The Return of the Prodigal Son
I’m back!
Ever since my last blog in August, when I
published the first book in my Frank Boff mystery series, The Hurting Game, I have had no time to write a blog because I was
heavily involved in re-editing the 2d, 3d, and 4th books in my
series, all of which are essentially done.
Now, I have just published the second book in the
series, The Punishing Game, and am
happy to report the first two reviews were five star, and each person said the
same thing, that they couldn’t put it down and had to read until they finished.
Got the same compliment from my son, Alex, who
said he finished it in 2 days. Alex doesn’t normally finish a magazine in two
days.
Then I asked him if he liked it as much as the
first book, and he said, “I didn’t want to say this because I was afraid I’d
hurt your feelings, but this book is five times better than the first!”
Of course I explained to him that to a writer,
who is always seeing to grow, that kind of statement is a big compliment. I always want the new book I write to be better
than the previous book.
Book 3,
The Killer Sex Game, I am targeting for release in July. It is the best
book in the series, and 99,228 words long! Yikes. I’m turning into the Tolstoy
of mystery writers! But my grandparents were from Russia, so I guess it’s in my
blood.
In
other news, I connected with the owners of a highly-regarded
indie bookstore in Millbrook, NY, Merritt Books, located about 50 miles from
where I live in Saugerties. I told them I am a local author and asked if they
would consider putting my two books on their bookshelves. They seemed very
receptive, so I sent them the two books to read.
Most gratifying of all is that I continue to get
encouragement on Facebook from my friends, especially Jenny L. Tucker, Jochem
Vandersteen, Craig Wexler, Terrence McCauley, and Deborah Margean Anderson. Thanks
for believing in me!
News
Flash: For all you authors who write about a private
investigator, you should get to know and friend on Facebook, Jochem
Vandersteen, who’s popular website, “Sons of Spade,” is a great place to find
new and established mystery writers and their new books. Jochem is the Gertrude
Stein of mystery writers, he is our rabbi, always selflessly promoting us. He
especially loves pulp fiction, and of course, as his website title implies,
hardboiled PIs. His website is:
Here are links to my first two books, available
at Amazon.com in Kindle and trade paperback versions:
The Hurting Game:
The Punishing Game:
I leave you with this thought: the best part
about being a writer is hearing that readers of my work were entertained. If I
can bring several hours of pleasure to people in this harsh world, then all the
sacrifice and hard work will have been worth it.
More posts are coming regularly from now on!
