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Welcome and General Discussion / Interesting article about bookplates
« Last post by Becke Davis on January 23, 2021, 09:15:45 pm »
https://bookriot.com/history-of-bookplates/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Saturday%20Long%20Reads%2012421&utm_term=BookRiot_TheRiotRundown_DormantSuppress

My aunt in New Mexico sent me some books, bookends and bookplates with a New Mexico theme when I was about 12. For years I collected bookplates and I still treasure the books I saved with those first bookplates.
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I haven't read anything from this author before. Let me know how the book turns out.

I'm pretty sure this is her debut novel. I'll check - okay, this is from her website:

About T.A. Willberg, from her website: https://tawillberg.com/about-tawillberg/

"Hi, thanks for stopping by!

I’m T.A. Willberg, a South African writer of historical crime and speculative fiction.

I was born in Johannesburg (or “Gangsta’s Paradise” as the locals refer to it) but moved to a more peaceful part of South Africa when I was six, a small-holding just outside the coastal city of Durban.

After earning my Master’s degree in Chiropractic, I moved to Malta and (very randomly) started writing my debut novel, MARION LANE AND THE MIDNIGHT MURDER. Though the novel is set in London, much of the inspiration for the story setting arose from the labyrinthine corridors beneath Malta’s ancient capital – Valletta.

I named my protagonist after my mother, Marion AKA Maz the Magnificent who is truly the greatest, funniest, bravest woman I know and the architect of my love for books and storytelling. My father, a mechanical engineer from Germany (and a great eccentric), is the influence behind the novel’s many wondrous gadgets.

Apart from writing, here are some things I like:

Wine (it helps me think up crazy plot ideas).

Coffee (it helps me edit those crazy plot ideas).

The outdoors! I’ve lived in various cities around the world since I was 18 but I grew up surrounded by nature and animals and one day I hope I can live like that again!

On that note…

ANIMALS! I love anything with four legs. So much so that at thirteen years old, I abseiled down a treacherous cliff near our home (with my brother’s friend’s homemade rock climbing gear!!) to save a dog that had fallen and broken its leg. Our expedition even made the local newspaper!

Speaking of dogs…

I have a soft spot for underdogs and outcasts, which is probably why the cast of my debut novel is filled with characters who aren’t quite cool enough to be private detectives, but I gave them a shot anyhow!

Which finally brings me to my point…

My debut novel, MARION LANE & THE MIDNIGHT MURDER, is out now in the United States and Canada with Park Row/HarperCollins & will be released in the U.K. and Commonwealth with Trapeze/Orion 10 June, 2021. It will also be translated into German, Turkish and Croatian.

I love hearing from readers so if you’d like more information on MARION LANE, or just a quick chat, do send me a message via my contact page. I try to answer everything (with the obvious exceptions).

Otherwise, I’ll see you over on social media!"
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I haven't read anything from this author before. Let me know how the book turns out.
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I had started reading a book that was quite good, but when this arrived in today's mail I had to drop everything and dig in. I'm not going to finish it tonight, but I made a good start. It's a lot of fun and I hope there will be more books in this series. I can definitely see this as a movie or a TV series.

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What I'm Reading / Re: My latest read is...
« Last post by Becke Davis on January 21, 2021, 12:02:15 am »
Okay - two issues with the Night Agent. The first involves a disappearing character - enough said about that one.

The other thing that is driving me nuts is a discussion about whether the flowering trees in D.C. are dogwoods or cherry trees. It's easy enough to confirm this - they are Japanese flowering cherries:

https://www.washingtonian.com/2012/03/01/all-about-the-cherry-blossoms/

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What I'm Reading / Re: My latest read is...
« Last post by Becke Davis on January 20, 2021, 11:54:41 pm »
I'm glad you are liking THE NIGHT AGENT.

And yeah, it was weird that I did no reading the other night.

That book should come with a warning. I finished it at 3:30 a.m. WOW! He's the new Robert Ludlum.

Only thing - I woke up at 5 a.m. with the name of one character flashing in my head like it was on a movie marquee. I don't want to give any spoilers but this is going to drive me nuts. This morning I went through all the scenes with this character and my question still stands. Maybe this character is being saved for another book? Aauugghhhh!!!

The only reason I didn't finish the book in one go is that I actually passed out in exhaustion. But I love the warning label idea for the book. You should check out his book from last year called THE HOUR OF THE ASSASSIN.

Read that one already. I loved it!
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What I'm Reading / Re: My latest read is...
« Last post by JRob on January 20, 2021, 02:35:20 pm »
I'm glad you are liking THE NIGHT AGENT.

And yeah, it was weird that I did no reading the other night.

That book should come with a warning. I finished it at 3:30 a.m. WOW! He's the new Robert Ludlum.

Only thing - I woke up at 5 a.m. with the name of one character flashing in my head like it was on a movie marquee. I don't want to give any spoilers but this is going to drive me nuts. This morning I went through all the scenes with this character and my question still stands. Maybe this character is being saved for another book? Aauugghhhh!!!

The only reason I didn't finish the book in one go is that I actually passed out in exhaustion. But I love the warning label idea for the book. You should check out his book from last year called THE HOUR OF THE ASSASSIN.
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What I'm Reading / Re: My latest read is...
« Last post by Becke Davis on January 20, 2021, 01:59:59 pm »
I'm glad you are liking THE NIGHT AGENT.

And yeah, it was weird that I did no reading the other night.

That book should come with a warning. I finished it at 3:30 a.m. WOW! He's the new Robert Ludlum.

Only thing - I woke up at 5 a.m. with the name of one character flashing in my head like it was on a movie marquee. I don't want to give any spoilers but this is going to drive me nuts. This morning I went through all the scenes with this character and my question still stands. Maybe this character is being saved for another book? Aauugghhhh!!!

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What I'm Reading / Re: My latest read is...
« Last post by JRob on January 20, 2021, 03:49:31 am »
I'm glad you are liking THE NIGHT AGENT.

And yeah, it was weird that I did no reading the other night.
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