title: Scorpio Rising (New Age Noir) (Volume 1)
author:  Alan Annand 
description: ALAN ANNAND is a writer of crime fiction, offering an intriguing blend of mystery, suspense, thriller and occult genres. When hes not dreaming up ingenious ways to kill people, he finds therapy in writing humor, short stories and book reviews. Before becoming a full-time novelist, he worked as a technical writer for the railway industry, a human resources manager and an underground surveyor. Currently, he divides his time between writing in the AM, astrology in the PM, and meditation on the OM. For those who care, hes an Aries with a dash of Scorpio. ALAN ANNAND: - Writer of mystery suspense novels. - Astrologer &amp; palmist, trained in Western &amp; Vedic astrology. - Amateur musician, agent provocateur and infomaniac. Websites: - Writing: www.sextile.com - Astrology: www.navamsa.com Books available at Amazon &amp; Smashwords: - Al-Quebeca (mystery thriller) - Harms Way (hardboiled mystery thriller) - Hide in Plain Sight (psychological mystery suspense) - Scorpio Rising (New Age noir mystery thriller) Previously published five novels under pseudonyms with New York publishers: - Harm's Way (St.Martin's Press), by Aleister Foxx - Antenna Syndrome (Tower Publications), by Alan Marks - Skyraiders (Tower Publications), by Alan Marks - Bearknife Gold (Tower Publications), by Alan Marks - Commando Attack (Tower Publications), by Alan Marks Education: - BA, English Lit - BSc, Math &amp; Physics - Diploma, British Faculty of Astrological Studies - Diploma, American College of Vedic Astrology Citizen of the world: - Lived in Montreal 26 yrs, Toronto 6 yrs - Lived in England one year - Traveled USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Europe, Morocco, Lebanon, India, Thailand
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  PRAISE FOR  
  HALF-RESURRECTION BLUES
  
  
  “Simply put, Daniel José Older has one of the most refreshing voices in genre
  fiction today.”
  
  
  —Saladin Ahmed, author of _Throne of the Crescent Moon_
  
  
  “A damn good read . . . a hard-core, hard-driving fantasy. . . . Daniel José
  Older takes aim at a whole bunch of familiar targets and hits them hard in new
  and interesting ways.”
  
  
  —Simon R. Green, _New York Times_ bestselling author of  
  _Tales from the Nightside_
  
  
  “Smart and gripping, funny and insightful. It kicks in the door, waving the
  literary .44. Be warned: this man is not playing.”
  
  
  —Victor LaValle, author of _The Devil in Silver_
  
  
  “Vividly imagined and rendered . . . this is a fantastic beginning to what
  will surely be a fantastic series.”
  
  
  —Jesmyn Ward, National Book Award–winning author of  
  _Men We Reaped_
  
  
  “Older has crafted a compelling new world. . . . _Half-Resurrection Blues_ is
  not just a daring ne