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Wonders already available at online vendors

It's eight more days until Wonders Never Cease is officially available at bookstores, but a quick search of Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com shows that both vendors are offering the book already. The reason is because of ambiguity over the "official release date" of a book. Publishers use two different dates to describe the availability of a book: the "pub date" and the "street date." The "street date" is the date by which brick-and-mortar bookstores should have received the new book, made s...

9 Days until Wonders Never Cease

It's just 9 days until my new novel Wonders Never Cease is officially in bookstores. Readers are beginning to post reviews on their blogs and it's fun to read the early feedback. Shout out to Leslie Gosney for posting this kind review:

"This book is a great read. I actually couldn't put it down. Tim Downs really knows how to write. I had never heard of this author before, and now am looking forward to finding more novels by him. He helps connect you with each character and get "IN" the book. ...

BookSneeze! God bless you

Not long ago my publisher, Thomas Nelson, joined an online program called BookSneeze. BookSneeze offers a four-step deal to bloggers and wannabe book reviewers: 1. Sign up for a free account, 2. Choose a book from their available books and they send you a free (yes, FREE) copy, 3. Post a review of 200 words or more on your blog and a consumer website (like Amazon), and 4. Log in to BookSneeze and post a link to your review.

It's a great concept and it provides something very valuable for...

The books are on the way

Thanks to everyone who responded to yesterday's post and requested a free Advance Readers Copy of Wonders Never Cease. The books went out to the first twenty respondents this afternoon.

I hope you all like the story!

Get a free copy of my new book and tell others what you think

I've got a bit of a problem. Maybe you can help me out.

My next novel, Wonders Never Cease, is due out in less than two months--on May 11th. But Wonders Never Cease is not a Nick Polchak/Bug Man story like my last three novels: First the Dead, Less than Dead, and Ends of the Earth. What I have to figure out is how to convince dedicated Bug Man readers to try something very different. How do I do that?

And then it occurred to me: Maybe you can do it for me.

I happen to have about twenty...

Wonders Never Cease

It's been quite a while since I've published a blog post, so I thought I'd break back into it by letting everyone know about my latest novel, Wonders Never Cease, scheduled for release May 11th from Thomas Nelson. For those of you eagerly awaiting the next installment in my Bug Man series you might be a little disappointed, because this is not a Bug Man novel--but I'm sure you won't be disappointed in this story.

It's still almost two months until the book releases, so I don't want to tell...

Maybe You Do Know Nick

Last night's question: In Shoofly Pie, what was the name of the fictional North Carolina county where Kathryn was raised?

Answer: Holcum County

Winner: No correct answer was given for the final question, though the answer is found in the first two words of the book!

Congratulations to all of our winners in the "You Don't Know Nick" trivia contest. Your free copies of the Shoofly Pie/Chop Shop bind-up are on the way.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

You Don't Know Nick – Day 14

Last night's question: In Chop Shop, what was the name of the yacht that moored in the Allegheny River outside PNC Park?

Answer: Pharmagen

Winner: Lori Lyman

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You Don't Know Nick – Day 13

Last night's question: In Less than Dead, what was the name of Alena's three-legged cadaver dog?

Answer: Trygg

Winner: Debbie Harrison

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You Don't Know Nick – Day 12

Last night's question: In First the Dead, what was the name of the flooded hospital where Nick stored recovered bodies?

Answer: Charity Hospital

Winner: Hope Lyman

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