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October 24, 2019
CAIN FILE on sale! 99 cents until October 29th
The title says it all. Kindle Press, in their infinite wisdom–or reckless abandon–has dropped the price of THE CAIN file to 99 cents until October 29th.
Download while Amazon’s servers are still able to take the strain.
Enjoy!
October 18, 2019
Ebook Freebie …
Grab this Kirkus-starred novel for absolutely *nothing* until Monday 10/21.
(Listed as one of the 100 indie books of 2012!)
While you’re at it, pick up the next in the series for 99 US cents …
August 22, 2019
Vanishing in the Haight – Booklist Review
Read what Booklist has to say about the upcoming release of the first book in my new mystery series, set in 1970s San Francisco.
“San Francisco native Tomlinson debuts an exciting new series set in his home town and starring a most unusual PI, parolee Colleen Hayes, who spent nine years in a Colorado prison for killing her abusive ex-husband. It’s 1978 now, and Colleen is making a living as an unlicensed investigator while fending off a parole officer who sexually harasses her. When a wealthy industrialist who is dying of cancer offers to pay Colleen very well for solving the decade-old murder of his daughter, who was killed during the 1967 Summer of Love, she takes the case. Her research takes her from the public library to police headquarters as she quickly learns that someone with lots of clout wants the case to remain unsolved. Her persistence may make…
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August 20, 2019
Vanishing in the Haight launch day!
After much preparation, I am *excited* to announce that my latest mystery – Vanishing in the Haight – is now available for public consumption. Many thanks to Oceanview Publishing for this opportunity to bring you the first of the Colleen Hayes mysteries set in ’70s San Francisco.
Vanishing in the Haight has received enthusiastic reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist (who gave it a starred review).
For the next few days, you can also swing over to Goodreads and enter a giveaway for a Kindle version. 100 copies will be given away.
Enjoy!
best wishes,
Max Tomlinson
June 29, 2019
Publishers Weekly reviews Vanishing in the Haight
Check out what Publisher’s Weekly has to say about my upcoming novel, VANISHING IN THE HAIGHT:
“Set in 1978 San Francisco, this enjoyable series launch from Tomlinson (the Agency series) introduces Colleen Hayes, whose resourcefulness and strength have been forged by her turbulent past. After serving 10 years in prison for killing her abusive husband, Colleen works as a security guard at an abandoned warehouse. Then a retired policeman she knows connects her with wealthy Edward Copeland, who’s on the verge of death. Copeland hires her to find out who raped and murdered his 18-year-old daughter, Margaret, in 1967. Jim Davis, an informant, gives her a lead, but she’s soon stonewalled by the police and mired down in red tape. Colleen continues to push even after Davis is murdered, and she realizes that the corruption that buried the case originally could very well lead to her own death. Intelligent and observant, Colleen has a healthy dose of ex-con cynicism as well as a sense of justice and a way of seeing through social conventions that echoes Ross MacDonald’s Lew Archer. Detective fiction fans will willingly follow her into her next adventure. Agent: Evan Marshall, Evan Marshall Agency. (Aug.)”
Thank you, PW!
Vanishing in the Haight releases 8/20/2019 –preorder here.
Read an excerpt here.
June 19, 2019
Win a *free* audible copy of SENDERO
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June 13, 2019
Vanishing in the Haight – Kirkus Review
Kirkus has just reviewed my upcoming novel, Vanishing in the Haight …
“Life isn’t easy for Colleen Hayes in 1978 San Francisco. She’s an ex-con who hopes her daughter will want her back in her life. She needs to keep her sketchy security job so her parole won’t be revoked. And when a dying rich man hires her to find who murdered his daughter 11 years ago, Colleen will find her own life in danger.
When Colleen learned that her husband had been abusing their 8-year-old daughter, Pamela, Colleen killed him. She served 9 years in prison, and when she got out in 1977, she came to San Francisco to search for Pamela. Instead, she ended up helping a cop find the killer of Pamela’s friend. Now, a year later, it’s that tenacity that wealthy Edward Copeland values. His teenage daughter, Margaret, was murdered in 1967, her killer never found. Copeland, along with his surviving daughter, Alex, wants Colleen to find any answers while he’s still alive. Colleen’s questions, though, lead to another murder and put her own life in danger. Tomlinson (The Darknet File, 2019, etc.) deftly makes us not only understand Colleen, but root for her. He also does an excellent job of capturing the times of 40 years ago—Colleen can barely afford cigarettes at 40 cents a pack and spends hours making phone calls on a pay phone and digging for records; current readers will have to remind themselves not to think “Why doesn’t she just Google that?”
Even with an ending some might find abrupt, Tomlinson’s confidence in his characters will have readers ready for his follow-up.”
Many thanks, Kirkus!
Vanishing in the Haight releases 8/20/2019 – you can check it out and preorder here.
And read an excerpt here.
¡vivan los escritores!
Vanishing Kirkus Review
Kirkus has just reviewed my upcoming novel, Vanishing in the Haight …
“Life isn’t easy for Colleen Hayes in 1978 San Francisco. She’s an ex-con who hopes her daughter will want her back in her life. She needs to keep her sketchy security job so her parole won’t be revoked. And when a dying rich man hires her to find who murdered his daughter 11 years ago, Colleen will find her own life in danger.
When Colleen learned that her husband had been abusing their 8-year-old daughter, Pamela, Colleen killed him. She served 9 years in prison, and when she got out in 1977, she came to San Francisco to search for Pamela. Instead, she ended up helping a cop find the killer of Pamela’s friend. Now, a year later, it’s that tenacity that wealthy Edward Copeland values. His teenage daughter, Margaret, was murdered in 1967, her killer never found. Copeland, along with his surviving daughter, Alex, wants Colleen to find any answers while he’s still alive. Colleen’s questions, though, lead to another murder and put her own life in danger. Tomlinson (The Darknet File, 2019, etc.) deftly makes us not only understand Colleen, but root for her. He also does an excellent job of capturing the times of 40 years ago—Colleen can barely afford cigarettes at 40 cents a pack and spends hours making phone calls on a pay phone and digging for records; current readers will have to remind themselves not to think “Why doesn’t she just Google that?”
Even with an ending some might find abrupt, Tomlinson’s confidence in his characters will have readers ready for his follow-up.”
Many thanks, Kirkus!
Vanishing in the Haight releases 8/20/2019 – you can check it out and preorder here.
And read an excerpt here.
¡vivan los escritores!
May 30, 2019
Another Freebie …
Grab this Kirkus-starred novel for absolutely *nothing* until 6/2.
(Listed as one of the 100 indie books of 2012!)
While you’re at it, pickup the next in the series for 99 US cents …
May 25, 2019
Cheap Thrills for Free!
Greetings, readers!
THE DARKNET FILE, an international espionage thriller, is absolutely *FREE* to download on your Kindle or Kindle-like ereader until 5/29.
You may avail yourself to said freebie, here:
But, wait, there’s more!
The CAIN FILE, the first in the AGENCY series and a Kindle Scout winner, is only *99 Cents* (US currency) until 6/1. That means that you can download both books for a piddly 99 cents (Bitcoin not accepted at this time).
So, Cheap thrills abound. Free thrills, too. Enjoy!
