Ken Mercer Author of Slow Fire http://kenmercer.com/

Charles Pellegrino Author of The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back http://www.charlespellegrino.com/

Co-host Jack Girardi Girardi & Keese www.girardikeese.com

Ken Mercer is a distinguished author and an active member of the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. In this interview he discussed his new book, Slow Fire. In Slow Fire, a suspenseful, atmospheric, and emotionally raw debut, Ken skillfully takes us beneath the peaceful facade of a seemingly idyllic town.  Haydenville looks like the perfect place for disgraced and grieving cop Will Magowan to find redemption.  Instead, he finds a labyrinth of dark secrets, lies, and crime that he must navigate -- while keeping his own demons at bay.  With it's gripping plot, colorful cast of characters and shocking ending, Slow Fire will definitely have readers looking for more from Ken Mercer.

Ken lives in Northern California with his wife and daughter, where he is at work on the new novel featuring Will Magowan, to be published by Minotaur Books in 2011.

Charles Pellegrino is an award-winning author and co-author of the bestseller The Jesus Family Tomb. He is the author of nineteen books, including Her Name, Titanic, and Ghosts of the Titanic, which James Cameron used as major sources for his blockbuster movie Titanic and the Imax film Ghosts of the Abyss. Pellegrino has a PhD in zoology and has contributed to many popular magazines, including Science and Smithsonian. In his new book, The Last Train from Hiroshima, Charles draws on the voices of atomic bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, describing the events and aftermath of two days in August when nuclear devices detonated over Japan changed life on Earth forever.

Using a combination of firsthand accounts of Japanese A-bomb survivors, American aviators, and classified documents of government officials, Chalres reconstructs two horrifying days and their aftermath when the age of atomic warfare was introduced over Japan. The stories of the few Japanese survivors includes a group of 30 civilians fleeing from Hiroshima to Nagasaki where they arrived to endure the second bomb, are heart-stopping. He dissects the complex political and military strategies that went into the atomic detonations and the untold suffering heaped on countless Japanese civilians, weaving all of the book's many elements into a wise, informed protest against any further use of these terrible weapons.

Jack Girardi, Partner at Girardi & Keese, one of America’s Finest Law Firms, and lawyers, as always, brings out the most important key elements to the success of today’s guests.  He and his firm have been dedicated to working hard and getting the best possible recovery for its clients.

Girardi & Keese's mission is to provide aggressive representation of individuals and businesses who have been injured in some way, whether by physical harm, property damage, damage to business, or damage to economic interests. Girardi & Keese has two offices in California: Downtown Los Angeles and San Bernardino.

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Ken Mercer
Slow Fire
http://kenmercer.com/

Charles Pellegrino
The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back
http://www.charlespellegrino.com/

Jack Girardi
213-977-0211
www.girardikeese.net

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