The Devil You Know
Oh, summer, we hardly knew ye! But it was a glorious one. For the first time in many, many years, I took a sabbatical to recharge body and spirit. It was incredibly restorative – I have always believed that when you are comfortable, there is no growth – but my perspective has since expanded, which is exactly the point of a sabbatical. Although I was slightly alarmed by how easily I slid into a life of languor. The pleasure was so anesthetizing, I barely noticed the lush beauty of summer fading. When did those potted plants die? When did the leaves start to change color?
Today, I refreshed the moribund landscape with pumpkins and mums, took my serious parka (cozy at forty below!) to the drycleaners, and excavated my sweaters, hats, gloves, and boots. You can never be too prepared for winter in Minnesota.
Yes, I’m back to reality now that autumn is officially here, and work-wise, I’ve hit the ground running with renewed vigor. I am incredibly excited for the January release of THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, the third book in the Detective Nolan series. It is a decadent confection of Hollywood scandal and tragedy (if you write about Los Angeles, you have to go there at some point), but at the foundation are the perceptions and heartbreaks of the characters -- familiar and new -- as they navigate emotionally hazardous, and sometimes deadly, terrain.
DESOLATION CANYON also comes out in paperback this October, and I’ve just turned in pages on a new project.
Here are two Goodreads giveaways that are live now:
DESOLATION CANYON paperback:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
And if you are so inclined, vote for the book on the Goodreads reading list!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/book/6...
I hope you all had an equally wonderful summer; or winter, if you’re down under. I am keeping all of my Florida readers close to my heart and in my thoughts as they recover from Ian, as well as the folks still in the line of fire. Weather can be so terrifying, and I won’t be so quick to complain about the cold this year, because there are things that are so much worse. You can dress for sub-zero temperatures, but you can’t stop a hurricane.
Best wishes to you all!
Traci
Today, I refreshed the moribund landscape with pumpkins and mums, took my serious parka (cozy at forty below!) to the drycleaners, and excavated my sweaters, hats, gloves, and boots. You can never be too prepared for winter in Minnesota.
Yes, I’m back to reality now that autumn is officially here, and work-wise, I’ve hit the ground running with renewed vigor. I am incredibly excited for the January release of THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, the third book in the Detective Nolan series. It is a decadent confection of Hollywood scandal and tragedy (if you write about Los Angeles, you have to go there at some point), but at the foundation are the perceptions and heartbreaks of the characters -- familiar and new -- as they navigate emotionally hazardous, and sometimes deadly, terrain.
DESOLATION CANYON also comes out in paperback this October, and I’ve just turned in pages on a new project.
Here are two Goodreads giveaways that are live now:
DESOLATION CANYON paperback:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
And if you are so inclined, vote for the book on the Goodreads reading list!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/book/6...
I hope you all had an equally wonderful summer; or winter, if you’re down under. I am keeping all of my Florida readers close to my heart and in my thoughts as they recover from Ian, as well as the folks still in the line of fire. Weather can be so terrifying, and I won’t be so quick to complain about the cold this year, because there are things that are so much worse. You can dress for sub-zero temperatures, but you can’t stop a hurricane.
Best wishes to you all!
Traci
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