tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077588080038527642024-03-12T18:55:52.522-07:00Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, murderBlog of Mark Hollands, author of the Billy Lime rock 'n' roll crime thriller seriesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784519475496650372noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007758808003852764.post-15674236994033923532015-10-31T17:32:00.000-07:002015-11-01T13:39:23.782-08:00Billy Lime: Australia's new crime solving anti-hero<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">DATE: 1
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Sex,
drugs, rock ’n’ roll – and murder. Exciting new crime genre launches<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A crime
thriller set in the seedy world of the rock music business has been released by
first-time novelist and long-time media executive, Mark Hollands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">His novel, <i>Amplify</i>, released on Kindle on November
1, introduces anti-hero Billy Lime, an entertainment entrepreneur who risks
losing everything when the lead singer of a band he’s promoting is murdered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Set in
Sydney, <i>Amplify</i> explores the glitz of
the city’s clubs and pubs, and the dark side of its excessive behaviour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Billy Lime
must save the tour and find the killer to clear his name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hollands
said: “I wanted to create a hard-edged, Australian anti-hero that lovers of
crime thrillers anywhere in the world can relate to. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“<i>Amplify</i> is the first in a series of
Billy Lime adventures. It is set in the present day and anchored in the music
industry rather than a city or region. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“The rock
business delivers a fascinating and contemporary social commentary on the
changes we are all experiencing in the digital content revolution. It’s great
to allow the real world to intersect with a plot that twists and turns with
each chapter.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Amplify is a
fierce page-turner, edited by Miles Franklin winner Tom Flood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hollands was
a long-time journalist with News Corp and is currently Chief Executive of the
industry body, The Newspaper Works.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Amplify: A Billy Lime Thriller</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> is available for Kindle and e-Readers
from Amazon from November 1, 2015. For more details, see the website: <a href="http://www.billylime.com.au/" target="_blank">www.billylime.com.au</a> or order direct from <a href="http://www.amazon.com.au/Amplify-Billy-Thriller-Mark-Hollands-ebook/dp/B014MHMSL0/ref=sr_1_11?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1445748517&sr=1-11" target="_blank">AmazonKindle</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Mark Hollands
is available for interview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For further
information, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Mark
Hollands<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="mailto:markahollands@gmail.com">markahollands@gmail.com</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">0410 317 443</span><br />
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