I won't be reading Harry's SPARE. The coverage of it has been so intense and widespread, I don't feel the need to. And now he's started to hint of even darker revelations to come in Book Two. (SPARED?) The publishers need him to earn out that massive multi-million advance for the two books.
Instead I'll be rereading Richard Osman's THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE, which is a little miracle of a book and deserving of all the praise it has received. Joyce, one of his creations, is a perfect character. You start to worry about all the characters, who are in their 70s. You want them all to live to be a hundred. But Osman is hinting one of them may be leaving us in a future book, possibly the next in series. I hope not. California is very much on my mind. I have family and friends there, up and down the state, and they're all being affected by the continuing deluge. We used to think we'd move there one day but honestly, it's not looking likely anymore. Sending wishes for everyone's safety. I'm not sure how long this promotion will run. It's up to the publisher. But if you are a KU customer, it's free, and I'd be happy if this promo introduces you to a new series. There are 7 books in the series, soon to be one more (Sept 2023). To be precise, picture books of about 700 words maximum, for young children. I took a course in this the other day from Lucky Platt, online. Learned a lot. Probably mostly learned that children's books are a lot harder to write than they look! Also, that I'm probably more a Young Adult writer than a Picture Book writer. ;-)
This delivery date snuck up on me, as I was busy writing and editing other things. But INVITATION TO A KILLER ships February 7 and is available for preorder now, wherever you buy books. This day of Epiphany is the first day I've had to just breathe, but yesterday I started making notes for a screenplay. NOT a mystery, for a change. Just a story in the headlines that really grabbed me. Fingers crossed I'll find time to finish it. In our household, all the decorations come down after Epiphany. This guy stands guard throughout the year. I just like the way he looks in the room, so, why not?
Today I'm sending the initial draft of THE WASHING AWAY OF WRONGS, the eighth Max Tudor, to my editor at Hachette/Little, Brown. I can't wait to show you the cover! Should be any week now; I haven't seen any mockups yet. The actual book goes on sale September 28 this year but is available for preorder now. September 2023! That's how far in advance these things start, behind the curtain.
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G.M. Malliet
.Agatha Award-winning author of the DCI St. Just mysteries, Max Tudor mysteries, standalone suspense novel WEYCOMBE, Augusta Hawke mysteries, and dozens of short stories. Books offered in all formats, including large print, e-Book, and audio. Archives
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