tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79912163900699148232024-03-24T16:33:41.087-07:00Crime & Criticism– Chris Chan's Official BlogChris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-18818097146896196832024-03-23T21:18:00.000-07:002024-03-23T21:18:07.025-07:00Sherlock & Irene Audiobook in the Top 20!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sherlock & Irene</span></i></b><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Audiobook in the Top 20!</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Almost four years after its release, the audiobook of <i>Sherlock & Irene</i> has made its way into the top twenty on the MX Audiobooks bestseller list! <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/blogs/news/the-top-20-sherlock-holmes-audiobooks-in-feb-2024?fbclid=IwAR3oW7qKot806UxsM4CAa066secWgC4aEXf__4dp1yN6wKdgcbnrKZKiglc" style="color: #954f72;">It’s at #18 for the month of February. </a> Thanks to everybody who made this possible!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVuEysaEemL3MI1zKsfxoqnCnIcY4DV3ujrHXdxV93rbR75-M-HkkUf8odoWyBlTWYn6FPlvgwnpnZIE3etopvJIAZPIyqD2tEQHO4BggK-KJKTj8K3Kzmkmz3PTvlzrSss2-74mOye5xvFWhEpe8hiCyhqPh20xIFi2TA6pwktt7AHvJgStnLm-PuQiq/s1000/81NG0oPaKhL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="647" height="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVuEysaEemL3MI1zKsfxoqnCnIcY4DV3ujrHXdxV93rbR75-M-HkkUf8odoWyBlTWYn6FPlvgwnpnZIE3etopvJIAZPIyqD2tEQHO4BggK-KJKTj8K3Kzmkmz3PTvlzrSss2-74mOye5xvFWhEpe8hiCyhqPh20xIFi2TA6pwktt7AHvJgStnLm-PuQiq/w427-h660/81NG0oPaKhL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">–Chris Chan<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chris Chan’s second Funderburke and Kaiming novel, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She Ruined Our Lives</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was released on February 6<sup>th</sup>. His sequel to </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sherlock’s Secretary</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Nessie’s Nemesis</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. His Agatha-nominated book </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Amazon.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> and the </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">MX Publishing</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">website, as well as at </span><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Book Depository</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Kindle</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> edition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-36338631499047366782024-03-15T20:48:00.000-07:002024-03-15T20:48:21.107-07:00 An Excerpt from She Ruined Our Lives<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">An Excerpt from <i>She Ruined Our Lives</i></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For anybody interested in my latest novel, I’m reprinting a brief excerpt from the opening scene of <i>She Ruined Our Lives</i>:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg74xNNpNucmCTE6nCAEmb-nzyeMRwFXGl7doL6bF8nwG5FB9TjHHuQJawDs8u2a2Z70NwSuaHGRhjL68LT3gafP6zzhB-rxV7sH4LLLxh5aT0J34hftrsVyU9EgADPcq6cbyoTeFnz2Gjqk45FEvdQbO_1RzhID19PxhjX_57uogYqs7IycyIqFcr16w6/s1500/911yI4Tq1AL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg74xNNpNucmCTE6nCAEmb-nzyeMRwFXGl7doL6bF8nwG5FB9TjHHuQJawDs8u2a2Z70NwSuaHGRhjL68LT3gafP6zzhB-rxV7sH4LLLxh5aT0J34hftrsVyU9EgADPcq6cbyoTeFnz2Gjqk45FEvdQbO_1RzhID19PxhjX_57uogYqs7IycyIqFcr16w6/w359-h539/911yI4Tq1AL._SL1500_.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Layla Dolak stopped loving her younger sister Erika three months earlier, </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">on a humid summer day. Perhaps that was not entirely accurate. It was </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">possible that underneath all of the burning anger and searing resentment </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">some remnants of filial affection still remained. If this was the case, however, </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Layla was unaware of it. As far as Layla knew, all warm emotions she once </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">felt towards Erika had been severed that sticky August afternoon, when she</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">had taken a nap between shifts at Grobel’s Tavern.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking back, Layla realized that she should have been warier when her </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">sister had offered her a cookie. Erika wasn’t much of one for cooking at all, </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">let alone baking, so Layla ought to have been suspicious. But she was both </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">tired and hungry, so she’d gratefully devoured the cookie without thinking </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">about the incongruity of it. It was not a particularly tasty cookie. The batter </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">was clearly that of a prepackaged plastic-wrapped tube from a supermarket </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">cooler, and there was a slightly medicinal taste that she didn’t detect until a</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">few moments after swallowing the last morsel. Normally, she might have </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">asked questions, but she was dead on her feet, so she washed away the crumbs </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">with a few sips of milk and collapsed on her left side upon the living room </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">couch. She rapidly fell into a much deeper slumber than usual and stayed </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">in dreamland for over two hours. Her usual naps lasted forty minutes on </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">average, depending on how well she’d rested the previous night.