Three Months, Three Murders and Three Exclusive Book Club Offers

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In the upscale, affluent neighborhoods of West Los Angeles, three women have been murdered in the past three months, each during the period of the full moon. Now the police are scouring the streets for a serial killer the press has hysterically anointed The Full Moon Killer.

So begins IN MY DARK DREAMS, the newest thriller from bestselling author J.F. Freedman. The book is being offered exclusively to members as a Main Selection at the Doubleday Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club(R) and The Literary Guild. The title will also be featured at the Mystery Guild.

"Publishing IN MY DARK DREAMS via the book clubs is a great thing for me as an author," declares Freedman. "The book clubs have always supported my books and have introduced me to new audiences. I'm happy to reach so many enthusiastic readers."

"Members of all our book clubs really look to our editorial selections to help them decide which authors and titles they want to read," said Sharon Fantera, VP Editorial Director for Bertelsmann Direct North America, the largest direct-to-consumer distributor of books, music and DVDs in U.S. "Having a title exclusively available to our members is just a great way to get the word out about a new book and, at the same time, provide our members with another benefit of Club membership."

Jessica Thompson, Freedman's heroine of IN MY DARK DREAMS, is a rising star in the Public Defender's Office. She recently successfully defended an East Los Angeles gardener named Roberto Salazar, who had been arrested and charged with transporting stolen television sets. Jessica, who truly believed that her client was innocent, and was the victim of a terrible mistake, managed to overcome a very strong case put on by the District Attorney's office, and won Salazar his freedom.

But a short time later Roberto is in custody again-and this time he is accused of being the Full Moon Killer. Is it possible that this hardworking family man, part-time preacher, and youth counselor could be a serial killer? Jessica, now wracked with guilt, is stunned. Did she help put a monster back out on the streets? Or is this a case of an innocent man being at the wrong place at the wrong time; or even worse, could he be on trial for these murders because the police wanted payback for his not being convicted of the earlier crime?

After she recovers from her initial shock, Jessica is determined to learn the truth before the Full Moon Killer can make her his next victim. Even, if this time, Salazar really is guilty.

The Doubleday Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club(R) and The Literary Guild are three of the best-known book club brands in the consumer market today. Connecting millions of readers to the authors and books they love, the Clubs serve as powerful recommendation tools for promoting new and established authors directly to members.

J.F. Freedman is the New York Times best-selling author of ten novels including Above the Law, The Disappearance, Key Witness, HoUse of Smoke, Obstacle Course, A KILLING IN THE VALLEY and Against the Wind. After a successful career as a film and television director, Freedman took a writing course offered at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Four years later, in between making movies and television pilots, he wrote and then sold AGAINST THE WIND, which became his first internationally best-selling novel.

For more information about J.F. Freedman go to: http://www.jffreedman.com/, visit the URL myspace.com/JFFreedman, or go to his Facebook page.