Murder/Machinery Release Date Set For April 3, Kindle Early Order Available Now

Thanks for your patience. I’ve finally settled on a release date! It’s true. The main reason I held off is because I want to send an ARC to Publishers Weekly and they require copies at least three months prior to release. There’s no guarantee they’ll review it, but it’s very good exposure if they do. So, I’ve penciled in Saturday the 3rd of April

So emailed Editor Cameron Trost Sunday regarding the upcoming mystery/science fiction anthology MURDER AND MACHINERY (see December 23, 3, et al.). So there’s now an official publication date set for April 3. My story in this is “Vanitas,” an 1850s-set saga of churches, circuses, music, and steam, originally published in ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S MYSTERY MAGAZINE in January 1996, as well as my 2001 collection STRANGE MISTRESSES: TALES OF WONDER AND ROMANCE.

The full title for the anthology itself is MURDER AND MACHINERY: TALES OF TECHNOLOGICAL TERROR AND MECHANICAL MADNESS, from Black Beacon Books. And if that weren’t enough, yesterday afternoon’s announcement continues: The Kindle ebook should be available for pre-order within about 24-hours. $2.99 USD pre-order price ($3.99 after release) . . . feel free to spread the word once it’s up and try to get our readership to take advantage of the discount.

To this I can now add, to see more and/or order (remember, it’s on a one dollar discount prior to actual publication), one can press here.