</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">While Layla slept, Erika had silently tiptoed behind the sofa, gently grasped</span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Layla’s silky tresses with her left hand, and, gripping a large pair of scissors </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">in her right hand, chopped off nearly twenty-six inches in a series of careful </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">snips. Had she simply gathered up her sister’s locks into a ponytail and </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">severed them, leaving Layla with a ragged bob, Layla would have been </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">enraged, but not filled with searing hate. But Erika sought to profit as much as possible from her sister’s hair, and every fraction of an inch left </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">attached to Layla’s scalp was money Erika was denying her own pockets, so</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">she ruthlessly brought the scissor blades as close to Layla’s skull as possible, </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">tying up every flowing length of hair with a rubber band and carefully </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">bagging them. In about fifteen minutes’ time, she had clipped away every </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">lock of Layla’s thick mane, leaving the barest possible covering of peach fuzz </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">over her head.</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Erika had then rushed from the house without waking Layla, hurried<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">downtown to a shop that purchased human hair, and after a little negotiating </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and flirting with the clerk to drive up the price, accepted six hundred ten </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">dollars for her sister’s tresses. The proprietor had originally presented a </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">lowball offer of four hundred dollars, but Layla had done her research, and </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">she knew the going rates for a particularly thick skein of glossy dark brown </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">hair that had never been dyed, permed, or styled with heated instruments. </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The buyer, who had been willing to go as high as six fifty, paid in cash. Erika</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">immediately rushed to the dealer she had known since high school and spent </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">her entire windfall on pills.</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you’re interested in reading more, please take a look at <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1L1G5BZWJP67Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EFBGcaZq-nCy7IFrRLrVPA.RjNSnv6_wOKNdMtoEW-tY0XEoyITy-JFLckNb6iXp3Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives+by+chris+chan&qid=1710560611&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined+%2Cstripbooks%2C101&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">She Ruined Our Lives</a></i>!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">–Chris Chan<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chris Chan’s second Funderburke and Kaiming novel, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She Ruined Our Lives</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was released on February 6<sup>th</sup>. His sequel to </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sherlock’s Secretary</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Nessie’s Nemesis</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. His Agatha-nominated book </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Amazon.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> and the </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">MX Publishing</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">website, as well as at </span><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Book Depository</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Kindle</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-82529266705337024752024-03-07T20:03:00.000-08:002024-03-07T20:03:45.956-08:00Story Profile– The Two-Line Note<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Story Profile– The Two-Line Note<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-New-Sherlock-Holmes-Stories-ebook/dp/B0CQKGCWN6/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aXUY7KKO-FG4d9Fw2Upgsg.ERN63bVxjLZmrH4VH8i12jX0iXSlY11rf7CtkYw7Yv0&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+MX+Book+of+New+Sherlock+Holmes+Stories%2C+Part+XLII%3A+Further+Untold+Cases+%281894-1922%29&qid=1709870496&sr=8-1" style="color: #954f72;">The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, Part XLII: Further Untold Cases (1894-1922)</a></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> features mysteries that are referenced in the original Canon, but Doctor Watson never got around to writing them up into full stories. My story, “The Two-Line Note” is based on a reference to “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton,” about how a very brief document spelled the ruin of a noble family when it fell into the hands of a ruthless blackmailer. My editor, David Marcum, keeps a list of references to untold cases in the Canon, and informed me that I’d uncovered a new one that wasn’t on the original list! <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTteGtGPaMhrzGQX3dX1HfqC7Pvt1UQW5rb7zAAW3SOcPKuUFyFQv9JmxLuHVqGufMvdV0cg7U89AS9bTInKwXcrPSk3_4xRKH6Gn7TTCdY2UvNvbFjGOZifh9P4UbFC-m1LTscVP4TL88y7Nu3FwtPH3kfB-dx1AgoOnAA3dK39vxpJVQa2_UNJKpp_AO/s1500/71K6vKT12qL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTteGtGPaMhrzGQX3dX1HfqC7Pvt1UQW5rb7zAAW3SOcPKuUFyFQv9JmxLuHVqGufMvdV0cg7U89AS9bTInKwXcrPSk3_4xRKH6Gn7TTCdY2UvNvbFjGOZifh9P4UbFC-m1LTscVP4TL88y7Nu3FwtPH3kfB-dx1AgoOnAA3dK39vxpJVQa2_UNJKpp_AO/w385-h578/71K6vKT12qL._SL1500_.jpg" width="385" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">–Chris Chan<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chris Chan’s second Funderburke and Kaiming novel, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She Ruined Our Lives</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was released on February 6<sup>th</sup>. His sequel to </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sherlock’s Secretary</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Nessie’s Nemesis</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. His Agatha-nominated book </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Amazon.