Ask the Author: Nick Aaron
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Nick Aaron
Dear Charlotte, I'm glad you like my books, and it's true that buying them all will set you back some, although I pride myself on a truly 'grassroots' price setting. You may find a couple more free installments (e-pub editions) on Google Play or Smashwords. I also signed up for a program where public libraries can get my e-books for free. If you have a library membership, ask them if they can 'order' some Blind Sleuth Mysteries for you... and many other readers. Kind regards from Nick
Nick Aaron
I'm glad you like Daisy. If you've read "D for Daisy", you already know Cockett. His "Last Cock-up" is #4 in the series. Enjoy!
Nick Aaron
Good question, Lynda.
I suppose it's a matter of keeping each item in the right place, Daisy is brilliant at mapping. In one of my books I describe how she's organized her drawer to find the right stamps to put on a letter. But the devil is in the details, of course, sometimes I may not think things through as well as I should, I'm not blind, after all.
Thank you for asking, (and for caring!)
I suppose it's a matter of keeping each item in the right place, Daisy is brilliant at mapping. In one of my books I describe how she's organized her drawer to find the right stamps to put on a letter. But the devil is in the details, of course, sometimes I may not think things through as well as I should, I'm not blind, after all.
Thank you for asking, (and for caring!)
Nick Aaron
One interesting little story. My parents emigrated from Holland to South Africa in 1953, when my mother was 25. They never returned to Holland after that (except on visits of course), their four children (including me) were all born in Transvaal, and eventually we ended up in Switzerland. Now the funny thing is, in 1981, at 25, I left Lausanne and went back to Rotterdam, where my father came from, and a few years later, after I'd married a Dutch woman, our children were born only a mile or so from their grandfather's place of birth! But their grandma, uncles, aunt, and cousins all live in Switzerland and speak French! Now Hanna and I live in Belgium, our kids are third generation expats, our son moved to Berlin and speaks German. Could make a nice plot for a novel, no?
Nick Aaron
Hi Agnieszka, thank you for taking an interest in this series. The chronological order would look like this:
1943: D for Daisy
1946: First Spring in Paris
1952: Honeymoon in Rio
1956: Cockett's Last Cock-up
1964: The Desiderata Stone
1967: Blind Angel of Wrath
1984: The Nightlife of the Blind
1986: Daisy's Pushkin Duel
1989: Daisy and Bernard
1992: The Desiderata Gold
AD 67: The Desiderata Riddle
But things are not so simple. "First Spring in Paris", for example, takes place in 1946, while the story of "D for Daisy" does not end until 1950. On the plus side, each "Blind Sleuth Mystery" is a complete novel and can be read on its own, but I know you're not alone in your urge to read a series "in the right order". Cheers! (Cześć!)
1943: D for Daisy
1946: First Spring in Paris
1952: Honeymoon in Rio
1956: Cockett's Last Cock-up
1964: The Desiderata Stone
1967: Blind Angel of Wrath
1984: The Nightlife of the Blind
1986: Daisy's Pushkin Duel
1989: Daisy and Bernard
1992: The Desiderata Gold
AD 67: The Desiderata Riddle
But things are not so simple. "First Spring in Paris", for example, takes place in 1946, while the story of "D for Daisy" does not end until 1950. On the plus side, each "Blind Sleuth Mystery" is a complete novel and can be read on its own, but I know you're not alone in your urge to read a series "in the right order". Cheers! (Cześć!)
Nick Aaron
Absolutely right, Pat! Shame on me for missing that one. The disturbing truth is: when I read a few random pages of one of my books, I too still find little errors from time to time. No proof-reader on earth can ever deliver an absolute guarantee... However, I hope you forgive me, and more important, that this did not disturb your reading pleasure.
Thanks and congratulations,
Nick Aaron
Thanks and congratulations,
Nick Aaron
Nick Aaron
I'm working on my fourth Daisy Hayes novel. This one will obviously be outside the original trilogy. It should become a stand-alone murder mystery.
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