Giving away Sherlock

My friend Les Klinger and I have edited (i.e., dragged many of our friends into writing stories for) four anthologies “inspired by the Sherlock Holmes canon.”  The stories have won awards, been nominated for others, and mostly have entertained a lot of people. The giveaway of these four volumes ends midnight, June 1, so make sure…

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LARGE PRINT giveaway, for Library week

Yeah, I know National Library Week is over with, but we’re still celebrating. If you think your local Palace of the Book would like the three most recent LRK novels in LARGE PRINT hardbacks, enter your name: here.

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Billie & the Art of Detection

“The Marriage of Billie Birdsong” is still up for free download, and will be until March 11.  However, the sweepstakes giveway of a hardback The Art of Detection– is only running until Thursday night! All you US residents can enter that here. Enjoy, and good luck!

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Merry Mary

This is the last few days to download the free illustrated pdf version of “Mary’s Christmas”, here.  Print it off, e-mail it around, send it to friends—but do it in the next few days, because it comes off the site on January 1. I hope you enjoy it!

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Last Chance for Merry Mary

The free short story, “Mary’s Christmas”, is only available until January 1! The story itself is in the collection Russell’s War, although unlike that plain print version, this freebie is illustrated,which is fun.  Plus, it’s a pdf  download, which means you can print it off, or save it, or send it to a friend. The…

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Merry Mary

Say, would you like a little something to help nudge you into that old holiday spirit? What about a copy of Mary’s Christmas? This is a pdf to download, so you can print it off, use it to create an illuminated manuscript, send it to a friend, you name it. Plus, this is an all-new…

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Contests & Giveaways All Over the Place!

We have contest winners! The giveaway of ALL the Russell & Holmes books– is now closed. [Sorry!]  But the lucky winners are: …of a signed copy of the US edition of Island of the Mad: David K. Elisabeth Simer Esther Bolick John Gourhan …and of the Grand Prize Fab Collection of Riches: Jean Utley! Plus…

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Giveaway

(Two weeks to the Island pub date!) These are your last days to put your name down for the giveaway of ALL the Russell & Holmes books. All of them… The drawing is on Friday, June 1. Go here to put your name down. And good luck!  

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Contest entry

For any of you who missed the newsletter last week, and who would like to enter a drawing for these… (minus the masks) the link to that newsletter is here. You’ll need to enter before June 1. Good luck!

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Giving it away…

There’s a contest coming up! Well, we call it a contest, more of a giveaway. Details are in this Saturday’s newsletter (signup’s here if you’re not a subscriber) for a chance at all the Russell & Holmes hardbacks. All of them. Signed. In US hardback. Hashtag #islandofthemad.

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