Sweet Success Celebrates Chris Goff

Congratulations to Chris Goff and her second International Thriller Red Sky, which is due out June 13^th. The second in the Jordan series, New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter says, “Breathtaking suspense, do not miss Red Sky.”

About Red Sky:  When People’s Republic Flight 91 crashes in northeastern Ukraine with a U.S. diplomatic agent on board, U.S. Diplomatic Security Service Agent Raisa Jordan is sent to investigate. The diplomatic agent was escorting a prisoner home from Guangzhou, China, along with sensitive documents, and it quickly becomes apparent that the plane was intentionally downed. Was it to silence the two Americans on board? With more lives and international relations hanging in the balance, Jordan races to stop a new Cold War.

The launch signing for Red Sky is scheduled for June 15^th at 7 p.m. at the Tattered Cover-Colfax in Denver.

Red Sky is also available to Pre-order through your local bookstore, or online wherever books are sold.

And this just in: Crooked Lane Books is down-pricing copies of Chris's first in the Raisa Jordan series, Dark Waters from now until the launch of Red Sky. Digital copies on sale for $1.99. 

#1 New York Times Mark Sullivan calls Dark Waters,  "Whip-smart, informed, and tightly woven, Chris Goff crushes the genre in her debut effort."   

Quote of the Week and the Week to Come

"Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only se as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." ~ E. L. Doctorow

E. L. Doctorow

Edgar Lawrence "E. L." Doctorow (January 6, 1931 – July 21, 2015) was an American novelist, editor, and professor, best known internationally for his works of historical fiction. He has been described as one of the most important American novelists of the 20th century.

He wrote twelve novels, three volumes of short fiction and a stage drama. They included the award-winning novels Ragtime (1975), Billy Bathgate (1989), and The March (2005). These, like many of his other works, placed fictional characters in recognizable historical contexts, with known historical figures, and often used different narrative styles. His stories were recognized for their originality and versatility, and Doctorow was praised for his audacity and imagination.

This week on Writing from the Peak:


May 22     Darby Karchut's Synopsis of the 2017 Pikes Peak Writer's Conference


May 24     Author Intrusion -- Am I Doing it?  Donnell Ann Bell


May 26     Sweet Success Celebrates Chris Goff

Sweet Success celebrates Chris Goff

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Chris Goff’s adult thriller, Dark Waters (ISBN# 978-1-62953-192-2, hardcover, trade paperback, e-book and Audio formats, 346 pages), was released September 15, 2015 by Crooked Lane Books and is available at: Tattered Cover, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and IndieBound. 

DARK WATERS is an explosive new thriller set amid the Israel-Palestine conflict. Diplomatic Security Service Agent Raisa Jordan is tasked with investigating the assassination of one of her own while protecting two endangered U.S. citizens—a federal judge and his eleven year-old daughter, Lucy. This is a series debut that mirrors global headlines and will have readers frantically turning pages. Booklist says, "Goff, known for her intriguing mysteries, reveals a knack for thrillers. A sure bet for fans of international thrillers;" Publishers Weekly calls it a “strong first thriller;” and Lee Child says, “Great characters, action and location—altogether terrific.”

Chris Goff is the award-winning author and two-time WILLA Award Nominee of six environmental mysteries and a new international thriller. She began her career writing non-fiction for local newspapers, and articles for regional and national publication. Later she edited rock and ice-climbing guides for Chockstone Press and worked in graphic production for a division of The Morehouse Publishing Group. She has taught writing workshops nationally and internationally, and served on the national board of Mystery Writers of America. Her current novel DARK WATERS is the first in a series, and she currently working on RED SKY, due out in 2016.

chris@christinegoff.com ~ www.christinegoff.com

 ~  Order your copy now at: Tattered Cover Book Stores,  Barnes & Noble , Amazon, and IndieBound