september 2012
"The Lewis Man"
out now in paperback in the UK
The Lewis
Man comes out this week in the UK in
paperback. To celebrate, Peter and Quercus
have announced a competition to win a copy of The
Chessmen - the final book in the trilogy - which
will be published in the UK in January 2012...
COMPETITION
Simply
take a photograph of your copy of The Lewis Man in
a far-flung or unusual location or in the hands of
an unexpected reader and post the pic on Twitter
or Peter's Facebook Page to enter. Click
here for full details of the competition and
prizes.
"The Blackhouse" out in October in the USA
The Blackhouse comes out at the beginning of October in the USA. The Library Journal and Publishers Weekly have delivered their verdicts and have each awarded starred reviews! Check out the adjectives... "mesmerizing" "breathtaking" " astonishing" "brilliant"!:
“Scottish author May (...) has written a mesmerizing new trilogy opener. May brings the story to a breathtaking conclusion with an astonishing twist at the end.”
The Library Journal (starred review)
“May’s brilliant first in a trilogy" "Abundant local color (...) matches Macleod’s tormented emotional landscape. The struggles of such multidimensional characters (...) add depth.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
June 2012
"The
Lewis Man" Wins
'Les Ancres Noires' Readers' Prize!
The Lewis
Man won the Readers Prize at the prestigious Le
Havre crime writing festival Les Ancres
Noires. It was selected from the field of 23
books which were read and judged by readers from
libraries and reading groups in North West
France. Two years ago, The Blackhouse won
the same award, and this is the first time in the
festival's ten-year history that an author has won
the prize twice.
Peter
May at Le Havre with his prize
"The Lewis Man"
Wins Le Télégramme Readers' Prize!
Peter was
presented with a cheque for 10,000 Euros at a
ceremony in Brest, France, on Thursday 24th May
2012 by Hubert Couderier of the French newspaper,
Le Télégramme as the winner of the
newspaper's readers' vote was announced and the
prize was awarded to The Lewis Man.
Author and publisher, Hervé Hamon, who was
chairman of the committee who selected the
shortlist of books for the prize said, 'The
Lewis Man' is a work of true literature. Peter
May is able to take a subject so individual and
unique yet make it relevant to everyone,
touching the spirit of all those who read it."
Peter
May picking up Le Télégramme
Readers' Prize
Peter
spoke about why having The Lewis Man chosen as the
favourite book of readers of the
Télégramme newspaper was so
important: "Readers' prizes like this are special
because there are no politics involved; it's a
simple case of readers (the most important people
in writers' lives) reading the books and saying
which one had pleased them the most."
He went on, "I had been shortlisted for this prize
earlier in the year, so I knew that I was one of
six authors whose books would be read and voted
on. Along with the shortlisting came a
requirement to make bookstore appearances and give
talks, as well as do video interviews for French
television and the internet sites of the newspaper
and bookstores. It's always daunting for me,
as a Scotsman, to handle all of these live events
and interviews in French, and I'm sure I make more
than a few linguistic blunders! I'm just
glad that readers of Le Télégramme
didn't hold that against me!"
Peter
May preparing for interview on French TV
The shortlisted books were available in bookstores
and libraries and, over a period of months,
readers of the Télégramme
newspaper were required to register in order to
participate and vote for their favourite.
Winning the prize meant returning to Brest with a
1500 kilometre round trip for another round of
nerve-wracking TV and newspaper interviews again
all in French, along with the award ceremony,
dinner, and the prize itself - a cheque for 10,000
Euros.
You can read about it here:
http://www.prlog.org/11880216-scottish-island-stories-win-french-readers-hearts.html
Shortlisted for Dagger in the Library Award
The day after Peter won the
Télégramme prize, he received the
news that he had been shortlisted for the British
Crime Writers' Association's "Dagger in the
Library" Award. This prize is decided by a
judging panel of librarians, and it is awarded not
for one particular book, but instead for a
writer's body of work, and for writers who have
built up a following with library readers but who
have not yet made a big breakthrough.
Here's how the judges described Peter: “An
accomplished author, at the height of his powers
with this latest trilogy. He manages to vary his
settings while always creating completely
believable characters.”
