Readers and Writers Podcast

 Miss my dulcet tones?

Want to get the lowdown on my latest novel The Strange Case of the Dutch Painter, and my upcoming novel,
The Strange Case of the Pharaoh's Heart?

Then hie thee to: 

 Readers and Writers Podcast (by request, no arithmetic was involved in the making of this podcast)for the double scoop treatment.

Review: Fields Where They Lay

 Okay, I'm a sucker for a good Christmas story, and this is the best one I've read in a
while. It's also the best Junior Bender story I've read, and it's #6. 

Of course, it's not your usual Christmas story. Not when the main character is a thief who specializes (whether he likes it or not) in clearing up problems for some pretty nasty crooks, and this time finds himself working for perhaps the nastiest of the whole bunch, a guy who's as likely to murder him at the end of the job as pay him. 

    And our hero is pretty ambivalent about Christmas. And his girlfriend seems to hate the holiday. And he's stuck in the crummiest of crummy malls in the lead-up to Christmas, eternally playing shlocky Christmas carols. And he's pretty sure that the supposed reason he's been hired is not really the reason he's been hired at all. (Which is admittedly, par for the course in a Junior Bender novel.) And did I mention the murder?

    And yet, it really is a guaranteed, choke 'em up, weepy Christmas tale to touch your heart, even though even the writer is not too sold on Christmas. How you ask? Read the holly-jolly book.

Fields Where They Lay can be found here on Amazon.

Review: Revenge of the Killer Flamingos

 What is the dys-brain? Well, it's a melange of dyscalculia, ADHD, and a few other
disorders. Maisie Jo, the hero of the tale, has it (and so does the author). And while I'm sure this makes life difficult for both character and creator, it makes M.J. one of the most delightful characters I've ever come across (and Pooks one of the most delightful authors). 

     Imagine a murder mystery. Our detective is trained like a laser on the clues to the killer, right? No, our temp who thinks she's in an episode from Murder She Wrote, is trained on bright shiny objects. And the arrangements for the murder victim's funeral. The victim is by the way, killed with a--well, I guess I shouldn't say, but the title might tip you off. M.J. is supported by a killer cast of characters, including a stuffy lawyer who hires her, a chihuahua and a killer cat. 

     What else do you need to know? She solves the case, just in time to become--wait. Just go buy the book. Get in on the first adventure in a series.

Revenge of the Killer Flamingos can be found here on Amazon.

Coming Soon to an ear near you

 

Okay, I can finally announce that the audiobook version of The Strange Case of Eliza Doolittle is "coming soon"

--"soon" meaning in September.

From Tantor Media.

Also, Eliza Doolittle Day is May 20. Mark your calendars!