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Betty Sullivan La Pierre

Betty Sullivan La Pierre

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     Born and raised in Oklahoma, Betty Sullivan La Pierre attended the Oklahoma College for Women and the University of Oklahoma, graduating with her BS degree in e owned a Mail Order Used Book business dealing mainly in signed and rare books, but phased it out because it took up too much of her writing time.  She’s an avid reader, belongs to the Wednesday Writers’ Society, and periodically attends functions of other writing Speech Therapy with a Specialty in the Deaf.

     Once married, she moved to California with her husband.  When her husband was killed in an automobile accident, she was left with two young boys to raise.  She is now remarried and has had another son through that marriage. 

     Ms. La Pierre has lived in the Silicon Valley (California) for many years.  At one time, shorganizations.

      She writes Mystery/Suspense/Thriller novels, which are published in digital format and print.  Her Hawkman Mystery Series is developing quite a fan base.  She’s also written two stand-alone mystery/thrillers and plans to continue writing.   ‘BLACKOUT,’ Betty’s story about a bingo hall (of the Hawkman Series), ranked in the top ten of the P&E Reader’s Poll, and won the 2003 BLOODY DAGGER AWARD for best Mystery/Suspense.  EuroReviews recently picked ‘THE DEADLY THORN’ (One of Betty’s stand alone thrillers) for their 2005 May Book of the Month.

     Betty Sullivan La Pierre’s work is a testament to how much she enjoys the challenge of plotting an exciting story.   

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:18px Times;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px Verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><strong>BLACKOUT HITS THE JACKPOT FOR ME</strong>, By </span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px Verdana;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1KQPX32DWOE7B/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp"><strong>Jude Morris</strong></a></span><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"> (Kelowna, BC, Canada) </span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px Verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">This reader/writer is a dedicated Bingo player, as well as a mystery fanatic, so when Betty Sullivan-LaPierre's new thriller, BLACKOUT, appeared in my mailbox, I knew from the first page that I'd hit the Jackpot.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px Verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">My intention had been to browse the first chapter, and then put the book aside for my weekend reading pleasure, but a desperate old man, a delightful little girl and the zany antics of a bunch of bingo buddies, sent my intentions flying right out the window.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px Verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">In BLACKOUT, Hawkman, master of mystery and former CIA agent, sets out to find a missing mom and stumbles onto a plot so depraved and dangerous it nearly costs him the love of his life. BLACKOUT is a chilling thriller that'll tug your heartstrings and chill your marrow.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px Verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">Number Five is a fabulous addition to the Hawkman Series. I loved it!</span></p><div><span style="font-family:Verdana, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span><br /></span></span></div>