BREAKING NEWS

Blake Crouch’s latest novel PINES will be published August 28th, still awhile away. But trust me - it will be worth the wait. PINES is a thriller with all the hallmarks a great Crouch novel normally offers, and then some. There is an added layer of mystery that kept me on the edge of my seat while reading, trying to grasp what the hell was going on. PINES is available now for pre-order on Amazon as ebook. For a dollar more you can pre-order PINES in paperback.

More good news? PINES will have a sequel!

Irish Drinking Socks, by Maia Sepp, is a short story about loss, love and what’s left behind - a soon to be condemned broken down house full of memories and an old pair of socks. This is a modern romantic story full of life and love set in urban New York, to be followed by The Sock Wars later this year, a novel featuring the same characters. Buy Irish Drinking Socks from Amazon, soon also available from KOBO. Read an excerpt of Irish Drinking Socks here.

Last month Blake Crouch’s RUN reached #8 of the (paid) Best Sellers of Amazon’s Kindle Store - now FULLY LOADED, his collection of 10 short stories, has reached #9 #8. Which is fantastic, and quite amazing considering collections of short stories usually don’t sell as well as novels do. Buy FULLY LOADED from Amazon today.

A novelette by J E Medrick. In NIGHTMARE the relationship between a mother and her son is strained on good days, like hell on others. But unlike Medrick’s YA ICARUS HELIX series no special genetic powers come in to play. A compassionate and helping hand offering to turn the situation around does so in unexpected ways. Buy NIGHTMARE from Amazon today.

Release the RABBIT!

In 2010 Suzanne Tyrpak asked me to design the cover to Dating My Vibrator. I thought someone (Blake Crouch most likely) was having me on. Turned out Suzanne was (and still is) a close friend of Blake, and like her the title was as real as it gets. For pulling the funniest title out of the bag in 2010 I sent her the above illustration as a thanks. The Chairman was very pleased.
Buy Dating My Vibrator from Amazon today. 

Even though the original cover for SICK (see below) was well loved by many, including myself and Brett Battles, we thought it better to update the design to match the realism of EXIT 9’s cover, SICK’s follow up. Buy the excellent SICK and EXIT 9 from Amazon today.

KING CITY is Lee Goldberg’s new novel, featuring Major Crimes Unit detective Tom Wade. After secretly working with the Feds to nail seven of his fellow cops for corruption he now is a pariah in the police department. Exiled to patrol a beat in King City’s deadliest neighborhood… with no back-up and no resources Wade has no hope of survival. This is vintage Goldberg! Exclusive to Amazon pre-order KING CITY today. Publication as ebook and paperback 15 May 2012.

CHANGES, Charles Colyott’s debut novel, is an excellent mystery featuring Randall Lee, an American acupuncturist and Tai Chi master. He becomes a reluctant translator and Chinese expert for the police, investigating the mysterious murder of a woman in a seedy massage parlor. CHANGES comes highly recommended. Buy CHANGES from Amazon today.

Catherine Ryan Hyde has written numerous bestselling novels, the most commonly known Pay It Forward, adapted into a movie in 2000. Laura Rennert, of Andrea Brown Literary Agency, representing Catherine, asked me to design the covers for Second Hand Heart and When I Found You. These covers are only used in the United States and Canada. Buy Second Hand Heart and When I Found You from Amazon today.

Favorite Kills is the third collection of short stories by Top Suspense Group. It contains 12 short stories, written by Harry Shannon, Bill Crider, Vicki Hendricks, Max Allan Collins, Paul Levine, Libby Hellmann, Dave Zeltserman, Lee Goldberg, Joel Goldman, Naomi Hirahara and Ed Gorman.