GHOST IN THE TOWER underway

I wonder when it became mandatory for car dealerships to have giant aquariums of tropical fish in the waiting areas.

I mention that because I wrote the outline for GHOST IN THE TOWER this week while sitting in the waiting room of a car dealership. Traditionally, whenever I need to go in for car repair, I’m working on a GHOST book at the time. Which, granted, is not all that surprising, considering that in the last seven years I’ve written 18 GHOSTS books.

But! I finished the outline for GHOST IN THE TOWER, and I’ve started the book. It will be my side project until SEVENFOLD SWORD: TOWER is all wrapped up, then full speed ahead! Hopefully I’ll have GHOST IN THE TOWER out in December if all goes well.

What will the book be about? I’m glad you asked.

Short answer:

The Magisterium sues Caina!

Longer answer:

Caina needs to find the cause of a series of bizarre suicides.

Finally, the official book description:

Caina has hated the Imperial Magisterium, the Empire’s college of magi, for all her life…and the magi hate and fear her right back.

But the Magisterium has much bigger problems right now, and the First Magus is willing to make a deal. If Caina can find the root cause of a mysterious string of suicides, the Magisterium will leave her in peace.

Except the suicides are actually murders.

And unless Caina is clever, she’ll be the murderer’s next victim…

-JM