If you’re looking for stories with characters so real they could walk off the page, you’ve come to the right place. Known for writing stories that are “told with an amazing sense of reality, with characters that are so vivid they could be your next door neighbor,” (The Book Zombie review), T.J. Vargo’s stories are thrillers in every sense of the word. His novels have won ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year award and have been reviewed for movie adaptation by Creative Artists Agency. So why does TJ write? Here's how he explains it:
I'm interested in writing about characters who inhabit the fringes of society and people who are in desperate situations. Criminals. Laid off blue collar workers struggling to survive. The destitute and the damned. When I find these characters, the stories write themselves.
JUST RELEASED, 1/16/2012-
The First Season In The Crime Series "TOMBS"
Trust no one. Steal from anyone... After years of saving every stolen nickel, small-time crook Curtis Monroe is ready to leave his life of crime behind. But when his partners beat him and take his money, he decides the only way out is to steal a quarter million in gold from the Catholic church where Julia—the woman he is falling in love with—works. The only hitch? His old gang is planning the same heist.
Tombs is the first novel in a character-driven crime series set in the fictional city of Tombs, Ohio—a rustbelt wastebelt of working-class criminals. The story shines a light on Curtis Monroe, a man who is equal parts sinner and saint, fighting to escape from his life of crime.
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I'm interested in writing about characters who inhabit the fringes of society and people who are in desperate situations. Criminals. Laid off blue collar workers struggling to survive. The destitute and the damned. When I find these characters, the stories write themselves.
JUST RELEASED, 1/16/2012-
The First Season In The Crime Series "TOMBS"
Trust no one. Steal from anyone... After years of saving every stolen nickel, small-time crook Curtis Monroe is ready to leave his life of crime behind. But when his partners beat him and take his money, he decides the only way out is to steal a quarter million in gold from the Catholic church where Julia—the woman he is falling in love with—works. The only hitch? His old gang is planning the same heist.
Tombs is the first novel in a character-driven crime series set in the fictional city of Tombs, Ohio—a rustbelt wastebelt of working-class criminals. The story shines a light on Curtis Monroe, a man who is equal parts sinner and saint, fighting to escape from his life of crime.
Purchase your ebook copy today: Smashwords Barnes & Noble ITunes
PRAISE FOR T.J. VARGO:
Midwest Book Review: “A riveting and philosophical thriller”
Richmond-Times Dispatch: “A wealth of chills, plausible characters and more than a hint of evil”
Blood of the Muse: “A character-driven tour-de-force”
The Book Zombie: “Characters so vivid they could be your next door neighbor”
Soulless Machine: “Each character is well rendered enough to make my heart pound in anticipation, or eyes tear in sympathy”
Stacy Dittrich, author: "King and Koontz may be the masters, but T.J. Vargo isn't far behind"
Dark Realms Magazine: "Reminiscent of the early works of Stephen King"
Brandon Massey, author: "Characters as real as anyone you'll meet on the street"
Brian A. Hopkins, Bram Stoker Award-Winning author: "A writer who understands how to craft characters"
Nate Kenyon, author: "Chock full of great characters, this is one fun read"
Richmond-Times Dispatch: “A wealth of chills, plausible characters and more than a hint of evil”
Blood of the Muse: “A character-driven tour-de-force”
The Book Zombie: “Characters so vivid they could be your next door neighbor”
Soulless Machine: “Each character is well rendered enough to make my heart pound in anticipation, or eyes tear in sympathy”
Stacy Dittrich, author: "King and Koontz may be the masters, but T.J. Vargo isn't far behind"
Dark Realms Magazine: "Reminiscent of the early works of Stephen King"
Brandon Massey, author: "Characters as real as anyone you'll meet on the street"
Brian A. Hopkins, Bram Stoker Award-Winning author: "A writer who understands how to craft characters"
Nate Kenyon, author: "Chock full of great characters, this is one fun read"
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