Nancy Stancill

    Nancy Stancill spent 38 years as a newspaper reporter and editor before she began writing fiction full-time. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, she earned an M.A. in creative writing from the University of Tampa in 2015.

   Her works include Saving Texas (2013), Winning Texas (2016), Tall (nonfiction, 2020), and Deadly Secrets ( 2024).

  More on Nancy is here.

Saving Texas is published

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Oct. 20, 2013

“Annie Price is a reporter stuck in a dead-end job at a dying Houston newspaper. When she decides to profile an ambitious West Texas politician, it’s as much out of boredom as ambition. But that one story sucks Annie into a web of intrigue and danger: Murder, fraud and the secessionist movement that are as big and bizarre as Texas itself. Veteran journalist Nancy Stancill has produced a chilling, fast-paced and powerful mystery in Saving Texas. This is a great read.”

– Jon Talton, author of the David Mapstone mysteries, the Cincinnati Casebooks and the thriller Deadline Man

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“When a beautiful, savvy reporter for the Houston Times profiles a handsome candidate for governor of Texas, she discovers that his secessionist aspirations have sparked a dangerous movement fueled by backstabbing intrigue that eventually leads to scandal and murder. Saving Texas is a historically significant and politically relevant novel, with a cast of effectively drawn characters that seamlessly bring the story to life.”

– Pamela Cory, author of Hassie Calhoun: A Las Vegas Novel of Innocence

Saving Texas is for sale at the Black Rose Writing site. Click here to buy the novel at Black Rose Writing.

Or click here to go to my author page on Amazon, where you can buy the book, see reviews posted by Amazon readers, and check out my upcoming book signing events.

The novel can also be found at Barnes & Noble and at Amazon UK. The Kindle e-book is available at AmazonUK, and many electronic editions are available at Smashwords.

Wilton Barnhardt at Bibliofeast 2013

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Oct. 14, 2013

Nancy Stancill sits with Lookaway, Lookaway author Wilton Barnhardt, one of the featured authors at Monday’s 4th Annual Bibliofeast Book & Author Dinner at Maggiano’s Little Italy in SouthPark. The event was sponsored by the Charlotte chapter of the Women’s National Book Association and drew about 70 participants.

Interview on Write On! Radio

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Ian Graham Leask, Amy Fladeboe and Steve McEllistrem interview Nancy Stancill about Saving Texas, investigative journalism and on the transition Stancill had to make from writing journalism to writing fiction.

The interview aired on Write On! Radio on KFAI in Minneapolis on Oct. 8, 2013.

The audio begins with Stancill reading from the novel.

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Oct. 3, 2013, Daniel Wetta

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/733751801

Let me say right off the bat that this gripping tale of investigative reporting of a secessionist Texas gubernatorial candidate with creepy, behind-the-scenes string pullers grabs you from the first sentences and holds you until the end. Nancy Stancill is a thriller author’s author. Her experience in the real world of news reporting shows in her authentic handling of plot and characters.

Stancill’s main protagonist, Annie Price, is a heroine of intelligence and sexiness. She has flaws. She misjudges some people, and she doesn’t always make the best choices. She does, however, learn from her mistakes, and when she is on her mark, she takes no prisoners. Annie Price is a heroine in the league of Kay Scarpetta, and I can easily see Annie investigating cases many novels into the future.

The author knows Texas history, including an ugly episode in 1997 when some secessionist nut cases with an arsenal of weapons grabbed headlines during a stand off with law enforcement.

What makes this novel so credible is not only that secessionist movements are a part of Texas history, but also the fact that once Texas was an independent Republic that avoided being part of Mexico and the United States.

In “Saving Texas,” the gubernatorial candidate who wants to see Texas as an independent nation is a charismatic, credentialed politician who actually makes sense. This is where Stancill has done her homework, and her portrayal of the gubernatorial candidate and his two campaign lieutenants chills to the core.

“Saving Texas” is best seller caliber that delivers to the very end. My hope is that a sequel or another novel centered around Annie Price comes quickly. Grab a copy of this novel. Just make sure you have a clear calendar, because nothing else is going to happen until you finish this book!