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Here is the Austrailian cover for a reprint of The Dollmaker. So different from the original cover, but I do like it. I especially appreciate how big my name is.

This week I met with my critique group to brainstorm a thriller/mystery series that's been rolling around in my head for a couple of years now. I've been working on it now and then when I have a few minutes, which probably explains why it's never been fully developed. It's one of those ideas, though, and one of those characters that just won't let go.

Work continues on The Whispering Room, which will be out March, 2009.

Texas Ransom, my next Intrigue, will be out in January.

I turned in the first draft of the script for The Devil's Footprints trailer and we should be getting something going in another week or two.

I'll be doing a radio interview in February on Lisa's Walk the Talk show.

I've signed up to attend ThrillerFest in New York next July. I may even find myself on a panel. I'll keep you posted.

Sid News: The little kitty is much, much better. So much better, in fact, that in a few days time, he's gone from being pitiful to a full-blown nuisance. He's out of his little quarantine room and now in my office, sitting on the back of my chair even as I type this. My big cat, Lola, came in with us for a few minutes this morning, but didn't hang around long. I think that's progress, though.

More later...

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I have an interview in the September issue of Mouth Full of Bullets, a cool e-zine for mystery and suspense lovers. Check it out!

Also, my friend Vince Liaguno, author of the fabulous horror novel The Literary Six, has launched Dark Scribe Magazine for the horror/suspense/thriller aficionado. It's a terrific site that includes interviews, reviews, and book trailers from your favorite authors. You can also read a review of The Dollmaker. Head on over when you have a spare moment.

I'm in France!

Okay, I'm not but my book is, which is almost just as good. Here is the French cover of The Dollmaker, courtesy of Joelle from MySpace.

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It's starting to get really exciting around here. My editor has just asked for the dedication and acknowledgements for The Devil's Footprints, which means that everything will start happening really fast in terms of the new book. I'm still polishing the manuscript, but will have the final draft finished shortly. As I reported a few weeks ago, I've also had a sneak peek at the cover, although I haven't seen the final version yet. Very creepy, very striking and very different from The Dollmaker, but with some continuity elements (the same font for my name) that I'm very happy about.

I'll keep you posted as more details arise. Like I said, things are getting exciting again.

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It's Monday so it must be news day, albeit a slow one. Here is what's happening in my world:

--I now have a page on Crimespace, "a place for readers and writers of crime fiction to schmooze, booze and draw up plans for the heist to end all heists."

--I will be attending Heart of Louisiana's Annual Romance Readers Luncheon on Saturday, October 13, 2007 in Baton Rouge. Keynote speaker: Erica Spindler.

--The Dollmaker will be featured in the Summer Reading Mystery Challenge on the Reviewed by Liz blog on July 28. Please drop by and leave a comment if you get a chance.

--I'll be doing an interview on Mouth Full of Bullets sometime in the next couple of months. Stay tuned for details.

--New Review at Kwips and Kritiques. THE DOLLMAKER is perhaps the creepiest book I’ve read in a long time! Amanda Stevens does a superb job at creating an eerie atmosphere that doesn’t rely on gore or gratuitous violence. Instead, the tension is carefully built up with some truly horrifying twists to keep readers on their toes. While the reader will likely deduce aspects of the ending, there are some wickedly clever surprises in store that make this an absolutely phenomenal thriller.