News from Suzanne Brockmann
www.SuzanneBrockmann.com
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June 24, 2009

Happy Summer...?

It's summer in Boston -- which, this year, means it's raining for the 24th day in a row and, if we're lucky, the temperature will soar to 65 or 66.   Whoo-hoo!

I've got some fun news this month!  Here are the headlines:

1)  DARK OF NIGHT (Troubleshooters book #14) is out in paperback -- it's in stores right now.  It comes with a mail-in offer for a free copy of GONE TOO FAR.
2)  HOT PURSUIT (Troubleshooters book # 15) comes out in hardcover next month.  (July 28th!)
3)  My virtual signing is up and running -- get a personalized, signed copy of HOT PURSUIT without having to go out in the relentless rain!
4)  I've got three live appearances scheduled for this summer:  Washington, DC; Framingham, MA; and Madison, CT.  Details below!
5)  INTO THE FIRE promo booklets are finally available for U.S. readers. 
6)  I'm producing and directing the off-Broadway production of LOOKING FOR BILLY HAINES , a stage play I co-wrote with my husband, Ed Gaffney!

Here are the details:

1)  DARK OF NIGHT (Troubleshooters book #14) is out in paperback -- it's in stores right now. 

It comes with a mail-in offer for a free copy of GONE TOO FAR, so be sure to save your receipt! 

DARK OF NIGHT is the final book in what I think of as my "FLASHPOINT story arc."  It brings Tess and Nash's story to a conclusion, and provides a long-awaited happy ending for Decker, Dave, Sophia, and even Troubleshooters' receptionist, Tracy.  Sam & Alyssa and Robin & Jules play important roles in this story, too. 

Here's the cover blurb...

A New York Times bestseller, DARK OF NIGHT is in stores NOW!

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2)  HOT PURSUIT (Troubleshooters book # 15) comes out in hardcover next month.  (July 28th!)

I'm really jazzed about this book.  Former SEAL Sam Starrett and his wife/boss Troubleshooters XO Alyssa Locke are back in force!  What should have been an easy assignment turns dangerous when a serial killer called "the Dentist" makes Alyssa his next target. 

Alyssa's been tracking this killer for20years (in fact, many books ago, I wrote a short story that features her gruesome "introduction" to the Dentist).  Her relentless pursuit has created an unfortunate backlash -- she's caught the Dentist's murderous eye.   Now the killer has turned the tables and is stalking Alyssa, but she doesn't know it. =2 0In fact, the FBI believes that the Dentist has gone dormant, or perhaps has died.  So serial killers are the last thing Alyssa's thinking about when she brings a Troubleshooters team (including Navy SEALs Izzy Zanella, Dan Gillman and Jay Lopez) to New York City to upgrade a newly-elected state assemblywoman's security system.

When threats prove to be real, the assemblywoman's chief of staff, Jenn LeMay, has to endure round-the-clock protection from the SEALs -- despite the fact that her studio apartment is barely the size of a walk-in closet.  (In such close quarter, hijinx ensue...)

There's also a subplot with everyone's favorite gay FBI agent, Jules Cassidy and his husband Robin, who head to New York to provide assistance (partly in the form of babysitting!) for their friends, Sam & Alyssa.

Let's see... what else can I tell you about the book?  As always, there are a variety of points of view.  You'll get inside of the heads of:  Alyssa, Sam, Jenn, Robin, the creepy Dentist, Izzy and -- oh, yeah -- Dan Gillman.

This is the20first time I've written from Navy SEAL Petty Officer Danny "Gilligan" Gillman's point of view, even though he's been a solid secondary character in many of the other Troubleshooters books.   He's got an ongoing conflict with his teammate, Izzy Zanella, who also happens to be married to Gillman's little sister, Eden -- which is part of the conflict.  ; I think you'll enjoy finding out exactly what Dan is thinking -- it's fun (and educational) to see the world through his pretty brown eyes.

And can I just say... Sam Starrett. 

It is beyond fun to spend writing time inside of Sam's head.  Even though all of the blurbs about this book focus on Alyssa (she is, after all, the killer's target), HOT PURSUIT is really Sam's book. 

HOT PURSUIT hits the bookstores in hardcover on Tuesday, July 28th.

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3)  My virtual signing is up and running -- get a personalized, signed copy of HOT PURSUIT without leaving the comfort of your home!

I know I told you about the virtual signing in last month's e-newsletter, so I'll make this just a brief reminder. 

If you want to get a signed copy of HOT PURSUIT (either personalized or author's signature only -- your choice), you need to place your on-line order before July 24th. 

All books will be shipped on HOT PURSUIT's on-sale date, July 28th.  If you order through PayPal, you can choose between media mail, priority or  overnight shipping.

Visit my website, www.SuzanneBrockmann.com/virtual_signings.htm for details (or to order your book)!

(And thanks to those of you who've already ordered.)

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4)  I've got three live appearances scheduled for this summer:  Washington, DC; Framingham, MA; and Madison, CT. 

Want to get a non-virtually signed book?  Come see me in person in July and August!   (P.S.  The event in Connecticut is NEW -- just added to my schedule!)

Here's my schedule of events for the summer:
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5)  INTO THE FIRE promo booklets are finally available for U.S. readers. 

I have several extra boxes of my INTO THE FIRE promo booklets (which includes a Troubleshooters short story and other fun stuff). 

U.S. readers can get a free copy of this 60-page booklet by send a self-address, large (8 x 10) envelope, with $2.32 in postage affixed to: 

ITF Booklet
PO Box 5092
Wayland, MA  01778

Please send your self-addressed, stamped envelope before August 1, 2009, and allow several weeks for delivery!

(And I'm so sorry, non-U.S. readers, but you can download a free PDF of the INTO THE FIRE booklet at http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/samplers/Into_the_Fire_S ampler.pdf ; )

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6)  I'm producing and directing an off-Broadway production of LOOKING FOR BILLY HAINES, a stage play I co-wrote with my husband, Ed Gaffney!

LOOKING FOR BILLY HAINES is a comedy in two acts, with dance.   (Yes, dance!)

It tells the story of a young gay actor, living in New York City, whose boyfriend is in the closet.  The actor gets the opportunity to audition for a biographical movie about openly gay 1920s and 30s movie star Billy Haines, who chose love over stardom.  With the help of his three somewhat crazy roommates (an actress whose boyfriend is having more success than she; an actress whose boyfriend is in Iraq; and a stockbroker-turned-actor who's nursing a broken heart), and after several hours of laughter, tears, and terri fic dancing (including a kickass tap number), our young actor hero makes some important changes in his own life.

We're in the process of locking in a small black box theater, right on 42nd Street in New York City.   The show will run from early March through May 23, 2010, seven shows a week, with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays.

I'll have more details in future e-news letters and on my website -- including a ticket discount code for readers looking to buy tickets!

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Okay, that's all the news for now!
Thanks again, from the bottom of my heart, for all your support!
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Love,
Suz Brockmann
(http://www.suzannebrockmann.com/)
DARK OF NIGHT (TS Book # 14) NYTimes bestseller, now available in paperback 
HOT PURSUIT (TS Book # 15) NEW in hardcover -- July 28, 2009
OTHERWISE ENGAGED, Bantam reissue -- July 28, 2009
Still available:
THE KISSING GAME, Bantam reissue
KISS & TELL, Bantam Reissue
BODY LANGUAGE, Bantam Reissue
HERO UNDER COVER, HQN Reissue
NO ORDINARY MAN, Harlequin Reissue