Amanda Witt's Blog

 

Join us for a (free!) virtual launch party for When a Stranger Comes to Town on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. It's on facebook, but you don't need a facebook account -- just click here at 7 p.m. Eastern / 6 p.m. Central / 5 p.m. Mountain / 4 p.m. Pacific. 

The MWA anthology When a Stranger Comes to Town, edited by Michael Koryta, will be available April 20 (pre-orders available now). This includes my story "Relative Stranger."

I'm really excited about this anthology -- for one thing, my name is on the cover for the first time ever! (Okay, all the authors' names are on the cover, but still ...)

Also, some of my long-time favorite authors are here. Michael Connelly. Steve Hamilton. Lisa Unger. Alafair Burke. And others, including our wonderful editor, Michael Koryta.

Visit the MWA page for more information.

The MWA anthology Odd Partners (edited by Anne Perry), which includes my short story "Hector's Bees," is available now!

This anthology includes stories by Anne Perry, Jacqueline Winspear, Jeffery Deaver, Allison Brennan, Charles Todd, and many more.

I'm pleased to announce that my short story “Up in the Air” will appear in the March/April 2019 issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, which will go on sale February 19.

From the publisher: "Love and passion are often the heart of crime stories. Herein are thirteen stories of love, loss, and questionable choices for those passionate about short stories."

If you've enjoyed The Red Series, would you please go to Amazon and leave a brief review for any or all of the books? This will help other readers find them.

(When it comes to search rank, there's apparently some mysterious algorithm that boosts books receiving frequent reviews--and books by small and/or independent presses, with limited networks and marketing budgets, rely wholly on the kindness of strangers for these reviews.)

Many thanks!

(The seagull really has nothing to do with reviews. But I like this photo, which I took while crossing the Puget Sound early one morning on a ferry, all of which seemed highly exotic to a girl from drought-stricken, landlocked West Texas.)

Merry Christmas--The Watch is $1.99 today at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Red-1-Am...

Merry Christmas! The Watch is $1.99 today at Amazon.

All the words that I utter,
And all the words that I write,
Must spread out their wings untiring,
And never rest in their flight,
Till they come where your sad, sad heart is,
And sing to you in the night,
Beyond where the waters are moving,
Storm-darken'd or starry bright.

--William Butler Yeats, "Where My Books Go"

Four books, one story.
In the city, Red's friends are dying. In the woods, someone--or some thing--lies in wait.
What will she do?




THE RED SERIES

No profanity, no sexually explicit scenes, some violence and disturbing situations.
Available in paperback or ebook format at participating retailers, including:
AMAZON (paperback and Kindle)
BARNES & NOBLE (Nook)
SMASHWORDS (all ebook formats)
KOBO
OverDrive and Baker & Taylor Axis360 (Yes! Ask your librarian to order copies!)

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