THE ERA OF MAC-3P HAS ARRIVED

The onset of the era of MURDER AT CAPE THREE POINTS was signaled by the arrival at my doorstep today of a box of  24 hardcover personal copies shipped from Random House, which acts as the distributor for Soho Press, my publisher.

A SOLID, SATISFACTORILY HEAVY CARTON OF TWO DOZEN BOOKS

We have been seeing the design now for months, but on the real jacket cover it is very striking, and twice as nice as the advance reading copy. The finish is glossy and smooth.

JACKET ILLUSTRATION BY KATHERINE GRAMES; DESIGN BY JANINE AGRO, SOHO PRESS

 

The front flap has a matte finish:

SOHO PRESS’S WELL-KNOWN ATTENTION TO DETAIL, EVEN ON THE FRONT FLAP WITH STORY SYNOPSIS

 

The title page has that iconic image of coconut palms. The jaunty title seems to follow the inflections of the trees:

CLUSTERS OF COCONUT PALMS ARE COMMON ALONG THE CAPE THREE POINTS COAST

 

The prologue page, where the story launches–and quickly:

FONT IS MEDIUM-SIZE WITHOUT UNNECESSARY WASTE OF SPACE

 

Back flap with author photo by James DePietro:

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THE BLANK SHEETS AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND END OF THE BOOK ARE SKY BLUE; THE GLUED PAGE OVER WHICH THE FLAP FOLDS IS CALLED THE “PASTEDOWN.”

 

The back cover has blurbs available before the printing, but there have been several blurbs and reviews since then that will likely be included in a second printing, inshallah:

SOHO GETS AN A+ FOR THE COVER DESIGN

 

Soho is also known for their quality bindings. Their book spines are distinctive even without the jacket covers:

FOLLOWS THE BLUE AND YELLOW MOTIF

 

Some of these personal copies will be sent free as promised to readers who were new signups to my website, but follow me on Twitter and find out how you can be eligible for some more free copies.