Steven Nedelton

About

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

The Maker of Worlds

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Description

If you had the chance to remake the world, what kind of world would you choose?When tragedy strikes Lucas Mack's young life, he desperately yearns to escape its sorrow, and takes an improbable leap through the mythical maelstrom. Rather than splashing down on the far side like his neighbors, he's transported to a magical realm where he has the power to redefine not only who he is, but the world in which he resides.As he stumbles about trying to find his way, he meets Mia, an equally troubled fellow pilgrim. With the help of a mystical guide and an aging wizard, they navigate the enchanted land while learning to control their newfound powers. Yet this realm is more complex than they expected, with seasoned sorcerers who've been corrupted by the sinister side of magic.Limited by natural law and seduced by magic's power, they are tested as never before. Will the gift of magic bring renewed hope or drive them to the edge of the void?

Story Behind The Book

Crossroads is a novel about people, very unusual people indeed. Men and women with special abilities allowing them to 'see' things thousands of miles away, to read other persons thoughts, to move objects without touching them. Their gift is similar to Bethoven's ability to compose and hear the music in his head, and like Beethoven, such prodigies are extremely rare. During the Cold War period, the Soviet KGB became interested in this phenomenon and decided to use it in the espionage. Especially because some of these unique men and women appeared to be able to read and even control other persons thoughts. Thus this potential 'mind weapon' was of great interest to the them and, in turn, to the CIA. Crossroads is about the CIA assembled group of such prodigies. It is about the KGB Sokolov, Head of Special Operations and his right hand mind control expert, mesmerizing beauty Tatiana. The story describes a French traitor and her affair with the KGB. Our people, living in the small town of Crossroads, are affected too. A very secretive and strange group of men is suddenly in their neighborhood and they are frightened. A woman, their neighbor, is murdered. The Police Chief refuses to discuss the strange men hiding in the old corner house. Did these men murder their neighbor? What is going on? And then, a coup in the new, more democratic former Soviet Union. Gorbachev's life is in danger, will the CIA and its experts respond to this threat to the young, fledgling democracy in Russia? Crossroads is a complex action novel. An international espionage tale based on paranormal.

Media Links

Excerpts from CROSSROADS

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American Chronicle

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Reviews

“…Crossroads shows great promise and Nedelton is beyond doubt a talented writer.” Norm Goldman of Book Pleasures.com in American Chronicle MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW 5.0 out of 5 stars for Crossroads spy thriller A fascinating and entertaining story of cold war espionage, highly recommended. By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) December 11, 2009 “…read this Five Stars novel from an author that I feel is equal to Daniel Silva, Steve Berry, Baldacci and other writers of exciting thrillers. Fran Lewis: Reviewer, January 7, 2010 “To recommend this book, I have to resort to a reviewer's cliché: I couldn't put it down.” Jen Knox, Author of MUSICAL CHAIRS, Fiction Editor at OUR STORIES Literary Journal “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' "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 spy-thriller mind-power experimentations and the 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, a 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

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