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Steven Payette

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The Trevor Samuels Mysteries

"The Back of My Mind" Book Trailer


"PAIN" Book Trailer


I've written the first and second novels in my Trevor Samuels Mystery series.
"The Back of My Mind" is the first novel in the series. Trevor Samuels, an investigator with fifteen years experience, is commissioned to investigate three arson losses. After numerous leads fail to generate any suspects, he suddenly gets a break in the form of fifteen-year-old Goth boy named Jesse. Jesse is heavily involved in the contraband cigarette market and he exposes Trevor to this seedy underworld. While trying to determine if the arsons are related to the contraband cigarette market, Trevor uncovers greed, murder and corruption among the people he respects most. Join Trevor as he investigates the most difficult case of his career, a case that will either make his career or haunt him for the remainder of his life.
A second publisher has contacted me about publishing "The Back of My Mind," and I am awaiting there terms prior to deciding which publisher I will sign with. The novel should be published in October 2008.
I just finished writing "PAIN," the second Trevor Samuels Mystery. Warren Pyke and Martin Michaels have a plan that can't fail, or so they think. People claim fake injuries as a result of staged car accidents all the time, so why shouldn't they get their piece? Enter Trevor Samuels, a veteran detective hired to investigate their claims. Trevor thinks it's a routine "get rich quick" scheme...until things get complicated. When a chop shop and a couple of car thieves get involved, Trevor quickly discovers that things are not as they appear, and if he doesn't act quickly, he too will enter a world of PAIN!
"PAIN" should be published shortly after "The Back of My Mind."
My novels are unique in that reader participation is encouraged! A question is asked at the end of each novel, and it's up to you, the reader, to decide whether or not a character or team of characters make it into subsequent novels in the series. I intended on incorporating the winning vote from "The Back of My Mind" in the second novel, but the second novel may be published shortly after the first.
To solve this problem, I've decided to incorporate the winning vote resulting from "The Back of My Mind" reader participation section into volume three of the series (which has yet to be written). The most popular vote from the reader participation section of "PAIN" will be written into the fourth volume.
Please see the reader participation section on my website (www.geocities.com/samuelstrevor/index) for full details. The first few chapters of both novels are also on the site.
Please feel free to leave me a comment, they are appreciated!

My Interests

Writing, reading, computers, hockey, cars, movies, my book store.

I'd like to meet:

Authors, readers, literary agents, screenplay writers, producers. Basically any and all junkies for the printed word.

Music:

Pretty much everything, except country or classical.

Movies:

The Shawshank Redemption, As Good As It Gets, Wonder Boys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and many, many more, including anything with Al Pacino. I have a collection of 1400 or so.

Television:

Weeds, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, CSI, ER, Law and Order (All three), and a lot of old shows like Quincy, Columbo, Cannon, Everwood, Roseanne, Home Improvement, Maude, The Golden Girls, All In The Family, Freaks and Geeks, Cannon, and Remington Steele.

Books:

Too many to list. Anything by John Grisham, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, Robin Cook, and Dan Brown (Just to name a few).

Heroes:


Indiana Jones: Hero or Killer?
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Flapping lips
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Jumper Official Trailer
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The Trevor Samuels Mysteries
SAW IV
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National Treasure - Book of Secrets
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The Happening
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One Missed Call
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quarterlife - part 36
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Juno - Exclusive Trailer
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Good Luck Chuck
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
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The Go- Getter - Trailer
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Dude, Where's My Car? - Where's My Car
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The Simpsons Movie - Green Day
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Family Guy - Chris' Date
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The Island of Dr. Moreau - The Island of Dr. Moreau
Inside the Actors Studio - Michael Douglas
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Prison Break - The Art of the Deal
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The Birds - Trapped In Phonebooth
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Walk the Line - Your Second Chance
Napoleon Dynamite - I'd Vote For You
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Raines - The Fifth Step
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Jerry Springer - Classic Battles - Part 1
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Law & Order: CI - The New Detective
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The Practice - Search and Seizure
Ironside - To Kill A Cop
How I Met Your Mother - Cast Favorites
The Trevor Samuels Mysteries

My Blog

Thank you!

I want to extend a special thank you to everyone that listened to my blog talk raido interview tonight, I hope I didn't sound like a knob :)  I had a great time!Special thanks to AngelLesa, the h...
Posted by Steven Payette on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:03:00 PST

Novel Writing FAQ, Archives & Helpful Links

I came across the following links on Absolute Write today.  They are chock full of information about writing novels.  Simply click on the link of interest and you will be taken to the approp...
Posted by Steven Payette on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:09:00 PST

How to Write / What Makes a Story

This is how you write according to WriterX  @ Absolute Write: 1) What is your idea? Not your plot or your character but what is the story going to involve. Stephen King saw a big Saint Bernard a...
Posted by Steven Payette on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PST

10 Basic Writing Tips

Find something you're interested in and write about it. Sure, research so that you can write what you know, but learning while you write is always more fun! Travel as much as you can to get good visua...
Posted by Steven Payette on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:53:00 PST

CreateSpace

One of my blog readers brought CreateSpace to my attention, I had never heard of them before.  I had a look at their website (www.createspace.com) this morning, and for those self-publishing, it ...
Posted by Steven Payette on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:05:00 PST

List of Literary Organizations

The following is a list of literary organizations, split between National and Regional organizations.  Thanks yet again to Agent Query for compiling such an extensive list!  Simply click on ...
Posted by Steven Payette on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:24:00 PST

When Agents Offer Representation...

Thanks to Agent Query for posting the following article.  You will probably find this article interesting if you're lucky enough to have an agent interested in your wares.SteveHere at AQ, we'd li...
Posted by Steven Payette on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:18:00 PST

Anyone Looking for an Agent? Try Litmatch

LitMatch.net was created to be the largest, most complete, and most up-to-date directory of literary agents and agencies on the Web. Created by writers, for writers, LitMatch offers unique research a...
Posted by Steven Payette on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:13:00 PST

The Basics: Genre Descriptions

Thanks to AgentQuery for descriptions of the various genres out there.  One would think categorizing your novel would be easy, but it's not always as easy as it appears.  Their article follo...
Posted by Steven Payette on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:02:00 PST

Websites For Writers

The following list of organizations is shown on AgentQuery, and their is a mixed bag of information provided by each listing.  You can google each organization is you want to find their official ...
Posted by Steven Payette on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:55:00 PST