April 2012

"The Lewis Man"
13 weeks in UK hardback best-sellers' list

"The Lewis Man" has been shortlisted for the following awards in France:

• the Prix des Lecteurs of Le Télégramme newspaper, winner to be announced in May 2012
• the Prix des Lecteurs at Les Ancres Noires Festival, Le Havre, winner to be announced in June 2012
• the Prix International at the Polar&Co Festival, Cognac, winner to be announced in October 2012

February 2012

"The Lewis Man"
7 weeks in Top 20 UK hardback best-sellers' list

Check out the Reviews of The Lewis Man.

"the second novel in May's Isle of Lewis trilogy is as good as its superb predecessor"
The Guardian
"Peter May is the [crime] genre’s fine wine; his writing is refined and complex, offering pleasure on many levels."
Bookgeeks
"an outstanding example of the storyteller's art"
Undiscovered Scotland
"I absolutely loved this second book in the series and can safely state that May is currently unveiling a cracking series."
CrimeSquad
"Peter May weaves his wonderful magic and the story unfolds before you in vivid detail"
Eurocrime
"story-telling at its primordial best"
ShotsMag
"The plot throbs with past and present passions, jealousies, suspicions and regrets;
the emotional secrets of the bleak island are even deeper than its peat bog."
The Times
"Peter May has struck creative gold with the Lewis Trilogy."
The LitWitch
"utterly compelling"
The Express
"May is a masterful story-teller."
The Irish Examiner

January 2012

"The Lewis Man"
#5 in UK hardback best-sellers' list in 1st full week of sales

Look at the fantastic trailer Quercus commissioned for  The Lewis Man....

Reviews are coming in now for The Lewis Man and the general consensus seems to be that it is as good if not even better than The Blackhouse.

 
PETER IN WATERSTONES AYR, FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE LEWIS MAN

"The Blackhouse"
voted Favourite Read of
Richard and Judy 2011 Autumn Book Club

Readers voted via the WHSmith website for their favourite read from the eight titles in Richard and Judy’s Autumn 2011 Book Club and the winner for 2011 was The Blackhouse.

Peter said, "I am absolutely delighted that readers of The Blackhouse have voted it the best read of the Richard and Judy Autumn Book Club. It is a fantastic vote of confidence in the choices made by Richard and Judy, and in the prominence which WHSmith gives to their promotion. Nothing is more satisfying for a writer than to receive the plaudits of his or her readers. I am honoured and humbled."

November 2011

"The Blackhouse"
wins top French Literature Award
The CEZAM Prix Litteraire Inter-CE 2011

The Blackhouse has won France's biggest reader's prize, judged by more than 3500 readers sitting in committees the length and breadth of France. The judges read and deliberated on a shortlist of ten European novels and then their votes were adjudicated and counted by professional librarians and bookshop owners, who then announced the winners at two levels, regional and national.  Peter May's The Blackhouse won 21 out of the 26 regional prizes and won the majority of votes nationwide to lift the national award. Watch the video below to see images from the National Award ceremony in Strasbourg October 2011.  Peter is now in the middle of a national tour of France to pick up his regional awards.

September 2011

"The Blackhouse"
chosen for Richard and Judy Book Club Autumn list

The Blackhouse has been selected by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan for the Richard and Judy Book Club (the UK's equivalent of the Oprah Book Club).  The paperback edition which is published this week by Quercus, will be featured prominently in more than 1000 WH Smith high street and travel locations across the UK throughout the Autumn.  Richard and Judy interviewed Peter to discuss the book and you can watch the video here, below...

September 7th - article in The Bookseller.com stated:
"All eight members of the latest W H Smith-exclusive Richard and Judy book club ("Autumn Reads") earn bestseller status this week—four charting in the Top 20 Mass-market Fiction chart and the other four earning places in the Fiction Heatseekers list. Peter May, the winner of the three French literary awards, was the bestseller of the bunch"

...it entered the Top 20 paperback fiction list at #14 after 3 days and rose to #9 after its first full week in print.  It spent eight weeks in the UK bestsellers' list.

