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Three Cheers for Regulated for Murder!

Quotes from several new reviews posted on Amazon for Regulated for Murder:

"Michael Stoddard is a winner!"

"...the twists and turns kept me guessing all the way to the end."

"I personally am looking forward to checking out another story involving Lt. Stoddard and would enjoy seeing more of his assistant Nick Spry as well."

Thank you!

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Talking Redcoats and Writing on "The Book Platform"

John Rakestraw interviewed me yesterday on his Internet talk show, "The Book Platform." We chatted about Regulated for Murder, the Revolutionary War, and the set of skills that make an author successful. You can access the sound file here.

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Internet Talk Show Interview Coming Up

Back in July, John Rakestraw interviewed me for his Internet talk show, "The Platform." I'm delighted to be his guest again. He'll conduct the interview Saturday afternoon and post the link to it the following day on his new web site. Thanks, John!

I'm pleased to report that over on Amazon, Michael Stoddard has been transferred out of the Auto Parts Department and into Historical, where he belongs. No one expects redcoats to work on autos. That's for the civilian artisans who accompany the Army.

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Two Author Interviews and Another Five-Star Review for Regulated for Murder

I'm interviewed today at two blogs: Writers Who Kill and A Writer's Life. A huge thanks to Caroline Clemmons for the exciting five-star review of Regulated for Murder!

I continue to flog work with Amazon on the issue of transferring Regulated for Murder out of the Automotive category and into the correct fiction categories, so it will become visible.

Meanwhile, the book is now available for purchase at Barnes and Noble. And it isn't listed in the Automotive category at Barnes and Noble. Huzzah!

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Michael Stoddard is Still the Lord of Automotive on Amazon

Who would have thought that Kindle Desktop Publishing and Amazon might be onto something by categorizing Regulated for Murder in Automotive? I offer the YouTube link to a hilarious video that shows a connection (okay, it's of somewhat doubtful authenticity) between the Revolutionary War, redcoats, and automobiles.

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Let's Give Lieutenant Michael Stoddard an Automobile!

If Michael Stoddard, protagonist of Regulated for Murder, had an automobile, what make and model would he have?

Odd question, you say. Regulated for Murder takes place in the year 1781. Automobiles are an anachronism in the scope of the story.

But not according to Amazon. Take a look at where their algorithm has shelved Regulated for Murder:

 

Regulated for Murder is now #1 in Automotive > Replacement Parts > Shocks, Struts & Suspensions > Strut Brushings. Michael Stoddard has been working hard. He deserves a car, don't you think?

On Amazon, Regulated for Murder is marooned from my other Revolutionary War crime fiction (Paper Woman, The Blacksmith's Daughter, and Camp Follower). Less than a week after the book's release, the vast majority of my readers are unable to easily find Regulated for Murder.

This snafu occurs because of a programming glitch. When an author uploads a book for sale through  Kindle Desktop Publishing (KDP), he or she may select up to two categories (search paths) for the book. Alas, KDP and Amazon don't always speak the same language. Selections in the KDP category tool don't translate to search paths a potential reader can navigate through on the menu from Amazon's main page. Until this programming error is corrected, the only way to get correct category paths for your book is to contact KDP and have a technician manually correct the path.

As of 16 October, KDP estimates that the manual correction will be in place by this coming Wednesday. KDP and Amazon, my readers aren't happy about that, and neither am I.

Here's a direct link to where you can buy Regulated for Murder on Amazon. Here are the two categories where the book should be shelved:

 

 

And while Michael Stoddard enjoys the position of the Lord of Automotive, let's give him a set of twenty-first century wheels. What automobile do you think he'd drive?

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Ask Lieutenant Michael Stoddard

There's a fun interview of my redcoat sleuth, Michael Stoddard, on the blog of historical mystery author Susanne Alleyn.  Leave a comment. Michael will answer. :-)

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Another Five-Star Review of Regulated for Murder

Ooh-rah! My newly released historical thriller, REGULATED FOR MURDER, has received another 5-star review, this one from AObibliophile.
 
For ten years, an execution hid murder. Then Michael Stoddard came to town.
Bearing a dispatch from his commander in coastal Wilmington, North Carolina, redcoat Lieutenant Michael Stoddard arrives in Hillsborough in February 1781 in civilian garb. He expects to hand a letter to a courier working for Lord Cornwallis, then ride back to Wilmington the next day. Instead, Michael is greeted by the courier's freshly murdered corpse, a chilling trail of clues leading back to an execution ten years earlier, and a sheriff with a fondness for framing innocents—and plans to deliver Michael up to his nemesis, a psychopathic British officer.

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Regulated for Murder is Live!

Regulated for Murder is now available from the Kindle Store and Smashwords. By the end of today, it will also be available from NookBooks at Barnes and Noble. The book has already received good advance reviews, and those will be posted shortly.

For ten years, an execution hid murder. Then Michael Stoddard came to town.

Bearing a dispatch from his commander in coastal Wilmington, North Carolina, redcoat Lieutenant Michael Stoddard arrives in Hillsborough in February 1781 in civilian garb. He expects to hand a letter to a courier working for Lord Cornwallis, then ride back to Wilmington the next day. Instead, Michael is greeted by the courier's freshly murdered corpse, a chilling trail of clues leading back to an execution ten years earlier, and a sheriff with a fondness for framing innocents—and plans to deliver Michael up to his nemesis, a psychopathic British officer.

Direct links to purchase pages:

The Kindle Store

Note: Currently Kindle has incorrectly categorized the book, so it's "invisible." I've contacted them and hope the problem is corrected quickly. When you visit the Kindle page for Regulated for Murder, please sign in, "Like" the page up at the top just below the title, and check all the "tags customers associate with the product" at the bottom of the page. That will help the book's visibility.

Smashwords

Susanne Alleyn, author of the Aristide Ravel French Revolution mysteries, interviews Michael Stoddard today on her blog. What fun! Stop by, learn a little about Michael, and leave a comment.

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The Uploading Commences for Regulated for Murder

Here it comes! I've just uploaded Regulated for Murder to Amazon. The Kindle version may be available in as little as 24 hours. Tomorrow I'll upload the book to Barnes and Noble and Smashwords.

For ten years, an execution hid murder. Then Michael Stoddard came to town.

Bearing a dispatch from his commander in coastal Wilmington, North Carolina, redcoat Lieutenant Michael Stoddard arrives in Hillsborough in February 1781 in civilian garb. He expects to hand a letter to a courier working for Lord Cornwallis, then ride back to Wilmington the next day. Instead, Michael is greeted by the courier's freshly murdered corpse, a chilling trail of clues leading back to an execution ten years earlier, and a sheriff with a fondness for framing innocents—and plans to deliver Michael up to his nemesis, a psychopathic British officer.

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