Dracula Doesn't Live Here Anymore'

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