Read more about "The Dagger in the Library" and
the shortlist here:
http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2012/library.html
"The Killing Room" China Thriller #3
to become movie
While
Peter was in Brest, literally a thousand miles
away from him on the other side of France, the
Film Festival in Cannes was in full swing, and
Alexis Dantec and Fred Bellaiche’s production
company, French Connection, was making an
important announcement.
The French producers had optioned Peter's "The
Killing Room" - the third in The China Thrillers
series - two years ago, and announced at Cannes a
co-production deal with Dream Capture Studios in
Korea to make a film adaptation of the book.
The action will transfer from Beijing and Shanghai
to Seoul and the film will be in English, French
and Korean. Li Yan will become Korean, and
Margaret Campbell will become a French
pathologist.
May 2012
"The Lewis Man"
20 weeks
in UK hardback best-sellers' list
"The Lewis Man" has been shortlisted for the
following awards:
- the Prix des Lecteurs du Télégramme - the Readers' Prize of of Le Télégramme newspaper in France, winner to be announced in May 2012
- the Prix des Lecteurs at Les Ancres Noires Festival, Le Havre, France, winner to be announced in June 2012
- the Prix International at the Polar&Co Festival, Cognac, France, winner to be announced in October 2012
and has been named as one of the final 15 for:
the UK Crime Writers'
Association Dagger in the Library award, shortlist
to be announced late May 2012, winner to be
announced in the summer of 2012.
Book Three in The Lewis Trilogy - News
"The Chessmen" - third book in the Lewis Trilogy
will be published in January 2013. But if
you want a taste of it to whet your appetite...
*Click here to read an excerpt*
April 2012
"The Lewis Man"
13 weeks
in UK hardback best-sellers' list
Dagger in the Library Award
Peter has
just been named as one of the final 15 for the UK
Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library
award. Judged by a panel of librarians it is
award to an author for a body of work that has
given most pleasure to readers.
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 May in Ayr, Scotland
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....
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
Peter wins the
2010 PRIX DES LECTEURS
at Les
Ancres Noires, Le Havre, France
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.marquee
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.
busInterviews 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".
award
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!
stand
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)
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his latest news.
Spring 2010
On the Road
USA TOUR,
March - May 2010 - check here for dates and come
to see Peter.
THE KILLING ROOM TO BECOME A MOVIE
French
film producers have just bought the rights to #3
in the China Thrillers series: The Killing Room
and have commissioned Peter May and Janice Hally
to write the screenplay.
FREEZE FRAME reviews
Starred
reviews in Library Journal and Publishers Weekly
as well as praise in the New York Times...
"The author of the much acclaimed "China
Thrillers" surpasses himself here in misdirection,
placing clues in plain sight and leaving the
reader anticipating the fifth entry in this
outstanding series." Library Journal (starred
review)
"May’s excellent fourth Enzo McLeod mystery...
With its intricate plot, compelling characters,
and bombshell denouement, this unsettling Enzo
Files installment is a must-read." Publishers
Weekly (starred review)
"We are in the presence of a writer in complete
control of his subject and his characters, and not
just at the level of day to day activity. This is
a truly multi-level work with thoughtful
excursions into the painful inner lives of the
characters, even as we follow them to inevitable
and tragic conclusions. A most satisfying novel."
Carl Brookins
"The formula is a neat one, going back to the
golden age of detective fiction... Although May
obviously (and justifiably) prides himself on his
grasp of the plot mechanics, something must be
said for his vivid settings, which remove the
story from the library and send it out into the
wide, wide world." New York Times
"Spending time with Peter May's charming and
clever Enzo Macleod in Brittany is pure pleasure.
In May's fourth installment of the Enzo Files
series, the remote Ile de Groix, with its
turbulent coast, rough weather, and laconic and
secretive residents, tests Macleod intellectually
and physically as he attempts to solve a case so
cold it's frigid... the truth hidden inside the
mystery of Freeze Frame is fascinating and Enzo
Macleod is great fun to hang out with." Bookbrowse
"fast-paced... The Enzo Files are a great series
that is four for four." Genre Go Round Reviews
"This mystery is rich in story development and
characterization... enticing the reader to become
a fan of this cerebral series.” RebeccasReads.com
February 2010
Tour, Appearances, Interviews...
USA TOUR,
March - May 2010
The dates are starting to come together for the US
Tour check here for details.
