Well, I suppose you know by now that the Chain of Evidence book launch at Two Rivers Steak House in Pasadena, Maryland
went off without a hitch, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Maggie and
Mary and Delaney and Michelle. Lots of ‘M’ names for sure. Now I get a chance
to sit back and see what I’m made of, or more exactly, what the novel is made
of. The reviews are starting to trickle in, and I won’t burden you with them here,
but should you care to read a few, you’ll find them on http://www.dbcorey.com/Media-and-Events.html.
So far, the reception is good. One 3 star (on Goodreads—a
rating, not a review), one 4 star and the rest 5 star on Amazon and others. Above
average, I’d say, and four of those are professional reviews.
Now it’s true I know a goodly portion of the folks writing the
Amazon reviews, and I don’t count the ones I wrote for myself (kidding). I fully
expected those folks to be positive and encouraging, and to some degree,
liars. But they tell me they are being honest and speak the truth, so I believe them.
Then I hear from folks I don’t know—and these are the ones
who really surprise me—people who I wouldn’t know if I fell over them, people who
heard of the book through word of mouth, or saw it in the paper, or read it because
a “local” guy wrote it. One gal downloaded it to her Kindle, read it in two
days, and liked it so much she asked me to send her a signed copy that she
would gladly pay for.
Blew me away.
I’ve been hearing from folks I haven’t seen in twenty-five
years. They’re finding me on LinkedIn and Facebook and readers are telling me
how good the novel is, and how much they enjoy the local flavor, and want to
know if the next one will be #2 in a series because the liked the protag. Some
say they thought they had it figured out only to find they hadn’t. Others had inklings,
and so far, no one has thrown the book across their living room.
Most say that they can’t wait for the next one, and brother,
I’m hoping I ain’t wakin’ up no time soon.
The feedback is awesome and quite humbling, and the Intrigue
folks told me this would happen last year when this all began—
But Maggie, the love of my life, says I’m turning into a
Diva.
"You need a bigger office," she says. "To fit your head."
It’s not true, of course …
So Cloud 9 is way up there. And I’m on it. But I’ll be back
down soon.
Maggie insists I keep my feet on the ground, and I always listen to
Maggie.
Besides, it’s hard to write way up here.
DB
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