If you haven't read The Blackhouse yet, now is the time to seek it out.  You should find it in any branch of WH Smith's in the UK, or online.

The Blackhouse paperback is also available from The Book Depository with an offer of Free Worldwide Delivery

READ ALL ABOUT "THE BLACKHOUSE" - THE FIRST BOOK IN THE LEWIS TRILOGY

Summer 2011

"The Blackhouse"
Latest...

The Blackhouse wins another prize - the 2011 PILP (Prix Inter Lycées Professionels) Literary Award was judged by students in lycees across Northwestern France who voted for L'île des chasseurs d'oiseaux (The Blackhouse) as their favourite from a shortlist of ten books.

The Blackhouse was released in Australia and has been received well...

“All the accolades are deserved.
...the best book I’ve read all year
...It’s an intense, psychological drama that’s all about atmosphere and character,
a book that clings to you long after you’ve put it down.
... a study of tragedy, resentment and even redemption
...a powerful, beautifully paced story that drips with malice.”
The Chronicle (Australia)
(read the full review)

For up-to-the-minute news follow Peter on TWITTER or FACEBOOK

February 2011

"The Blackhouse"
UK release

The Blackhouse, after just over a week in the bookstores, came into the UK best selling hardback fiction list at #15! 

"...melancholy … brilliant"
The Literary Review

"impeccably written murder thriller"
Daily Express

"A chilling setting for a gripping novel... impressive writing"
The Times (London)

"thrilling ...bleak, wild, atmospheric novel ...400 pages of pitch-perfect dialogue and creepy, spine-tingling storytelling."
The Scotsman

"...beautifully written, haunting and powerful ...an outstanding page-turning murder mystery"
The Independent (Ireland)

"unique and cutting edge ...probably like nothing you have read before."
The Big Thrill

"May handles the plot, pace and characterization with a freshness and fluidity that make it a delight to read"
The Big Issue

For all the reviews and latest information about The Blackhouse, click here.

The UK launch began with gatherings in Scotland in Glasgow and Edinburgh weather permitting! The Blackhouse was named Waterstones' Book of the Month for February and is being featured in Asda and Sainsburys.

* * *
"The Blackhouse"
Spanish Page

Celebrating the Spanish launch with a new Spanish page on the website: la bienvenida a mis lectores españoles!
Check it out and watch the videos of the Spanish book trailer and an interview with Peter.

"Ian the Elf"
UK publisher Quercus loves it!

Finally, something for diehard Peter May fans, a chance to read his first ever book, online.  New technology has made it possible to create a VIDEO book of his first work!  UK publisher Quercus has featured it on their website, here. 

Enjoy....






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Winter 2010/11

"The Blackhouse"
Awards and Publications

There have been further French award nominations for The Blackhouse, it was nominated for the Prix des Lecteurs at the Villeneuve lez Avignon book Festival, and for the Prix International at the Cognac Book Festival "Polar&Co", and has also just been nominated for the Prix Litteraire Cezam, a National French Literature Prize for which the winner will be announced in 2011. 

The French daily newspaper, L'Humanité, reviewed the book describing it as:
"A thriller with an intensity that never slackens, chilling and igneous at the same time, like the great country that serves as its setting. A masterpiece indeed."  Read a full English translation here.

The Literary Review said of the UK edition: "His [the hero’s] gradual enlightenment is conveyed with subtle, tragic conviction …. melancholy … brilliant"
and the UK's Daily Express describes it as: "[May's] finest work... an impeccably written murder thriller"

The Big Thrill wrote an article about Peter and The Blackhouse which you can read, here.  And the reviews have begun to arrive, read one from Cornflower Books here.  And London's CityAM said: "This is a novel of subtlety and horror. Award-winning author Peter May has deftly constructed a story that gets into the heart of human darkness while presenting an intriguing thriller you won’t be able to put down."

Also a review on The Crime Squad's website: It's hard to choose a single quote, so here's a selection from it...
"This is much, much more than a murder mystery, revealing the depths to which human beings are driven by passion and jealousy. Fin is a complex and attractive character plunged into an emotional whirlpool"

But the big news for the new year is that the book will be published in the UK, Spain, Italy and Germany in 2011.  Here is Peter's account of the story behind the publication...

