God, I hate going over page proofs in .pdf. But I will admit that being able to email them back is better than having to pack up 300+ sheets of paper and FedEx it...
Meanwhile, my favorite "I wrote that!" bit:
"The advantage to telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth was that it was a lot harder for someone to catch you out in a lie. But it got boring, repeating it over and over again."
(from CLAWED, May 2015)
This landed in the old in-box today, via my publicist at S&S....
With a magazine circulation of about 200,000, go Team Kornetsky!
B&N| Simon & Schuster |Indiebound |Book Depository | Indigo/Chapters|Mysterious Galaxy|Seattle Mystery Bookshop
A new review for L.A. Kornetsky’s DOGHOUSE!
(if you’re too busy to click through, I’ll give you the sum-up: “Explosions, bar brawls, and intelligent sleuths combine for a great read. I’d recommend it to fans of cozy mysteries.” - Krista McKeeth Woo!)
More info and buying links here
And lo, after much waiting... okay, it's been eight months since FIXED, I'm hoping you've been waiting! It's here!
When Ginny Mallard and her sometimes-partner Teddy Tonica are asked to look into the situation of an old man about to be evicted, the part-time investigators think it’s just a matter of sorting out misunderstandings. But this is no simple landlord-tenant spat, bringing them headfirst – and nose-deep in trouble – into the world of back-room fights and animal rights…
And this time, Ginny’s shar-pei, Georgie, and the bar cat Penny are the only ones who can get the truth out of their sole witness: a puppy named Parsifal!
Normally, I don't mind much if you buy a book the day-of-release, or if you buy it a week later, or even a month later, when it comes up in your budget rotation. But right now, with this book? Really good week-of-release sales could be important. So, yanno, if you're planning to pick it up, you might want to do it now.
The kittens and the time-share puppy would really appreciate it.
Here're some places you can buy it.
B&N * Simon & Schuster * iTunes * Mysterious Galaxy * Seattle Mystery Bookshop * Amazon * S&S Australia * Chapters/Indigo * Foyles * Powells * Better Read Than Dead (AUS)
And here. Have an excerpt.
Author copies! (Plus a curious Kitten)
When Ginny Mallard and her sometimes-partner Teddy Tonica are asked to look into the situation of an old man about to be evicted, the part-time investigators think it’s just a matter of sorting out misunderstandings. But this is no simple landlord-tenant spat, bringing them headfirst – and nose-deep in trouble – into the world of back-room fights and animal rights…
And this time, Ginny’s shar-pei, Georgie, and the bar cat Penny are the only ones who can get the truth out of their sole witness: a puppy named Parsifal!
DOGHOUSE will be in stores July 22nd. But I am running out of shelf space, so I need to find good homes for some of these. Want one? Two randomly-chosen commenters will win!
Amateur sleuths Ginny Mallard and Teddy Tonica and their furry partners prove that twelve legs are better than four when it comes to solving a risky new case in the third novel from L. A. Kornetsky’s “entertaining” (Library Journal) Gin & Tonic mystery series.
DOGHOUSE
(coming July 2014)
At her favorite Seattle bar, professional concierge Ginny Mallard can always count on a perfectly mixed gimlet and a friendly welcome for her shar-pei, Georgie, from resident cat Penny. But on this visit, Ginny gets an unexpected bonus: One of the regulars asks her and her sometime partner, bartender Teddy Tonica, to save an old friend who’s facing eviction.
This is no simple landlord spat. Rumors abound of an underground dog-fighting ring on the premises—a crime guaranteed to get Gin’s hackles up. Gin and Teddy want to believe the old man is innocent of all charges, though a new piece of evidence suggests otherwise. Penny and Georgie keep their noses to the ground as they help their humans investigate the vicious animal rights case. But the truth is buried deep, and digging it up will unearth dangerous complications for owners and animals alike.
pre-order now and have it ready for beach reading (or when you're hiding from the evil summer sun....)
Amazon / B&N / Kobo / Pocket / Find Your Local Bookstore
Seattle Mystery Bookstore / Mysterious Galaxy
L. A. KORNETSKY’S “CHARMING” (Publishers Weekly)
GIN & TONIC MYSTERIES
Get your paws on the whole series!
And yes, for those of you paying attention - DOGHOUSE will be available in mass paperback! Same mystery goodness, half the price!
Look what came today! (shown with the US edition, for comparison). The Japanese translation of COLLARED (translated by Momoko Wani)!
I really love the cover - the expression on the cat's face is SO Mistress Penny-Drops, and the gentle touches on the shar-pei say "Georgie" to me so beautifully....
I really wish I read Japanese. Do you? Do you want a copy? Tell me why you need it, and if you can convince me, it's yours.
FIXED was mentioned in Publishers Weekly's "Beyond Her Book" blog!
"I sure like the opportunity to read mysteries that aren’t all shoot-’em-up or violent, so the calm and cerebral investigations L.A Kornetsky offers are refreshing. To my way of thinking, it’s a plus that Ginny’s dog and Tonica’s companion cat are quietly driving forces in the team’s investigations, not that the humans are aware of it. I’m enjoying Ginny and Teddy a lot, and continue to be interested in their tentatively growing friendship."
Want your own copies? Start here!
Links to Buy:
Amazon | B&N.com | Book Depository|Indiebound|Simon & Schuster
This week I've been head-down on the final push to get GIN & TONIC #3 into submission draft shape (aka "where I don't flinch at the thought of my editor reading it and telling me what STILL needs to be fixed").
The problem with reading your draft out loud: by the time I get to a certain point in the manuscript, all I have left is a squeak. The brain may be able to go on, but the voice is throwing in the towel.... So it doesn't all get done in a day. Or even two.
Last night's dream involved foreign travel, unexpected and quite beautiful snowfall, photographs of same, and running into a friend/fellow writer on the steps of the piazza of an old stone monastery that had been turned into a cafe...
Yeah, I don't know either. My brain, man. It needed a break?
Other than that, I got nothing. I'm holed up in the meerkat's den, revising and drinking too much diet Coke (allowed only on road trips and revision trips), having pizza slid under the door, and leaving only to go for the daily miles, so I don't end this round with less muscle tone than I started it....
Meanwhile, FIXED (Gin & Tonic #2) will be out in a few weeks. I have a Thing Planned, if I can finish this revision in time to get it in motion....
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