Kevin Neese
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P.J. Fitzsimmons:
Having just finished Mystery and Malice aboard RMS Ballast (and, of course, enjoyed it!) I read the littles tease at the end about a new series starring the mischievous Teddy Quillfeather. What details can you add to this little teaser? When might there be a new book published?
P.J. Fitzsimmons
Hi Kevin, and thank you for the kind comments and the question.
I’ve been deliberately cagey about the release date for the first Teddy Quillfeather because the plan was to have two books ready to go before committing, but I’ve just completed the first and she’s everything I’d hoped she was going to be and, in some unexpected ways, more.
Teddy’s been developing for almost as long as Anty Boisjoly and in fact her personality has already escaped disguised as other characters, most notably in Reckoning at the Riviera Royale.
I knew that Teddy’s stories needed to be told in the third person and would feature crooks and capers and schemes. This is, in all candour, why I’ve been so cagey — a cosy mystery series without murder is a departure and maybe a bit of a gamble.
But that’s what I’ve done and, to finally provide a concrete answer after all this prevarication; June. The first Teddy Quillfeather is going to be available late May or early June when I’ll also be in a position to announce the second in the series.
As soon as this book goes into dress rehearsals I’ll commit to a specific date and, no less significantly, a title. I’ll comment on this reply then.
In the meantime, this is the official announcement.
I really appreciate the spur to action, Kevin.
PJ
I’ve been deliberately cagey about the release date for the first Teddy Quillfeather because the plan was to have two books ready to go before committing, but I’ve just completed the first and she’s everything I’d hoped she was going to be and, in some unexpected ways, more.
Teddy’s been developing for almost as long as Anty Boisjoly and in fact her personality has already escaped disguised as other characters, most notably in Reckoning at the Riviera Royale.
I knew that Teddy’s stories needed to be told in the third person and would feature crooks and capers and schemes. This is, in all candour, why I’ve been so cagey — a cosy mystery series without murder is a departure and maybe a bit of a gamble.
But that’s what I’ve done and, to finally provide a concrete answer after all this prevarication; June. The first Teddy Quillfeather is going to be available late May or early June when I’ll also be in a position to announce the second in the series.
As soon as this book goes into dress rehearsals I’ll commit to a specific date and, no less significantly, a title. I’ll comment on this reply then.
In the meantime, this is the official announcement.
I really appreciate the spur to action, Kevin.
PJ
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