Devil's Messenger signing planned for Saturday, July 28, at Hastings
A signing for Randy Turner's second novel, Devil's Messenger, is set for 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at Hastings Books, Music, and Video in Joplin. Copies of
Devil's Messenger will be on sale for $13.95. Copies of Turner's first novel, Small Town News, will be available for $14.95.
It is also available at Changing Hands Book Shop and Always Buying Books in Joplin, Pat's Books in Joplin,
and Books N Java in Neosho, as well as from the author or over the Internet. For more information, click the link above to
the book's website.
From the back cover:
On one hot August night, 15-year-old Cassandra Harper’s life is shattered. First, she becomes a victim of date
rape, then the body of her father, Richard Harper, is found slumped over the computer he gave Cassandra for her 14th birthday.
From that point on, Cassandra withdraws from the world, reserving her communications to her anonymously-written blog…and
to instant messenger conversations with her dead father. Devil’s Messenger, a combination horror story and murder mystery,
is the story of how Cassandra battles from the brink of despair to reclaim her life, and her evil father who attempts to continue
his reign of terror from beyond the grave. Adding to the mix is Richard Harper’s murderer, who is manipulating Cassandra’s
family and everyone else in the small community of Westport seeking the hidden fortune that Harper left behind. Devil’s
Messenger is a roller-coaster ride of terror from beginning to end.
For those who are not comfortable with giving out their credit card numbers to order information over the Internet, I
am accepting orders for autographed copies of my novels, Small Town News and Devil's Messenger. Send $20 to cover the cost for each book or $36 for both books to: Randy Turner, 2306 E. 8th, Joplin, MO 64801. For
those who have already bought the book and would like to have their copies signed, feel free to mail them to me at the above
address and enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. I would be happy to sign them.
Among those from Diamond attending the first signing for "Small Town News" Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Neosho/Newton
County Library were: from left, Ashley Nickolaisen, author Randy Turner, Stacia Martens, Jessica Harrison, and Michelle Nickolaisen.
Randy Turner, author of Devil's Messenger, is shown with his former Diamond Middle School students Samantha Young, Michelle
Nickolaisen, Shane Gallagher, and Alicia Bradley during a signing at Hastings in Joplin April 21.
Small Town News is the fictionalized version of the events of Oct. 31, 2001, when the Diamond bank was robbed and Dr.
Greg Smith, Diamond R-4 superintendent, disappeared. Find out more information about the book from its website or by e-mailing author Randy Turner at rturner229@hotmail.com.
The book may be ordered online at many sites, including Amazon.com.
PAGE ADDED TO 'SMALL TOWN NEWS' SITE
For those who would be interested in reviewing the articles printed following the disappearance of Dr. Greg
Smith and the events that inspired my just-published novel, "Small Town News," I have added a links page, "The Events of Oct.
31, 2001," to the Small Town News website. The page features links to Joplin Globe articles.
SMALL TOWN NEWS, TURNER REPORT
FEATURED IN JOPLIN GLOBE ARTICLE
The Sunday, Oct. 23 Joplin Globe features an article on former Diamond Middle School teacher Randy Turner, his blog, The Turner Report, and his novel, Small Town News.
