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Grant McKenzie 46, Male
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Grant McKenzie is now friends with Flic Manning, Roy LaPlante and Reece HirschJune 28
Congrats! You're getting excellent support from your publisher. I had a bit of trouble reading it in this format, but it may be easier via other venues.
The author's agent took $7,500 at a 15% cut off the advance. The government taxed $15,000 from that same advance. Maybe I'm being naive, but what's wrong with that picture?
Chicken suit--that's good! I was pleased to see that myself. And all it took was 18 books . . . :)
She was talking mass market paperback, right? Makes e-books look good just for the lack of returns and the magical moving reserves.

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Hometown:
East Kilbride, Scotland; Calgary, Alberta; Gibsons, British Columbia
About Me:
Grant McKenzie's debut crime thriller, Switch, will be published in the UK by Bantam Transworld on July 2, 2009, in Germany by Heyne in August 2009, and in Canada by Penguin in July 2010.
Living and writing on B.C.'s beautiful Sunshine Coast, his first screenplay recently won a fellowship from the Praxis Centre for Screenwriters. His short fiction has appeared in The Late Late Show, Out Of The Gutter and Spinetingler. He has also worked as a reporter, editor, columnist, designer, artist and illustrator for several of Canada's major daily newspapers and magazines.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://grantmckenzie.net/
Books And Authors I Like:
Too many to list, but Robert McCammon's Boy's Life captures everything I would love to create in a novel.

How far would you go to save your family from certain death?

Would you run five traffic lights in a row? Would you destroy the career you’ve been building all your life? Would you commit murder?


Sam White is a failed actor turned night security guard who walks the empty corridors of a local Portland mall, dreaming of a life he never achieved. But when he arrives home one morning to find his house a burnt-out shell with the bodies of his wife and daughter inside, he knows he would do anything just to have his old life back. His prayers are answered when he receives a phone call from a man who claims that the bodies removed from the fire didn’t belong to his family. His wife and child are still alive and Sam can still save them. But first, he must complete a few 'simple' tasks.

Pursued by the police, Sam joins forces with Zack Parker a plastic surgeon whose life has been ripped apart by the same sadistic kidnapper. As they race to save Sam's family, they are plunged into the labyrinthine underworld of Portland, and the dark smuggling tunnels that run beneath the city.

But time is running out. To save his family, Sam must consider whether he is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice ...

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Sneak peek at Switch - debut novel launching July 2

I just discovered that Random House has placed a free sneak peek at the first chapters of SWITCH online. It appears to be Flash based and can be found HERE. Switch has also just received a four-star review from New Books magazine in the UK. New Books is an influential magazine for book clubs. And it was also selected as the Recommended Rea… Continue

Posted on June 27, 2009 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

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Switch called a frantic, adrenaline blast of a thriller

I was thrilled to note that Robin Jarossi of Suite101.com gives Switch a glowing review this week. He writes: "Switch is a frantic, adrenaline blast of a thriller. Without doubt, a pulsating debut that will grab many thriller-lovers by the lapels and refuse to let them go." You can read the full review at: http://thriller-fiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/switch_by_grant_mckenzie (Warning: There are a couple of plot spoilers.)
Switch gets its official UK debut on July 2, followed by its German de… Continue

Posted on June 2, 2009 at 7:53am —

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First newspaper review for Switch, but I can't read it ;-)

I just noticed that a South African newspaper, Volksblad, published a review of my debut thriller SWITCH. Unfortunately the review is written in Afrikaans, which I (being the ignorant unilingual ScotCanuck that I am) can't read. Anyways, I think he/she said good things because the only translation I could work out is the last line: "I will be looking out for McKenzie's second book." Here's the url: http://www.news24.com/Die_Volksblad/Boeke/0,,5-1969_2466676,00.html

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Posted on April 10, 2009 at 2:31am —

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Switch debuts in OZ



A friend of mine Down Under picked up a copy of SWITCH today at his local boo… Continue

Posted on December 5, 2008 at 5:02am — 2 Comments

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Switch set for Australia and Germany


Heyne just sent over their cover for the German edition of Switch, which is set to debut in August, 2009. The title has been changed to The Voice of the Demon for that market. Heyne has high expectations for the book and will be releasing an advance reading copy… Continue

Posted on November 14, 2008 at 6:30am — 4 Comments

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At 3:50am on May 20, 2009, Col Bury said…
Hiya, Grant,
It sounds like my kinda book. Well done and good luck with it!
Spookily, I recently reviewed William Bayer's SWITCH (from the 80s) over on The Rap Sheet's forgotten books series!
Regards,
Col
At 3:06am on May 20, 2009, Adrian Magson said…
Hi, Grant,
Thanks for the invite and for letting me know about the launch date of SWITCH here in the UK. 2nd July - I shall watch out for it. Best of luck and enjoy the whole buzz. Adrian
At 5:17am on April 20, 2009, Seth Harwood said…
Thanks!!
At 3:18am on April 3, 2009, Sheila English said…
Hi Grant!

Congratulations on your novel! Very exciting!
If you could please contact me about a month prior to the release date I would love to interview you!
You can contact me at- sheila.english@thrillerwriters.org

Cheers!
At 4:24am on December 14, 2008, Ann Reillet said…
Hi Grant,
Congrats on your novel, Switch, it sounds very interesting!
Ann Reillet
Author of Violet Cove
At 3:19pm on December 10, 2008, Dan Coleman said…
No publisher yet. I'm testing the waters here first, see how it flies.

Thanks. And please let me have your take on it, if you get around to it.
At 11:43am on December 10, 2008, Dan Coleman said…
Hey, Grant,
You still with us here?
Please have a free read of my introductory P.I. crime novel, FOUL SHOT, here on my page in pdf. It's set here at the beach in North Carolina, USA, and involves the killing of a famous women's pro athlete.
At 4:04am on December 7, 2008, Carole Parker said…
Hmmm. Maybe I'll look on Ebay ...
At 3:50am on December 7, 2008, Carole Parker said…
Thanks for the add. Your books sounds great. Is it available in the States?
At 8:37am on October 6, 2008, Donna Moore said…
Hi Grant - thanks for your comment. I shall give a wave in your rough direction as I pass :o)
 
 

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