OK, so the new "Murdermobile" sequel has been on your summer reading list for a few weeks but you just haven't gotten around to punching the BUY button? Now's the time. To help push through the dog days of summer (and yes, a dachshund plays a starring role in this story), we've put "Corpse of Discovery" on a KIndle Countdown. It's on sale! Buy before Sunday for just 99 cents. And if you're still not quick enough with the BUY NOW button, you still have a couple days after that before it returns to the full retail of $2.99 (at which price you're still getting away with. ahem, murder). Plop down the beach towel, slather on the sunscreen, and happy reading. -- Barbara and Brian
We're celebrating the birth of our second mystery "child," and it's the size of a bookmobile. Does anybody have a cigarette? No, Hester and Nate don't smoke, and neither do their authors, but lifting a glass of bubbly wouldn't be out of hand, we think. We published this second book exactly one year to the day after the first. If you enjoyed "Murdermobile," this second story in the series has lots to like (we hope), with many of the same characters and settings. But what a different story, with quirky new characters showing up, ranging from the has-been cult of Rajneeshees who let it all hang out at a nude beach, to the great-great-great grandson (or something like that) of Sacajawea, and even the second-cousin twice-removed (or something like that) of Nazi propaganda-meister Joseph Goebbels, now the bratwurst king of Portland. Oh, and Lewis and Clark play a little role. History buffs, here's your cozy murder mystery. Thanks for reading. -- Barbara and Brian Cantwell It's finally summer in Seattle, with 93-degree heat today. We sat out in the cockpit of the boat and enjoyed the marine breezes while doing some writing on "Murdermobile 2." Glad to see a nice review of "Murdermobile" on Cozy Mystery Book Reviews (click here to see it). June sales matched the 900+ in May, so we're closing in on 2,000. (Going viral soon, we just know it.) We're heading to the cabin in the San Juans for a long Fourth of July weekend and some intense mystery writing. Several nice reviewers have wished for another story from us. We're on it.
Well, its authors have, anyway. We're watching the sunset from Napili, on the island of Maui, where Brian's work as a travel writer has brought him and Barbara's vacation has brought her. Like the folks in the photo here, we've spent a few days watching surfer dudes and sampling some sunny beaches. Barbara worked on a scene from "Corpse of Discovery" today as she sat around the pool at our Napili Village condo -- a scene involving a place called "Dismal Nitch" on the route of Lewis and Clark. The poolside setting beneath palms and plumeria gave her the fortitude to write about a place known for cold and misery. Among other things, our visit here will also help with research for future writing about Hester's loyal sidekick (and driver), Ethel Pimala, a native of these islands. We took a day trip yesterday to the island of Lana`i, where the majority population is Filipino-Hawaiian, reflecting Pim's ethnic heritage. We're happy to report that in the past two weeks readership of 'Murdermobile' has almost doubled since the one-month anniversary. If you like it, please tell your friends, or write a review on Amazon or Goodreads. That's what fuels this little fire. Aloha! A rainy Memorial Day weekend at the island cabin gave us time to conspire on the next book, "Murdermobile 2: Corpse of Discovery." At the same time, Kindle sales of the first book (Murdermobile) hit 700 on the one-month anniversary of publication! Whee, as Mom Cantwell used to say. It might not be a New York Times bestseller, but if our fans out there tell their friends about it -- and add a nice REVIEW to our Amazon or Goodreads pages (or both!) -- we are going viral any day now! If you are our fan, welcome to the blog, by the way.
We're having fun with "Corpse" -- with the new(ish) "Sara Duffy Memorial Bookmobile" careening around Portland during the annual Rose Parade. Stay tuned, fans of Hester and Nate. |
AuthorBrian and Barbara are the B.B. in B.B. Cantwell. Here we'll share occasional updates on coming stories, plus general observations on the good, the bad and the ugly in the process (mostly the good). Please feel free to join in with a comment or question. Categories
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