Advance Kudos for The Color Red

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.

Publishing Announcement: Release Date for The Color Red

THE COLOR RED by A.M. Potter, the first novel in a detective/mystery series set in contemporary New England, will be released by Stark House Press on MARCH 20, 2023.

The Color Red brings the twisted Balkans to Boston and Cape Cod. A Slovenian-born billionaire and his second wife are found dead, hanging side-by-side at their pool. Some say the man was giving away his fortune; others say he was once an oligarch. Who’s the killer? Old Soviet operatives? His butler, his son? Balkan relatives? Detective Ivy Bourque and her team encounter many suspects, but none of them have a motive. Why would someone kill a benevolent rich man without an apparent enemy in the world?

Publishers Weekly has posted advance kudos for The Color Red:

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

Purchase The Color Red: Click here for information.

Author Talk/Gallery Exhibition Tour, Owen Sound, Ontario. Wednesday August 31, 2022

Tom Thomson Art Gallery Exhibition Tour, Owen Sound 6:00 PM & Author Talk at Owen Sound Public Library 7:00 PM, Owen Sound, ON. Directions | Website

The Gallery and Library are adjacent so you can walk from one to the other.

New Series Coming!

PUBLISHING NEWS: The first novel in a DETECTIVE/MYSTERY series set in New England will be published by Stark House Press, California, USA. The novel turns on CAPE COD, BOSTON, and the BALKANS, and features Detective Lieutenant Ivy Bourque.

Book One RELEASE DATE: Spring 2023. Title and cover reveal in early 2023.

Stark House has also optioned the next book in the series.

Shepherding a Flock of Words

A few weeks ago, Ben Fox of Shepherd.com asked for a curated list of books for his new site. The site was created to link readers to books, not just any books, but books recommended by authors as opposed to algorithms (which are used extensively by sites like Amazon).

Ben asked for a focused theme. I chose “the best Canadian detective and mystery novels.” My top five 📚 recommendations are:

A Siege of Bitterns by Steve Burrows

The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

Until the Night by Giles Blunt

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe

Click the link below to see the full recommendations and a review of each title.

https://shepherd.com/best-books/canadian-detective-and-mysteries