HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: The week between Christmas and New Years!
When we think: “Where did the time go?” And “Next year I’ll do my holiday cards
on time, with labels.” And “I should join the gym.”
We also look ahead with delight and wonder and anticipation—anything
is possible!
So what are the Reds up to?
I am about to type the two scariest words in the English
language: CHAPTER ONE. (Chapter one of
the next Jane and Jake thriller, Forge 2015! which I think will be titled WHAT
YOU SEE.) (“Chapter One” is about all I have right now. Hmm.)
TRUTH BE TOLD is on its way to the galley-makers, hurray. It’ll
be out in September 2014, hurray. (When
it comes to money, it can be hard to recognize the bad guys.) (Or something
like that.)
THE WRONG GIRL is going gangbusters, on several Best of 2013
lists, hurray, a multiple-week Boston Globe bestseller, hurray, and a
Reviewer’s nominee for Best Suspense Thriller. Hurray.
And will I see you at SLEUTHFEST? I'm a featured guest, with Ace Atkins and Laura Lippman! (Nice!) How about you, Reds?
RHYS BOWEN: I'm excited about this year as I have two really fun
books coming out--CITY OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT, the 13th Molly Murphy book, is
published in March with more fanfare than usual... maybe because it takes place
in the art world of Paris! I'll be signing around the country and doing events
also with Cara Black, whose new Aimee Leduc book comes out at the same time. so
we can talk about Paris then and now.
And in August the new Royal Spyness book comes out: it is called QUEEN OF HEARTS and it takes Georgie on a transatlantic liner and finally to
1930s Hollywood. Palm trees, movie stars...and murder.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I have another Molly e-story
coming out on January 7th. It's called “Through the Window.”
Have a wonderful holiday!
HALLIE EPHRON: Rhys, as always I am in awe. I am (really I am!)
finishing the book that I'm calling NIGHT NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT. Figuring out the
ending. And if all goes well it will (YES!) be out next year. Can I say it's a
historical in an exotic setting: 1965 and 1985, Beverly Hills, in the shadow of
the movie business.
In the meanwhile, THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN is just out in
paperback. It's on sale at Hudson News, so if anyone sees it in an airport
would you email me a picture?
And it just made Sarah Weinman's list of the year's 10 best
crime fiction! http://offonatangent.tumblr.com/post/70697707034/favorite-crime-fiction-of-2013.
LUCY BURDETTE: First, hooray for Hallie on making
that top ten list--that was a wonderful book and I can't wait to read about
Hollywood. Rhys's books sound delightful too!
I have two books slated for 2014 also, though saying that in
print makes my eyes twitch and my neck harden to concrete. (You would twitch
too if you knew what page I was on, and when the draft was due, LOL.) That
said, SEASON'S GRIEVINGS will be out next December.
But I'm so, so, so excited about my February book, MURDER WITH GANACHE. It's got Hemingway cats, and cupcakes, and wedding drama, and family
angst...and a murder of course. But to me it's about finding and embracing
family in whatever shape they come...
SUSAN ELIA MACNEAL: Congrats, Hallie!
Next year, the fourth book in the Maggie Hope series will be
released in the summer — called The Prime Minister's Secret Agent. It's
set in Edinburgh, Arisaig, London, Washington, and Pearl Harbor.
And I'm thrilled to be researching and writing the fifth in the
series — the working title is The First Lady's Confidante.
DEBORAH CROMBIE: The trade paperback of THE SOUND OF
BROKEN GLASS comes out in late February. And in late March, Gemma
James/Duncan Kincaid #16, TO DWELL IN DARKNESS!
So I can sort of say I have two books out in 2014:-) (Unlike
Rhys, who really does!) I'm very excited about the new book.
And I think I will have some other very fun news but I'm not announcing it until it's official,
sometime after the first of the year. So that's my teaser!
JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING: As usual, the rest of you make me look like a slacker. I'm not sure when the trade paper edition of THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS will be released - it probably depends in part on when I finish my work-in-progress, HID FROM OUR EYES. My publisher's goal is for me to finish it by February. My goal is to finish it before 2015. Hopefully, I'll be able to split the difference.
I've got a couple of very exciting events to look forward to in 2014: in February, I'm going to be the guest of honor, with Robert Dugoni, at MURDER IN THE MAGIC CITY. Then in April, I'll be teaching and speaking at Calvin College's FESTIVAL OF FAITH AND WRITING.
In the meantime, I'm going to go crazy wondering what Deb's news is. Deb, can't you let us know? Your sister bloggers? Darn it.
JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING: As usual, the rest of you make me look like a slacker. I'm not sure when the trade paper edition of THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS will be released - it probably depends in part on when I finish my work-in-progress, HID FROM OUR EYES. My publisher's goal is for me to finish it by February. My goal is to finish it before 2015. Hopefully, I'll be able to split the difference.
I've got a couple of very exciting events to look forward to in 2014: in February, I'm going to be the guest of honor, with Robert Dugoni, at MURDER IN THE MAGIC CITY. Then in April, I'll be teaching and speaking at Calvin College's FESTIVAL OF FAITH AND WRITING.
In the meantime, I'm going to go crazy wondering what Deb's news is. Deb, can't you let us know? Your sister bloggers? Darn it.
HANK: Debs! DETAILS! And wow, a terrific year for Jungle Red—and
we hope, for you, too. Thank you thank you thank you for everything...What are you up to?
