New Release and a Long Conversation

Today is known as Black Friday in the USA. The day after Thanksgiving, it is the day when our American friends traditionally begin their Christmas shopping. I hope you all enjoyed your holiday yesterday and you’re ready for the retail fray today.

Here in Europe, retailers are gearing up for the Feast of Stephen, and Crooked Cat are no exception. Their release schedule is jam-packed with six new titles due out in December.

My final release of the year, STAC’s Christmas Crackers happened earlier this week, and the book sits nicely at #1 in the Amazon UK cosy crime chart.

Today, however, it’s the turn of good friend Nik Morton, author of over 20 published books, releasing his second Crooked Cat title, Spanish Eye, and to celebrate there’s the usual Crooked Cat event on Facebook. If you want to know more about the book, or just fancy a giggle, cut along there. I’m sure Nik and friends will make you welcome.

There are peripheral bits and pieces going on, and in preparation for the double launch this week, Nik and I took part in an extended conversation. Part one was posted in time for the release of Christmas Crackers, and Part Two is now live on my other blog.

We talked a lot about the writing process and other areas of concern to the modern author, so if you fancy knowing what makes us tick, or what’s involved in turning out whodunits, check it out.

You can find Part One here

And Part Two is here.

And beyond all that, have a great Friday.