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Tim W. Jackson

Tim W. Jackson

About

Tim W. Jackson was born in Atlanta, started kindergarten in Indonesia, graduated high school in Egypt and was educated all over the world.

After earning a journalism degree at the University of Florida, Tim worked as a press photographer for nearly 10 years.He returned to academia to earn a master’s degree at Southern Methodist University’s graduate writing program.

When not writing, Tim works as a scuba instructor and boat captain in the Caribbean. His forthcoming second novel, Blacktip Island, is set in the Caribbean, as is his related short story collection, Tales From Blacktip Island. For news from Blacktip Island, visit The Blacktip Times website.

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

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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>

Story Behind The Book

Media Links

Cayman News Service

🔗 http://www.caymannewsservice.com/local-news/2011/01/26/debut-novel-little-cayman-resident-eco-thriller

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Caymanian Compass

🔗 http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2011/02/18/Eco-thrills-real-mystery/

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USF Alumni Association

🔗 http://usfalumni.org/s/861/internal.aspx?sid=861&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=5616&ecid=5616&crid=0&calpgid=323&calcid=1200

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Florida Times-Union

🔗 http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/literature/2011-03-20/story/book-review-mangrove-underground

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Citrus County Chronicle

🔗 http://www.chronicleonline.com/content/former-chronicle-staffer-publishes-first-novel

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Cayman Airways Magazine

🔗 http://www.caymanairwaysmagazine.com/current/article.htm?id=254

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USA Book News "Best Book 2011" Awards finalist

🔗 http://usfalumni.org/s/861/internal.aspx?sid=861&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=6256&ecid=6256&crid=0

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Reviews

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>&quot;A unique take on the mystery genre, and plenty of local colour in a captivating tale of mistakes and redemption.&quot;  - <em><strong>Cayman Airways Skies</strong></em><strong> magazine</strong></span><strong> </strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><br /></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>&quot;A fast-paced adventure replete with intimate encounters with the resident denizens . . . this time the good guys win, sort of.&quot;  - <em><strong>Florida Times-Union</strong></em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><em><br /></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>&quot;Betrayal, wildfires and skullduggery . . . and an unlikely hero caught amid a struggle to save his community.&quot;  - <em><strong>The Caymanian Compass</strong></em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><em><br /></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>&quot;Jackson's novel boasts a gritty authenticity . . .&quot;  - <em><strong>Citrus County Chronicle</strong></em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><em><br /></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">“Jackson gained firsthand knowledge of backcountry firefighting while accompanying crews battling wilderness blazes.” - <em><strong>Marietta Daily Journal</strong></em></p>