Salvation on Death Row
The Pamela Perillo Story
by John T. Thorngren
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Pub Date Jan 09 2018 | Archive Date Jan 09 2018
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Description
Pamela Perillo was set to die on March 24, 1996.
Convicted of capital murder in 1980, Pamela sat on Texas’s Death Row awaiting lethal injection. But less than two days before her scheduled execution, she was given a second chance, and in 2000, she was resentenced: from death to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Her first chance at new life had come shortly after her arrest, when Pamela embraced the Christian faith and began bringing her fellow inmates to redemption in Christ.
That’s why although Pamela’s story is one of imprisonment—first by abuse and addiction and ultimately behind the locked doors of the criminal justice system—it’s also a story of hope—of finding a new path in faith, of taking courage from the promise of salvation, and now, of praying for parole in 2019 after nearly forty years of incarceration.
Salvation on Death Row combines true-crime reporting with a powerful spiritual memoir, reminding us that every life is a journey, every person is capable of change, and every individual can make a positive impact on the world.
"This is a great story with a wonderful conclusion: The only good answer is the Lord!"- -Bill Glass, founder of Bill Glass Ministries
The author's proceeds from Salvation on Death Row will benefit Patriot PAWS service dogs.
Advance Praise
“Through a dramatic first-person narrative that refuses to be set down, John Thorngren propels the reader through the agony, the horror, and the hope that is the life of Pamela Perillo. The pitched battle between the bitter deceptions and failings of our broken world and the beckoning grace of redemption carves the contours of this incredible woman’s life all the way to the Texas death house. Some true stories move us. Pamela’s story changes us.”
Dale S. Recinella
Catholic correctional chaplain, Florida Death Row; and author, ""Now I Walk on Death Row""
“Pam Perillo spent years on Death Row and invites the reader into its reality. She shares her painful childhood with us, and it opens our eyes to her journey to the row. … Pam is an example of perseverance against all odds. A transformed woman with a second chance at life.”
Linda Strom
Author, ""Karla Faye Tucker Set Free""
“It seems to me that people that have been delivered from drug abuse need to have their story told in order to say there is hope and that victory is possible. This is a great story with a wonderful conclusion: The only good answer is the Lord!”
Bill Glass
Founder, Bill Glass Ministries
Marketing Plan
"Marketing initiatives
• Consumers: Facebook ads, Amazon ads
o Social media campaigns; possible Goodreads giveaway
• Retailers and libraries: email, direct mail postcards
• Print ads in trade publications
• Pitch January release with tie-in to Respect Life Month
• Co-promotion with Patriot PAWS (a portion of the proceeds from the book will be donated to the organization)
• Pursuing support/co-promotion from the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
• Pursuing support/co-promotion from the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
• Pursuing support/co-promotion from People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
July 2017
* Galleys sent to media, potential reviewers
August/September 2017
• E-blasts to retailers
• Continue media pitching
October 2017
• Continue pitching
• E-blasts to retailers
• Postcard to retailers and libraries
November 2017
• Set up blog tour
• Pitch short-lead media: local papers, local TV
• E-blasts to retailers
December 2017
• Continue pitching and confirm bookings
• Pitch contributed blogs and articles
• Send out final copies of book as needed
January 2018
• Launch event (possible co-promotion with Patriot PAWS)
• Continue placing contributed blogs/articles
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780998521695 |
| PRICE | $5.99 (USD) |
