Bumper City - Audiobook Tour and Giveaway

​There is a darkness far worse than the night. 

Bumper City
Detective Alton Cold Mystery Series Book 1
by Alan McGill
Genre: Futuristic Mystery Thriller 

In the future, Las Vegas is nearly destroyed. Rebuilt under a dark cloud that blocks all sunlight, Sin City takes on a whole new meaning.

Beneath the neon, The Pagliacci Serial Killers are on the loose and a new drug called “Colors”, infused with nanotechnology, is killing thousands. Violence erupts as the mutant population take to the streets to protest working conditions and the disappearance of their loved ones.

Big Tech, the wealthy elite, and corrupt politicians attempt to cover it up. They can’t allow anything to interfere with the elections, profits, or their plans.

Can hard-nosed detective Alton Cold and his A.I. car Bessimer catch the killers, stop the cabal, and expose the truth? Or will the appearance of a mysterious woman cloud his judgement as the unnatural cloud darkens the sky?

To save the people he cares about, he’ll put everything on the line to confront a darkness far worse than the night.


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 Alan McGill is an American author who lives in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a clowder of cats. Alan was close to his grandparents who grew up in the Great Depression. They were married young and remained together until his grandmother’s passing. His grandfather served in the Navy during WWII and was a gifted storyteller who weaved humorous tales about tough events. Alan grew up with these stories of right and wrong along with watching fictional heroes such as The Lone Ranger, Adam West’s Batman and Captain America. Heroes who stood up to bullies and protected those who could not protect themselves. This made an impression on the author to always do what was right in his own life and shaped his love for storytelling. He is a multi-genre author with his debut novel being A Cry in the Moon’s Light which is a horror romance and mystery series. As with all his books, one of the primary themes involves characters who strive to do the right thing regardless of the adversity they face. The second theme present in all his books is love. A pure and deep love that defeats all evil.


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WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO GET THE BOOK MADE INTO AN AUDIOBOOK?

My first Audiobook was A Cry in the Moon’s Light, book one of my werewolf saga. It actually started as a podcast. I learned podcasting in 2019 working with a non-profit. I created and hosted the show and was met with positive comments about my voice. CRY was not yet ready for print, so I decided to try it as a podcast premium. Unfortunately, the hosting platform changed their rules AFTER I had recorded all the chapters. I decided to turn it into an audio drama like old radio and publish it for free. The show had over 30k downloads in 10 months and was named Podbean’s Top 10 in fiction drama for 2021. After its popularity and great reviews, I decided to publish the book. I also decided I would produce all my books as audiobooks.


WHO DID THE NARRATION ON THE AUDIOBOOK AND WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE THEM?

I do all the narration myself. Although in the audiobook versions of A Cry in the Moon’s Light and Red Door, I enlisted a cast. I still voice the majority of the characters, but I wanted to add a little more to them.

In Bumper City, I do the narration and voice all the characters.


WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER TO VOICE?

It’s a toss-up. For Bumper City, it’s Bessimer. I really enjoyed doing his voice and creating his personality in an audio environment. Most of the readers have told me Bessimer is their favorite character in both print and audio version.

In CRY, it’s Colonel Voelker the Hessian Commander. My German accident isn’t the greatest, but I enjoyed doing it. I liked giving him a menacing touch.


WHAT GOES INTO MAKING AN AUDIOBOOK?

I self-publish and self-produce my audiobooks, so I’m doing everything. I upgraded my equipment and now have a closet converted into a sound booth.

First, I record the narration of each chapter. This includes going into the various characters as they come along in the story. (I will often practice the voice and develop a personality for each different character) I try to make each sound different.

Using the raw recording, I edit out the worst lines, mistakes, etc. Then I run the recording through a filter to take out mouth noises, clicks, pops, and any distractions.

After I’ve got the dialogue and narration I want, the recording is sent to a sound engineer to clean it further and make it crisper.

Once I get back a good audio recording, I add the sound FX and musical score.

Lastly, I make sure the entire mix will pass ACX standards. They are the toughest and if it meets those, I am good to go.

After all chapters are recorded, I then record an opening, ending and other files needed for the audiobook.

I have my cover artist create an audiobook cover matching my novel. Then everything is ready to publish.

It’s quite a production and takes a good bit of time. Now I understand why producers want the credit for their work.


HOW MANY AUDIOBOOKS DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE AND ARE THERE ANY MORE ON THE HORIZON?

I have four. A Cry in the Moon’s Light, Red Door, Father Daniel’s Compendium of the Undead, and Bumper City.

I will be recording The Undead Wars soon. I’ve decided to produce an audiobook for all of my novels, and I will probably narrate any that I write. I’m working on book three in the CRY saga and book two of Bumper City, those will both be audiobooks. And I have a short story collection similar to the Twilight Zone or Outer Limits, I plan to narrate that as well.


DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SCENE FROM THE AUDIOBOOK? WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL?

That is a tough question. As I said earlier, I really love voicing Bessimer. The banter between him and Detective Cold was really fun, but I’ll say Chapter 7 where Cold and Nevaeh go to her aunt’s apartment to search for clues. The creepiness, the darkness, and the attack. Plus, I got to voice the killer clown for the first time. The music and fx really put you in the moment.

WHAT’S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE ABOUT PRODUCING AN AUDIOBOOK?

I produce my own, so for me, it’s getting the audio right. Sometimes I have to redo lines and I spend hours making sure the volume is correct along with the perfect timing.

DID YOU HAVE TO ADJUST/CHANGE ANYTHING IN THE BOOK BEFORE GETTING IT NARRATED?

As I said, I do everything myself. But there are many times where I’ll be narrating a piece of the book, and it hits different. I will often adjust the story as I’m narrating.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST AUDIOBOOK YOU EVER LISTENED TO?

I can’t really remember. I don’t listen to many audiobooks. It depends on the narrator. And I prefer sound fx and music. I have a hard time listening to someone reading a book. It needs to be an audio drama like old radio. I mean, c’mon, put some effort into it.

DO YOU PREFER TO LISTEN TO AUDIOBOOKS OR READ A BOOK?

I’d rather read a book, but I prefer narrating and producing my audiobooks. 

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