I am super stoked!! Received this just today, after an excellent book signing trip to Deadwood, SD. Will be posting about the trip later. But THIS!!! OMG! Title: Hanging Softly in the Night: A Detective Nick Larson Novel Author: Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra Genre: Fiction/Mystery/Thriller Audience: Adult Word Count: 100000 Assessment: Plot: Alonso-Sierra’s high-speed plot … Read more
Talk about a throwback Thursday! This goes to show how long I have been at the creative writing business. Below is a picture of a postcard I sent to my friend Rita in Spain. It dates back to 1974 and shows that I entered a novella in a writing contest sponsored by the English Department … Read more
Hot off the presses!!! The March InD’tale Magazine published its review of Hanging Softly in the Night: A Detective Nick Larson Novel. Click on the image and it will take you there. Super awesome!!!
Woo-hoo!!!! My recently published detective novel, Hanging Softly in the Night: A Detective Nick Larson Novel, has won bronze medal in the New York City Book Awards!! I am beyond ecstatic. https://nycbookawards.spread.name/?filter=Category-%3AMystery%2520%2526%2520Detective
I am so, so happy. My recently published detective novel, Hanging Softly in the Night: A Detective Nick Larson Novel, has made it to the finals at the NY City Book Awards. This is the second book award that has catapulted my novel to the final round! This contest will announce the winner on Feb. … Read more
Talk about receiving the perfect writer’s gift for my birthday! Great review. Check it out! https://www.vigilantreader.com/recent-reviews.html Title – Hanging Softly in the Night Author – Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra Genre – Detective/Mystery Word Count – 108,500 Rating – 5 stars out of 5 No. 07 – 2021 Posted 2/12/2021 My Impressions: Professional writing, interesting, believable characters … Read more
Super, super happy. My newly released detective novel, Hanging Softly in the Night: A Detective Nick Larson Novel, has moved to round 2 of this prestigious book award. For an indie author, it is fantastic news. Check out all the reviews it has been getting here, under reviews. Can’t wait for March 1, when the … Read more
Take a stroll to checkout my newest interview from BookView. Click on the link below: BookView Interview with Author Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra
Check out this in-depth interview about my new novel, Hanging Softly in the Night: A Detective Nick Larson Novel. Thank you to NewinBooks.com for letting me share. https://www.newinbooks.com/interview-with-maria-elena-alonso-sierra-author-of-hanging-softly-in-the-night/
FEATHERED QUILL SAYS: Hanging Softly in the Night is a page-turning read with snappy dialogue and hardcore action that will charm fans of gritty, police-procedure whodunits, with enough latest technologies, cross-cultural characterizations and social savvy to engage a newer generation of fans. For the full review, go here: https://featheredquill.com/hanging-softly-in-the-night/
