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I’m very happy to announce that my Book of the Month for September is my brand new mystery, DID NOT FINISH. It’s the first book in the Aidy Westlake mystery series set in the high-octane world of motor racing. The storyline:

When Derek Deacon threatens to kill Alex Fanning, his championship rival, rookie driver Aidy Westlake doesn’t put much stock in it – it’s typical of the intense competitiveness and aggression in their world. But when Fanning dies after making contact with Deacon’s car during a race, a conspiracy ensues: the TV coverage is edited and the police wind up the investigation without interviewing witnesses. Compelled to prove Deacon is the murderer, Aidy pushes for the truth and is drawn into a world of fraud, organized crime and murder.

Murder has never happened so fast.

Over the month, I’ll share background stories and inspirations behind the book and the characters. In the meantime, you can read the opening chapter here and I hope you’ll pick up a copy of the book. I’m very excited about this book and I hope you will be too. 😀

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CASTING CALL: Give me your name! I’m the worst when it comes to creating characters names and I need names for the follow-up to Did Not Finish, the second in the Aidy Westlake mystery which’ll be out in 2012. I have a number of positions open from police officers to bad guys and everything in between. If you’d like to be one of the supporting cast, please leave your name. I can’t guarantee I’ll use your name, but if your name fits one of the characters in the book, I’ll use it. John and Jane Smiths need not apply.

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At last, I can announce my final piece of writing news. I’ve a two-book contract with Severn House in the UK to write a brand new mystery series set in the world of motor racing (something I know a little about). The first book is called Did Not Finish and will be out in the UK in June and in the US in September. The storyline for Did Not Finish goes a little something like this.

“When a racecar driver dies on the track after a very public death threat from another driver, a cover-up ensues. When rookie driver, Aidy Westlake, plays whistleblower, he becomes embroiled in a deadly race to stay alive.”

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