PRESS RELEASE
Joffe Books is delighted to announce the
publication of this outstanding detective thriller.
“HABIT by T.J. Brearton is a pacey thriller set in upstate
New York. It's one of the first books that I chose to publish with my
London-based company, as I found it absolutely compelling, with a flawed and
complex protagonist. The tension doesn't let up for a minute. And working with
Mr. Brearton, who lives in the Adirondacks, has been fun, even though it's
rather a long distance publishing relationship!” Jasper Joffe
HABIT
A young woman, Rebecca Heilshorn, lies stabbed to death in her bed in a remote
farmhouse. Rookie detective Brendan Healy is called in to investigate. All hell
breaks loose when her brother bursts onto the scene. Rebecca turns out to have
many secrets and connections to a sordid network mixing power, wealth, and sex.
Detective Brendan Healy, trying to put a tragic past behind him, pursues a
dangerous investigation that will risk both his life and his sanity. Habit is a
compelling thriller which will appeal to all fans of crime fiction. T.J.
Brearton amps up the tension at every step, until the shocking and gripping
conclusion.
T.J. BREARTON
Praise
for his previous books
“This book seriously crawls inside and messes with
you.” K.D. Scriminger, “Rehabilitation” review, Fourth Coast
Entertainment Magazine
“Brearton's characters are individualized,
idiosyncratic and well fitted to the roles they play.” Jerry McGovern, “The Millionaire Rig Veda”
review, Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Brearton’s fiction first appeared in Third Rail, an underground magazine in New York City. His short
stories have been published with The
Rusty Nail Magazine, Orange
Quarterly, Enhance Magazine, Nonsense Society, and Atticus Review, with non-fiction appearing in The Lake Champlain Weekly and Adirondack
Almanack. A previous novel, “Rehabilitation,” was published independently
in 2009. He attended the New York Film Academy and has worked in film,
broadcast television, and freelance journalism. He lives in the Adirondacks
with his wife and two children.
JOFFE BOOKS
An independent publishing company based in the
creative hub of Shoreditch, London, close to the digital and artistic
communities that inspire it. Jasper Joffe, a contemporary artist, well-known
for projects such as The Free Art Fair and The Sale of a Lifetime, decided to
found a digital-only publishing company to release outstanding fiction and make
the most of the new opportunities which are transforming the world of books.
“The age of Kindle means that I can bring great
fiction out fast and with everything from cover, to blurb, to marketing done
in-house. I’ve applied some of the knowledge I gained as a successful artist to
the publishing world. It’s a really exciting moment to be doing this, because
for the first time in history, a writer can send me a book and within a month,
if everything goes well, be selling their book and having thousands of people
all over the world reading it!” Jasper Joffe
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