SECOND LIFE TV APPEARANCE
February
has another live (in pixels at least) interview in
Second Life, where Peter will be talking about
Virtually Dead:
February 14th (Sunday)
Second Life Television "Tonight Live with Paisley
Beebe"
at 6pm PST/SLT (for anyone living in UK or
Europe this airs in the early hours of Feb 15th
Monday morning: UK 2am and Central Europe 3am)
The URL to watch the show live IN Second Life is:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Northpoint/207/143/32
The URL to watch the show live broadcast over the
internet is: http://streams.treet.tv/live.mov
The URL to watch a recording of the show (any time
from 15th February onwards) is:
http://archive.treet.tv/
SCOTTISH NIGHT FRENCH BOOKSTORE
Peter
will be in Montauban for a Soirée Ecossaise
hosted by Le Scribe on February 11th details on
his French website.
INTERVIEW WITH ITW - THE BIG THRILL
Read the
latest interview with Peter in the International
Thriller Writers magazine.
January 2010
Virtually
Dead
The standalone thriller Virtually Dead is
published this month in the USA. Flick Faulds,
Private Eye, has the lowdown on Peter's latest
activity... and here is the book trailer...
In other news, planning for Peter's US tour in
April/May 2010 is already underway.
November 2009
Coming
Up...
The publication in French of Peter's latest book,
"L'Ile des Chasseurs D'Oiseaux" is creating a lot
of excitement. When Peter's French
publishers read it, they liked it so much that
they insisted on buying world rights, and so the
book - set in the Outer Hebrides - was published
in French before it came out in any other
language! Several European publishers became
involved in bidding wars when it was unveiled at
the Frankfurt book fair in October and it will
shortly be published in most European
languages. French speakers may be interested
to check out the reviews on Peter's French
website, and English speakers will be pleased to
know that they won't have to wait too much longer
to read it. Watch this space for more
info...
October 2009
PPWebCon...
Here's a repeat of Peter's webcast for PPWebCon,
the world's first online crime and mystery
convention, which was hosted by Poisoned Pen
Press.
September 2009
Bumper Crop...
Just
looking at the proposed list of Peter's books
scheduled for publication this winter and
discovered that there will be...
FOUR HARD COVER
and
SEVEN PAPERBACK
editions published in the USA between October 2009
and February 2010!
Peter will arrive in the US again in March 2010
for a Spring tour, so it looks like he will have
plenty to talk about, including...
The brand new standalone:
Virtually Dead
January, 2010
(hardcover and paperback simultaneously)
The brand new 4th Enzo File (latest in the
series):
Freeze Frame
March, 2010
(hardcover and paperback simultaneously)
The 3rd of the Enzo Files:
Blacklight Blue
March, 2010
(paperback)
And a flurry of China Thrillers in hardcover and
paperback...
The Firemaker
October, 2009
(paperback)
Chinese Whispers
October, 2009
(hardcover and paperback simultaneously)
The Killing Room
February, 2010
(paperback)
The Runner
February, 2010
(hardcover and paperback simultaneously)
So with The Fourth Sacrifice and Snakehead which
came out in Feb 2009 - that means by next Spring,
all the China Thrillers paperbacks will be
available for the first time in the USA.
AND ONE MORE...
There will be one more new book by Peter out in
October 2009...
L'ILE DES CHASSEURS D'OISEAUX
(English
title: The Blackhouse)
A brand new novel set in the remote Outer
Hebridean Isle of Lewis, will be published in
France in October. Editions Rouergue bought
the world rights and so the book will be available
in French before it is published anywhere else in
the world in English!
June 2008
Peter's
Broadcasts Available now...
Blacklight Blue Playlist
Snakehead Playlist
April 2008
New Live Internet Broadcast...
Details
of the broadcast follow, but first, have a look at
author Carl Brookins' interview with Peter.
You can find it here... Carl Brookins talks to
Peter
LIVE BROADCAST
Join
Peter for more videos, excerpts, and live Q&A
by clicking:
http://www.mogulus.com/petermaylive
on
SUNDAY 26TH APRIL 2009
there will be two shows, at the following times
around the world...