Peter also recounts a moving story concerning the inspiration behind one of the characters for The Blackhouse, on his new blog, here. 

You can pre-order the hard cover book from The Book Depository (Quercus publisher's UK supplier who offers 25% off and free worldwide delivery) or from Amazon UK, using one of the links below....

European Book Launches

Peter has been invited to attend the Crime Writing Festival in Barcelona at the end of January/beginning of February 2011.  He will also be making trips to England and Scotland in February and perhaps March 2011.

If you want to keep up to the minute with Peter's news and travels, you can interact with him personally...
on Facebook, at http://www.facebook.com/petermayauthor, and
on Twitter at @authorpetermay

Movie News

Progress continues on the French movie version of The Killing Room.

FREEZE FRAME
- named one of the "Best Mysteries of 2010"

#4 in The Enzo Files Series, Freeze Frame, having already been lauded by the New York Times, and given starred reviews in both Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, has just been name one of the "Best Mysteries of 2010 by Omnimystery News, Mysterious Reviews.  Read the entire review here.  And see the collected critics remarks here.

Summer 2010

Just back from a hectic US tour, followed by several library and bookstore talks and signings in the south of France, Peter drove fifteen hours from Fréjus on the Mediterranean, to Le Havre in Northern France for Les Ancres Noires - a festival of crime writing.

This festival takes place in a large marquee on the beach where more than 20 authors shortlisted for its annual award spend the weekend meeting the public, giving talks, and signing books. 

Interviews and panels take place in a bus parked on the promenade, and authors are treated to fabulous food and wine in local restaurants over the weekend. 

Highlight of the festival is Sunday lunch and the announcement of the winner of the PRIX DES LECTEURS (the readers' prize) - a prize voted for by readers in more than 20 libraries in Le Havre and the surrounding area. 

By a unanimous vote (unprecedented in the history of the book festival) this year's voters chose Peter's "L'Ile des Chasseurs d'Oiseaux".

Peter receives the award, in the presence of filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier.  The prize itself is a sculpture by French artist and sculptor, Jean-Paul Carnet.

"L'Ile des Chasseurs d'Oiseaux" ("The Blackhouse" in English) is the first of a trilogy set in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.  Published first in France, it will be released in other European countries - including the United Kingdom early in 2011.

Within one hour of the announcement of the award, the bookseller hosting Peter's stand had sold out of all the copies of the book!

Peter with his award, and some remaining copies of the China Thrillers.

*read the article in French newspaper, Le Havre*
(right click - or option+click - to download and save pdf)

Follow Peter on his blog http://petermaylive.blogspot.com

OR join his Facebook page through the link at the top of the page and keep up to the minute with all his latest news.

Busy Month...


Poisoned Pen Press are publishing the 4th China Thriller, Snakehead in hardback
and the 2nd China Thriller, The Fourth Sacrifice in Paperback. 
 

LATEST EDITIONS:
THE FOURTH SACRIFICE #2 in the China Thrillers series  Buy now from Amazon...

SNAKEHEAD  #4 in the China Thrillers series  Buy now from Amazon...
&
BLACKLIGHT BLUE #3 in the Enzo Files series  Buy now from Amazon...

Peter's Live Internet Broadcasts...

...were an experience!  The first broadcast went incredibly smoothly.  Too smoothly.  The second made up for that when Peter lost his internet connection 2 minutes before the broadcast was scheduled.  Re-setting the modem and re-booting proved useless.  So a telephone call from France to New York resulted in Peter's brother-in-law logging on, taking control of the online studio, locating the pre-recorded segments and getting the show on the air only 3 minutes after the scheduled time!  That gave Peter 27 minutes to locate someone with hi-speed internet that was working, and persuade them to let him come and use it... Another 4 telephone calls later he was away with his laptop, driving through narrow country roads in the dark, through France.  Across a long ridge, and through a jumble of stone buildings, he came to a converted 18th century barn where an artist/photographer friend has his studio with internet connection.  After all the required French formalities: kisses, handhakes, pleasantries, some hasty explanations (what's French for "live internet broadcast"?!), trying to remember forgotten security passwords for modem, giving up on Wifi, finally locating the ethernet cable, Peter slumped into a seat with his laptop camera online and cued up, just in time to hear himself say "So if you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them..." End of recorded segment.  Cue live camera... Action!

