I
have listened to the stories of fellow authors who have been orphaned by their
publishers or had to deal with publishers discontinuing publication. This is a
common occurrence in today’s publishing environment.
I
have the good fortune to have seven mystery novels published through the Five
Star (a part of Gale/Cengage Learning) mystery line. This includes six books in
the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series and a standalone, Mystery of the Dinner Playhouse. I also
have a historical mystery, Murder on the
Switzerland Trail, published through Five Star’s Frontier Line of western
books. Unfortunately, Five Star has decided to exit the mystery publishing
business while continuing with the western line. I had high hopes of continuing
to publish mystery books with Five Star, but this will no longer be possible
after one final book, Court Trouble: A
Platform Tennis Mystery, that is still scheduled to be released in July,
2016.
So for my final Five Star publication, here is what
you can expect: When
Mark Yeager’s friend is bludgeoned to death in the dark on a platform tennis
court, Mark becomes an amateur sleuth to find which of the four suspects is the
murderer. Avoiding attempts on his life, he cracks the case, saves the courts
from being shut down by the city and learns that he is cancer-free after his
bout with prostrate cancer.
2 comments:
The publishing world is definitely a challenge, but I'm a bit excited to be forced out of my routine to look at all the alternatives. I'm glad your mystery was already in the works, Mike.
Pat, I'll be looking a other alternatives going forward as well
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