It's been a while

I admit I’ve been a bit stupefied by the pandemic. So I took to knitting. But the new mystery novel is coming along very well and will be in publishing shape really soon now. Claire Bliss is back but all of my books are stand alone novels.

In the meantime, I see there are nicer easier, if more expensive, means out there for self-publishing authors to format their books. The formatting can be a nightmare.

There is something else I have to take care of, after finishing the novel. My books can’t have their own web pages, I am told. It’s got to be about me, the author. I don’t really like that idea, but it seems to be the way. So keep an eye out for LindaFerreri.com because that’s the spot.

Stay well. I hope everyone is well. My heart broke for my beloved Italy but we are all on a healing path now, thank God. That too, like self-publishing, can be slow. But we press on with the necessary parts of that.

Rainy day reads

Here in Le Marche in Italy, the weather this spring has been exceptionally cool and wet. Just today, we had major rain and hail mid-afternoon. Our rose bushes are thriving but we want to get out there in the dirt and it’s mud instead.

So, we just happened upon a discussion about summer reads. This brings up the topic of rainy day reads, also. Those curl-up-with-a-good-book days at all times of the year, especially dark ones. Mysteries are wonderful reads in those deep chair days, whether it’s a beach chair or a fuzzy one near the fireplace. Mysteries and thrillers that grab hold and wind the reader around the plot are satisfying on those days because they do (or should) sweep you away into the tale and offer a jolt of excitement along the way.

We confess to hoping that A Cloud of Fraud will bring loads of mystery readers into their chairs for an engaging read in that chair. If you don’t have a favorite reading chair, think about that please.

Launch on Tuesday

A Cloud of Fraud will be available to buy and read on Tuesday, i.e. two days hence. It’s being released on Amazon as a Kindle book and as a paperback, and on iBooks as a digital book. If you have a mystery-lover in your life, what a nice gift this book will be. Of course, we are very excited and hope that the book will be enjoyed by all readers, and a success. Pre-ordering is possible for the Kindle version.

Many thanks, again, to all the people who have helped so much with this project. This has been an exciting book to write, and to release.

The author is in Le Marche, in Italy, now. The locations are authentic. Hope you have a fun read there.

The painting on the website

The magnificent painting on this website is a detail of the gorgeous painting of Mary Magdalene by Carlo Crivelli in the Rijksmuseum. My tremendous thanks to them for the ability to use this image. It is a great museum and I hope that all readers will visit and stare for a very long time at this masterpiece.