Hello Joyce, and happy new year wishes to you.

Sorry I haven't been around much for a while but  I've been very ill the last few months, and I'm not getting much better at present. (Now on morphine)

Please can I ask you  if you'd mind voting for me in the annual Preditors & Editors Readers Polls?  Requiem for the Ripper has been nominated as Best Thriller Novel and Glastonbury as Best Mystery Novel.

To vote just go to the links below, tick the box next to the title and then go down and click on VOTE. You will receive an almost instant email with a confirming link to click on to verify your vote and once that's done, your vote is registered. It's really simple and I would appreciate any support I can get in this annual poll. If you could put the word round I'd be most grateful.

Here are the direct links to the voting pages for both books.

For Glastonbury, (Mystery)  

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelmys.shtml

 And for Requiem for the Ripper (Thriller)

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelthrill.shtml

Best regards and happy new year wishes once again to you.

Brian

Thanks Joyce...yah they did a great job!!!!

Thanks for your nice comment, Joyce! My second novel, "The Wolves of Fairmount Park," is coming in June.

Hi Joyce,

What lovely things you say about me. I'm blushing. I really appreciate the value you place on my work, and I'm so pleased that I've succeeded in turning fiction into fact, so to speak. I do try hard to 'suck the reader in' to the story and you appear to intimate that I've succeeded for which I'm very grateful. I hope you enjoy 'Legacy' and don't worry,t he third part of the trilogy will take a while to write so you've plenty of time to read this one.

Best regards

BRian

Hi Joyce,

Thanks for the blog comment. I shall of course give away no secrets as to my insight into Jack's world and his mind, but let's just say that so any people have said I belong in the 19th century that perhaps there's a clue in there somewhere...haha

I do hope you get the opportunity to read 'Legacy of the Ripper' one day soon, and of course, there will be the third and final part of the trilogy, which is already on my 'drawing board' so to speak. Jack just has to 'flesh it out' so to speak....oh sorry, did I say Jack? I meant me of course....

Very best regards

Brian

Hi Joyce,

Thanks for the blog comment. I shall of course give away no secrets as to my insight into Jack's world and his mind, but let's just say that so any people have said I belong in the 19th century that perhaps there's a clue in there somewhere...haha

I do hope you get the opportunity to read 'Legacy of the Ripper' one day soon, and of course, there will be the third and final part of the trilogy, which is already on my 'drawing board' so to speak. Jack just has to 'flesh it out' so to speak....oh sorry, did I say Jack? I meant me of course....

Very best regards

Brian

Congrats!

Thanks, Joyce...for the kind comments (and for reading)

Wow, Joyce, thanks--again! I'm blushing. Seriously, I wish I could get these kind of great "reviews" all the time--you should see some of the ones that show up on Amazon.com and BN.com. I truly appreciate your kind words, Joyce. It's comments like yours that help make it all worthwhile.

Gary

Thanks, Joyce--I appreciate the kind words you left on my comment wall about AN ALMOST PERFECT MURDER. I try in the research department and do as best I can given the time frame that publishers allow in their tight deadlines! Glad you had time to read the book.

Gary

Thank you very much for accepting my invite, I love your page too.

Thanks for your wonderful comment on my blog post Joyce. I really appreciate your words. They mean an awful lot to me. I hope when you get 'Legacy of the Ripper' it will have a similar effect on you although the story is very different from the first one, and in many ways, far more chilling. At least that's what my wife says!

Glad you like the cover so much. I do too!

Best regards

Brian

Hi J.F. Juzwik, I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a paranormal, murder, mystery thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. Thanks for your time in advance.

Best regards

Preetham Grandhi

Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”

Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."

Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"

Book Synopsis:

The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.

Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.

The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.

Hi Joyce -- Thanks for accepting my invite. And best of luck with your writing! Reece

Thanks for your congratulations Joyce, and I hope you're right about the 'Study in Red' juggernaut...hehe

Best regards

Brian

Joyce!! Thanks so much. I'm still in a bit of a shock about the IPPY win, but it does feel wonderful!! :)

Thanks for the blog comment Joyce. I must admit that I'm still surprised every time one of those great reviews pops up as I still can't quite believe that people can possibly like the book so much.

Best regards

Brian

Glad you enjoyed the interview Joyce. I see you left a comment there too. Thanks a lot for taking the time and trouble to visit.

Best regards

Brian

so nice to have a fan base joyce!

thanx for stopping by and enjoying my tale.

michael -