April 20, 2025
Breathing and blooming
This week has been crazy busy. Lots of meetings, appointments, etc. going on and it wasn’t until Friday that I had a day to just stop and breathe for a moment.
Now I’m out on the porch, writing and enjoying the warm weather and the scent of my blooming lilacs.
Oh, and my new rain chain in action - here - is so cool. It was a thunderstorm with hail a few days ago and I got a good shot of the water flow.
Winthrop is done! WHOO! You should see it very, very soon. In fact, if you ordered it from my website, you get it delivered via BookFunnel today! Make sure to grab your copy here or here.
I’m also planning on going live with the Kickstarter - likely this week. What can I say? Current chaos means I have to keep changing things. If you’ve not signed up to be notified, please please do so right here:
There will only be FIVE sets of the signed hardcovers available for those in the US - so if that’s what you’re after, get signed up. I’ll have bookplates available for those outside the US. I had planned to have it be a lot more available, but the tariffs are making shipping prohibitive.
Also, if you liked the Partners in Crime series, you should check out The Dead Detective by William Heffernan.
Thirty-year-old homicide detective Harry Doyle―dubbed “The Dead Detective” by his fellow cops after he was murdered and revived at the age of ten―faces his most difficult case: a beautiful murder victim who was a notorious child molester.
“The Dead Detective is William Heffernan’s first novel in seven years, and wherever he’s been, he hasn’t forgotten how to write a good, gritty police procedural . . . This edgy police drama succeeds in capturing the hysteria the grips Tampa residents when a celebrity criminal . . . is found dead in a cypress swamp with her throat cut and the word ‘Evil’ carved on her forehead.” ―The New York Times Book Review
“The Dead Detective is a meaty story that offers an intriguing and conflicted protagonist, a darkly fascinating victim, solid police procedural detail, a knowing look at the Tampa Bay area and its politics, an unlikely murderer, and a creepy denouement that hints that Harry [protagonist] will be back.” ―Booklist
Harry Doyle was murdered as a ten-year-old child and brought back to life by two Tampa cops. Twenty years later he has dedicated his life to putting killers behind bars as a homicide detective who has the unwanted ability to hear the postmortem whispers of murder victims. Dubbed “The Dead Detective” by his fellow cops, Doyle now faces his most difficult case―a beautiful murder victim who was a notorious child molester. It is a case that will shake Harry to his very core.
Yay! I miss the scent of fresh lilacs. I live too far in the desert to have these wonderful blooms. I have fond memories of the awesome lilac bush outside of my bedroom for a few years of my childhood. Please take an extra breath for me!
I am, as always, so happy for every good thing that happens in your life, but even more so when it means new stories from you, and everything that makes your life better.
Please know that you are appreciated! And loved!!!
That rain chain is awesome! And I love your little porch - it looks like such a great place to chill and write (although maybe not in a crazy rainstorm, lol). I miss rains like that. It doesn't usually rain that hard where I'm living now (central California), but I got crazy rains like that for a good chunk of the year, living in Thailand.