You can now view the recorded part of the show, which is running on a loop on the station, here...

http://www.mogulus.com/petermaylive

In the meantime to whet your appetite, here are the first reviews of Blacklight Blue...


"A cerebral, chilling tale bound to burnish May's reputation.”
Kirkus Reviews

"May's dark, intense third mystery to feature Scottish forensic scientist Enzo Macleod... an unusually compelling ongoing saga”
Publishers Weekly

"This complicated tale weaves threads of the past into the present...
 An engrossing mystery"
Library Journal

To get your copy...
(In the USA, Click here to support your local independent mystery store by ordering Peter's books from one of them)
or order from:

Amazon UK Blacklight Blue (Enzo Files)

Amazon US Blacklight Blue: The third Enzo File (Enzo Files)

Amazon  FRANCE Blacklight Blue

Join Peter on his
Live Internet Broadcasts


Peter will be making two live video broadcasts and you will be able to see and hear him wherever you are in the world, on...

Sunday 28th December

UK: 3pm & 6pm
Central Europe: 4pm & 7pm

USA Times
EST: 10am & 1pm
CST: 9am & Noon
MST: 8am & 11am
PST: 7am & 10am

To view the broadcast simply go to:
http://www.mogulus.com/petermaylive

But this isn't just a one-way show!  The broadcast will include a Question and Answer session, in which you will be able to participate, by sending questions to him, live by text or by E-mail in advance from this form.

Peter will be giving you all his news live, and talking about his new Enzo File...

Blacklight Blue

Blacklight Blue, the latest in The Enzo Files series was published on November 10th 2008, by Poisoned Pen Press. 

Remember, to view the broadcast simply go to:
http://www.mogulus.com/petermaylive

In the meantime to whet your appetite, here are the first reviews of Blacklight Blue...

(In the USA, Click here to support your local independent mystery store by ordering Peter's books from one of them)

or order from:

Amazon UK Blacklight Blue (Enzo Files)

Amazon US Blacklight Blue: The third Enzo File (Enzo Files)

Amazon  FRANCE Blacklight Blue

"A cerebral, chilling tale bound to burnish May's reputation.”
Kirkus Reviews

"May's dark, intense third mystery to feature Scottish forensic scientist Enzo Macleod... an unusually compelling ongoing saga”
Publishers Weekly

"This complicated tale weaves threads of the past into the present...
 An engrossing mystery"
Library Journal

Peter live from France by video link
at Bettendorf Public Library, Iowa USA


From his home in France, Peter will be present via Skype live video link at a discussion with readers and members of the public in Iowa, USA.  The discussion will be led by librarian Hedy Hustedde in the

Bettendorf Public Library’s
Malmros Conference Room,
Saturday, October 11,
from 9:30-11:00 a.m.
and will centre on the first book in Peter's China Thrillers series,
“The Firemaker”.
New members are always welcome. 
More information: Bettendorf Public Library

 USA "BOOK TASTING" TOUR 2008

• THOUSAND OAKS, CA: Saturday, February 16th: Mysteries to Die For, 11am
  - talk & signing
  
  
• NEWPORT BEACH, CA: Sunday, February 17th: To Be Confirmed
  - wine tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• SAN DIEGO, CA: Monday, February 18th: Mysterious Galaxy, 3.30pm
  - wine tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• SAN DIEGO, CA: Monday, February 18th: Alliance Francaise and Mysterious Galaxy, 6pm
  - wine-tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• LOS ANGELES, CA: Tuesday, February 19th: The Mystery Bookstore
  - drop-by signing
  
