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PUBLISHED: Apr.16.2008

Virgins And Martyrs

… A powerful bomb destroys a family planning clinic in the Northwest Florida town of Spanish Bay; as firefighters and other first-responders engage in a desperate attempt at rescue, a follow-up bomb, timed to catch them unaware, detonates with lethal results. … A 13-year-old girl collapses in a Spanish Bay shopping mall,inexplicably displaying the marks of stigmata on her palms....

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Final Epidemic

This is how the world ends... An invisible killer has returned. The last time it raged, upward of forty million died-- in a matter of months. Now it is back, released to prey on an unsuspecting, unprotected world. This time, nothing can stop it. ---- The first case appears on a flawless spring morning, initially diagnosed as a common cold, or perhaps a mild flu. Then the deaths...

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2003

Dirty Fire

A Fortune Worth Dying To Obtain. A Secret Worth Killing To Keep... Once, police detective John Davey had everything-- until bribery charges destroyed his life. Now he's been given a second chance. He's asked to join the investigation into the baffling murder of a Chicago coulpe who were shot to death before their North Shore mansion was set ablaze. To the city, it's a scandal....

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Jun.15.2013 - 7:05 am

Sunday's "The Book" Show: Kathy Reichs, Lee Goldberg, '50 Shades'...

This Sunday (6-16-13) our Crack Production Staff offers a truly "mixed" media lineup on "The Book, With Earl Merkel"-- showcasing guests whose talents as writers have found wing...

Jun.13.2013 - 7:14 am

Procrastinators' Solution For Father's Day (SUNDAY!!!)

Listen up, procrastinators: Sunday is Father's Day--- and rather than another flippin' tie he won't wear, another wallet he doesn't need (not in this economy, that is) or a...

Jun.10.2013 - 6:04 am

Wanna Read YOUR Stuff, On-Air? Our ‘Limits’ Are Flexible…

Re: those “audio essays” I’m asking you Faithful Readers/listeners of to send me for airing on Da Show: this comment to Lori Hays, in response to my parallel request to AOTA...

Jun.10.2013 - 5:51 am

Lap THIS Up, Fellow-Journalists...

I must confess to no small degree of guilty pleasure, as I watch my fellow newsies struggle with the issues raised by the current NSA "whistle-blower" story: on the one hand,...

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Jun.10.2013 - 8:20 am

In response to: Lap THIS Up, Fellow-Journalists...

A 'Cautionary Note' from FAITHFUL READER ELISABETH...

From Faithful Reader Elisabeth (via Facebook): It's very sad that we have to surf channels watching multitudes of news...

Apr.15.2013 - 3:41 am

In response to: Of Journalism, Self-Censorship... & Comfort...

We Open The Morning E-Mail...

From Faithful Reader Marilyn (via Facebook): "A woman does not have the right to kill her baby. I have something...

Apr.15.2013 - 3:33 am

In response to: Of Journalism, Self-Censorship... & Comfort...

Reply To A (Former) Faithful Reader...

A "private message" from a Faithful Reader --more accurately, a former Faithful Reader, since her Facebook "unfriend"...

Apr.12.2013 - 12:01 pm

In response to: Blithe Hearts & Nuclear Stand-Offs...

Accuracy Is Everything. Almost.

BTW, I confess that I've probably mangled the wording of the actual Byrne/Reagan quote (tho the gist of it is...

Apr.08.2013 - 3:37 am

In response to: Free Or Not-Free: Jana Winter Case YOUR Decision...

A Postscript, Hopefully Not Needed...

Yes. She works for Fox News. If that colors your decision, you've already made your choice. —EM

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Short Story: Sample Chapter, FINAL EPIDEMIC

Short Story: Sample Chapter, VIRGINS AND MARTYRS

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Aug.13.2008

Virgins And Martyrs

Published by Fiction Nation Reviews (http://www.fictionnationonline.com/reviews/virginsandmartyrs.html)

Virgins and Martys by Earl Merkel I'm Kim Alexander and this is Fiction Nation. The book is Virgins and Martyrs by Earl Merkel. Is it possible to write a book about a bombing at a...

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Audio: THE GREAT INFLUENZA: Interview with John Barry

Audio: Oops! Hilarious interview with author Martin J. Smith

Audio: Interview: Lawrence Block on Writing

About Earl

Earl Merkel is the author of Fire Of The Prophet (Diversion Books, 2013); Virgins And Martyrs (Five Star 2008, under the name "E L Merkel"; Final Epidemic (PenguinPutnam/NAL), a Barnes and Noble national bestseller re-released in hardcover by Elmtree Press/...

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