News from the North

w00t 1 ! My fourth (published) novel, The Night of Knives , aka "the Africa book," is officially On Sale today. The official blurb: Veronica Kelly has come to Africa to start her life over. Still reeling from her divorce, she is grateful when a handsome stranger invites her on an expedition to visit gorillas in Uganda 's wild Impenetrable Forest . But the trip goes desperately wrong when the group of tourists are captured by brutal gunmen, marched into the lawless Congo , and held for ransom. Then one tourist is executed. And then another. Their abduction is only the first move in a deadly strategic game that may consume entire nations... This is a small UK hardcover printing, so you'll probably only be able to find it online at Amazon.co.uk et al and at specialty shops - the big paperback release will be in August. It's also on sale at Amazon.ca . Trade paperbacks should start appearing in the "overseas" markets ( Australia, NZ, South Africa, India, Si...

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