Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by John Clark (Monday), Jule Selbo (Tuesday), Joe Souza (Thursday) and Vaughn Hardacker (Friday).
In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine Crime Writers:
Kathy Lynn Emerson: My updated MURDER IN THE MERCHANT’S HALL, the second in the three-book Mistress Jaffrey Mystery Series (a spinoff from my Face Down Mysteries) is now available in trade paperback and e-book formats. The amateur sleuth is Rosamond, the estranged foster daughter of Susanna, Lady Appleton (the detective in the Face Down series). Now married to Rob Jaffrey, the son of Lady Appleton’s steward and housekeeper, Rosamond resides in the London suburb of Bermondsey while he finishes his studies at Cambridge. Long-estranged from the rest of her family, she is reconciled with Lady Appleton when one of her childhood friends, Godlina Walkenden, is accused of murdering her merchant brother-in-law and asks for their help to find the real killer. Once again, Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth’s principal secretary and spy master, complicates Rosamond’s life, as does player and intelligence gatherer Henry Leveson. The story of a previous murder Rosamond and Lina encountered can be found in FACE DOWN BESIDE ST. ANN’S WELL. MURDER IN THE MERCHANT’S HALL was first published in 2015.
Matt Cost has a new book coming out Tuesday. The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed, where Max is a modern-day Robin Hood fighting for justice on behalf of those abused by the ultra-wealthy. Check it out HERE.
Max Creed is a fictional person created to bring justice to those wronged by the ultra-wealthy in a world where the law overwhelmingly favors those with money and power. He is bound only by the laws of humanity and not those of the legal system.
When Sevyn Knight hires Max Creed and his disciples to right the wrongs done to her father at the hands of billionaire playboy Rupert Hastings, the game is afoot. Creed must enmesh himself in the world of the immoral tycoon in order to destroy him, but the temptations of sin and the allure of the pleasures of the rich and famous tease the very fabric of his being.
Aided by his business manager, John Little, the former assassin, Scarlett, the tech wizard, Scads, the attorney, Marian, and the financial guru, Tucker, Creed races against time to stop Hastings from becoming all-powerful as murky figures appear on the darkest edges of his fiefdom.
A breathless thrill ride that will keep your heart pounding long after the last page is turned.
An invitation to readers of this blog: Do you have news relating to Maine, Crime, or Writing? We’d love to hear from you. Just comment below to share.
And a reminder: If your library, school, or organization is looking for a speaker, we are often available to talk about the writing process, research, where we get our ideas, and other mysteries of the business, along with the very popular “Making a Mystery” with audience participation, and “Casting Call: How We Staff Our Mysteries.” We also do programs on Zoom. Contact Kate Flora
