The Big Day Arrived Early

Well, I was all set to announce that today is the Big Day but it came two days earlier than I expected! Desperate Deeds, the third novel in my Malone mystery series (which can be read as a standalone), was just released. 
          As every author knows, the publication of a new book comes with a lot of mixed emotions. Excitement! My book is out! Relief! All the work, blood, sweat and tears have finally produced a book I can actually hold in my hands! And, apprehension. Will my book sell well? Will people like it? Will they write good reviews? Will they recommend it to their friends? So many emotions!

The first step is to get the word out about my book. If nobody knows about it, how can they order it? To do that, I’ll be posting on various online sites, I’ll tell everyone I know (hope you will too), I’ve set up a local book launch event in April where I’ll be selling and signing copies of my book and I’ve scheduled a one week long blog tour. Here’s the list with links to the blogs of the six authors who have so kindly agreed to help me promote my book.

Monday, March 31 – Marja McGraw

http://blog.marjamcgraw.com

“Writing a Mystery Series”

Tuesday, April 1 - Marilyn Meredith

marilynmeredith.blogspot.com

“Why I Write What I Write”

Wednesday, April 2 – Anne K. Albert

www.anne-k-albert.com

“Hooking Readers”

Thursday, April 3 - Evelyn Cullet

evelyncullet.com/blog

       “Using the Weather to Create Suspense”

Friday, April 4 – Madeline Gornell

http://wp.me/pyLFm-xh
       “The Easiest Part of Being a Writer”

Saturday, April 5 – Marilyn Levinson

       www.marilynlevinson.com/blog
       “When a Child Goes Missing”

I hope you'll stop by to visit with me.

My publisher has temporarily reduced the ebook price of all three Malone mysteries to $2.99 each.

Links to purchase:  

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=la_B007VDDUPQ_B007VDDUPQ_sr?rh=i%3Abooks&field-author=Patricia+Gligor&sort=relevance&ie=UTF8&qid=1396017920

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/patricia-gligor?keyword=patricia+gligor&store=ebook

Happy Reading!

 

A Sneak Peek

Update:
I’m thrilled to announce that Desperate Deeds, the third novel in my Malone mystery series, was released two days early! My publisher has temporarily reduced the ebook price of all three Malone mysteries.

Blurb from the back of the book:

As Ann Kern starts her new business as an interior decorator, the temperatures have risen, tulips and daffodils are in bloom and there’s a feeling of endless possibilities in the air. She has no idea that her world is about to be turned upside down.

When Janis Riley, a woman for whom money is no object, contacts Ann to redecorate her house, Ann is elated. But her initial visit with her first client leaves her with mixed emotions. Why did Janis react so strangely to seeing a photo of Ann’s six-year-old son, Davey?

But Ann has bigger problems. Her husband, David, a recovering alcoholic, has lost both his mother and his job and Ann worries that he’ll start drinking again. To add to her concerns, their next-door-neighbor, Dorothy Baker, is severely depressed but Ann’s efforts to help her are rebuffed.

Ann is terrified when she wakes up the day before Easter to find Davey gone. Another child, Kelly Kramer, has been missing since December. Does some pervert have both children and what, if anything, can Ann do to get her son back?

These are the buy links:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=la_B007VDDUPQ_B007VDDUPQ_sr?rh=i%3Abooks&field-author=Patricia+Gligor&sort=relevance&ie=UTF8&qid=1396017920


http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/patricia-gligor?keyword=patricia+gligor&store=ebook 

Mystery of the Month: Murder a la Christie

Professor Lexie Driscoll is leading a discussion of Agatha Christie’s novels at the first meeting of the Golden Age of Mystery book club, when an old friend is murdered. A free spirit, Lexie finds herself outside her element house-sitting in the upscale village of Old Cadfield. As she unravels secret after secret, more members are murdered. Lexie employs Miss Marple’s knowledge of human nature and Hercule Poirot’s cunning to find the killer.

To purchase Murder a la Christie, click on the link.
http://amzn.to/1c1byHd  

Marilyn Levinson, a former Spanish teacher, writes mysteries, romance, and books for children and young adults.
Her romantic suspense, DANGEROUS RELATIONS, is a love story entwined with an intriguing mystery. GIVING UP THE GHOST is an entertaining ghost mystery. The first of her Twin Lakes Mysteries, A MURDERER AMONG US, was awarded a Best Indie of 2011 by Suspense Magazine. A new edition of A MURDERER AMONG US and its sequel, MURDER IN THE AIR, will be out soon.
A ghost, a mansion, and a feral Maine Coon cat feature in Marilyn's brand new YA, GETTING BACK TO NORMAL. Three of her popular out-of-print children's books, AND DON'T BRING JEREMY, NO BOYS ALLOWED, and RUFUS AND MAGIC RUN AMOK are now available as ebooks.
Marilyn is co-founder and past-president of the Long Island chapter of Sisters in Crime. She lives on Long Island.