It’s almost time for (Arsenic for) Tea …

It’s the final countdown. In less than a week, on Thursday 29th January, Arsenic for Tea will be officially out in the UK and Ireland.

It’s funny – I forgot how weird this final bit of waiting is. I feel jumpy, and strange, and I keep checking my Amazon rankings (I still don’t know what Amazon rankings mean, but I check them anyway) and my Goodreads reviews (which is a terrible idea, but again I do it anyway). I don’t even know what I’m trying to find out, I just need to find it out now.

Of course, what I’m actually waiting for is you. I wrote a book, my publishers edited it and honed it and chose its cover and its paper and publicised it and got it into the warehouse – and now it’s time for you to read it. Once again, I’m handing over my characters and my story to you, and all I can do is hope that you like them.

Today I got the first picture of Arsenic for Tea in the wild, from the fantastic Jim at YaYeahYeah – isn’t it beautiful? Isn’t it green?

Arsenic for Tea at Waterstones Birmingham – picture by Jim Dean

If you do begin to see Arsenic for Tea in stores – and, even better, if you buy it and read it, I’d love to see your pictures and hear your feedback. Did you guess whodunit? Did you have a bunbreak to help your little grey cells work? No kidding, talking to you is one of my very favourite things about being an author (second only to actually writing my books).

So, Arsenic for Tea is almost here – let’s celebrate together!