The isolated village, fiery tragedy, and ancient curse of “Amber Hollow” will keep even the most seasoned mystery reader guessing.ĭetective Jeremy LeFevre and his partner Detective Sadie Conrad find themselves baffled as they step into a homicide case with 595 victims - and no evidence. with a solid platform (an audience who already follows you) its easier to break into publishing with a mystery/horror/science-fiction/drama novel.On this episode of Big Blend Radio, author Edgar Swamp discusses his new mystery novel “Amber Hollow,” that blends horror and fantasy into a white-hot thriller centered on a cursed Wisconsin village.Įdgar Swamp’s new novel turns the classic detective mystery on its head by mixing elements of horror and fantasy into an epic page-turner. I’ve always wanted to write a straight up comedy, but an editor I talked to at a writing convention in San Diego told me that humor is a very hard sell, and unless you are a professional comedian/TV host/etc. I really enjoying writing comedy, too, and so every one of my books is infused with humor. I’ve found that I’ve had the most interest in my horror novel and “Amber Hollow,” the mystery/horror/fantasy novel. Because I am still working on garnering an audience, I can write in any genre I want because I don’t have a fan base to cater to! Unfortunately, that is what I am trying to do, so with each novel I was experimenting to see what people like. I have self-published four novels in four different genres: horror, science-fiction, crime caper, and mystery. What really made me want to write this particular story is as an homage to my home state of Wisconsin I’ve written several books but I’ve never written one that takes place there…oops, well, with the exception of my very first novel, but it was so bad that it doesn’t even deserve a passing mention, although I guess I just did!

This story is dedicated to animal lovers I am a member of ASPCA and am a monthly guardian (I donate every month). Once I had the story fully realized, I did choose to layer it with symbolism regarding current events and found a way to incorporate it seamlessly into the framework of the story. Just before writing this book, I had started and stopped three novels in one year, each for different reasons, but the biggest was that I couldn’t see where the stories would go, and why anyone would care once they got to the eventual conclusion.

This book has a very special meaning to me because it is one of the first times I ever came up with an idea in which I made sure I had a beginning, middle, and end before I wrote a single word.

Amber Hollow by Edgar Swamp