A New Arrival, a Coming of Age and a Relaunch

It’s been a busy week in the Robinson household.

It was my 66th birthday last Wednesday. I gave up counting them years ago, but there are those people on the web who find it hard to keep their traps shut, so I tend to announce it myself these days. Thank you everyone for your kind wishes. You made a happy man very old.

Twenty four hours after I celebrated clickety-click, a young chap made his debut. Elliot, the second child of my eldest son, David and his partner, Sarah, came into the world about half past four-ish, and as you can see he already has a Robinson appetite.

Mother and baby are both fine, but because he’s four weeks early, Elliot is in neonatal care for a week or two. Congratulations to David and Sarah.

While Elliot is just starting out in life, my eldest granddaughter, Victoria turns 21 on Wednesday, and will graduate from Cambridge later this year. Well done, Victoria.

As you can see, January is an expensive month for the Robinsons. Than the lord for Hannah and Ava Rose, both of whom had the good sense to be born in May and ease the strain on granddad’s wallet.

As if all these all these family events are not enough to drive an ageing idiot even dafter, we’ve also relaunched the Spookies Mystery series with a promotion on The Haunting of Melmerby Manor. But Melmerby is not the only Spookies title. There is a second (and a third to come this year).

The Man in Black is much darker and more nerve-jangling than Melmerby. Set in an exclusive boys’ school where pop sensations the Wicked Witches are making a new video, the spirits are strong, restless and violent.

The Wicked Witches are not the only one making a new video. In an effort to promote The Man in Black, I did too.  Judge the result for yourself. You’ll need your speakers or cans on to get the full effect.

 

Chilling? Want to know what happens?

Well, you’ll have to read the book. Right now, I’m off for a much-needed nap.

The Man in Black is available for the Kindle from Amazon UK and Amazon Worldwide, and in all formats, including iBooks, epub and PDF, from Smashwords or any good e-tailer.