Yes, I know: 705 of you were hoping for a free copy of Lizard World and only 2 of you won the prize – which means that 703 of you went away disappointed. But I don’t want you to be disappointed. So I’m going to be giving away free e-book copies of my first novel, Goldsmith’s Return – which the late, great Joseph Heller called “a novel of unusual ability and imagination.” I will be giving it away on the next two Sundays – July 28th and August 5th. All you have to do is go to the Amazon website, search for Goldsmith’s Return – and download the book. What’s the catch? There is no catch. My first novel will be yours for free and I hope you will enjoy reading it. And please tell your friends that -- on July 28th and August 5th -- Goldsmith’s Return will also be theirs for the taking.

And don’t I want anything in return? Well, yes: I hope that some of you who didn’t win a free copy of Lizard World will decide, after all, to buy a copy.
A shameless suggestion, I admit: but there you have it.