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Get Winter Haven for Free!
Good News For Mystery Fans! FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, the Kindle version of the critically acclaimed mystery novel, Winter Haven, is available for free! Library Journal gave Winter Haven a starred review and called it “engrossing.” World Magazine called it “a page turning gothic tale.” Romantic Times said, “Top Pick! Nothing is as it [...]
Read moreA Review of Winter Haven
The following in an excerpt from a review by Eric Wilson, an Amazon Top 500 reviewer. OVER THE YEARS, Athol Dickson has produced some works of great literary depth and originality. I first discovered him through “They Shall See God,” a suspenseful tale with multiple plot threads, a thriller deserving more attention than it got. [...]
Read moreThey Shall See God for FREE!!!
If you like suspense novels, you’ll love They Shall See God. Beginning today (and for five days only) you can get a free Kindle copy of this critically acclaimed novel for free! Just follow this link to Amazon. Even if you’ve read They Shall See God before, you’ll want to get another copy, because this is [...]
Read moreRiver Rising Is On Nook!
After nearly 36,000 Amazon Kindle readers have downloaded River Rising, Barnes & Noble Nook owners will be glad to hear River Rising is finally available on their electronic readers, too. To get your copy, just head over to the River Rising page at Barnes & Noble or click the link below. I’m excited about this [...]
Read moreFive Minutes or Less to Posting an Amazon Review
SO YOU READ one of my novels, and now you want to tell people about it? THANK YOU! No matter what you have to say about my novel, your review is important. It will let other visitors to Amazon know someone has read my books, which is vital in making an independently published author [...]
Read moreJanuary Justice–First Look
One of the strangest things about the city was the sudden way it disappeared around the edges. One minute you were down on Sunset surrounded by glass and concrete, and the next thing you knew you were up on Mulholland, alone in the rough country. From a high window or a rooftop almost anywhere in [...]
Read moreJanuary Justice Cover Art
The debut of the new series, The Malcolm Cutter Memoirs is just weeks away. You can be a part of Athol’s exciting new fiction by letting him know which cover art you like best for his first release in the series, January Justice. Just click on the graphic below to cast your vote. Your [...]
Read moreThey Shall See God–A Review
I am always amazed that anyone takes the time to not only read but review one of my novels. Thanks to Victor Gentile for these kind words about They Shall See God. Be sure and visit Vic’s Media Room for more of his insights. Athol Dickson in his new book, They [...]
Read moreWhy the 50 Worst Books of all Times are so Great
THERE’S A LIST over at over at GoodReads, called “The Worst Books of All Time.” As a novelist and as a Christian, that list saddens me. Why? Because some of those titles include To Kill a Mockingbird, Billy Budd, The Red Badge of Courage, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Forest Gump, Fahrenheit 451, Dune, Stranger in [...]
Read moreFiction and the Art of Story
I was recently invited to do an interview with Josh Olds at Fiction Addict. Visit the link and you can either listen to that interview on your computer or download the podcast to iTunes, your MP3 player, iPad and other tablets. Click here to listen in as we discusses my novels and [...]
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