What’s this I see? Mary Russell has a new post over on her MySpace page? Episodes of “A Case in Correspondence” will appear there Wednesdays, and here Fridays, throughout our Twenty Weeks of Buzz. What on earth are the world’s greatest detective and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, up to now?
Read MoreOne part of the Twenty Weeks of Buzz is a retrospective of the LRK oeuvre—a fancy way of saying that I’ll be looking at each of my twenty books, a week at a time. Week two: The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, the first Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes novel, published 1994; one of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Associations’ 100…
Read MoreThis is week 2 of the Word is, people look at blogs for a number of reasons. Pure entertainment, perhaps, or simple information is another, or even that ineffable search for human contact among the electrons, a desire for community and like minds. The idea behind this year’s Twenty Weeks of Buzz is to bring…
Read MoreThe first winner of an Advanced Reading Copy of The God of the Hive is Joe Pace, who lives in South Carolina. Joe’s response was: THANKS SO MUCH- PLEASE SIGN IT-TO MY FELLOW AUTHOR AND ONE WHO HAS LOVED SHERLOCK FOR OVER 50 YEARS-JOE PACE So I did, and the ARC is on its way…
Read MoreCorrespondence has come to light between Mary Russell and Other Important People, which will be revealed during the upcoming Twenty Weeks of Buzz. It follows the 1992 (not a typo—those old folks do get around!) tale published last year as MyStory (or, The Case of the Ravening Sherlockians.) The current saga posts in its prose…
Read MoreCorrespondence has been uncovered between Mary Russell and Other Important People, postcards and brief notes which, conveniently enough, divide into twenty parts. Thus during the Twenty Weeks of Buzz we will be following the 1992 (no, that’s not a typo–those old folks do get around!) adventures of the intrepid Russell, posted Wednesdays on her MySpace…
Read MoreThe first excerpt for The God of the Hive is here, to be followed by others on the 27th of January, February, and March. For those curious about the creative process (who among us is not?) each will be followed by a post showing the first draft of that section, with brief remarks talking about…
Read MoreA part of the Twenty Weeks of Buzz will be a retrospective of the LRK oeuvre—a fancy way of saying that I’ll be looking at each of my twenty books, a week at a time. We begin with A Grave Talent, the first Kate Martinelli novel, published January 1993 (Edgar and Creasey awards for Best…
Read MoreIn a transparent bid to build anticipation and heighten interest, various elements of the web site are currently under construction, and won’t work when you expect them to. This means that if you’re trying to post a comment here on Mutterings, you’ll have to try again later. Maybe even tomorrow. It is all a part…
Read MoreHear ye, hear ye: Thus begins the— Four months from today The God of the Hive will appear on bookshelves across the land. Twenty weeks from now, we’ll announce grand prize winners—more on those later. In fact, there’ll be more on a whole lot about the Twenty Weeks of Buzz in coming weeks, with contests,…
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