Steven Nedelton

Steven Nedelton (pen name Ned Stevens) writes suspenseful novels with crime, mystery, paranormal and noir. He is an approved member of the Awesome Indies Authors. His published titles are: Dangerous Trade, The Raven Affair, Fear!, A Suitcase Mystery, Coma Sins/The Madness of Ben Bluman and Nemesis, the sequel for the A Suitcase Mystery. His novels were evaluated by the Midwest Book Review, The US Review of Books, Bookpleasures and Apex Reviews, and were rated 'Five Stars.' Recently, three of his novels were accepted by the Awesome Indies group. "Fear!" received a special recognition from the MBR Journal. The novels are available in Kindle, Nook and paperback, and can be ordered from his web site, www.snedelton.com.

 

His familiarity with French customs and people are reflected in the "Dangerous Trade" thriller (originally "Secrets of the House on Liberty Street" and "Crossroads" published in 2008/2009). Steven holds a MSME from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (NYU-Poly). He is a Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio.

 

 

FRIGHTENINGLY GOOD

J Knox, MFA, Creative Writing Professor in San Antonio, TX, a fiction editor at Our Stories Literary Journal

 

The Raven Affair is a fast-moving book that pulls you in from page one. The sense of urgency that Nedelton creates from the get-go grows exponentially as the tale progresses. Raven is a hired hand, on the trail of a war criminal, but he soon finds his assignment isn't what it seems. This book is dynamic and frighteningly believable, full of complex plot twists and sinister intellectual questions that, remarkably, kept this reader hooked.

 

The Raven Affair is destined to be adapted for the big screen. I found myself envisioning the scenes as I went along--quickly--unable to put the damn thing down.

 

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The Raven Affair

 

Steven Nedelton

ISBN: 9781934337783

 

Asylett Press, Inc.

 

(paperback, e-book, kindle)

 

Reviewed By Renee Washburn

Official Apex Reviews Rating: FIVE STARS

 

A no-nonsense assassin at the top of his game, The Raven is a highly

effective "problem solver" whose methods and results are beyond question. So, with the end of World War II long since passed and an infamous war criminal still on the loose, Interpol agents desperate to bring the sadistic killer to justice have no other option but to call on the only one even more vicious than he is...little does The Raven know, though, his handlers have much more sinister plans in mind for his services...

 

Taut, engaging, and supremely well written, The Raven Affair is a superb instant classic. With more than its fair share of break-neck action and mindnumbing suspense, author Steven Nedelton's compelling political thriller is a fastpaced page turner, the literary equivalent of such silver screen jewels as the Bourne series. Further bolstering the high-stakes mystery tale is a highly believable central storyline of murder and mayhem in the name of global domination – quite the tantalizing fodder for fans of complex narratives involving intricate conspiracy theories brought to vivid life on the page.

 

With nonstop action and intriguing, well defined characters, The Raven

Affair is a bona fide literary thrill ride guaranteed not to disappoint.

Highly recommended.

 

The US Review of Books

 

"Reminiscent of John Le Carre with a dash of Ian Flemming, Steven Nedelton's Crossroads plunges us deep into the complicated and not yet thawed Cold War mind-power experimentations and its dubious dark characters that once inhabited that volatile underworld. Written with an uncanny knack for plot and time-shifting, this 21st century thriller also introduces us to 20 th century CIA Agent David Tallman, the main character who possesses depth, passion and, in the grand tradition of Hemingway at his best, more than his fair share of tragedy and wickedness. An unusually multi-layered and absorbing novel, Crossroads will be and should be read by thriller and spy novel enthusiasts all over the globe."

 

--Vincent Zandri, author of As Catch Can and the forthcoming Moonlight Falls

 

“Crossroads is an international spy thriller with an intriguing plot that twists and turns thus engaging the interest of the reader till the final page. It contains an array of interesting characters ranging from the bottom of the food chain like Mme Benoit, an ex-cop turned killer for hire Hans Polf to the top Russian Special Operations boss Sergey Sokolov. In this spy game no one is spared, no one is indispensable. It’s how each character meets his/her end that makes the plot suspenseful and satisfying as a spy thriller. The plot flirts back and forth, from the United States, to Russia and to France giving it an international flair.

 

Steven Nedelton has a flair for details – a good example is how the fallen Volkov stalked Solkolov to have his revenge. Time and time again, Nedelton painstakingly builds up a scene before the violence erupted, giving the plot suspense and visual detail. He has a keen eye for details.

 

A good read for a lazy day at home.”

 

--Mei L, a reader