USA:
EST: 10am & 1pm
CST: 9am & Noon
MST: 8am & 11am
PST: 7am & 10am
---
UK: 3pm & 6pm
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Central Europe: 4pm & 7pm
---
Bangkok, Thailand: 10pm & 1am
---
Beijing, China: 11pm & 2am
---
Perth, Australia: midnight & 3am
Sydney, Australia: 2am & 5am
http://www.mogulus.com/petermaylive
If you click on the above link at the moment
you'll find some video clips of the last
broadcast. And if you miss next Sunday's
broadcast, you'll be able to catch repeat viewings
afterwards - you'll just miss the live Q & A.
February 2008
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...
December 29, 2008
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...
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:
Blacklight Blue
December 28, 2008
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:
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
September 2008
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.
May 2008
VIDEO and AUDIO developments
A new
page on the website is an archive of all things
video and audio. As well as the videos which
can be found on Peter's Youtube page, you'll find
podcasts and TV interviews in English and in
French!
also...
LIVE WEBCASTS SOON!
Peter has two new channels where he will be able
to broadcast worldwide live. Right now he's
busy writing his next book (well, it has to be
done sometime!) but we'll let you know as soon as
there will be a LIVE broadcast where you will be
able to put your comments by E-mail or text to him
live during the transmission.
Spring 2008
HOME AGAIN
- and another nomination
Peter
arrived back from the USA tour to find that the
French edition of "Chinese Whispers" (L'Eventreur
de Pekin) has been shortlisted for the PRIX
INTERNATIONAL at the Cognac "Polar & Co"
Literary Festival! Winners will be announced
in October.
The Enzo Files - latest...
The third book in The Enzo Files series will be
published later this year and Peter is already
thinking about book #4. To whet your
appetite for more of Enzo, click on the "play"
button on the video below to catch a glimpse of
Enzo's home town, Cahors. Visit Peter's
YouTube page where you can find more of his
research videos from France and China.
February 2008
US TOUR
FEBRUARY / MARCH 2008
Follow Peter's trip across the USA during February
and March 2008 on his blog at http://petermaylive.blogspot.com
If you can, come along and hear Peter talk about
his two latest books published in the US, "The
Critic" (#2 in the Enzo Files series) and "The
Killing Room" (#3 in the China Thrillers
series. At some events, you can even get a
chance to tast the wines mentioned in "The
Critic"!
January 2008
CHEVALIER
de l'ORDRE de la DIVE BOUTEILLE
Peter was
made a Chevalier de l'ordre de la Dive Bouteille
as a result of all the research he did on Gaillac
wines for his latest book. Read all about
the experience on his blog at
http://petermaylive.blogspot.com
NEW ENZO FILES BOOK
The latest in the Enzo Files series THE CRITIC has
just been published by Poisoned Pen Press.
(read the latest reviews here)
The book takes place in the vineyards of Gaillac
in South West France, and involves the death of a
world-famous wine critic. On this year's
tour Peter will not only talk about the book, but
will also be able to let readers taste it!
The wines that he mentions in the book will be
available for the first time in the USA and on
Peter's tour, many of the venues have been able to
arrange for him to do a wine-tasting with
readers. So come along and get a "taste" of
Peter's books...
USA "BOOK TASTING" TOUR 2008
Still
with some details to be confirmed, here is the
latest news about Peter May's 2008 tour of thr
USA...
FEBRUARY/MARCH 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
Autumn 2007
Peter May wins French Literary Award...
PRIX INTRAMUROS
Peter won
the 2007 PRIX INTRAMUROS at Cognac's annual
Festival of Crime Writing "Polar&Co" on
October 19th.
He found himself facing all-French competition in
the final shortlist of seven writers for France's
most unusual literarly award. The PRIX
INTRAMUROS - literally "within the walls" - is
decided by juries made up of inmates of French
penitentiaries, and the shortlisted authors had to
arrive a day early at the book festival to present
themselves at various French jails for interviews
with the detainees.
After deliberation, the prisoners awarded the
prize to Peter for “Snakehead” (Cadavres Chinois
à Houston) the fourth in the China
Thrillers series of books, which was published in
France this year. "Snakehead" will be
published in the USA in 2008.
This is the second time that Peter's books have
been honored in his adopted homeland. French
Elle Magazine shortlisted the first of his China
Thrillers series, "The Firemaker" for their "Grand
Prix" of Literature two years ago.
