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Dark Alley Detectives

Greetings literary citizen and lover of all things mysterious. This is your engraved invitation to become part of an elite group: a Dark Alley Detective!

As a Dark Alley Detective…

  • You are a VIP, an irreplaceable cornerstone of a book’s success🏆
  • You get every new release FIRST and read it for FREE 📖
  • Your reviews post first and get the most visibility 👀
  • You get exclusive announcements, info, and cover reveals 🔍
  • DA Detectives host our community’s digital launch parties 🎉
  • You love old keys, hidden clues, puzzle pieces, surprises, mysterious footprints, and bookcases that hide secret passageways 👣

As a Dark Alley Detective, you commit to leaving a review in different venues as soon as you finish the book. It can be the same review copy/pasted to all the places, including dark alleys!

You post first and you post early. Sometimes, a comment is brief. Sometimes, it sparkles.

For example. . .

I love your books. You hook the reader in quickly with a good story/ characters. I can’t seem to stop until I’ve finished a book. Your characters are so well developed, they come alive for me. I enjoy the historical backdrop/setting, everything about your books. I often find myself laughing out loud! However, finishing one of your books can be sad as I find myself feeling like closing a book feels like I will now be saying goodbye to friends.

You are an incredible writer. 

Sincerely, 
Ellen Conrad 

Feedback like this becomes a clue for other readers when they come to investigate the new book. Your review helps them decide whether this book is their cup of tea. . . and whether they should read it or not.

#DADetectiveGoal: 100 reviews posted within the first month of a book’s launch.

Try the book. Tickle the algorithms. Tell everyone.

Every click counts.

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