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Last year caught up with me towards the end, and I spent the last days of December in a cocooned state when not travelling to visit friends and family. So please excuse my silence the past few weeks, and the fact that it’s already the 3rd January (gasp!) before I outline what’s in the pipeline.

Scarily enough, there’s a lot about to happen!

Let’s start with what you’ll already know, if you’ve read my previous blog posts. In non-calendrical order (yes, I did use that word in one of my books; kudos to you if you can remember which – I can’t):

1. My next novel, Yesterday’s Shadow, releases on 20th February. Funnily enough, it was written before my two previously-published novels. I’m just odd like that. Here’s a shot of the cover and a link to the Amazon page, where you can pre-order.

2. An audiobook version of Dead Letters is being recorded at this very moment, and will release hopefully in late January. I’ve already posted twice about my experiences commissioning the recording, and I’ll complete the account when I see it through the final steps.

Now, the new stuff:

3. My prize for being selected as the mystery genre winner in the Page Turner Awards was an iRead Book Tour. I had never heard of them before but they seem to be quite popular. Your book gets featured on a range of book blogger websites. My tour will run from 22nd January to 9th February, and you can see the schedule here. It’s quite exciting. I’m busy preparing guest articles and answers to interview questions. Here’s hoping it introduces the book to a few new readers.

4. My long-awaited sanity-saving work sabbatical arrives this year. I’ll be spending a couple of months focusing on my writing, attending writing courses and trying to make significant progress on at least one new novel, the sequel to Troubleshot or the Bond-meets Groundhog Day thriller Beach of Spies. Let’s see which one wins out.

So, it’s looking like 2024 is going to be an exciting year. Just thinking about all that has made me tired again. Back to the cocoon. I’ll see you again when all the commotion drags me out again.