Brian Freeman's Blog, page 38
September 5, 2013
Rhinelander Library
August 15, 2013
Lake Nebagamon Library
July 31, 2013
Once Upon a Crime
July 21, 2013
Heartland Fall Forum
July 16, 2013
SPILLED BLOOD and the Thriller Awards
Last year, the same award went to a writer named Stephen King. Nice company to be keeping!
My editor, my wife, and my friends were all convinced I was going to win, but truly, I was in shock when they announced my name. I'm not making any dents in the carpet when I walk...still pretty high off the ground.
This was the second time in three years I had been shortlisted for Best Hardcover Novel (after THE BURYING PLACE in 2011), which is a tremendous honor given the caliber of books submitted for consideration. This year alone, more than 300 thrillers were part of the competition in which SPILLED BLOOD won the award.
I am hugely grateful to ITW and the writer-judges who devoted so much time to this process. I'm grateful, too, to the readers who have supported me all of these years.
SPILLED BLOOD, as a stand-alone outside my Jonathan Stride series, was very special to me as I was writing it. It's a story of redemption and faith, and as much as it is apocalyptic in many ways, it is also an intense family drama at heart. For those of you who haven't read it, yet, I hope you enjoy it.Spilled Blood
July 15, 2013
Chaska Library
Thriller Awards
I was in New York this past weekend and enjoyed one of the most memorable and emotional nights of my life. My book SPILLED BLOOD took home the award for Best Hardcover Novel of 2013 in the annual Thriller Awards, which are given out by the International Thriller Writers organization (www.thrillerwriters.org).
Last year, the same award went to a writer named Stephen King. Nice company to be keeping!
My editor, my wife, and my friends were all convinced I was going to win, but truly, I was in shock when they announced my name. I'm not making any dents in the carpet when I walk...still pretty high off the ground.
This was the second time in three years I had been shortlisted for Best Hardcover Novel (after THE BURYING PLACE in 2011), which is a tremendous honor given the caliber of books submitted for consideration. This year alone, more than 300 thrillers were part of the competition in which SPILLED BLOOD won the award.
I am hugely grateful to ITW and the writer-judges who devoted so much time to this process. I'm grateful, too, to the readers who have supported me all of these years.
SPILLED BLOOD, as a stand-alone outside my Jonathan Stride series, was very special to me as I was writing it. It's a story of redemption and faith, and as much as it is apocalyptic in many ways, it is also an intense family drama at heart. For those of you who haven't read it, yet, I hope you enjoy it.
June 13, 2013
Book Launches
It will be a busy season for book launches around the world in the next few months. For those of you looking for editions in various languages, here's what you can expect:
The Spanish trade edition of STALKED is available right now under the title ACOSADA.
You can find more information about this edition at the web site for Principal de Los Libros.
Spanish readers can find another book available in September. The Spanish book club edition of SPILLED BLOOD will be available exclusively from Circulo de Lectores under the title BAJO SOSPECHA.
Two new books in French are available now. SUSPECTE (the French edition of SPILLED BLOOD) is in bookstores as of June 20. [image error]In addition, my sixth book THE BONE HOUSE is available through the French book club France Loisirs as a special Avant Premiere edition under the title L'EMPREINTE DU SOUPCON. Look for information about SUSPECTE at the Presses de la Cite web site and L'EMPREINTE DU SOUPCON at the France Loisirs web site.
The Taiwanese edition of THE BONE HOUSE is also available right now. [image error]You can find it at the Sharp Point Press web site. The cover is stunning, with the use of clouds truly a work of art.
I'm back in Italian bookstores this July. The Italian edition of SPILLED BLOOD under the title IL VELENO DEL SANGUE arrives in bookstores on July 23. My next Dutch edition will also be available in September. The new Jonathan Stride novel will be available in the Netherlands under the title HET KILLE NERGENS.[image error]
Finally, the long-awaited second book in Norway arrives in October. THE BONE HOUSE will be released in Norwegian on October 14...title and cover art to follow!
May 30, 2013
ThrillerFest
May 9, 2013
Now Available
Jonathan Stride is back!
My new novel, THE COLD NOWHERE, is now available in the UK, and it marks the long-awaited return of Duluth Lieutenant Jonathan Stride and his partners in crime, Serena Dial and Maggie Bei.
What can you expect from Stride's return? Here's what a lost teenage girl tells Stride when she's running for her life: "My mother told me that if there was ever a time in my life when I needed protection, and no one was around for me, I should go to you. Find Mr. Stride, she told me. She said you'd help me." And that's how a twisting, shocking mystery begins, forcing Stride to confront the failures of his past -- and the cold realities of the present. For a sneak preview, visit THE COLD NOWHERE page on my web site.
I know that U.S. readers are asking: When will the book be available here in the U.S.? Well, it will still take a while. My UK publisher stepped in to snap up the rights to the book for their new U.S. operation. They're a great publisher, but because they're just getting started here, it will take a while for them to launch the new book. In the meantime, you can easily order the beautiful UK hardcover edition from Amazon UK at a great price.
I hope you'll help me spread the word about the new book by sharing links to my web site (www.bfreemanbooks.com) on your Facebook or Twitter pages. Word of mouth makes all the difference!
This is also a good time to get your friends hooked on Stride in my first five novels, IMMORAL, STRIPPED, STALKED, IN THE DARK (also called THE WATCHER overseas), and THE BURYING PLACE, as well as my Stride e-story "Spitting Devil." Also don't miss my two most recent novels, THE BONE HOUSE and SPILLED BLOOD. THE BONE HOUSE introduced the character of Cab Bolton, who will return in an all-new novel next year. SPILLED BLOOD is a finalist for Best Hardcover Novel in the International Thriller Writers 2013 Thriller Awards.
You can find links to retailers for all of my books on the Buy the Books page of my web site.
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Stay tuned for more news in the months ahead...and thanks for reading!