  
• LOS ANGELES, CA: Tuesday, February 19th: Alliance Francaise, 7pm
  - wine tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• SACRAMENTO, CA: Thursday, February 21st: To be confirmed
  - wine tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• SAN MATEO, CA: Friday, February 22nd: M is for Mystery, 7pm
  - wine tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• CORTE MADERA, CA: Saturday, February 23rd: Book Passage, 7pm
  - talk & signing
  
  
• SACRAMENTO, CA: Sunday, February 24th: To be confirmed
  - wine tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• SCOTTSDALE AZ:  Tuesday, February 26th, 2008: Poisoned Pen with Barnes & Noble and Alliance Francaise
  - wine-tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• HOUSTON TX:  Monday, March 3rd 2008: Murder By The Book 6pm
  - talk & signing
  
  
• HOUSTON TX:  Tuesday, March 4th, 2008: Murder By The Book and Alliance Francaise
  - wine-tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• BOULDER CO: Wednesday, March 5th: High Crimes, 7pm
  - talk & signing
  
  
• DENVER CO: March 6th - 9th, LEFT COAST CRIME
  
  
• DENVER CO: Thursday, March 6th: Murder By The Book 5.30pm
  - talk & signing
  
  
• DENVER CO:  Friday, March 7th, 2008: Alliance Francaise
  - talk & signing
  
  
• MINNEAPOLIS MN:  Tuesday, March 11th, 2008: Uncle Edgar's
  - drop-by signing
  
  
• MINNEAPOLIS MN:  Tuesday, March 11th, 2008: Alliance Francaise with Once Upon A Crime 7pm
  - wine-tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• ROCHESTER NY:  March 14th/16, 2008: To Be Confirmed
  - wine-tasting, talk & signing
  
  
• NEW YORK NY: Tuesday, March 18th: Partners & Crime
  - drop-by signing
  

Peter May wins French Literary Award...

 PRIX INTRAMUROS

Festival Inter-Celtique in Lorient

The summer has been devoted to the writing of Peter's third book in The Enzo Files series. 

However Peter had to take a break in the middle of writing when he received an invitation he couldn't refuse from Maëtte Chantrel and Rachid Oujdi.  Both are respected book critics and radio presenters who regularly host live events at the major French book festivals.  They are huge fans of his China Thrillers and have previously invited Peter to speak at events such as The Paris Book Fair and Saint-Malo's "Etonnant Voyageurs" book festival.  Peter says, "They're a pleasure to be with and always do their utmost to make me feel at ease on stage with them.  They even manage to make it look as if I can actually speak French." 

Maëtte and Rachid invited Peter as Guest of Honour to the "Bistrot Litteraire" in Lorient, Brittany as part of the Inter-Celtic Festival in August.

Lorient is a Breton port town, a favourite with sailors and pleasure cruisers.  The last time Peter had been there was for the Celtic Film and Television Festival in the early 90s, when the Gaelic drama serial Machair, which he co-created and produced, was nominated for an award.

This Festival Inter-Celtique was mainly centred around music and for once Peter wasn't alone in France in his kilt.  Scottish and Irish singers and musicians filled the streets of the Breton port.  The Guinness flowed in the beer tents and Rachid provided some fine Scotch malt whisky in the "Bistrot Litteraire".  One whole side of the harbour was taken over with tents of bookstalls (pic above), where authors signed their works for the public in the sunshine.

One rather bizarre event occurred while Peter was there.  The festival in Lorient coincided with a fete day at Bretenoux, the small town close to Peter's home in South West France.  Artzimut, an arts organisation, had decided to conduct a tour of the hamlet where Peter lives and had wanted him to give a talk about his work.  When they discovered that he would be at the other end of the country, they insisted that there had to be some other way of having him "attend".  To that end, they set up an internet link so that he could give his talk by video. 

... So on the Saturday afternoon, Peter got connected from his computer via the Lorient hotel's WIFI to a computer set up by Artzimut in the garden of his home.

   

Peter was expecting a group of 15 or so people, but he discovered that it would be more than that when the organisers asked if he would deliver his talk twice, as they had split the tour into two groups. They then announced that each group would contain around 150 people!  They had arranged to project his image on to a large screen and had set up loudspeakers so that everyone would be able to hear him. In all, more than 300 people ended up coming to Peter's garden to hear him talk about his writing. 

