This is a proof copy of EAGLE BAY, my psychological thriller to be released June 1! The e-book is available for preorder on Amazon, and the paperback is available for preorder on Barnes & Noble (links below). Hardcover versions will be available from both sites within 10 days. It’s a cool feeling to hold a …
I grew up in an era of no smartphones and social media, and that’s probably great fortune. My buddies and I did things in college you would get arrested for today, perhaps even shot for. Some of that reflection is exaggerated, but much of it is not. Classes were not attended as often as they …
June 1 is the launch date for EAGLE BAY! A consuming psychological thriller set on the Oregon Coast, the novel introduces a protagonist and antagonist you won’t forget and a cast of other multidimensional and compelling characters. I will be running sporadic giveaways, special price offers, and more throughout June – so please follow along! …
Mine is a writer’s life: Eagle Bay launches June 1! Read More »
Pre-ordering for the psychological thriller EAGLE BAY e-book is turned on! Ordering for the paperback and hardcover versions will be enabled soon. If you love thrillers, psychological thrillers, mysteries, and suspense, I hope you’ll consider my novel. My second thriller, THE EMERALD CROSS, will launch by late summer. The Amazon e-book pre-ordering link for EAGLE …
March 12, 2023 Author Ken Cruickshank, why isn’t your debut novel out yet? Because it’s a complicated and consuming process to get a book ready for the market as envisioned. But I am inches from the finish line! Eagle Bay, a suspenseful thriller with an intriguing and mysterious backstory, is a wild ride and I hope you’ll find it engrossing, unexpected, and hard to put down. I employed the Book Cover Whisperer/Open Book Design for my cover art, interior …
Mine is a writer’s life: The formatting for EAGLE BAY is complete! Read More »
February 11, 2023 I hate missing writing or editing days – unless it’s our daughter’s wedding! This is Caitlin and her husband Will, two beautiful souls married on February 4, three minutes from our home in Arizona. The world is a better place with people like them in it. Cheers from the Sonoran Desert,Author Ken …
February 1, 2023 The blue-eyed antagonist in Eagle Bay is a brilliant but troubled soul. After a particularly unsettling act, I envisioned him sitting in his den, sipping port, and reflecting on his heinous deed. At the same time, he listens to the lyrics of Behind Blue Eyes as the chapter ends. But I was …
Mine is a writer’s life: Sometimes, the price is just too high. Read More »
January 26, 2023 What if you suspected your esteemed spouse of killing your first husband? And believed his carefully crafted life might be a grand charade? Thomas Westbrooke is the venerated Oregon business maverick and philanthropist who marries his best friend’s widow, Skye McCloud. After years of an adoring union, disturbing truths inevitably weigh on …
January 22, 2023 What are your dreams? When I was healthy and still able to pilot, I dreamed of owning and flying a De Havilland Beaver – the plane that conquered the Rockies! I think it’s one of the most beautiful planes ever built, and it’s considered so relevant that there’s one hanging in the …
January 14, 2023 Cruickshank is an old Scottish name. My father was most parts Scottish, some parts English, and one-quarter German. My mother’s surname was Kenny, and her parents were poor Irish country folk who coincidentally emigrated from Galway about the same time at the turn of the twentieth century. They hadn’t met before getting …