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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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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
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UK: 3pm & 6pm
---
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, SC 29209
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".
