Hi, friends. Welcome to another Book Spotlight, featuring author Sherry Knowlton of Sunbury Press. Sunbury is a traditional publishing house not far from my location in Pennsylvania. I’ve agreed to share books from their authors that align with the interests of my blog readers—mostly mystery, suspense, thriller, and supernatural-themed works.
Today, I’m spotlighting, Dead on the Delta. Take a look and let me know what you think in the comments below. Please drop Sherry a “hello” as well. She’ll be popping in to chat. I love the setting she chose for this novel. What do you think? Exotic, much? 🙂
Book Blurb:
Alexa Williams is about to spend four months doing lion research in the African bush with her boyfriend Reese. She looks forward to witnessing the elemental life and death struggle of the wild, but she never imagines she’ll become one of the hunted on the remote Okavango Delta.
Botswana protects its wildlife with strict policies and an entire army deployed to combat poaching. So Alexa and Reese are shocked when poachers wipe out an entire herd of elephants. At the site of the mass slaughter near their lion project, they promise authorities that they’ll watch for suspicious activity as they travel the Delta.
When the country’s strict wildlife conservation policies come under debate in the capital, tensions flare and Alexa begins to suspect the ongoing poaching incidents may be about even more than the illicit ivory trade. Especially when a close friend dies when caught in the crossfire.
After an alarming series of near escapes, gunmen attack the safari camp where she and Reese are staying, and Alexa must brave wild animals and the dangerous labyrinth of Delta channels in a desperate attempt to save the hostages, including the man she loves.
Book Links:
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Author Bio:
Sherry Knowlton is the author of the Alexa Williams suspense series, including Dead of Spring and Dead of Winter. Passionate about books at an early age, she was that kid who would sneak a flashlight to bed at night so she could read beneath the covers. All the local librarians knew her by name. When not writing the next Alexa Williams thriller, Knowlton works with her health care consulting business or travels around the world. She and her husband live in the mountains of Southcentral Pennsylvania.
Nice to meet you here, Sherry! I love the cover and Dead on the Delta sounds action packed.
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I agree on all counts, Denise. Thanks for dropping by to check out Sherry’s release and say hello!
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Thanks, D.L. Finn. I’m so pleased that Mae Clair is spotlighting DEAD on the DELTA today!!!
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Great title! As one who spent a lot of time smuggling books to bed and having my trusty flashlight nearby, I can relate to Sherry’s childhood.
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Same here!😁
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I remember those days too, Pete. When you just couldn’t put a book down. Now at least, I don’t have to smuggle the book to bed with a flashlight, LOL!
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That was the best as a kid. Reading under the covers, hoping your parents wouldn’t catch you — when they probably knew exactly what you were doing!!
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That’s an interesting setting and a great cover. Sounds like a great page-turner.
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Thanks for dropping by to check out the release, Fraggle. Have a great day!
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Thanks Fragglerocking!! Readers tell me that it kept them on the edge of their seat.
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Always good!
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This sounds exciting!
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I agree, Kim. What a cool setting!
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I spent four weeks in Botswana researching this book, so I had a chance to experience the excitement of the African wild for myself. Luckily, I didn’t encounter some of the dangers that Alexa faces in the book!!!
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What wonderful research!!
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The book description is fantastic. I can already hear the insects buzzing. Poor Reese, poor Alexa!
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I agree, Priscilla. Looks like lots of adventure and danger ahead. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment for Sherry!
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Thanks, Priscilla. I love African safaris so I really wanted that sense of “being there” to come through in both the description and the book.
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Nice to meet you, Sherry! Between poachers (my heart breaks for the elephants) and wild animals, this sounds like it’s full of action and suspense.
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My heart breaks for those poor elephants, too, Teri. 😦
Thanks so much for dropping by to cheer on Sherry with her release.
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Yes, poaching is a terrible thing. African animals are also being impacted by habitat loss so it’s a double whammy for some of the species like elephants, rhinos and lions.
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That sounds chilling. Wishing Sherry all the best.
Thanks for hosting, Mae.
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My pleasure, Staci. Thanks for visiting to help Sherry celebrate!
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Well, this is sure an attention grabber. Great cover and premise! Good luck with this tale, Sherry, and thanks for hosting, Mae! 🙂
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Glad you swung by to take a look-see and help Sherry celebrate. Have an awesome day, my PenderPal!
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My pleasure. And you have a great day, too, Mae! BTW, I’m going to be reading some of the individual books by Preston and Child, soon. Ordered a couple yesterday, in fact. Am dying for a new Pendergast, though!
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Me too 🙂
And I loved Terminal Freeze if that’s on your list.
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It is now. 😀 The last one I got is Lethal Velocity, which looks like it might be a standalone, but grabbing Terminal Freeze right now! 😀
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Thanks for your kind comments. The photo of the lion on the cover was actually taken by my husband Mike when we were in Botswana. Sunbury Press agreed to incorporate the photo into the cover — every time I look at it, I’m reminded of the evening when we came across this lion and his brother!!
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Wow! That’s amazing, Sherry. What an outstanding photo!
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Thank you, Mae, for introducing Sherry. The blurb intrigues me, as does the cover. I’ll be sure to check it out. 😊
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Fantastic to hear, Gwen. I know Sherry will appreciate that!
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Thanks so much, Gwen. I’m always looking for new readers!
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Nice to meet you, Sherry! What an incredible setting for your story. I love the exoticness and the very real issues. Thanks for bringing my attention this wonderful sounding book, Mae!
