Everybody Loves a Sale!
Well, well, well.
Here it comes, the self-promo. The begging. The pleading. The “Come on, you have a kindle, you don’t have to buy coffee today” kind of hard hand sell you get from an author wanting your to read his book.
I think I’m being over-zealous here. A bit cheeky, as the Brits say, but guess what? Two, count ‘em, two of the Jackson Donne novels are on sale for the low, low price of $1.99 each, in ebook form!
When One Man Dies, the first ever Jackson Donne novel, nominated for the Shamus Award for Best First PI novel and the Strand Award for best debut, is one of the sales. If you haven’t read one of my books, this is a great place to start. It’s featured in the Early Bird book deals newsletter and everything.
Here’s the back cover copy to get your hyped.
It’s been four years since Jackson Donne went from cop to private investigator, so he’s seen his share of trouble in New Brunswick, New Jersey. And he doesn’t like it when it hits too close to home—or, in this case, too close to the Olde Towne Tavern, Donne’s home-away-from-home. His drinking buddy, Gerry Figuroa, gets killed right outside the bar in a hit-and-run. Just when Donne is looking for a fresh start by returning to college at twenty-eight years old, he’s drawn back into the game. All this while investigating a suspected cheating husband.
Donne soon discovers that Gerry was not the man he thought he knew. Instead, he’s someone whose secrets will bring down a world of pain on his friends and relatives. And when Donne realizes that both of his cases have dangerous underworld connections, he’s about to be launched into a world of violence . . .
And, on top of that, Not Even Past, the third Jackson Donne novel (which once was the number 1 overall selling book on Barnes and Noble), is up for the low, low price of 1.99 as well. It’s been cleaned up format and typo wise and ready for you to devour. Here’s what that one’s about:
Six years ago, Jackson Donne’s fiancée, Jeanne, died in a car crash—a hit-and-run with a drunk driver. It was an open-and-shut case with few questions asked, mostly because Donne was in no state to ask any.
Now the former-PI-turned-college-student has finals coming up and a wedding to plan with the new woman in his life. He’s something he hasn’t been in a long time: happy. But that unfamiliar feeling doesn’t last. Donne receives an email with a link to a video of Jeanne being held captive, alive—for now.
Donne’s investigative skills have faded. He has no contacts, no one to turn to—except for the dodgy ex-partner he had when he was a cop, the other man who loved Jeanne. Donne knows that each step into the past is a piece of the future he’s throwing away. But the truth is out there—on the violent New Jersey streets he once knew like the back of his hand . . .
Things are busy here, in a good way. Because on August 5th, the paperback editions will be available! The entire Jackson Donne series has never been in print at the same time, all branded together, before. So that is very exciting, if you want to feel the books in your hands.
Donne (and Matt Herrick) are back in a BIG BIG way, getting you ready for the final Donne book, Set On Blood, in 2026.
Okay, exhale, all that self-promo is out of the way. I’ll have another newsletter on writing, reading, and watching stuff soon. But in the meantime, I hope you’ll check out the books. They’re two-fisted, dark, violent, twisty, and suspenseful. Perfect for the pool or the beach.
Enjoy!