I will be offline for much of June as Marcia and I head off to celebrate our 25th anniversary. When we return, I'll be digging in on my sixth suspense novel.
I'll also be giving you a look ahead at the fifth Jonathan Stride novel THE BURYING PLACE, which may be the most shocking and intense novel I've written to date. THE BURYING PLACE arrives in the UK and much of the world this fall and will be released in the U.S. in the spring of 2010. I'll have more details to share soon.
In the meantime, thanks to all of you who have given me such wonderful feedback on IN THE DARK (a.k.a. THE WATCHER). I know that the more books I write, the more readers will have their personal favorites, because certain characters and plots will resonate with their own experiences. Even so, my goal is to raise the bar with each book -- and so I'm delighted by the number of readers who have told me that the latest book is the best one yet.
That is, until you read THE BURYING PLACE...
You know, I keep thinking that you can't keep outdoing yourself...but you do. Yes, IN THE DARK was my favorite book of the series and I couldn't believe you one-up'd STALKED. I am somewhat bummed that we are going to hear chirps from the people around the world about THE BURYING PLACE. I hope none of them blab a spoiler or two. Too bad the US can't be first or within a month of so of the other releases.
Most shocking and intense, huh? I think we've already had a pretty good dose of shocking and intense but what the heck....BRING-IT-ON!
Enjoy your time away and come back refreshed so you can continue to bring reading pleasure to all the lives of your fans.
Thanks,
Mike
Posted by: Mike ONeill | June 08, 2009 at 11:46 PM