AUTHOR TO INTRODUCE “THE DEALER” AT BOOK REVUE
Smithtown writer’s latest novel features action and intrigue in Las Vegas
Publicist Debbie Lange Fifer has announced that local author Jeb Ladouceur will launch his eighth novel this month in Huntington. The Smithtown resident typically introduces his thrillers at the famed Book Revue, one of the nation’s ten largest independent bookstores, said Ms. Fifer, and true to form, he is scheduled to conduct a book signing there on Thursday evening, October 17, at 7:30 p.m.
In Ladouceur’s newest suspense offering, THE DEALER, Israeli extortionists threaten to destroy Hoover Dam … and demolish the famed Las Vegas Strip in the process, unless casino operators pay millions. The 357-page novel is the Smithtown resident’s latest spellbinder, all of which are set in different locales across the country … from New Orleans to San Francisco, and New York to Idaho.
Says celebrity biographer Richard Grudens of St. James, “What I think is especially fascinating in this story, is the fact that only a young Blackjack dealer finds himself in a position to thwart the ingenious scheme hatched by the antagonists.” Grudens adds, “We can’t help but wonder, has THE DEALER discovered the conspiracy in time to foil it? This is typical Jeb Ladouceur storytelling—always gripping—always unpredictable.”
Mystery/Suspense/Romance writer Charlene Knadle of Dix Hills has a similar view of Ladouceur’s latest page-turner. “Isn’t it just like Jeb to take us on a plane trip from Tel-Aviv, to New Jersey, then on to Las Vegas … only to resolve his absorbing narrative in the forbidding Mojave Desert!”
Ladouceur’s eighth thriller:Action & intrigue in Las Vegas
Since his retirement from journalism in 2001, Ladouceur has produced seven other novels in the thriller genre. They are: ‘The Palindrome Plot’ – ‘Calamity Hook’ – ‘Frisco’ – ‘The Banana Belt’ – ‘Sparrowbush’ – ‘The Oba Project’ – and ‘Mark of the Zodiac.’ The works are widely available because most Long Island libraries stock all of Mr. Ladouceur’s books, and many libraries have hosted him at “Meet the Author” events where the novels were featured.
Local author, Jeb Ladouceur, signs copies of his acclaimed novel “Sparrowbush” at
Huntington’s Book Revue in Nov. 2010
A 1959 graduate of St. John’s University in New York, where he majored in English Literature, the prolific author has made any number of reading and signing appearances at commercial book outlets in the metropolitan area. Locally, he has been a featured speaker on multiple occasions at the aforementioned Huntington Book Revue, the former Borders Book Stores, Baby Grand Books in upstate Warwick, NY, The Open Book in Westhampton Beach, and other notable venues.
The widely traveled author has also discussed his novels on ‘The Joe Bartlett Show’ (WOR New York), ‘The Larry Davidson Radio Show’ (WGBB in Freeport, NY), ‘Vic Latino’s Neighborhood’ (Party 105. Ronkonkoma), WRIV in Riverhead, and other Long Island radio and television stations including LTV in East Hampton where he was featured on “The Writer’s Dream” moderated by Long Island author Dina Santorelli.
Mr. Ladouceur has lectured at Hofstra University, addressed the Suffolk County Ethical Culture Society, and has been a guest speaker at meetings of the Smithtown Book Club (founded in 1937), the Smithtown Township Arts Council, and several other diverse Long Island organizations. He has been nominated three times for BOLI awards as “Long Island’s Best Author.”
The popular writer is a retired member of the Long Island Authors Group and the exclusive Smithtown Writers Workshop. He was also chosen to deliver the Keynote Address at the annual Smithtown Library Foundation awards banquet in December, 2009. Speaking at the re-dedication of the renovated Smithtown library, a component of the tenth largest such system in New York State and the largest on Long Island, Ladouceur said, “Inclusion of my books in our library’s four branches has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my writing career.” Smithtown’s favorite novelist went on to add, “There are few things more gratifying than searching for your books on library shelves … only to find that most of them are out on loan!”
THE DEALER will soon be available for purchase online and at local bookstores. The widely heralded novel will also be offered for lending to Long Island library patrons by mid-October. Contact the author at jebladouceur@aol.com