While in Lorient, Peter took the opportunity to visit the island of Groix where he found the beaches surrounded by white painted houses with steeply-sloped slate roofs very reminiscent of those in the Western Isles of Scotland.

French Festivals March/April 2007

2nd USA TOUR - February/March 2007

2nd USA TOUR IN THE PLANNING STAGES

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE -
EXTRAORDINARY REACTIONS

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE

The first in Peter's new series - The Enzo Files - entitled"Extraordinary People" will be published by The Poisoned Pen Press in November 2006.
The series features Scottish/Italian university professor Enzo Macleod who lives and teaches in South West France. 

Rising to a challenge from the local police chief, Enzo accepts a bet to prove that the latest science and technology could bring cold case killers to justice.  His quest takes him on a journey through French landmarks and the Paris catacombs on the trail of one of France's most notorious unsolved mysteries.

For an advance taster, a chance to meet Enzo and his clan, visit Enzo's website at:
http://www.enzomacleod.com

Try your hand at amateur sleuthing! Enzo lets you in on the first set of clues which turn up in "Extraordinary People".  Solve the puzzle, decode the message which they contain, and you could win a peronalised, autographed copy of the book.  You'll find all the information on the website:

AWARD NOMINATIONS

After the French version of The Firemaker (Meurtres à Pékin) was shortlisted by Elle magazine for their Grand Prix, this summer Peter found himself nominated for both a Barry and  Macavity Award for The Firemaker, but had to withdraw himself from both shortlists. 

Why? 

He'd been nominated in the category of "first" novel.  It was an easy mistake for people to make.  Due to the years he spent writing and producing drama serials for Brirtish Television, The Firemaker was the first novel he'd had published in the US for a very long time, but the truth is, he had been published there before, so he had to let the organisers know and take his name off the shortlists.

But it was nice to receive the nominations! 

You can read all about it at http://petermaylive.blogspot.com

Peter spent February in California researching his latest book and came back to a busy month of March in France with the French editions of The China Thrillers, so there is a lot of news to catch up with...

1) ELLE MAGAZINE GRAND PRIX & FRENCH NEWS

2) MORE CHINA THRILLERS COMING TO USA

and last but not least...
3) PETER'S NEW SERIES OF BOOKS

ELLE MAGAZINE GRAND PRIX & FRENCH NEWS

MEURTRES A PEKIN ("The Firemaker") has been selected by readers of the French ELLE  Magazine as their Crime Book of the Month and is a finalist in this year's GRAND PRIX - the winner will be announced in May.

LE QUATRIEME SACRIFICE ("The Fourth Sacrifice") was launched at the Paris Book Fair last month, and Peter was invited to spend a couple of days signing books at the Editions Rouergue stand.  He also participated in a forum at the fair where he and two other crime writers were interviewed by a journalist on stage in front of an audience... entirely in French.

The sixth book in the series L'EVENTREUR DE PEKIN ("Chinese Whispers") will be published by France Loisirs, the biggest book club in France, in June.

Peter has been invited to appear at book fairs and bookstores in France all across the summer.  He'll be going to Saint Céré, Toulouse, Rion Des Landes, Figeac, Saint Malo, Frontignan, Vaucluse, Montauban and Marseille. Details can be found at his French website...
http://www.petermay.fr on the "quoi de neuf" page.

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MORE CHINA THRILLERS COMING TO USA

Peter's New York publisher St. Martin's Press has confirmed that they will be publishing books two and three in the China Series.

"The Fourth Sacrifice" will come out in the States in 9 months' time, on January 7th, 2007, with "The Killing Room" following shortly after.

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NEW SERIES OF BOOKS

After CHINESE WHISPERS Peter began researching and developing a new series of books.  This series is a move away from China and will introduce a whole new group of characters.

Peter is delighted to announce that US publisher - Barbara Peters' Poisoned Pen Press will be publishing the first book in this series, EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, in the US and the UK this autumn, in November, 2006. 

The second book in the series, which Peter is currently researching, has been commissioned and Peter says that working with Barbara has been "an absolute joy".