Summer 2007
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
Maette and RachidMaëtte 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.
Peter May signing booksOne 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 May at his computer in
Lorient Event at Peter May's
house
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.
groix1While 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.groix2
Spring 2007
French Festivals March/April 2007
Just back
from a successful two months spent touring the
United States.
Now Peter has been invited to appear at several
book festivals in France. First is the Salon
du Livre in Paris (23-27 March) the biggest in
France, then on to Limoges, (30 March - 1 April)
another festival just south of Limoges (14-15
April) followed by a special event in Rodez (17
April). More details can be found on Peter's
French website.
Then Peter will go into hibernation to write the
third book in The Enzo Files series - with all
this touring, talking and signing there's no time
for writing!
The second book in The Enzo Files series is
finished and is the hands of Poisoned Pen
Press. It will be published in November
2007. Details of title to follow.
Winter 2006/7
2nd USA TOUR - February/March 2007
Peter
will be visiting bookstores all over the USA,
talking about EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, the first of
his new series set in France - The Enzo
Files. Also, THE FOURTH SACRIFICE, the
second of his China Thrillers will be published by
St Martin's Press in time for his tour.
For the latest list of confirmed locations and
dates, click here.
To visit the new website for The Enzo Files and
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, click here.
Autumn 2006
2nd USA
TOUR IN THE PLANNING STAGES
Peter will be visiting the USA in February and
March of next year. Starting in Seattle at
the Left Coast Crime conference, he plans to visit
West and East Coasts, with some stops in
between! Watch this space for further
details. So far he has confirmed events in
Seattle WA, San Mateo CA, San
Francisco CA, Thousand Oaks CA, Los Angeles
CA, San Diego CA, Scottsdale AZ, Denver CO,
Boulder CO, Minneapolis MN, Pittsburgh PA, New
York NY.
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE -
EXTRAORDINARY REACTIONS
"A sharp
edged tale woven with the intricacy of a spider's
web. Intelligent, involved, and ingenious"
Steve Berry (Author of THE TEMPLAR LEGACY, THE
THIRD SECRET, THE ROMANOV PROHECY and THE AMBER
ROOM)
The first reactions to the Advance Reading Copies
of "Extraordinary People" have started to come
in. Here are a selection:
"Read an astoundingly good book the other day.
Just outstanding.
...As much an examination of French intellectual
culture as a thrilling and tension-filled mystery,
the novel is filled with multi-dimensional flawed
individuals. The author's examination of
society and the human condition is fascinating and
enthralling. The conclusion is as exciting
and entertaining as one could ask for. A
dynamite novel and a fine beginning to what
promises to be an outstanding crime fiction
series."
Carl Brookins (Author of THE CASE OF THE GREEDY
LAWYERS, OLD SILVER, A SUPERIOR MYSTERY and INNER
PASSAGES)
“Intelligent, ever-moving and beautifully written,
it is the best book I have read this year. I
highly recommend it!!”
Barbara Douglas, Murder By The Book.
"...an excellent novel that will keep you in
suspense all the way ... Hopefully Peter May will
follow-up this book with future adventures of Enzo
MacLeod."
Patricia Reid, BooksNBytes.com
"Peter May's "Extraordinary People" is an
extraordinary novel ... Action escalates at every
turn and becomes breathtaking at the denouement."
Mary Ann Smyth Bookloons
"brisk and thrilling ... the layers of
complexity bode well for future installments."
The Baltimore Sun
"May paces his tale of a burst-open cold case with
teasingly professional precision"
DIBS - early buzz on upcoming books
"Lots of twists and turns. Fast-paced. Lots of
energy throughout the book."
Ollie’s world of books
"the intriguing first book in a series of
thrillers set in modern France by talented author
Peter May ... The presumed premise for this
series, celebrated unsolved murders, is a
captivating one"
Hidden Staircase Mystery Books
"This taughtly written thriller moves from the
catacombs under Paris through the countryside
surrounding this great city. I found it hard
to put down."
Linda Walonen, Bay Books, San Ramon CA
"Twists, turns and a whirl wind tour of France ...
smart and engaging ... Peter May does a wonderful
job ... This is an intelligent story that every
mystery fan should read."
Sondra Fowler for ReaderViews.com
"As a fan of forensics, this reader finds the
interpretation of the clues a highlight to the
high-paced adventure."
