Connie Dial's latest book, The Mayor of Dupont Street (Benfatto Books, June 2011), is a young adults mystery set in 1901 San Francisco.
Connie Dial's previous novel, The Broken Blue Line (The Permanent Press, June 2010), continues the story of Mike Turner. It is the follow-up to her debut novel Internal Affairs (The Permanent Press, June 2009).
Look for Connie Dial’s third adult crime novel Fallen Angels to be published by Permanent Press in April 2012.
Crime Fiction
Connie Dial's series of realistic crime fiction novels.
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels by Connie Dial
Publisher: The Permanent Press Publication date: April 2012 Available for pre-order:Immediately Synopsis: Hillary Dennis, a beautiful but troubled teenage movie star, is brutally murdered in a Hollywood Hills party house. LAPD Captain Josie Corsino responds to the crime scene and ultimately finds herself and her best homicide detective enmeshed in a complex dangerous investigation where the victim has some dark secrets and the killing has just begun. Genre: Police/Crime
The Broken Blue Line
The Broken Blue Line by Connie Dial
Publisher: The Permanent Press Publication date: June 2010 Available for purchase:immediately Synopsis: Detective Mike Turner hates dirty cops worse than criminals. He’s back in LAPD’s Internal Affairs, assigned to a special surveillance squad where he encounters a trio of uniformed thugs who prey on the city they’ve sworn to protect and serve. Despite interference from department supervisors and betrayal by those closest to him, Turner pursues the dangerous, heavily-armed renegades until they target him, and it nearly costs him not only the job he loves but his life. He’s a veteran street cop who follows a trail of death and violence from the environs of Los Angeles to its bloody conclusion in the mountains of central California. Genre: Police/Crime
Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs by Connie Dial
Publisher: The Permanent Press Publication date: June 2009 Available for purchase: immediately Synopsis: Jim McGann, a deputy chief with the LAPD, goes out for his morning jog, only to find a cop car parked in front of his house. In the trunk is the mutilated body of Alexandra Williams, a police officer who had been having an affair with McGann. It’s a disastrous situation for the department brass, who would like to keep it from the public and quickly find the culprit. It’s also an opportunity for Sergeant Mike Turner of the Internal Affairs Division to get back to what he’s liked most about police work; following clues and his instincts to get to the bottom of this case without falling afoul of the upper echelons of the department. Genre: Police/crime
Young Adults
Connie Dial's works for young adults.
The Mayor of Dupont Street
The Mayor of Dupont Street by Connie Dial
Publisher: Benfatto Books Publication date: June 2011 Available for purchase: immediately Synopsis:The Mayor of Dupont Street is Connie Dial’s first book in the Amanda Cleveland mystery series for young adults. The novel published by Benfatto Books is available on Kindle and in paperback now.
The story is set in 1901 San Francisco and opens with the discovery of a grave on Market Street containing three dead Chinese men. Twelve-year-old Amanda, whose father is the chief of detectives at the Battery Street police station, is fascinated by crime and criminals. She skips school with her little brother Peter to view the grave and begins an adventure that leads to the disappearance of Peter and a frightening excursion through the underworld of Chinatown. In the process, she discovers a shocking secret about the dead men that nearly destroys her family.
There are twenty-two original black and white illustrations by Patricia Milazzo in the book depicting San Francisco as it appeared in the early 1900’s. The clothes, Victorian mansions, Chinatown, and the streets of that city are represented in amazing detail. Genre: Young adult mystery
Other Works
Other works by Connie Dial.
New Monologues for Women by Women
New Monologues for Women by Women
Publisher: Heinemann Publication date: 2004 Available for purchase: 2004 Synopsis: A collection of fifty-nine monologues with tips on auditioning with a monologue. My monologue on page 34-35 is titled “Circles.” An old woman sits in her bedroom remembering her life and sometimes disappointing relationship with her deceased husband. Genre: Anthology
Books
Connie Dial's latest book, The Mayor of Dupont Street (Benfatto Books, June 2011), is a young adults mystery set in 1901 San Francisco.
Connie Dial's previous novel, The Broken Blue Line (The Permanent Press, June 2010), continues the story of Mike Turner. It is the follow-up to her debut novel Internal Affairs (The Permanent Press, June 2009).
Look for Connie Dial’s third adult crime novel Fallen Angels to be published by Permanent Press in April 2012.
Crime Fiction
Connie Dial's series of realistic crime fiction novels.
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels by Connie Dial
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Publication date: April 2012
Available for pre-order: Immediately
Synopsis: Hillary Dennis, a beautiful but troubled teenage movie star, is brutally murdered in a Hollywood Hills party house. LAPD Captain Josie Corsino responds to the crime scene and ultimately finds herself and her best homicide detective enmeshed in a complex dangerous investigation where the victim has some dark secrets and the killing has just begun.
Genre: Police/Crime
The Broken Blue Line
The Broken Blue Line by Connie Dial
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Publication date: June 2010
Available for purchase: immediately
Synopsis: Detective Mike Turner hates dirty cops worse than criminals. He’s back in LAPD’s Internal Affairs, assigned to a special surveillance squad where he encounters a trio of uniformed thugs who prey on the city they’ve sworn to protect and serve. Despite interference from department supervisors and betrayal by those closest to him, Turner pursues the dangerous, heavily-armed renegades until they target him, and it nearly costs him not only the job he loves but his life. He’s a veteran street cop who follows a trail of death and violence from the environs of Los Angeles to its bloody conclusion in the mountains of central California.
Genre: Police/Crime
Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs by Connie Dial
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Publication date: June 2009
Available for purchase: immediately
Synopsis: Jim McGann, a deputy chief with the LAPD, goes out for his morning jog, only to find a cop car parked in front of his house. In the trunk is the mutilated body of Alexandra Williams, a police officer who had been having an affair with McGann. It’s a disastrous situation for the department brass, who would like to keep it from the public and quickly find the culprit. It’s also an opportunity for Sergeant Mike Turner of the Internal Affairs Division to get back to what he’s liked most about police work; following clues and his instincts to get to the bottom of this case without falling afoul of the upper echelons of the department.
Genre: Police/crime
Young Adults
Connie Dial's works for young adults.
The Mayor of Dupont Street
The Mayor of Dupont Street by Connie Dial
Publisher: Benfatto Books
Publication date: June 2011
Available for purchase: immediately
Synopsis:The Mayor of Dupont Street is Connie Dial’s first book in the Amanda Cleveland mystery series for young adults. The novel published by Benfatto Books is available on Kindle and in paperback now.
The story is set in 1901 San Francisco and opens with the discovery of a grave on Market Street containing three dead Chinese men. Twelve-year-old Amanda, whose father is the chief of detectives at the Battery Street police station, is fascinated by crime and criminals. She skips school with her little brother Peter to view the grave and begins an adventure that leads to the disappearance of Peter and a frightening excursion through the underworld of Chinatown. In the process, she discovers a shocking secret about the dead men that nearly destroys her family.
There are twenty-two original black and white illustrations by Patricia Milazzo in the book depicting San Francisco as it appeared in the early 1900’s. The clothes, Victorian mansions, Chinatown, and the streets of that city are represented in amazing detail.
Genre: Young adult mystery
Other Works
Other works by Connie Dial.
New Monologues for Women by Women
New Monologues for Women by Women
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 2004
Available for purchase: 2004
Synopsis: A collection of fifty-nine monologues with tips on auditioning with a monologue. My monologue on page 34-35 is titled “Circles.” An old woman sits in her bedroom remembering her life and sometimes disappointing relationship with her deceased husband.
Genre: Anthology