We'll be bringing you more information about these new books in the very near future.  So check back on the website soon, or write to Peter and ask to be put on his "latest news" list, by clicking here.

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FRENCH EDITIONS OF THE CHINA THRILLERS TAKE OFF

After the successful launch of MEURTRES A PEKIN at the Brive Book Fair, requests for Peter to visit other Book Fairs in France are now coming in.  He visited Cressensac Book Fair in December. 

He will be at the Paris Book Fair (the biggest in France) from March 17 to 22, where LE QUATRIEME SACRIFICE will be launched.

He has been invited to take part in a debate at Rion de Landes Festival of Mystery and Crime books in May. And he's also been asked to attend the St Malo Book Fair in June.

MEURTRES A PEKIN was featured in this month's French PRIMA magazine, and it has been selected for ELLE magazine's readers in March.

France's biggest book club, France Loisirs will be bringing out the last in the series, CHINESE WHISPERS, soon.  Details of French title and publication date will follow.

PODCASTS

Peter has produced a 30-minute talk about THE FIREMAKER on audio which will is available on iTunes as a podcast.

You can listen to it now by clicking here...

http://janice.may.freesurf.fr/PeterMay1podcast.mp3


BRIVE - FOIRE DU LIVRE

The Book Fair at Brive La Gaillard was an extraordinary experience, with more than 500 authors, elbow to elbow, signing their books for upwards of 120,000 visitors over the weekend.

Danielle Dastugue and Michèle Blanc of Editions du Rouergue were very pleased that over 100 copies of MEURTRES A PEKIN were sold.  Apparently an author who is "unknown" to the French might expect to sell only one or two copies!  Plans are in place for more signings in other French cities.  Watch this space for information.

THE U.S. Tour was a terrific success!

Read all about it at: http://petermaylive.blogspot.com

NOW THE FRENCH TOUR....
The first dates for the promotion of the French version of The Firemaker, (MEUTRES A PEKIN) have been announced with the publication and launch of the book at the prestigious Brive Book Fair at the beginning of November. 

On Friday November 4th at 6pm
Peter will be at
The Librairie De Trois Epis
9, avenue de Paris
Brive La Gaillarde
19100

On Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th
he will be at the Editions du Rouergue stand at the Brive Book Fair.

To celebrate the launch of the French editions of his China thrillers, he now has a French website.  Click here to visit it.

THE U.S. Tour is now underway!
See full list of dates under "August" entry, below.
Come along and meet him if you can, or tell friends and relatives across the USA about his bookstore talks and signings.


BLOG
Peter has decided to keep everyone up to date with what is happening through and online weblog.
You can find it at: http://petermaylive.blogspot.com

FRENCH PUBLISHER TO PUBLISH THE CHINA THRILLERS
Great news, at last, the books will be translated into French and published in the country which Peter has made his home.  Editions Rouergue will be bringing out MUERTRES A PEKIN (THE FIREMAKER) in November.  More about that, and Peter's French Tour later!

• CHICAGO, IL: Thursday 1st - Sunday 4th September
• Bouchercon
  Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers
  301 East North Water Street
  Chicago, IL 60611
  Telephone: (312) 464-1000
  
  
• Bouchercon Panel with Peter May:
  "Far Away Places"
  Friday 2nd September, 4pm - 5pm
  
  
• ROCHESTER, NY - Tuesday 6th September
  
  
• MINNEAPOLIS, MN: Wednesday, 7th September, 7pm
  
• Once Upon a Crime
  604 W 26th St,
  Minneapolis MN 55405
  Telephone: (612) 870-3785
  
  
• BOULDER, CO: Thursday 8th September, 7pm
• High Crimes
  946 Pearl Street
  Boulder, CO 80302
  Telephone:(303) 443-8346
  
  
• DENVER, CO: Saturday 10th September, 12 noon
  
• Murder by the Book
  1574 South Pearl St.
  Denver, CO 80210
  Telephone: (800) 300-2595  (toll free voice)
  Telephone: (303) 871-9401  (voice in Colorado)
  
