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Floating Word – A Literary Press – publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in English language original and translation. Our books in print to date, our upcoming titles, and titles we’re stocking, are listed below. Thank you for visiting our website!

 

Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) are recording the entire Jack Vu Series in 2010, including Jack’s next release, Riff Raff, scheduled for release in Fall 2010.


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Book Title:
Snip
By Doc Macomber
Paperback | $14.00 | Mystery | 978-0-9785717-2-6

Jack Vu is back in this third installment as our eclectic Asian detective. Two unrelated murders merge against a background of Southern justice and horse racing as detectives stage a race of their own in Louisville to exonerate Big Easy dyke Dorene Gates charged with murdering a popular female jockey. Racial tensions ignite as Louisville’s dark secrets come back to haunt some of its residents. Vu and New Orleans’s detective, Bruce Hill must tread carefully if they plan on uncovering the truth. Hold on to your horses, and prepare for one wild ride down the track of life.

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Snip - Jan 2009
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Book Title:
Wolf's Remedy
By Doc Macomber
Paperback | $12.95 | Mystery | 978-0-9785717-0-2

What secrets lie hidden in the WWII Harley-Davidson motorcycles? Why was a harmless young man assassinated in a crowded train depot? And when do avenging angels cross the line to become killers? Follow Air Force Investigator Jack Vu as his hunt for a murderer uncovers an aged cadre of veterans set on making one final attempt to redeem themselves by recovering an returning a cache of treasures to Holocaust survivors. As time runs out, and the true wounds of war are revealed, a sense of urgency propels these modern-day Robin Hoods forward. This historically accurate tale forces moral choices by unforgettable character that will stay with you long after this satisfying thriller reaches its conclusion.

Doc Macomber was born in Salem, Oregon. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon, aboard his sailboat, Ada Lee. Wolf’s Remedy is the second published novel in the Jack Vu series.

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Book Title:
Death Becomes You
Author: Craig Dunford and Martha Cowen
Paperback | $14.95 | Non-Fiction | Adult | 978-0-9785717-1-9

Due out in Fall 2010


Do you always want the last word? Write your own obituary and you can achieve that goal. Want to be buried in a clamshell? Turned into a blue diamond? We’ll tell you how. Afraid nobody will come to your big event? Hire a professional mourner. Not enough friends to carry you to your final resting place? Throw pall bearer cocktail parties and you can pick and choose over martinis. This resource guide invigorates, provokes and educates with pathos and humor.

Craig Dunford lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He became interested in death after reading a first person obituary, written by a woman who felt she was taken too soon. His lifelong friend, Martha Cowen, began her first job doing secretarial and other odd jobs at a local mortuary. This is their first published book.


Death Becomes You - Fall 2008
   

 

 

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