Genre: Humorous Mystery
Publisher: Jennifer Oko
Release Date: February 2013
Amazon
Book Description:
As one reviewer states: "HEAD CASE is an enjoyable gem of a mystery, and more...There are drug-dealing grannies, pill-popping celebrities, Russian mob bosses, eccentric ex-Soviet chemists, feuding roommates, faltering friendships, bad bosses and a rat named Raskolnikov - so how can you not have fun?"
HEAD CASE is a new, exciting and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny mystery from an author whose work has been called "SIMPLY RIVETING" by The New York Times and "SHARP AND FAST-PACED" by Publisher's Weekly. It's like Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones meets Carl Hiaasen's Nature Girl (with a dash of Janet Evanovich's One for the Money) as Olivia embarks on a postmortem quest to deconstruct the remarkable events that lead up to her mind-altering death.
A comic satire of the influence of the psychopharmaceutical industry on American life, HEAD CASE takes Olivia and her estranged friend and roommate Polly Warner on a collision course involving ethically challenged executives, spotlight-hungry celebrities, third-rate mobsters and drug-dealing babushkas. A smart and savvy page-turner, HEAD CASE explores the meaning of personal relationships, emotional intelligence, and mental health while taking the reader on a synapse-stirring, neurotransmitting rollicking ride.
Praise for Head Case
"Head Case is an enjoyable gem!" ~Dan McGirt, Amazon Reviewer
"Oko's writing is as addictive as the pills she pokes fun at!" ~ElevenelevenAM, Amazon Reviewer
"All I can say is that if you don't put ALL YOUR OTHER BOOKS AWAY and read just the FIRST chapter you are NUTS; you will find yourself going and going and I will just say it now --your welcome!" ~Jennifer Elizabeth Hyndman, Amazon Reviewer
Publisher: Jennifer Oko
Release Date: February 2013
Amazon
Book Description:
As one reviewer states: "HEAD CASE is an enjoyable gem of a mystery, and more...There are drug-dealing grannies, pill-popping celebrities, Russian mob bosses, eccentric ex-Soviet chemists, feuding roommates, faltering friendships, bad bosses and a rat named Raskolnikov - so how can you not have fun?"
HEAD CASE is a new, exciting and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny mystery from an author whose work has been called "SIMPLY RIVETING" by The New York Times and "SHARP AND FAST-PACED" by Publisher's Weekly. It's like Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones meets Carl Hiaasen's Nature Girl (with a dash of Janet Evanovich's One for the Money) as Olivia embarks on a postmortem quest to deconstruct the remarkable events that lead up to her mind-altering death.
A comic satire of the influence of the psychopharmaceutical industry on American life, HEAD CASE takes Olivia and her estranged friend and roommate Polly Warner on a collision course involving ethically challenged executives, spotlight-hungry celebrities, third-rate mobsters and drug-dealing babushkas. A smart and savvy page-turner, HEAD CASE explores the meaning of personal relationships, emotional intelligence, and mental health while taking the reader on a synapse-stirring, neurotransmitting rollicking ride.
Praise for Head Case
"Head Case is an enjoyable gem!" ~Dan McGirt, Amazon Reviewer
"Oko's writing is as addictive as the pills she pokes fun at!" ~ElevenelevenAM, Amazon Reviewer
"All I can say is that if you don't put ALL YOUR OTHER BOOKS AWAY and read just the FIRST chapter you are NUTS; you will find yourself going and going and I will just say it now --your welcome!" ~Jennifer Elizabeth Hyndman, Amazon Reviewer
About The Author:
Jennifer Oko's first book, Lying Together: My Russian Affair (written under her maiden name, Jennifer Beth Cohen), was published in 2004 and received numerous positive reviews. The New York Times Book Reviewcalled Lying Together "riveting" and twice named it an Editors' Choice. The San Francisco Chronicle raved, saying it was "a heady cocktail" and "a quick, juicy read." Her second book, a satirical novel about morning television news entitled Gloss, was a Marie Claire "pick of the month" in 2007 and chosen as a "hot summer read" by USA Today.
Currently working as a freelance writer and media consultant, Jennifer is a "recovering" journalist and award-winning television news producer. A graduate of Columbia University's Journalism School, her career has taken her across the country and around the world.
Additionally, Jennifer's writing has been published in a variety of magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Maxim, Self and Allure.
Jennifer lives in Washington, DC with her husband and their son and daughter.
Website | Facebook | Twitter
Jennifer Oko's first book, Lying Together: My Russian Affair (written under her maiden name, Jennifer Beth Cohen), was published in 2004 and received numerous positive reviews. The New York Times Book Reviewcalled Lying Together "riveting" and twice named it an Editors' Choice. The San Francisco Chronicle raved, saying it was "a heady cocktail" and "a quick, juicy read." Her second book, a satirical novel about morning television news entitled Gloss, was a Marie Claire "pick of the month" in 2007 and chosen as a "hot summer read" by USA Today.
Currently working as a freelance writer and media consultant, Jennifer is a "recovering" journalist and award-winning television news producer. A graduate of Columbia University's Journalism School, her career has taken her across the country and around the world.
Additionally, Jennifer's writing has been published in a variety of magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Maxim, Self and Allure.
Jennifer lives in Washington, DC with her husband and their son and daughter.
Website | Facebook | Twitter
Schedule
Giveaway - Signed Paperback of Gloss by Jennifer Oko
5 Ecopies of Head Case by Jennifer Oko
3 Head Case Screen Wipe Cloths
Host Giveaway - Signed Paperback of Gloss
1 Head Case Screen Wipe Cloth
June 9 - Introduction at VBT Café Blog
June 11 - Guest Blogging at Teresa Trent Author Blog
June 13 - Spotlight at The Official Blog-Zine of Terra Little
June 13 - Spotlight at Carte Blanche by Amelia Curzon
June 17 - Review & Interview at Writer Christoph Fischer
June 19 - Review & Guest Blogging at A Book Lover's Library
June 21 - Review & Interview at Bridge of Deaths
June 25 - Guest Blogging at Lori's Reading Corner
June 27 - Interviewed at BK Walker Books Etc.
July 2 - Guest Blogging at Bikers With Books
July 3 - Spotlight at Reviews & Interviews
Giveaway - Signed Paperback of Gloss by Jennifer Oko
5 Ecopies of Head Case by Jennifer Oko
3 Head Case Screen Wipe Cloths
Host Giveaway - Signed Paperback of Gloss
1 Head Case Screen Wipe Cloth
June 9 - Introduction at VBT Café Blog
June 11 - Guest Blogging at Teresa Trent Author Blog
June 13 - Spotlight at The Official Blog-Zine of Terra Little
June 13 - Spotlight at Carte Blanche by Amelia Curzon
June 17 - Review & Interview at Writer Christoph Fischer
June 19 - Review & Guest Blogging at A Book Lover's Library
June 21 - Review & Interview at Bridge of Deaths
June 25 - Guest Blogging at Lori's Reading Corner
June 27 - Interviewed at BK Walker Books Etc.
July 2 - Guest Blogging at Bikers With Books
July 3 - Spotlight at Reviews & Interviews
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