Mark McNease

Brad Shreve, author and host of the Gay Mystery Authors Podcast, joins me for a chat about his life, his entry into writing and the gay mystery genre, and the successful launch of his podcast. You can listen to him interview a stellar list of authors, as well as enjoy reviews by Justene Adamec, at this link. Authors he’s interviewed include: Michael Craft, Michael Nava, C.S. Poe, Frank Butterfield, Marshall Thornton, R.E. Bradshaw, Jon Michaelsen, and Garrick Jones, with many more to come.

About Brad Shreve:

After growing up in Michigan and North Carolina, Brad crisscrossed the country while working in the hotel industry. In addition to working in hotels as a bellman, front desk clerk, and reservation call center director, he managed coffee houses, waited tables, sold potato chips off a truck, and even hawked pre-burial funeral plans.

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak developed his first interests in art and storytelling. He’d spend hours on the floor sketching and painting and writing stories.

“On the ninth slay of Christmas the author gave to me …” Seven eBooks in a holiday .99 cent sale! Murder makes the perfect stocking stuffer in any one of these mysteries and thrillers, or get all seven for the price of a caramel half-chai skinny double cappichato with a cinnamon splash. Keep the lights on as you read: Murder at Pride Lodge, Pride and Perilous, Death by Pride, Death in the Headlights, Kill Switch, Last Room at the Cliff’s Edge, and Murder at the Paisley Parrot.

Coming in 2020:

The New Year promises thrills and chills in three new books coming out next year: Beautiful Corpse: A Marshall James Novel (2), Reservation for Murder: Kyle Callahan Returns (6), and Open Secrets, the second Maggie Dahl Mystery. It’s going to be be a busy year. In the meantime, enjoy the eBooks at a killer discount, and subscribe to my site for updates, promos and giveaways. Prefer to listen? Check out most of the books on Audible, too!

See you soon … Mark

Fasten your headphones and keep the lights on! A House in the Woods is arriving on audiobook in time for those Christmas chills. Narrated by the fabulous Daniela Acitelli, who has now performed three of my books, it’s sure to make you think twice about stopping on a lonely country road. Stay tuned, and here’s a special offer for subscribers: I’ll have 50 free download codes for this gem (25 US, 25 UK), so get ready to sit back, adjust the volume, and never look at the shadows in the room the same way again.

About ‘A House in the Woods’:

Laurel and Jeremy Calloway have longed for a new life away from the chaos and confusion of New York City. Driving along a country road in New Jersey with a young real estate agent in the back seat, they almost miss it: a small house in the woods for sale. Laurel immediately thinks this could be the house for them, the house of their dreams, where a simpler life awaits. Laurel can finish her debut novel. Jeremy can look for a job in Philadelphia just an hour away. Stopping to take a look at the property, they meet the house’s caretaker, Eileen, and within a few weeks they find themselves the very lucky owners of their ideal home. But who are the mysterious old couple who’d put the house up for sale, having moved out months ago? Is Eileen more than a friendly neighbor? Who are the townspeople they meet, who all seem aware of the young couple now living in the house in the woods? And is it the house of their dreams, or of their nightmares?

Guest Rick Rose returns to the podcast to talk turkey for this year’s Thanksgiving. Grab a plate and listen in as we give thanks for the good things, offer up a few Thanksgiving headlines, and enjoy a fabulous feast of friendship.

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What a treat! I finally got to meet friend and audiobook narrator Holly Palance and her husband Bob. They were visiting NYC from their home in California for the birth of Holly’s first grandchild (her daughter lives in Brooklyn). They drove out on Sunday and I met them after work at Bucks on Bridge, on Bridge Street, naturally. I have to give Holly extra thanks for telling me I must finish the second Maggie Dahl Mystery. She narrated ‘Black Cat White Paws’ and promised to narrate the new one, ‘Open Secrets,’ when I finally finish it next year.

There’s a new podcast in the podsphere and it’s all about gay/LGBTQ mystery authors and the worlds they create. I’ve counted quite a few of them among my friends, and I’m excited to hear interviews with them and the podcast host, Brad Shreve.

First up on the Gay Mystery Authors podcast is Michael Craft, whose writing is impeccable and who’s become a friend over the past few years. His new mystery, ChoirMaster: A Mister Puss Mystery, happens to launch today. So check out the book and listen to the interview.

October is my favorite month. It’s my birthday month, and it’s Halloween season! I offer a killer sale or giveaway each year at this time, so let’s get to it:

I have a limited number of free download codes for all 9 of my audiobooks. Just take your pick(s) and email me at audiobooks @ markmcnease.com with your selections. I’ll get codes to you faster than you can say, “There’s a serial killer at my door!”

Following are descriptions of each book. I have US and UK codes (be sure to specify which), for our friends across the pond. Codes are unique to each audiobook and cannot be used for other audiobooks. Just please consider leaving a review on Audible after you’ve enjoyed the listen.

Black Cat White Paws: A Maggie Dahl Mystery
Narrated by Holly Palance

In Black Cat White Paws, recently widowed Maggie Dahl finds herself faced with challenges on all fronts: life alone in a new town, running a business she and her husband had dreamed of and started together, and now pursuing a killer. Her sister, Gerri, moves from Philadelphia to Lambertville, New Jersey, to support her sister and start a new life of her own. Together, the women search for a murderer, helped in critical ways by their neighbor’s cat. A black cat with white paws. A cat whose independence sets it all in motion and sees it through to the end.

Could I be more delighted? I’m teaming again with the fabulous voice artist and narrator Daniela Acitelli to do the audiobook of ‘A House in the Woods.’ It’s a supernatural keep-you-up-at-nighter that’s already drawing scarily good reviews. One reader said he’s afraid to stay alone in his house at night now. And you will be too, when you listen to Daniela performing the audiobook later this year.

I’ve previously worked with Daniela for the audiobook editions of Death in the Headlights, and Last Room at the Cliff’s Edge. I knew the first time I heard her read she was perfect for the books. I’ll announce the audiobook release later this year, and I’ll be offering free download codes for the two previous books with Daniela before this one launches. Just subscribe and watch for updates and codes.

About Daniela Acitelli

Daniela Acitelli is a full time professional Narrator. An actress with stage training, Daniela has a background in and a great love of Cabaret and Vaudeville including the old time concert saloon, minstrelsy, circus acts, dime museums, and literary American burlesque shows. Daniela works in studios in London and from her professional home studio.

See all her audiobook narrations HERE.