SPECIFIC INTENT [Hardcover]

O'Neil De Noux (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books (1993)
• ASIN: B000NP13IU
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,444,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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O'Neil De Noux
brief bio

Born in New Orleans, O'Neil De Noux is a prolific American writer of novels and short stories. Although much of De Noux's fiction falls under the mystery genre (character-drive crime fiction primarily), he has published stories in many disciplines including historical fiction, children's fiction, mainstream fiction, science-fiction, suspense, fantasy, horror, western, literary, religious, romance, humor and erotica.

At the World Mystery Convention in 2007, The Private Eye Writers of America awarded its prestigious Shamus Award for BEST SHORT STORY to "The Heart Has Reasons" by O'Neil De Noux (the cover story of the September 2006 Issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine). The Shamus Award is given annually recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. "The Heart Has Reasons" features De Noux's private eye Lucien Caye. De Noux is also the 2009 Derringer Award winner for BEST NOVELETTE (stories between 8,001 and 17,500 words) for "Too Wise" - another Lucien Caye private eye mystery. The Derringer Awards are given annually by the Short Mystery Fiction Society to recognize excellence in the short mystery fiction form. Another De Noux story, "The Bonnie and Clyde Caper" featuring New Orleans Police Homicide Detective John Raven Beau was runner up in the Derringer Best Long Story category.

In 2009, De Noux tapped his history background to pen a 320,000 word historical epic set during The Battle of New Orleans and received an Artist Services Career Advancement Award for 2009-2010 from the Louisiana Division of the Arts for his work on this upcoming book - BATTLE KISS.

Recognizing the future of publishing, De Noux made a move to eBooks and print-on-demand books in 2010, teaming with other artists in the art co-op Big Kiss Productions. Slick Time, a sexy caper novel, was published by Big Kiss Productions via amazon.com (CreateSpace print-on-demand and KINDLE). New Orleans Nocturnal is a collection of nine crime stories featuring John Raven Beau. Big Kiss Productions released the second edition of New Orleans Confidential, adding the two award-winning private-eye stories, "The Heart Has Reasons" and "Too Wise." Additionally, De Noux began selling previously published and unpublished short stories on Amazon KINDLE directly to the public as eBooks via his web site - http://www.oneildenoux.net

Also in 2010, De Noux's long-awaited erotic-thriller, Mafia Aphrodite, was published by British publisher Xcite Books.

In March 2011, the novel John Raven Beau was published by Big Kiss Productions. A hyper-realistic crime story, John Raven Beau provides an intimate look into the beleaguered NOPD Homicide Division, a story that begins in the French Quarter and ends in a swamp, all within the city limits of America's eternal city, a city that cannot be destroyed - New Orleans. Also in 2011, the short story collection New Orleans Prime Evil (ten historical mysteries) was published.

Bibliography
Novels
* Grim Reaper (Zebra Books, 1988)
* The Big Kiss (Zebra Books, 1990)
* Blue Orleans (Zebra Books, 1991)
* Crescent City Kills (Zebra Books, 1992)
* The Big Show (Pontabla Press, 1998)
* Mafia Aphrodite (Xcite Books, 2010)
* Slick Time (Big Kiss Productions, 2010)
* John Raven Beau (Big Kiss Productions, 2011)
* BATTLE KISS (Big Kiss Productions, 2011)
Short Story Collections
* LaStanza: New Orleans Police Stories (Pontabla Press, 1999)
* Hollow Point & The Mystery of Rochelle Marais (Gryphon Books, 2000)
* New Orleans Irresistible (EAA Signature Series Books, 2006)
* New Orleans Mysteries (Big Kiss Productions, 2009)
* New Orleans Confidential (Big Kiss Productions, 2010)
* New Orleans Nocturnal (Big Kiss Productions, 2010)
* New Orleans Prime Evil (Big Kiss Productions, 2011)
Non-fiction books
* Specific Intent (Pinnacle Books, 1993)
* Building Believable Characters - Contributing Writer (Writer's Digest Books, 1996)
* A Short Guide to Writing and Selling Fiction (Big Kiss Productions, 2010)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This Book, September 16, 2011

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ONeil DeNoux "O'Neil De Noux" (Covington, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Specific Intent (Paperback)

I am the author. Don't buy this book. The publisher butchered the manuscript and it does not make sense. If you're a fan of O'Neil De Noux, get his fiction. It's a lot better.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SPECIFIC INTENT, March 10, 2008

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TRUE IN MS. "TRUE IN MS." (MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SPECIFIC INTENT (Hardcover)

THE BOOK WAS SO TRUE TO THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED. I HAVE THE NEWSPAPERS OF THE EVENT AT THE TIME IT ALL HAPPENED. WHEN THE BOOK WAS PRINTED THE LADY'S MOTHER,[MS. WALTERS]WOULD NOT LET THEM BE SOLD IN MS. YES I KNEW THE FAMILY THAT WAS PART OF IT.ITS A SHAME THEY ARE STILL IN JAIL. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BURIED UNDER FOR WHAT THEY DID TO HER. THE AUTHOR DID NOT LEAVE ONE STONE UNCOVERED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER. IT WAS A SHAME THAT THE MOTHERS BOYFRIEND HAD TO GO THRU WHAT THEY PUT HIM THRU, SAYING HE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. THE BOOK WILL REALLY MAKE YOUR HAIRS STAND ON END. THE PICTURES ARE GROSS BUT SO TRUE. IF YOU WANT TO READ A VERY TRUE STORY THEN THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU, {IF YOU CAN STAND THE SINKNESS THEY PUT THAT CHILD THRU].

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At least you know., March 7, 2004

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"luv64ponies" (Savannah, Ga United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Specific Intent (Paperback)

As you can see my sister Jodee doesn't think this book does any good. Well, she is right about one thing, he didn't have the right to exploit our family, he could have at least changed the names, or asked for our promission, or acted like he gave a damn about the family during this terrible time. However, he has shown the world the monsters are out of the closet and out from under the bed. The man who confessed to my sister's murder is now recanting. I am but and child of God and will not say what is to come of this man. But for all of you parents who only take there eye's off of their child for "one second", for those who let their children run freely around shopping centers, ( i.e. Wal-Mart, grocery stores, or malls) this could happen to you. You love your child more than life it self. That is how these people feel about killing, raping, molesting, etc... The fact is you can't trust anyone, anywhere at anytime. Keep your children safe and be aware of what is going on around you. Learn from others mistakes.