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Well, this ain't Bad...

I received my first review for my upcoming novel, The Guilt We Carry, from the New York Journal of Books.

"This book is an RCR and a BBE—a Roller Coaster Ride and a Best Book Ever. Relish in the reading of it, take your time even through the breathless parts, and enjoy every word. It's the Breaking Bad of the book world. A delish read with surprises to the very last page."

The Guilt We Carry - Now available for preorder on Amazon

Great news...my second novel, The Guilt We Carry, from Oceanview Publishing, will be released January 8, 2019, but you can preorder now on Amazon.

Here's what Amazon has to say:

Perfect for readers of The Girl on the Train and Winter’s Bone.

Since the tragic accident that brutally ended her childhood, Alice O’Farrell has been haunted by her past. Unable to bear the guilt of negligence that led to the death of her younger brother, fifteen-year-old Alice runs away from home. She lives on the streets, makes one bad decision after another, and drowns her guilt in alcohol. But, everything changes when she stumbles upon a startling scene: a dead drug dealer and a duffel bag full of one hundred thousand dollars in cash. Recognizing this as an opportunity for a fresh start, Alice takes the money and runs. However, she soon finds herself fleeing from more than her own past―the dead dealer’s drug supplier wants his money back and will destroy her to get it. A merciless manhunt ensues, headed by Sinclair―a formidable opponent―relentless, shrewd, and brutal. As blood is spilled all around her, Alice is eventually faced with her day of reckoning. In the end, The Guilt We Carry is a story about redemption and forgiveness, but at what cost?

Orcas Island Literary Festival

Bringing together people who love to read books...

with the authors who love to write them.

I am thrilled to announce that I am on the founding board of the Orcas Island Literary Festival.

The mission of the Orcas Island Literary Festival is to bring together people who love to read books with the authors who love to write them. April 13 to 15, 2018, festival goers will be able to participate in dynamic panel discussions, writing workshops, and our lit crawl, featuring exciting new literary voices, New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer-prize winning authors, beloved regional writers, award-winning poets, and publishers on beautiful Orcas Island.

My next book...'The Guilt We Carry'

I'm checking off my first resolution for 2018: Get second novel published here in the U.S.

Happy to announce that Oceanview Publishing will release 'The Guilt We Carry' (aka 'Une Question de Temps' by French publisher Éditions Gallmeister), alongside NY Times Best Selling authors like Patricia Gussin and fan favorites like Matt Coyle and Joe Clifford.

"A Matter of Time" French Release Date

 

I'm thrilled to announce the French release date of my second novel, A Matter of Time (Une Question De Temps), by Gallmeister Editions on January 4, 2018. French publisher, Gallmeister Editions, publishes some of my very favorite noir writers: Larry Brown, David Vann, Larry McMurtry, and Kurt Vonnegut.  I am honored to stand among them.

Here's the synopsis of the book: 

Alice O’Farrell can’t escape the past. 

After being indirectly responsible for the death of her younger brother and grappling with her complicity in the devastating tragedy, Alice ran away from home and has lived on the streets, making one bad decision after another.  When she wakes up one morning next to a dead drug dealer and one hundred thousand dollars in cash, Alice seizes upon the opportunity for a fresh start.  She takes the money and runs, but soon finds herself escaping from more than her own past…the drug supplier wants his money back.  As the dead bodies pile up, Alice is eventually faced with her day of reckoning.  In the end, A Matter Of Time is a story about redemption and forgiveness, but at what cost?

'A MATTER OF TIME' MANUSCRIPT PURCHASED BY GALLMEISTER

I AM SO EXCITED TO SHARE THE NEWS THAT FRENCH PUBLISHER, GALLMEISTER EDITIONS, HAS PURCHASED MY SECOND NOVEL, A MATTER OF TIME, DUE TO BE TRANSLATED LATER THIS YEAR... 

Deep Winter Totem Edition released by Gallmeister

Thrilled to announce that after selling out of its first printing in three weeks, and its second printing, a Deep Winter Totem Edition was released by French publisher Gallmeister on January 1, 2016. 

Translated from the French:

"A first novel of incredible emotional density." —John Paul Guery, THE WESTERN MAIL

"It's beautiful: impeccable history, splendid writing, absolute blackness on the white snow, all this in the service of a first novel..." —Bernard Poirette,RTL

"With this moving first novel, remarkably written, the American Samuel W. Gailey has made a master stroke: a furious thriller, bitter and bloody, [with] the contours of a strange gothic thriller." —Philippe Blanchet, LE FIGARO MAGAZINE

"...more than a tale of noir...some passages even boast a beautiful lyricism." —Quentin Civiel, THE WORLD OF BOOKS

"Effective and cruel." —Christine Ferniot, TÉLÉRAMA

"There's Larry Brown in Gailey." —Karen Lajon, JDD

"Within hours, under the snow, far from men, cruelty and innocence deliver the ultimate battle..."—Elise Lepine defector

"A black novel, powerful, disturbing, remarkably written by Samuel Gailey, an American that must be followed." —Colette Herman, Schuss

 

 

 

Silver Falchion Nominees for Best First Novel

I'm thrilled to announce that my debut novel, Deep Winter, has been selected as a finalist for the Silver Falchion Award for Best First Novel - Literary Suspense.  The other nominees are a group of exceptionally talented authors that everyone should read if you have not already.

Dry Bones in the Valley – Tom Bouman
Wolf in White Van – John Darnielle
The Weight of Blood – Laura McHugh
Forty Days Without Shadow – Oliver Truc
The Devil Takes Half – Leta Serafim

The purpose of the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award is to honor the best books in North American within the past year.  The 8th Annual Silver Falchion Award winners will be awarded on October 31st, 2015.

 

Merci Beaucoup, Gallmeister

The French book cover for Deep WInter

Deep Winter has been published in French by Gallmeister Editions, publishing house to Kurt Vonnegut, Larry McMurtry and one of my literary heroes, Larry Brown. I'm fortunate to be able to report that it sold out in its first three weeks and is in its second printing.

DEBUT AUTHOR SNAPSHOT ON GOOD READS

As an author and a reader I'm impressed with the community over at Good Reads. If you missed it, they published a Good Reads Debut Author Snapshot on me...

"In a tiny Pennsylvania town with no stoplights, one post office, one high school, and two churches, everyone knows everyone. But as writer Samuel W. Gailey will tell you, people still keep their secrets. He should know. The debut author of Deep Winter grew up in the small town of Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, where the population is just 375 people. It's the perfect setting for his novel about a brutal killing that leaves a small community shaken. Gentle giant Danny Bedford, a man mentally impaired since a childhood accident, is the prime suspect in the murder of Mindy, the one woman who was kind to him. Gailey tells his suspenseful story through multiple perspectives, including Danny, the town's deputy sheriff, mean drunk Mike Sokowski, and Mindy's vengeful twin brothers, Scott and Skeeter."

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