Historical Mystery Giveaway: Floats the Dark Shadow by Yves Fey

Today kicks off Yves Fey's Blog Tour for her historical mystery set in Belle Époque Paris, Floats the Dark Shadow and I am happy to be hosting the tour with a giveaway!

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Publication Date: August 5, 2012 | BearCat Press | Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audio

Genre: Historical Mystery

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Young American painter Theodora Faraday struggles to become an artist in Belle Époque Paris. She’s tasted the champagne of success, illustrating poems for the Revenants, a group of poets led by her adored cousin, Averill. When children she knows vanish mysteriously, Theo confronts Inspecteur Michel Devaux who suspects the Revenants are involved. Theo refuses to believe the killer could be a friend—could be the man she loves. Classic detection and occult revelation lead Michel and Theo through the dark underbelly of Paris, from catacombs to asylums, to the obscene ritual of a Black Mass. Following the maze of clues they discover the murderer believes he is the reincarnation of the most evil serial killer in the history of France—Gilles de Rais. Once Joan of Arc’s lieutenant, after her death he plunged into an orgy of evil. The Church burned him at the stake for heresy, sorcery, and the depraved murder of hundreds of peasant children. Whether deranged mind or demonic passion incite him, the killer must be found before he strikes again.

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Praise for Floats the Dark Shadow

"Yves Fey writes with the eye of an artist, the nose of a perfumer and the nerves of a hardened gendarme in this chilling tale of love and love's perversion. Not for the faint of heart!" — Cuyler Overholt, award-winning author of A Deadly Affection

“Fey’s writing is gorgeous: she evokes the sights and smells of Paris and poetically presents the darkness and horror that plague tormented souls.” — Historical Novel Society

“Paris is painted with uncanny realism, using masterful splashes of descriptive color against a somber backdrop ... The characters develop as their entwined relationships become ever more enmeshed in the dark plot woven around mysticism, Satanism, and sadistic murders…” — Kirkus Reviews

“Yves Fey delves into the dark well of occult, violence and eroticism lying just beneath the surface of fin-de-siècle Paris. The valiant heroine, American artist Theo Faraday, confronts the ultimate evils of child torture and murder as the serpentine page-turning plot unfolds. Beware! It’s strong stuff.” — Barbara Corrado Pope, author of Cézanne’s Quarry and The Blood of Lorraine

“This dark, gothic tale will delight fans of decadent, sensuous, fin-de-siècle Paris.” — Kenneth Wishnia, award-winning author of 23 Shades of Black and The Fifth Servant

“Yves Fey recreates the haunting world of absinthe, of the Symbolist poets, of Salomé, of the Golden Dawn, and of darker, more unfathomable forces, that was Paris in 1897. This well-researched thriller offers satisfyingly complex characters. Powerful, violent, elegant.” —Beth Tashery Shannon, Pushcart Prize winner, author of Tanglevine

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03_Yves FeyAbout the Author

Floats the Dark Shadow, Yves Fey's debut mystery set in the dynamic and decadent world of Belle Époque Paris, has won the Silver Medal "IPPY" Independent Publishers Award in mystery, and both the Mystery and Historical Finalist Awards from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. It's also nominated for ForeWord's Independent Publishers BookTwitter of the Year Award in the Mystery Category.

Yves has an MFA in Creative Writing from Eugene Oregon, and a BA in Pictorial Arts from UCLA. She has read, written, and created art from childhood, and is an ardent movie buff. In her varied career, she has been a tie dye artist, go-go dancer, baker, creator of ceramic beasties, illustrator, fiction teacher, and now, novelist. A chocolate connoisseur, she's won prizes for her desserts. Her current fascination is creating perfumes inspired by her new novel.

Yves has traveled to many countries in Europe and lived for two years in Indonesia. Currently, she resides in the San Francisco area with her husband and three cats, Marlowe the Investigator and Charlotte and Emily, the Flying Brontë Sisters.

Writing as Gayle Feyrer and Taylor Chase, she previously published four unusually dark and mysterious historical romances, The Prince of Cups, The Thief's Mistress, Heart of Deception and Heart of Night. She plans to rerelease these with her own cover designs in the coming year. Her fantasy, House of the Twin Jewels, appears in Erotic Interludes.

For more information please visit Yves Fey's website. You can also connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Goodreads.

Floats the Dark Shadow Blog Tour Schedule

Monday, October 13
Spotlight & Giveaway at Passages to the Past

Tuesday, October 14
Spotlight & Giveaway at Flashlight Commentary

Wednesday, October 15
Review at Peeking Between the Pages

Thursday, October 16
Review & Giveaway at Beth's Book Reviews

Friday, October 17
Review at Just One More Chapter

Monday, October 20
Review at CelticLady's Reviews

Tuesday, October 21
Review & Giveaway at 100 Pages a Day - Stephanie's Book Reviews

Wednesday, October 22
Review at Historical Tapestry

Thursday, October 23
Review at Brooke Blogs

Friday, October 24
Review at The True Book Addict
Review & Giveaway at A Bookish Affair

Giveaway

To win a copy of Floats the Dark Shadow please complete the form below. Giveaway is open to US residents only and ends on October 23rd.

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9 comments:

  1. Hi I don't see the givaway form but want to enter! This looks great!

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  2. Floats The Dark Shadow sounds intriguing. La Belle Epoque is a favorite era of mine. Thanks for this feature and giveaway. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  3. What a great website and a plethora of so interesting blogs. Congratulations.
    I have to admit to being in the kindergarten stakes where SM is concerned. I'd like to giveaway copies of one of my books, but not sure how. Help appreciated.

    Patricia O'R.

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  4. I've been wanting to read your book since I had the pleasure of hearing you read the first chapter at the NoCal Historical Fiction Society meeting. So happy you are having such success with your book!

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  5. Sounds perfect for me.lomazowr@gmail.com

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  6. This sounds like a book worthwhile for the well-crafted setting alone -- "Paris is painted with uncanny realism, using masterful splashes of descriptive color..." says Kirkus? I'm sold!

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  7. I love historical mysteries, and this one sounds thrilling with great characters. Thanks for having this giveaway.

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  8. i so need to read this...........thank you for the giveaway!!

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