Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Murder and Mayhem

Murder and Mayhem

Congratulations, Joyce, for your award nominations! And congratulations to all the authors who have been reporting such great reviews and good news. Since we're all sharing, here's some highlights from me:

PBS aired a 30-minute program on my latest suspense/thriller, Ricochet, in November, covering the book's controversial topic of illegal immigration and terrorism, to great reviews;

Negotiations are underway for the movie rights to two of my books, The China Conspiracy and Songbirds are Free (to be released in October 2007) with two different Hollywood studios;

I have been selected for the faculty of the Spring Book Show to be held in Atlanta in March 2007, and will also be speaking on the author's role in promoting their books;

Ricochet has been nominated for two IPPY awards: in the mystery/suspense/thriller category and the U.S. Southeast Regional Award;

Ricochet was rated in the Top Ten Books to Read by reviewer Julie Failla Earhart (St Louis Dispatch);

Reviewer Richard Blake said Ricochet is "...a masterfully written novel of conflict, intrigue, adventure and romance. It is a book that begs for more of p.m.terrell."

Midwest Book Review said: "A fearsome and at times explosively violent story of stolen and misused identities and edge-of-one's seat intensity, Ricochet keeps the reader hooked right up to the fearsome finale. Also highly recommended are Terrell's previous novels, "Kickback" and "The China Conspiracy".

Lots more reviews have been coming in for both Ricochet (released September 2006) and Take the Mystery out of Promoting Your Book (released October 2006), garnering both books a perfect five-star rating. Some are posted on my web site under "Media Watch" at www.pmterrell.com.

I hope you all have a wonderful and prosperous New Year!

p.m.terrell