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ONE TO THE WOLVES: ON THE TRAIL OF A KILLER
Today my new book, ONE TO THE WOLVES, was published as an e-book by Planet Ann Rule. It's available for download to Kindles, Nooks, and most other e-readers.
This is, perhaps, the most important book I've ever written, as it picks up the true story of the murder of my teenage daughter, Kaitlyn Arquette, at the point where the first book, WHO KILLED MY DAUGHTER?, leaves off. You don't have to read the first book in order to read this one, as each book can stand on its own. I believe that readers will be as horrified as we were to discover how the Great American Justice System really works.
Another unique thing about this book is that the picture of a wolf on the cover was drawn by Kait when she was ten. Apparently she was already having nightmares about the predator who would come for her eight years later. I suspect this is the first time that a murder victim created the cover for a book about her own murder.
This is, perhaps, the most important book I've ever written, as it picks up the true story of the murder of my teenage daughter, Kaitlyn Arquette, at the point where the first book, WHO KILLED MY DAUGHTER?, leaves off. You don't have to read the first book in order to read this one, as each book can stand on its own. I believe that readers will be as horrified as we were to discover how the Great American Justice System really works.
Another unique thing about this book is that the picture of a wolf on the cover was drawn by Kait when she was ten. Apparently she was already having nightmares about the predator who would come for her eight years later. I suspect this is the first time that a murder victim created the cover for a book about her own murder.
WRITTEN IN THE STARS
I don't know how many of you are aware of the new line of "retro YA classics" that is being published by Lizzie Skurnic bks at IG publishing. These are best selling YA bks from the 50s-80s that have long been out of print, & Lizzie is giving them a chance to be reborn so a new generation of young readers can enjoy them.
The first bk she published was my novel, DEBUTANTE HILL (1957). What's really fun about that one is that the photo on the cover of a bunch of teens at a drive-in was taken by my father, & I (at age 16) am in the foreground, wearing a red shirt.
They'll be bringing out several more of my early books, but the one I am most excited about is WRITTEN IN THE STARS, a collection of some of the stories I was writing & selling to magazines when I was in my teens. These have never before been published in book form,& I'd forgotten that most of them existed. Now, when I read them, I can't believe I really wrote them. Once again, my photo is on the cover--this time a picture of me at about 18, with a notebook on my lap, dreaming up the plot for a new story. How old-fashioned I look!
Publication date for WRITTEN IN THE STARS is April 15, but it can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com. I hope you will want to read it and see how my career started. In retrospect, my life as a writer truly was WRITTEN IN THE STARS.
The first bk she published was my novel, DEBUTANTE HILL (1957). What's really fun about that one is that the photo on the cover of a bunch of teens at a drive-in was taken by my father, & I (at age 16) am in the foreground, wearing a red shirt.
They'll be bringing out several more of my early books, but the one I am most excited about is WRITTEN IN THE STARS, a collection of some of the stories I was writing & selling to magazines when I was in my teens. These have never before been published in book form,& I'd forgotten that most of them existed. Now, when I read them, I can't believe I really wrote them. Once again, my photo is on the cover--this time a picture of me at about 18, with a notebook on my lap, dreaming up the plot for a new story. How old-fashioned I look!
Publication date for WRITTEN IN THE STARS is April 15, but it can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com. I hope you will want to read it and see how my career started. In retrospect, my life as a writer truly was WRITTEN IN THE STARS.
Discussion Group "Lois Duncan Roxx"
I was told about a discussion group, "Lois Duncan Roxx," that is for people who want to discuss my books. I felt I should join it in order to respond to questions. However, I've now discovered I'm one
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