Jen Oliver for MyShelf.com
"The climax is a fabulous finale that will leave
readers clamoring for more inquiries by the
Professor and his team."
Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Review
"action-packed second half and rather thrilling
denouement in the catacombs of Paris"
Entertainment Weekly
"this travelogue–cum–murder mystery makes for a
fun puzzle"
Publisher's Weekly
"a throughly engaging puzzle mystery"
Library Journal
"I read THE FIREMAKER and loved it. I'm also
reading an ARC of EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE from Poison
Pen Press and find it very hard to put down!!"
Deb Andolino, Aliens & Alibis Books, Columbia,
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TO FIND OUT MORE...
visit the website of the book's here, Enzo Macleod
at:
http://www.enzomacleod.com
Remember "Extraordinary People" will be available
in November. To place your order:
US readers click here for Amazon.com
UK readers click here for Amazon.co.uk
Summer 2006
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
Author Carl Brookins had this to say about
"Extraordinary People":
"Read an astoundingly good book the other day.
Watch for it when the issue date comes (November)
it's called EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE
by Peter May from Poisoned Pen Press.
Just outstanding.
Remember the title. Read the book."
To place your order for "Extraordinary People":
US readers click here for Amazon.com
UK readers click here for Amazon.co.uk
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:
http://www.enzomacleod.com
...but remember - you'll have to search!
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
Spring 2006
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.
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.
January 2006
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.
November 2005
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.
October/November 2005
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.
September 2005
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!
August 2005
U.S. TOUR DATES FIXED!
COME AND
SEE PETER MAY AT THE FOLLOWING VENUES
VISIT HIS MEDIA ROOM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO ABOUT
THE TOUR
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
April 2005
U.S. TOUR
Peter is
planning a U.S. tour, to introduce himself and The
Firemaker to American readers, and will be
visiting the following cities...
CHICAGO, IL: 1st - 4th
September (Bouchercon)
5th September - Labor Day
ROCHESTER, NY - 6th September
MINNEAPOLIS, MN: 7th September
(Once Upon A Crime, 7pm)
BOULDER, CO: 8th September
(High Crimes, 7pm)
DENVER, CO: 9th September
ATLANTA: 10th -11th September
HOUSTON, TX: 12th September
(Murder by the Book, 6.30pm)
AUSTIN: 13th September
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - 14th September
(The Poisoned Pen, 7pm)
SEATTLE: 16th September
(Seattle Mystery Bookshop, Noon)
SACRAMENTO, CA: Sunday
18th September
Book
Launch Party (Invited Guests)
DAVIS, CA: Monday 19th
September (The Avid Reader,7.30pm)
SAN MATEO, CA: Tuesday 20th
September (M is for Mystery, 7pm)
NEWPORT BEACH, CA: Thursday
22nd September
Book
Launch Party (Invited Guests)
SAN DIEGO, CA: 23rd September
EAST COAST: 24th - 30th
September
including
BOSTON,
WASHINGTON DC,
PHILADELPHIA,
NEW
JERSEY,
NEW
YORK.
These are provisonal dates, for the latest -
constantly updated - information regarding his
tour schedule, visit Peter's new MEDIA ROOM
website at http://www.petermay.info
If you would like information about his tour
E-mailed to you, or if you would like to suggest a
venue for Peter to visit and give a talk, please
send a message to Peter via the form on his
contact page
March 2005
U.S. PUBLICATION OF THE FIREMAKER
The
Firemaker will be published in the U.S. by St
Martin's Press (Minotaur) this year. Peter
is hoping to arrange a tour to introduce himself
and his China Thrillers series to American
readers.
Watch this space for all news about this as we get
it!
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....
AND...
For all of Peter's fans in the USA - there will be
some exciting news soon....
July 2004
THE RUNNER MAKES IT TO FINLAND and HUNGARY
READERS DIGEST are now to translate THE RUNNER for
their Finnish and Hungarian editions.
CHINESE WHISPERS AUDIO BOOK
Isis Audio books have released CHINESE WHISPERS as
an audio book.
