Saturday, June 22, 2013

**Blog Tour ~ Trail of the Chupacabra ~ Stephen Randel**



Hope y'all are having a great weekend! Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Trail of the Chupacabra by Stephen Randel. This is the second book in his Avery Bartholomew Pendleton Misadventures. The premise really intrigued me. :) Here is everything you need to know!

This blog tour is presented by Sage's Blog Tours.


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Trail of the Chupacabra
By Stephen Randel
Publisher: Knuckleball Press
Publication Date: May 2, 2013
Genre: Humor/Dark Comedy/Thriller

Book Synopsis

Avery Bartholomew Pendleton is back, and he’s just as crazy as ever. Avery is a paranoid loner obsessed with global conspiracy theories who spends most of his time crafting absurd and threatening letters to anyone who offends him. That means pretty much everyone.

Still convinced of the existence of the mythical Mexican chupacabra*, Avery enlists the assistance of the Southwest Texas Revolutionary Armed Confederate Border Operations Militia (STRAC-BOM) and their manic leader, General X-Ray, to help him
invade Mexico. Accompanied by Ziggy, a burned-out hippy, and an uncommonly large iguana named Nancy, the group follows the advice of a New Orleans voodoo priestess and heads straight into the Mexican desert.

Unfortunately for the motley gang of explorers, Mexico can be a dangerous place if you cross the wrong people -- specifically, the Padre, a vicious drug cartel boss, and El Barquero, a murderous gunrunner who has crossed Avery’s path before.

What unfolds is a laugh-out-loud dark comedy of insane humor, unforgettable characters, and chilling thrills.

*No chupacabras were injured in the writing of this book.








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Book One in the Series

The Chupacabra: A Borderline Crazy Tale of Coyotes, Cash & Cartels

The Chupacabra
by Stephen Randel
Publisher: Knuckleball Press
Publication Date: August 19, 2012
Genre: Humor/Dark Comedy/Thriller 


Book Synopsis:

He is called El Barquero. He makes his trade along the border, smuggling guns and killing without remorse. As he faces his one last mission, his perfect plan is unwittingly foiled by Avery, a paranoid loner obsessed with global conspiracy theories who spends most of his time crafting absurd and threatening letters to anyone who offends him. That means pretty much everyone. 

What unfolds is a laugh-out-loud dark comedy of madcap adventure stretching from Austin to the West Texas border featuring a lunatic band of civilian border militia, a group of bingo-crazed elderly ladies (one packing a pistol nearly as long as her arm), a murderous and double-crossing cartel boss, a burned-out hippy, and a crotchety retired doctor and his pugnacious French bulldog. Read it to believe it.







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Author Bio

Stephen Randel, CFA, was born in Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of Texas Christian University. Steve now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife and their two rescue dogs.








5 comments:

  1. This looks like an interesting series. Thanks for sharing, Brandee. Have a great weekend!

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    1. I thought it sounded interesting too, Andrea. I think I may get it for my hubs! :) Enjoy your weekend, Andrea!!

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  2. This post was quite funny! A hippy, iguana, princess?!?! And this line - *No chupacabras were injured in the writing of this book. LOVE IT! Thanks so much for sharing :D Jaclyn @ JC's Book Haven.

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    1. I meant voodoo priestess not princess lol - see I was laughing so hard I'm not even making sense :D

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    2. It sounds really funny to me too! I hope I have time to read it. Glad it made you laugh! Hope your weekend is going well! Thanks for stopping by, Jaclyn.

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