Tomorrow will be my one and only event for Beginnings, which we self-published last month. Where else to hold it but my beloved Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ? Please come and see me and/or order books here to be signed at the event. Looking forward to seeing you and revisiting Kate Martinelli together!
Beginnings!
Beginnings is out today!
Beginnings is a novella looking at where Kate Martinelli and her family and friends have got to in 2015, eleven years after The Art of Detection. But in fact, the story goes back to the first book in this series, A Grave Talent, when young Inspector Martinelli moves into the Homicide division of the SFPD—a path that started with the death of her kid sister back when Kate was in college.
The story of that loss is one I’ve wanted to explore for a long time, and because 2018 was a year when I was taking my own path—volunteer work and no contracts to fill—this was the time to tell the story.
I greatly enjoyed writing it. I hope you like it.
Now, because this is a publication from Team LRK rather than one of my usual Big Publishing Houses, getting your hands on it is a little more, well, hands on.
What I mean is, you may need to ask your local bookshop to order it.
Get a copy from your local Independent bookseller.
Or have Bookshop Santa Cruz send you a signed copy.
Or ask for it from Amazon
Barnes & Noble and the e-books are coming soon, and there’ll be an audio in the spring.
Martinelli giveaway, and Beginnings orders
If you’d like a complete set of Martinelli novels…
make sure you’ve read the September newsletter, here, because the giveaway details are there, and it ends on Monday…
which is the day Beginnings is published!
YAY!
Order your copy: SIGNED from Bookshop Santa Cruz; or pristine from your local Independent bookseller; or from Amazon (Barnes & Noble, UK & Commonwealth, and e-books will appear soon—and audio in the spring).
“Beginnings” Begins!
Thanks for the hundreds of you who played the jigsaw-puzzle game! We drew six winners—and Monica, Nicole, Steven, Penny, EA, and Maggie will all be able to gloat over their books at the very earliest possible minute.
Which means that Beginnings has a cover I can show you:
It’s slowly going out to various online sites, but if you’d like to know more, or to have the pre-order information, make sure you’re signed up for the newsletter (here)—it goes out Sunday, and will have All Sorts of News!
Beginnings Cover Reveal contest
Hey, it’s time for a cover reveal–and an e-puzzle!
Here’s what you do:
- Go here.
- Do the puzzle, on your computer or mobile device.
- When you’ve done it, send me an email to info@LaurieRKing.com with the subject Beginnings, and tell me what the main image of the puzzle is. We’ll do a drawing from the correct replies.
BUT YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY because it’s going up on the publishers’ site then. So spread the word, enter the contest, win
ONE OF SIX SIGNED PAPERBACK COPIES
before it’s actually published on October 1. (This one’s good anywhere in the world.)
Have fun!