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Peter Clenott

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ABOUT HUNTING THE KING"A Dazzling Thriller that sets Church against spies and scientists."On the evening of the American invasion of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, an international cast of schemers, spies, churchmen and scientists race to claim the greatest prize the world has ever seen. American archaeologist Molly O’Dwyer finds the long lost burial mound in ancient Babylon.Whose remains are in it? Are they related to the mysterious Gospel of Hannaniah, the alleged daughter of Jesus of Nazareth? Will the revelation of her shocking findings destroy the church and the faith of billions?Peter Clenott weaves a gripping tale of intrigue, betrayal and ruthless ambition, set in the treacherous Middle East. A page-turner until the final stunning scenes.ABOUT MEI began writing fiction after my last college exam at Bowdoin College in Maine. It's been along road full of hundreds of rejections.So I am unimaginably excited by the prospect of seeing my first novel in print. Thank you Kunati Books. The novel, HUNTING THE KING, follows archaeologist Molly O'Dwyer into war-torn Iraq in search of the physical remains of Jesus and his illegitimate daughter Hannaniah.I am currently writing a book called ALBERTVILLE about a young Black woman who goes into the newly independent Congo in 1960 for the American State department and finds herself at odds with her country. Since starting to write, I have become the father of three kids: Leah 11 and William and Stephen 9. I work for non-profit agencies (two jobs to pay the bills) and hope that HUNTING is enough of a financial success that I can quit my weekend job.You can pre-order HUNTING THE KING at Amazon.com

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Month One

  Well, after 34 years plus, I have finally achieved my goal and had my first novel published. HUNTING THE KING hit the bookstores in April. It took equal parts luck and tenacity to get here. No...
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 09:13:00 GMT

My Other Life(s)

  Once you get published you don't suddenly enter a brand new world, with royalties pouring in, kudos and awards. Unless you score a huge contract, life goes on. Writers have families. Families ...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:58:00 GMT

Molly Returns

I apologize if I haven’t blogged since my initial entry. My life is always chaotic. I don’t know particularly why. It just is. As a scientist, I pride myself in logic and order. In my ow...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:54:00 GMT

What to Write

 What to Write? What to Write? What to Write? Surely this is a question that has gone through most unpublished writers’ minds when they are in pursuit of an agent or a publisher. Do I wri...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:05:00 GMT

Molly O’Dwyer, Archaeologist

I would like to welcome Molly O’Dwyer to my MySpace Blog. I have known Molly for over ten years. She teaches archaeology at a local college and has traveled the world in pursuit of knowledge. Sh...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:06:00 GMT

Promote, Promote, Promote

In real estate, the word is Location, Location, Location. In publishing it is Promotion, Promotion, Promotion. Like a lot of writers who waited many years to finally have their day in the sun, I spen...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:47:00 GMT

Reviw by ForeWord Magazine

This review will appear in ForeWord Magazine.   Ever since Dan Brown published his best selling THE DA VINCI CODE in 2004, thrillers about religious history have become a lucrative, if predictabl...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:42:00 GMT

Book List Review

The following review will be published in the March 1 edition of Booklist. On the eve of the American assault on Iraq, a startling discovery comes to light: the possible burial location of the family ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:36:00 GMT

As the great day approaches

After many years of rejection slips, the dream is about to come true. My debut novel, HUNTING THE KING, is coming out April 2. Hard to believe. I don't know what other authors do to publicize their wo...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:25:00 GMT