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> and the </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">MX Publishing</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">website, as well as at </span><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Book Depository</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Kindle</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-19549683792336195222024-02-29T20:20:00.000-08:002024-02-29T20:20:35.710-08:00Story Profile– The Servant Girl Annihilator<p><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Story Profile– The Servant Girl Annihilator</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the new Belanger Books anthology <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Year-Mystery-1886-ebook/dp/B0CQVV986V?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SKDUZ3nPYDzs7en4xVL07WcYIPGdiHTWAuCzp1PG7lhNhOWLyedOzNgtHvmI95xAAtkdsxryAwaU0CL6FkYpcWxCQTTktKI3cE2RVKBlSr8228lpfq1GdxN2suVCFDOBdgr8xheSTrPuAEMNIMsV6a57GBwuRjGXrEuHQt4FsAYzNqnhIsKUujkQNVvP0NojPMzuj2e9LjSRnh0KgMzGepuchcPgwgfVPPehUi58YmA.lPhjx_BFf9zspGTREu3AmIxQ2pkdXh1yxxBKwjQehkk&dib_tag=AUTHOR" style="color: #954f72;">Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery 1886</a></i>, a baker’s dozen of stories explores some mysteries Holmes investigating during that year. One for each month, plus a bonus story. My story, set in January, is based on the real-life serial killer known as “The Servant Girl Annihilator” who terrorized Austin, Texas during the mid-1880’s. In real life, the writer O. Henry wrote about these baffling crimes. In my story, O. Henry writes to Holmes from Texas and asks for his advice solving the crimes. Aside from introducing Holmes, I stuck to the facts of the case. But in the best traditions of O. Henry stories, there’s a twist ending…<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbVTn-LpdZHAxRfjEbJ2WxQmYiSUxGq1uY0CjY-rbFjh_nTDgYunXiqQu5BNjsdWKDoKFBev4G0VQhmyZ_5X07M-AZ7Tj3BAtBSJBwXIxyqJ1B0xvU4EZWQdgddUJ89TzJmTjCl8BKXewfd6UZrV8oCNeevDGWiULqzmC2O-4j0QNqmSTEbZZVOAPz9g2/s1020/61Dv3gSyWIL._SL1020_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="680" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbVTn-LpdZHAxRfjEbJ2WxQmYiSUxGq1uY0CjY-rbFjh_nTDgYunXiqQu5BNjsdWKDoKFBev4G0VQhmyZ_5X07M-AZ7Tj3BAtBSJBwXIxyqJ1B0xvU4EZWQdgddUJ89TzJmTjCl8BKXewfd6UZrV8oCNeevDGWiULqzmC2O-4j0QNqmSTEbZZVOAPz9g2/w376-h565/61Dv3gSyWIL._SL1020_.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">–Chris Chan<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chris Chan’s second Funderburke and Kaiming novel, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She Ruined Our Lives</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was released on February 6<sup>th</sup>. His sequel to </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sherlock’s Secretary</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Nessie’s Nemesis</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. His Agatha-nominated book </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Amazon.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> and the </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">MX Publishing</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">website, as well as at </span><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Book Depository</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Kindle</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> edition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-7421130798784616702024-02-23T19:27:00.000-08:002024-02-23T19:27:35.430-08:00Online Escape Room Review– Virtual Escaping<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Online Escape Room Review– Virtual Escaping</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As part of my series of reviews of escape rooms, I’m going to review a company that specializes in online escape rooms. <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Virtual Escaping</a> produces several themed games that puzzle fans can play whenever they like. Unlike some virtual escape room, you don’t have to set an appointment, you just have to purchase a voucher for the game of your choice. You can play alone or on a team of six (actually, more people can play if they share a computer). There’s a flat rate for the games– you pay the same amount whether there’s one player or six.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkDzhaK-_COhebOM71fR23sjbaxEpY3JGgb2SxkIZTTD7vLU2E6T5OQph59u3YuH6Fv0z83SY72Ls0toPC5_Vt-YBFx4Qwa-OA9SZHJzXGkByoxbQykDhaWnYz4VgqqvhUN8ey7II8BzdW-dBLgXW-OoSkeRtP5xr-lUvaFxfbnj-LWZwXoexwDRt6KKX/s300/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkDzhaK-_COhebOM71fR23sjbaxEpY3JGgb2SxkIZTTD7vLU2E6T5OQph59u3YuH6Fv0z83SY72Ls0toPC5_Vt-YBFx4Qwa-OA9SZHJzXGkByoxbQykDhaWnYz4VgqqvhUN8ey7II8BzdW-dBLgXW-OoSkeRtP5xr-lUvaFxfbnj-LWZwXoexwDRt6KKX/w468-h262/Unknown.jpeg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are five games at <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Virtual Escaping</a>, with one on the way. <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/artifact-isle/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Artifact Isle</a>, is a treasure hunt featuring a lost diary that takes you to a puzzle-filled deserted tropical