Thursday, November 14, 2013

The second Cooper & Fry novel DANCING WITH THE VIRGINS is now available for US readers in its new Witness Impulse ebook edition.
 
VIRGINS was a CWA Gold Dagger finalist when it was first published, and it was voted Best British Crime Novel of the Year by readers in the USA. 

Described as "an atmospheric, psychological stunner", it tells the story of a young woman whose body is found within a prehistoric stone circle in the Peak District, her arms and legs arranged to look as though she's dancing. Young Derbyshire police detectives Ben Cooper and Diane Fry must unlock the memories trapped inside the mind of a previous victim before more blood is shed amongst the stones...

You can download the new ebook edition in the US right now at just $2.99:

Amazon Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CGZXQR6

B&N Nook:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dancing-with-the-virgins-stephen-booth/1005167209?cm_mmc=affiliates-_-linkshare-_-mdxm68jzjz8-_-10%3a1&ean=9780062302014&isbn=9780062302014&r=1

Sony Ereader:
https://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/stephen-booth/dancing-with-the-virgins/_/R-400000000000001130738

Kobo:
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/dancing-with-the-virgins-2

Meanwhile, the first book BLACK DOG reached number 8 on the Sony bestseller list when it was released by Witness Impulse in October, and it's been in the Nook Top 50 bestsellers for the past two weeks.

This feels pretty amazing, considering that BLACK DOG was first published 13 years ago, way back in 2000! It proves that readers aren't totally focussed on the latest 'big thing', but are capable of appreciating a book long after its initial publication. The folk at William Morrow have also done a great job launching the new Witness Impulse list, which features a lot of terrific titles.

BLACK DOG is currently available at a special promotional price of just 99 cents. So if you're in the USA and you haven't discovered the Cooper & Fry series, now would be a good time to start! Follow the links below:

Amazon Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Dog-Cooper-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00CGZXQQ2

B&N Nook:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/black-dog-stephen-booth/1115952067?ean=9780062301963

Sony Ereader:
https://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/stephen-booth/black-dog/_/R-400000000000001114689

Kobo:
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/black-dog-6?utm_source=linkshare_us&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=linkshare_us&siteID=AAIyzOOlQjw-Zm1iZFOSEA0mzT2wzCJe.Q

Witness Impulse have an incredible publishing schedule in place, and the third book in the Cooper & Fry series BLOOD ON THE TONGUE will be released on 3rd December.


Friday, November 1, 2013

THE DEFINITIVE CRIME NOVEL


So what is 'The Definitive Crime Novel'?

Well, it's the subject of my guest post today over at Misty Rayburn's blog 'The Top Shelf':

http://www.the-top-shelf.com/?p=6528

My post includes a few ideas about where the first detective stories originated. And one or two of them might surprise you!

Meanwhile, there's a terrific interview I did with Cheryl Masciarelli on her blog 'CMash Reads':

http://cmashlovestoread.com/2013/10/23/guest-author-stephen-booth/

Cheryl and Misty are the latest bloggers to support my virtual book tour for the new Witness Impulse ebook edition of BLACK DOG, recently published in the USA:

http://www.stephen-booth.com/blackdogwitness.htm

The 2nd book in the Cooper & Fry series, DANCING WITH THE VIRGINS, will be released by Witness Impulse next week:

http://wmmorrow.hc.com/witnessimpulse/dancingwiththevirgins-9780062302014