February 2004
DUTCH FEATURES
The recent publication of HET VIERDE OFFER (The
Fourth Sacrifice) in Holland led to Peter making a
trip there at the end of January. Dutch and
Belgian readers should look out for forthcoming
features in:
Tag
Metro
China
Nu
Asie
* Nieuw
* klik hier voor onze pagina's over de Nederlandse
uitgaves
INTERVIEW WITH SHOTS MAGAZINE
Click here to read Peter's interview with Ayo
Onatade for SHOTS, The Crime and Mystery Magazine
January 2004
THE RUNNER MAKES IT TO NORWAY
READERS DIGEST are planning to translate THE
RUNNER for their Norwegian edition.
NEW CHINA
THRILLERS PAGES FOR DUTCH READERS
* Nieuw
* klik hier voor onze pagina's over de Nederlandse
uitgaves
Welcome
to all the Dutch readers of Peter's books. With
The Firemaker recently published in The
Netherlands under the title of de Vuurmaker, and
The Fourth Sacrifice coming out in January under
the title of Het Vierde Offer, we are pleased to
be able to introduce Pages in Dutch on the
website, with extracts from the books.
HOLLAND
VISIT
Peter
will be making a trip to Holland January 27/28.
Dutch fans... watch this space!
CHINESE
WHISPERS published in UK and Commonwealth
"beautifully written and very evocative" (Tangled
Web)
Get
your copy of NOW!
Out
this month in paperback and hardback
simultaneously. Click here to read an extract and
find out more about the book.
November 2003
READERS' DIGEST have just published THE RUNNER as
a condensed book.
Click
here to see details on their website
ALSO...
news about CHINESE WHISPERS...
The
paperback edition will be published at the same
time as the hardback, in January 2004.
July 2003
SIXTH CHINA THRILLER ANNOUNCED
The sixth book in Peter May's CHINA THRILLER
series will be published in hardback in January
2004
BEIJING WEEKEND
Peter had a full page photo and article written
about him in Beijing Weekend under the title;
"WRITER FINDS THAT CRIME PAYS". If you'd like to
read the text of the article, click on this link.
FRENCH LAUNCH
The annual French Launch of Peter's latest
paperback will take place at 4pm on Sunday 27th
July. This year it's THE RUNNER. Peter will be
bringing everyone up to date with stories and
video from his latest research trips and sharing
some of the behind-the-scenes secrets of the book.
Peter
at the launch of THE RUNNER in London, recently
June 2003
READER'S DIGEST take THE RUNNER
Reader's Digest will be producing a condensed
version of THE RUNNER in their November edition of
Condensed Books.
POSTER CAMPAIGN
There is currently a Poster campaign for THE
RUNNER in major UK Railway Stations.
Click
here to E-mail us if you spot one - and more
importantly, let us know if you're having
difficulty finding a copy of the book.
May 2003
THE
RUNNER - Paperback Launch, May 2003
Thanks
to everyone who came along to hear Peter speak
about THE CHINA THRILLERS and THE RUNNER at:
CRIME
IN STORE, 32 Store Street, LONDON WC1E 7BS:
Thursday, 6.30 pm, 8th May 2003
click
here to visit Crime in Store's website
OTTAKARS, Buchanan Galleries, GLASGOW:
Tuesday, 6.30 pm, 13th May 2003
click
here to visit Ottakars Glasgow's website
DUTCH PUBLISHER BZZToH TAKE MORE OF THE CHINA THRILLERS
THE FIREMAKER will be published later this year,
and Dutch publisher, Uitgeverij BZZTOH, has just
announced they intend to follow it up with THE
FOURTH SACRIFICE and THE KILLING ROOM.
March 2003
THE RUNNER
The first of the reviews for THE RUNNER...
"a
tense and atmospheric thriller with a
heart-stopping ending"
To read
the whole review, click below to visit the page on
Tangled Web's site:
http://www.twbooks.co.uk/reviews/reviews03/pedtherunnhbk03.html
AMERICAN DEMAND FOR THE LATEST CHINA THRILLER
Although not yet published in America, some
American bookshops are going to extraordinary
lengths to stock The China Thrillers. This month
another huge box containing copies of THE RUNNER
arrived in France to be signed by Peter. The books
were then to travel all the way back to Britain
from whence they would be shipped to The Poisoned
Pen Bookstore in Arizona USA to satisfy Peter's
growing army of collectors and fans. With people
prepared to go all this trouble, surely it won't
be long before an American publisher realises the
potential...
