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Publishing News: Release Date for Bourque #2, Silver Moon Rising

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SILVER MOON RISING, the second novel in the Detective Bourque series set in contemporary New England, will be released by Stark House Press on SEPTEMBER 4, 2024.

Lieutenant Ivy Bourque of the Cape & Islands Detective Unit is called to a Martha’s Vineyard ferry at midnight. The estranged son of Massachusetts’ most famous political family is dead.

Was the victim, Daniel John Fitzgerald, murdered, or was he assassinated? Dan-Dan Fitzgerald was a preeminent eco-activist and whale advocate. His death triggers more deaths. Numerous suspects arise, among them the ferry crew, a megalomaniacal State governor, former Marines, a federal political lobbyist, and anti-whale shipping companies.

The investigation falters until Bourque realizes the key lies below the surface of Vineyard Sound, which leads to a tangled web centered on Cuttyhunk Island off Cape Cod.

“Impressive series launch. Fans of intelligent procedurals will hope for a long series run.” – Publishers Weekly on The Color Red, Detective Bourque Book One

“Silver Moon Rising, Potter’s sequel to The Color Red (2023), portrays Bourque as an increasingly confident, intuitive detective, giving plenty of room for this burgeoning series to grow.” – Booklist, the best book reviews for libraries, the best books for book clubs, published by the American Library Association (ALA)

Book Two in the Detective Ivy Bourque Series

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PUBLISHING NEWS: The second novel in the DETECTIVE IVY BOURQUE series will be published by Stark House Press, CA, USA. RELEASE DATE: September 2024. Title/cover reveal in Summer 2024.

BOURQUE NUMBER TWO: Another son of Massachusetts’ most famous political family is dead: Daniel John Fitzgerald. Enter Lieutenant Bourque of the Cape & Islands Detective Unit. Was Fitzgerald murdered, or was he assassinated? The victim was a preeminent eco-activist and whale advocate. His death triggers more deaths. In Bourque’s domain, most homicides are personal; assassinations, on the other hand, are political. Her team unravels a tangled web which leads to Cuttyhunk Island, Cape Cod.

“Impressive series launch. Fans of intelligent procedurals will hope for a long series run.” ~ Publishers Weekly

Click here for information on the series opener, The Color Red.

Stark House has optioned the third book in the series.

Three Favourite Reads of 2023

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Recently, Shepherd.com asked for my three favourite reads of 2023. Shepherd is a site created to link readers to books highlighted by authors as opposed to algorithms.

1. The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt Och Dag.

A captivating whodunit written with literary flare. The descriptions are lyrical yet on point. You get a heartrending page-turner peopled by characters you won’t forget, driven by motivations as dark as a Stockholm winter night.

2. The Sweet Goodbye by Ron Corbett.

What’s a crime thriller without complex perpetrators and victims, powerful descriptive passages that pull me into the action, and subterfuge that keeps me guessing until the end? A book I put down. No danger of that with The Sweet Goodbye.

3. The Tao of Travel: Enlightenments from Lives on the Road by Paul Theroux.

For years, I’ve been rereading my favourite travel writers, such as Robert Macfarlane, Pico Iyer, Jan Morris, and Paul Theroux. In 2023, I reread The Tao of Travel, a compendium of pithy quotes that spans the globe. You can open it at any page and instantly enjoy the banquet you encounter. When you’re hungry again, simply turn the page.

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A Little Entertainment (Just for the Heck of It)

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A friend of mine used to call certain men “entertaining.” They might not be marriage material, but they could be fun for a dalliance. They were certainly a diversion; they made her laugh. As for serious objects of desire, they had to have at least some entertainment value. What good was a partner – be they rich, handsome, or blameless – without a sense of humour?

‘Okay, AMP,’ you say, ‘this isn’t a matching-making blog.’ Right. Onward, from amour to fiction, just for the heck of it. Critics and scholars often classify novels as being either commercial (i.e., entertaining) or literary. Nobel-prize nominee Graham Greene, widely-read and widely-respected, called some of his novels “entertainments.” Critics said it downgraded his oeuvre. I don’t see it that way. In my view, to be entertaining is a plus, not a liability. Books won’t save the world. However, they might take your mind off a few woes or tickle your brain – a little entertainment.

Advance Kudos for The Color Red

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Kudos are coming in for The Color Red (Release Date: March 20, 2023). The Color Red brings the twisted Balkans to Boston and Cape Cod.

What critics and advance readers are saying:

“Impressive series launch …. Fans of intelligent procedurals will hope for a long series run.” ~ Publishers Weekly

“Potter keeps us guessing until the final chapter in this well-plotted clever mystery with a smart, savvy protagonist.” ~ Ken Haigh, Author of On Foot to Canterbury, shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Prize

“Potter has done it again with his new novel, The Color Red, a nail-biting murder mystery. Thriller fans and lovers of New England, and the Cape Cod region in particular, will be captivated by The Color Red. I loved every page.” ~ James W. White, Author of Giants and Cisco

“Great story! Well delivered and really well written. Five shining ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.” ~ Vicky Coughlan, Instagram and Goodreads Reviewer

“An exhilarating murder mystery, The Color Red plunges the reader into rapid intrigue with clever insight and innovative twists. Creative and thoroughly entertaining.” ~ Bill Arnott, bestselling author of the Gone Viking travelogues

“A superb police murder mystery. The writing is crisp and the story compelling until the very end. I was hooked at Page One and couldn’t put it down.” ~ David Hoath, Police Psychologist (Retired)

Purchase The Color Red: Click here for information.