  
• HOUSTON, TX: Monday, 12th September, 6.30pm
  
• Murder by the Book
  2342, Bissonnet Street
  Houston TX, 77005
  Telephone: (713) 524-8597
  
  
• HUNTSVILLE, TX: Tuesday, 13th September
  
• Sam Houston State University
  College of Criminal Justice
  Huntsville TX 77341
  (Time and venue to be confirmed)
  
  
• SCOTTSDALE, AZ: Wednesday, 14th September, 7pm
• The Poisoned Pen
  4014 N Goldwater Blvd, Suite 101
  Scottsdale, AZ 85251
  Telephone: (480) 947-2974
  
  
• SEATTLE, WA: Friday, 16th September, Noon
  
• Seattle Mystery Bookshop
  117 Cherry St
  Seattle, WA  98104
  Telephone: (206) 587-5737
  
  
• SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Saturday 17th September
• China Books
  Time and venue to be confirmed
  
  
• SACRAMENTO, CA:  Sunday 18th September
  
• Book Launch Party
  Invited Guests
  
  
• DAVIS, CA: Monday 19th September 7.30pm
  
• The Avid Reader
   617 Second Street
   Davis, CA 95616
   Telephone: (530) 758-4040
  
  
• SAN MATEO, CA: Tuesday 20th September, 7pm
  
• M is for Mystery
  74 Third Avenue
  San Mateo, CA 94401
  Telephone: (650) 401-8077
  Toll-free: 888-405-8077
  
  
• LOS ANGELES, CA: Wednesday 21st September
  
• The Mystery Bookstore
  1036-C Broxton Avenue
  Los Angeles CA 90024
  Telephone: 310-209-0415
  
  
  
• NEWPORT BEACH, CA: Thursday 22nd September
• Book Launch Party
  Invited Guests
  
  
• SAN DIEGO, CA: Friday 23rd September, 7pm
  
• Mysterious Galaxy
   7051 Clairmont Mesa Blvd.
   San Diego, CA 92111
   Telephone: 858-268-4747
   Toll-Free: 800-811-4747
   Fax: 858-268-4775
  
  
• BETHESDA, MD: Sunday 25th September, 4pm
  
• The Writer's Center
  4508 Walsh Street,
  Bethesda, MD 20815
  Phone: 301 654-8664
  Fax: 301 654-8667
  
  
• OAKMONT, PITTSBURG, PA: Tuesday 27th September, 6.30pm
  
• Mystery Lovers Bookshop
  (Chinese Buffet before talk)
  514 Allegheny River Boulevard
  Oakmont PA 15139
  Telephone: (412) 828-4877
  
  
• NEW YORK, NY: September 28th
  
• Mysterious Bookshop
  129 West 56th Street
  New York, NY 10019
  Tel: 212-765-0900
  Fax: 212-265-5478
  drop-in signing
  
  
• NEW YORK, NY: September 29th or 30th
  
• Partners & Crime
  44 Greenwich Avenue
  New York, NY 10011
  Tel: 212-243-0440
  Fax: 212-243-4624
  (date and time to be confirmed)
  
  
• CAMBRIDGE, BOSTON, MA: Saturday 1st October, 4pm
  
• Kate's Mystery Books
  2211 Massachusetts Ave
  Cambridge, MA
  Tel: (617) 491-2660
  

August 2004

FRENCH LAUNCH PICS:
Some pictures of Peter and the 50 or so guests gathered at the annual party in France to celebrate Peter's latest book, CHINESE WHISPERS....

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SERIALISATION OF THE FIREMAKER FOR CHINESE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE
While Peter was in Beijing and Shanghai in December on a research trip for his next China Thriller, he met the Chinese translators who are currently working on THE FIREMAKER which is due to be serialised in China's 'Detective World' magazine. The contract was signed under the auspices of a Supreme Court judge (who also happens to be a writer of crime stories) at a large banquet which the Chinese Crime Writers had arranged to celebrate Peter's birthday. It took place in the Hall of Longevity in one of China's oldest Restaurants with a menu of traditional specialities including sea slugs, jelly fish and "Five-Flavoured Stuffed Intestine".