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I love the exotic setting too, Tessa…and as you said, some very real issues in there. Thanks for visiting to cheer on Sherry with her latest novel!
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Thanks, Tessa. I think it’s so important to the planet that we preserve animals in the wild.
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What a story! Ripped from the headlines, that’s for sure, at least the part about poachers and killing rare wild animals.
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So true. And sad. I’m glad Sherry is addressing the issues her her latest novel.
Thanks for visiting, Jacqui!
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When we were in Botswana, we actually saw rangers hot on the heels of some poachers — so, yes, Jacqui, the issues are very current.
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Much luck with your book, Sherry. Wildlife and Africa make a great backdrop for a mystery.
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They certainly do. I’m glad you dropped by to wish Sherry well, Judi. 🙂
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Your review made me think of a book you reviewed for one of your favorite authors–I can’t think of the name now, but that book started with the protagonist and his wife hunting a rogue lion killing people in Africa. Pendergast??? That was one heck of an opening hook!
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Yep, awesome memory, Judi. That was Fever Dream which is one my all time favorite Pendergast novels. I’m jazzed that review left such an impression!
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Thanks, Judi. My earlier Alexa Williams suspense books mostly take place in Pennsylvania — so this one is a real departure for both me and Alexa. I’m glad you find the topics interesting.
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HI Mae, This is the second post I’ve seen this week about Botswana which is so unusual. I have visited this country several times and am aware of their strict conservation rules. The poachers are determined and well armed though.
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It’s so sad. I thought you might be familiar with this area, Robbie. Hopefully, one day there will be a stop to this dreadful practice. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you a great day!
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Roberta- nice to find a fellow traveler to Botswana. I wanted to write about the country because I’ve so enjoyed my trips there. And, it’s sad, even after some international treaties have been signed, elephant poaching remains a problem.
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Yes, it is a tragedy, and its not just elephants. The rangers are all armed now, it is something I have noticed more and more. There are also armed guards patrolling the reserves.
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Great setting and current poaching problems are at the center of this book! Well done!
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It does sound like a page turner. Thanks for visiting, Noelle. Have a great day!
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Thanks, Noelle. I’m pleased that the book is getting such a good reception.
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Thanks for introducing Sherry to us Mae. This book sounds quite different. Though poachers have always outwitted the authorities, it would be interesting to know how this issue has been handled in this book. Wishing Sherry great success with this book.
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I’m glad to make the introduction, Balroop. Sherry has taken on a weighty issue, and an important one. I’m glad you dropped by to share your wishes for her success with this novel. Have an awesome day!
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Thanks, Balroop, for your good wishes.
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Mae Clair – I want to thank you for highlighting DEAD on the DELTA today. I appreciate you introducing me and the book to all your followers. Plus, it’s so great to read all the kind and encouraging comments.
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It’s my pleasure to host you today, Sherry. Sorry your comments got caught in moderation. They should have all gone through after I approved the first one. WordPress made a very recent change to their editor, and I wonder if that is at fault. Anyway, thanks for being my guest, and you are welcome back any time!
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I appreciate you hosting me!!
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Great title, but it wasn’t the same delta that sprang to mind. Sounds really interesting.
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Yes, a different delta, indeed. Thanks for dropping by to wish Sherry well, Craig!
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Thanks. When choosing the title I worried a bit that people might think the book was about the Mississippi Delta instead of the Okavango Delta. But the lion on the cover is a big hint that it might be further away than Mississippi!!
Thanks for your interest.
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Yup. The lion sells it.
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Nice to meet you, Sherry. All the best wishes on the book. Thanks, Mae.
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Thanks, John, for the good wishes.
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Thanks for visiting to wish Sherry the best with her release, John!
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Hi Sherry, your book sounds great! I enjoy anything that deals with nature, so you have my interest. 🙂 Thank you Mae, for the introduction.
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Thanks, Mark. Nearly all of this book takes place in the African bush, so it could be right down your alley if you like nature.
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I believe it would. 🙂
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So glad Sherry snagged your interest with her book, Mark. Mission accomplished! 🙂
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Nice meeting you, Sherry. Your book sounds great. I’ve often thought about how wonderful it would be to see Africa. Your book piques my interest.
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Africa is on my bucket list, Joan. One of these days…
So glad you dropped by to check out Sherry’s release and cheer her on with the launch!
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Thanks. I highly recommend an African safari if you ever get the chance.
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That sound like quite a thriller, Mae! Thanks for sharing the blurb and introducing me to Sherry. It sounds like a hit. 🙂
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Thanks for visiting, Diana. I agree that Sherry has a thriller on her hands!
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Hi Sherry. Your new book sounds fascinating. Roarrrrr! It’s always nice to get to really know an author. I also read as a child under the sheets with a flashlight. These days I can use the light on my Kindle late in the evening. 🙂
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Heehhe. That Kindle light is awesome.
Thanks for dropping by to give Sherry a roaring welcome, Pamela! 🙂
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No idea how I missed this post. Dead on the Delta sounds like something I’d enjoy. Adding it to the TBR. Thanks, Mae!
Hi, Sherry! Nice to “meet” you. 🙂
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Hi, Sue. Glad to add another to your TBR, LOL.
Thanks for dropping by to meet Sherry! 🙂
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Thanks, Sue Colletta. I thought I’d drop by and check if I missed any comments and I see I missed yours. So glad that you’re adding DEAD on the DELTA to your TBR.
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