February 2003
THE RUNNER
The fifth in the China Thrillers series, THE
RUNNER, was published by Hodder & Stoughton in
hardback on January 6th, 2003. This latest in the
series sees Li Yan and Margaret Campbell back in
Beijing attempting to solve a series of murders
which threatens the future of international
athletics as the city begins its preparations to
host the Olympics. The "Talking Books" rights have
already been snapped up by Isis.
CHINA THRILLERS GO DUTCH
Dutch publisher, Uitgeverij BZZTOH, has bought the
Dutch rights to THE FIREMAKER, and will publish in
2003
CHINESE PUBLICATION
The first book in the series, "The Firemaker", has
been translated into Chinese and is being
serialised in 20 instalments from January 2003 in
a Chinese crime magazine called "Detective World".
The publisher is currently negotiating to buy the
Chinese translation rights in the first four books
to publish in paperback over the next two years.
CHINESE TV SERIES
A Chinese production company based in Beijing is
negotiating the buy the rights in the first four
of the China Thrillers to adapt for TV audiences
in China - which can be as big as 600 million
people.
NEW COLUMN
CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLICE, a magazine published by
the Chinese police, has commissioned Peter May to
write a monthly column in 2003, describing his
experiences during research into the workings of
the Beijing and Shanghai police forces, and
providing a westerner's view of the criminal
justice system in China.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Work on the sixth China Thriller has already
begun. CHINESE WHISPERS is due for completion in
the Spring of 2003, and should appear in the shops
in January 2004.
Nov 2002
TALKING BOOKS
Isis have announced their intention to turn both
SNAKEHEAD and THE KILLING ROOM into 'Talking
Books'. These unabridged versions will be
available soon, read by American actress Laurence
Bouvard. Details of release dates will be given as
soon as we have them.
THE FOURTH SACRIFICE TO BE PUBLISHED IN GERMANY AND ITALY
Following the success in Germany of CHINESISCHES
FEUER (The Firemaker) THE FOURTH SACRIFICE has now
been published in Germany under the title of DAS
ROTE ZEICHEN.
The
Italian translation of THE FOURTH SACRIFICE is due
to be launched this autumn with a major
promotional campaign in the Mediterranean country
THE FIREMAKER is already available there under the
title, SETTE NOTTI DI SANGUE.
July 2002
FRENCH LAUNCH
The, now annual, French launch of Peter's latest
paperback will take place at 4pm on Sunday 21st
July. This year it's SNAKEHEAD. As well as telling
some of the stories behind the the book, Peter
will be showing some interesting video clips from
his research trips to the USA and China.
April 2002
SNAKEHEAD - CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
SNAKEHEAD (coronet £5.99) the latest in
Peter May's China Thriller series, has just been
released in paperback and has been chosen by
Ottakar's as their 'Crime Book of the Month' for
April 2002. Ottakar's say:
'The
action is fast, the love story painful and tender,
and the result is a gripping and compelling
mystery.' read more at:
http://www.ottakars.com/Internet/werecommend/default.jsp
BOOK SIGNING IN LONDON
Peter will be in London at Crime in Store, 14
Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London at 6.30pm on
Thursday 18th April 2002. If you're in London at
that time, why not come along and see him?
http://www.crimeinstore.co.uk/
LIVE ON RADIO SCOTLAND
(and worldwide on the internet)
He will also doing an interview on Radio Scotland
on the Gary Robertson Show sometime between 11 AM
and 12 NOON on Friday 19th April 2002. You can
listen in from anywhere in the world via the
internet if you have QuickTime Player or
RealPlayer. Just go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/
In East
Coast US it'll be between 6 AM and 7 AM on Friday
19th April
In
China it'll be between 7 PM and 8 PM on Friday
19th April
March 2002
HONG KONG COMPANY INTERESTED IN TV ADAPTATIONS
Peter received a surprise invitation to return to
China last month. He was asked to speak at a press
conference in Hong Kong launching TOM.COM's new
broadband service "China Interactive TV" and its
flagship programme "China Police Report". TOM.COM
were also keen to discuss the possibility of TV
adaptations of Peter's China Thrillers and the
publication of his novels in Chinese.
Dec 2001
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".
