	The Latest News August 30, 2009 Check out the cool story about Killing Red that appeared in the Sunday Book Section of the Chicago Sun-Times. August 28, 2009 From the latest issue of Crimespree Magazine: "Henry Perez makes his debut in Killing Red (Pinnacle) in spectacular fashion. Perez writes like a man possessed, and this book is a top notch read." August 24, 2009 Killing Red got a wonderful review from Martel Sardina at Dark Scribe Magazine. Check it out. July 6, 2009 Bookreporter.com, a great site for writers and booklovers, just posted an interview that I did with them. Check it out. Henry Perez Interview Veteran book reviewer Joe Hartlaub recently gave Killing Red a wonderful review. Please read the review here. June 22, 2009 Marshal Zeringue invited to post on his blog, MY BOOK, THE MOVIE, which I had fun doing. Bookreporter.com has chosen Killing Red as "One to Watch" at the bookreporter.com website. May 29, 2009 Killing Red has started showing up at bookstores. What a rush! I've signed a number of copies at stores throughout the Chicago area, and plan to hit several more in the next couple of days. Printer's Row If you're going to be in Chicago the weekend of June 6-7, stop by the city's biggest literary event, Printer's Row. I'll be signing books at the Big Sleep Books tent on Saturday the 6th at 3:00 and Sunday at 2:00. J.A. Konrath/Jack Kilborn will also be there during those times. Appearances Check out the new listings on my Appearances page. I've already added a few, and more will be posted in the next couple of weeks. Night Beat Check out my blog! There's a new entry, the first one in some time. So much to do... So much to do... January 12, 2009 Sean Chercover is part of a new wave Chicago based crime writers whose storytelling skills have generated a a lot of attention. His debut, Big City, Bad Blood, earned him a great deal of praise as well as an award or two. He then topped it with his second Ray Dudgeon mystery, Trigger City. Here's what Sean had to say about Killing Red— “Henry Perez has crafted an astonishing debut thriller that showcases both his reporter’s eye for detail and some serious writing chops. Fasten your seatbelt and prepare for a sleepless night. Once you pick up Killing Red, you won't put it down.” January 8, 2009 Another blurb. This comes from one of the most popular authors around. Very generous, and very cool. “Fascinating! Dark and disturbing, Killing Red is not for the faint of heart. It kept me turning pages long into the night.” Lisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author December 3, 2008 A cool new blurb today from a terrific writer. “Killing Red is an intense, smart read, and Alex Chapa is a character of flesh and blood. A terrific debut—bravo!” Marcus Sakey, award winning author of Good People, At the City's Edge, and The Blade Itself November 24, 2008 The cover art for Killing Red has arrived and it's really sharp. I'm so pumped that I blogged about it over on Night Beat. November 15, 2008 Killing Red just received this incredible blurb from bestselling author Jay Bonansinga. “Killing Red heralds a meteoric debut! Compulsively readable, crafted with surgical skill, Henry Perez’s first novel tells a decade-spanning story of how evil can plant its seeds in the most mundane of all places and then spread like kudzu. Not since Thomas Harris burst onto the scene with Black Sunday has a debut thriller come along that sinks its hooks this deep into a reader from page one. Here’s a public service message to all thriller lovers: Do not start this book at night if you want to get any sleep, because you will be up until you cross the finish line – pulse racing, skin sweaty – but happy as hell you decided to go on this magnificent thrill ride. Highest recommendation!” Jay Bonansinga, national bestselling author of Perfect Victim, Shattered, Twisted, and Frozen Also, Recently Tom Schreck, author of On the Ropes and TKO posting on the blog Inkspot wrote the following: “Henry Perez's book Killing Red will be the book everyone is talking about next spring.”

The Latest News

August 30, 2009

Check out the cool story about Killing Red that appeared in the Sunday Book Section of the Chicago Sun-Times.

August 28, 2009

From the latest issue of Crimespree Magazine:

"Henry Perez makes his debut in Killing Red (Pinnacle) in spectacular fashion. Perez writes like a man possessed, and this book is a top notch read."

August 24, 2009

Killing Red got a wonderful review from Martel Sardina at Dark Scribe Magazine. Check it out.

July 6, 2009

Bookreporter.com, a great site for writers and booklovers, just posted an interview that I did with them. Check it out. Henry Perez Interview

Veteran book reviewer Joe Hartlaub recently gave Killing Red a wonderful review. Please read the review here.

June 22, 2009

Marshal Zeringue invited to post on his blog, MY BOOK, THE MOVIE, which I had fun doing.

Bookreporter.com has chosen Killing Red as "One to Watch" at the bookreporter.com website.

May 29, 2009

Killing Red has started showing up at bookstores. What a rush! I've signed a number of copies at stores throughout the Chicago area, and plan to hit several more in the next couple of days.

Printer's Row

If you're going to be in Chicago the weekend of June 6-7, stop by the city's biggest literary event, Printer's Row. I'll be signing books at the Big Sleep Books tent on Saturday the 6th at 3:00 and Sunday at 2:00. J.A. Konrath/Jack Kilborn will also be there during those times.

Appearances

Check out the new listings on my Appearances page. I've already added a few, and more will be posted in the next couple of weeks.

Night Beat

Check out my blog! There's a new entry, the first one in some time. So much to do... So much to do...

January 12, 2009

Sean Chercover is part of a new wave Chicago based crime writers whose storytelling skills have generated a a lot of attention. His debut, Big City, Bad Blood, earned him a great deal of praise as well as an award or two. He then topped it with his second Ray Dudgeon mystery, Trigger City. Here's what Sean had to say about Killing Red—

“Henry Perez has crafted an astonishing debut thriller that showcases both his reporter’s eye for detail and some serious writing chops. Fasten your seatbelt and prepare for a sleepless night. Once you pick up Killing Red, you won't put it down.”

January 8, 2009

Another blurb. This comes from one of the most popular authors around. Very generous, and very cool.

“Fascinating! Dark and disturbing, Killing Red is not for the faint of heart. It kept me turning pages long into the night.”

Lisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author

December 3, 2008

A cool new blurb today from a terrific writer.

“Killing Red is an intense, smart read, and Alex Chapa is a character of flesh and blood. A terrific debut—bravo!”

Marcus Sakey, award winning author of Good People, At the City's Edge, and The Blade Itself

November 24, 2008

The cover art for Killing Red has arrived and it's really sharp. I'm so pumped that I blogged about it over on Night Beat.

November 15, 2008

Killing Red just received this incredible blurb from bestselling author Jay Bonansinga.

“Killing Red heralds a meteoric debut!

Compulsively readable, crafted with surgical skill, Henry Perez’s first novel tells a decade-spanning story of how evil can plant its seeds in the most mundane of all places and then spread like kudzu.

Not since Thomas Harris burst onto the scene with Black Sunday has a debut thriller come along that sinks its hooks this deep into a reader from page one. Here’s a public service message to all thriller lovers: Do not start this book at night if you want to get any sleep, because you will be up until you cross the finish line – pulse racing, skin sweaty – but happy as hell you decided to go on this magnificent thrill ride.

Highest recommendation!”

Jay Bonansinga, national bestselling author of Perfect Victim, Shattered, Twisted, and Frozen

Also,

Recently Tom Schreck, author of On the Ropes and TKO posting on the blog Inkspot wrote the following:

“Henry Perez's book Killing Red will be the book everyone is talking about next spring.”

Contact me at : Henry@henryperezbooks.com