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October 29, 2014
David Khara Touring Online for The Shiro Project
Check out this online blog tour for the November release of his new Consortium thriller,The Shiro Project.David is contributing some blog posts, and there are a slew of reviews with excerpts and giveaways.
Many thanks to France Book tours for setting up a number of the below stops. There are a bunch of books up for grabs, so do go visit these bloggers and check it out.
Monday, November 3
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway atBooks Are Cool
Wednesday, November 5
Review + Giveaway atI Wish I lived In a Lib...
October 28, 2014
Fall reads: The Paris Lawyer - a #giveaway
The Paris Lawyeris a big favorite among our fans, so we decided to giveaway some copies. If you've already read it, tell your friends.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Paris Lawyer
by Sylvie Granotier
Giveaway ends November 20, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
October 24, 2014
The Freemason and the Reporter: A Bestselling Writing Duo
Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne met in high school in Toulouse, France. While their schoolmates were playing rugby, they shared a fascination with novels recounting enigmatic Templar knights, esoteric secrets, alchemy and Rennes-le-Château, where the Holy Grail was said to be hidden in the depths of the Cathar citadel. The two young men would wander the streets of Toulouse together, exploring that city so full of history and marked by the Cathars. They would haunt libraries in search of...
October 23, 2014
Another Goodreads #giveaway - The Greenland Breach
Melting ice caps, spies, action... We're running another Goodreads giveaway. Click below to enter.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Greenland Breach
by Bernard Besson
Giveaway ends November 18, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
October 21, 2014
Don't Miss this Deadly Tasting #Giveaway
Deadly Tasting
by Jean-Pierre Alaux
Giveaway ends November 15, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
October 20, 2014
Frédérique Molay Gives Mystery Writing Tips
Frédérique Molay, author ofThe 7th WomanandCrossing the Line,shares some tips about writing mysteries with Elizabeth Span Craig. She starts with a warning: there is no secret recipe, and then goes on to give guidance on writing in a genre that "does more than entertain. It explores our deepest fears and anxieties. It distracts readers with stories about life’s troubles waters, translating the scandals we all experience everyday. Mysteries are a pulse-throbbing fictional investigation into th...
October 17, 2014
New Winemaker Detective Mystery in Bookstores
It’s a celebration of fine wine, food and cigars, and a murder mystery all in one, set in Bordeaux.Deadly Tasting, by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen, is another installment in theWinemaker Detective mystery series, featuring ace wine expert Benjamin Cooker and his sidekick Virgile.
In this cozy mystery, a serial killer stalks Bordeaux, signing his crimes with a strange ritual: twelve glasses in a semi-circle, one more filled with each victim. To understand the wine-related symbolism, the lo...
October 15, 2014
Views of Frankfurt Book Fair
I'm back from the Frankfurt Book Fair with a very long reading list as we look for new titles to translate into English. I participated in a breakfast on rights and translation and digital publishing, talked with many publishers and others in the industry. It was great fun. My friend Robert from Poisoned Pen Press says the fair renews him, and I'd say the same. I'm feeling pumped up now.
Here are some pictures - you'll see a couple of our titles lined up with others from the French publisher F...
October 8, 2014
Alaux and Balen Winemaker Detective Tour
For the upcoming release ofDeadly Tastingby Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen, France Book Tours has set up a virtual blog tour for the authors, with an giveaway. Check out all the details here.
Here's the schedule. Tweet and you get more entries to win the book (see below).
Friday, October 10
Spotlight+ Giveaway atWords And Peace
Saturday, October 11
Review + Giveaway atValli’s Book Den
Wednesday, October 15
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway atI’d Rather Be At The Beach
Thursday, October 16
Review + Giveaw...
October 6, 2014
Frédérique Molay shares thoughts on mysteries with Unabashed Francophile
Frédérique Molay appeared on the blog Musings of a Writer and Unabashed Francophile with a post called "The Funny Thing about Mysteries." She shares her thoughts about how crime fiction has evolved in pace with changes in crime itself.
Go here to read the full post, along with a review ofCrossing the Line,and enter a giveaway to get the book.
