Are you ready for Christmas yet? Have you done all your shopping? Are all your gifts wrapped? If not, you’d better get a move on because you’re almost out of time.
We’ve got all of our shopping done, and the other day Terry was busy wrapping presents for everybody. Now we just have to wait for the big day to get here.
My gosh, it’s been a fast year! But I need it to slow down just a wee bit so I can get my new book finished. Judy sent me back her corrections to the last several chapters that Terry edited and proofread, and I’ve been writing more chapters since then.
In the meantime, if you’re looking for something to read, the e-book of Stillborn Armadillos, the first book in my John Lee Quarrels mystery series about a sheriff’s deputy in a rural North Florida county, is free on Amazon.
Life is complicated for John Lee, what with his estranged wife dropping in for unannounced sleepovers, her oversexed kid sister tempting him, his pot smoking pony tailed grandfather growing his own stash, his Elvis obsessed grandmother, and being caught smack dab in the middle of a power struggle between the Sheriff and Chief Deputy. But when a road construction crew unearths the skeletons of three murder victims, John Lee suddenly finds himself on the trail of a killer who may well have died long before the deputy was even born. And then a mysterious sniper begins shooting at deputies…
There are thirteen books in the John Lee series so far, and I will be starting the next one right after the first of the year. Give Stillborn Armadillos a try. I hope you like it.
Today is your last chance to enter our Free Drawing for an audiobook of Dog’s Run, my mystery set in a small Ohio town in 1951. I have 47 novels out, as well as 11 nonfiction books, and I have to say that Dog’s Run is my favorite. It’s a gritty tale that is loosely based upon an actual crime that took place in that part of the country when my father was a young police officer there, and I warn you in advance that there’s some rough language, but it’s appropriate to the time and place.
To enter, click on this Free Drawing link or the tab at the top of this page and enter your name (first and last) in the comments section at the bottom of that page (not this one). Only one entry per person per drawing please, and you must enter with your real name. To prevent spam or multiple entries, the names of cartoon or movie characters are not allowed. The winner will be drawn this evening. Note: Due to the high shipping cost of printed books and Amazon restrictions on e-books and audiobooks to foreign countries, only entries with US addresses and e-mail addresses are allowed.
And finally, here’s a chuckle to start your day from the collection of funny signs we see in our travels and that our readers share with us.
Thought For The Day – I’m starting to think I seized the wrong day.
Nick Russell
World-Famous, New York Times Best Selling Author, and All-Around Nice Guy!