It’s a Party! (A Facebook Party) With Prizes!

Everyone loves a party, and authors are no exception! This afternoon (Tuesday, August 8) from 5-6:30pm Pacific Time, fellow mystery authors Lisa Alber, Kerry Schafer, and I are hosting a Facebook party with lots of prizes and giveaways. We hope you’ll join us. Click here for all the fun! Here’s just one of the fun prize packages I’m giving away: And yes, the socks and candy came from Japan! The party celebrates not only the recent release of my newest Hiro Hattori mystery, Betrayal at Iga, but also today’s release of Kerry’s newest Shadow Valley Manor mystery, World Tree Girl, and Lisa Alber’s newest

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Flask of the Drunken Master, Deer…and a Frog in a Glass

The title might seem random, but I promise the three things listed above have more in common than you might believe. I spent some time chatting with Erin from Oh, For the Hook of a Book about my recent travels in Japan (with brand-new photos I haven’t shared elsewhere!) , the upcoming release of Flask of the Drunken Master, and the samurai I’d like to invite to tea. Hop over and join us for all the fun–and pictures!–at Oh For the Hook of A Book! And if you’d like a chance to win a copy of Flask of the Drunken Master or Blade of

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