island. <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/detention/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Detention</a> takes you to a mysterious dream world when you doze off during punishment at school. <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/expedition-northpole/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Expedition North Pole</a> is set in a polar laboratory where you must discover a secret behind the research. <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/the-saloon/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">The Saloon</a> revolves around a Wild West adventure, and <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/underground-murder/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Underground Murder</a> has you solve a crime on the subway. <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/merlins-castle/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Merlin’s Castle</a>, a magical adventure, is coming soon. Some of the games will take more time than others (Merlin’s Castle is set to be the shortest at sixty minutes, others range from seventy-five to one hundred minutes. The puzzles range from easy to challenging. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">There’s a built-in clue guide in the games– if one gets really stuck, one can get hints and then the answers to the puzzles.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have played two of the games, <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/artifact-isle/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Artifact Isle</a> and <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/expedition-northpole/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Expedition North Pole</a>. <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/artifact-isle/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Artifact Isle</a> was a fun collection of puzzles. The game requires the player to jump back and forth around the island, which means that different players can have very different images on their screens at any given points. Moving around can be time-consuming, and perhaps a little tedious, but once you get into the rhythm of the game, you can figure out the logic behind the puzzles pretty easily. I needed to use a couple of hints early on just to get into the minds of the game developers, but after that point my team and I were able to sail through the puzzles with few problems. There was one glitch in the game, where we had the right answer, but for whatever reason, it didn’t take, so we had to force it by using the clue system to move us forward. Otherwise, it was a fun, relaxing puzzle experience that we were able to solve in much less than the prescribed amount of time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://virtualescaping.com/room/expedition-northpole/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">Expedition North Pole</a> was much more challenging. The gameplay was simpler, and far more of the puzzles involve mathematics. I found it to be a much more frustrating experience, though we were still able to solve the game in time with plenty of hints. It required close reading of a journal, and certain items on the screen required you to click one of a very limited number of pixels. My advice is to save this one until you play at least one or two of the other rooms, and to be prepared for more number-related puzzles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The graphics in Artifact Isle are decent– nothing super-realistic, but certainly on a par with the puzzle computer games I played in the 1990’s, probably a few steps up, really. Some of the beach scenes are quite nice to look at, and there’s some decent mood-setting lighting in the cave scenes. The Expedition North Pole graphics are a lot more basic, nothing mind-blowing, and are more early-1990’s computer game level. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you play as a team, communication is critical. You can connect via video, but as you’re looking at different things much of the time, and sometimes it can be disconcerting when one of your teammates snatches up an item and puts it in your inventory before you can even get a good look at it. My advice, take notes and always tell your peers what you’re doing before you do it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Fans of collaborative puzzle games should give Virtual Escaping a shot. If you’re interested in playing a game from Virtual Escaping, please <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">click this link</a>: <a href="https://virtualescaping.com/?via=chris" style="color: #954f72;">https://virtualescaping.com/?via=chris</a>. It’s a special link designed just for me as part of their affiliate program. I’ll get a 30% commission on any games you purchase from their site if you use this link, so if you’re interested, please make sure to use the link with </span><span style="background: white; color: #d63384; font-family: Menlo;">?via=chris</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> the end of the URL.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks, and happy playing!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">–Chris Chan<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chris Chan’s second Funderburke and Kaiming novel, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She Ruined Our Lives</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was released on February 6<sup>th</sup>. His sequel to </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sherlock’s Secretary</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Nessie’s Nemesis</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. His Agatha-nominated book </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Amazon.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> and the </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">MX Publishing</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">website, as well as at </span><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Book Depository</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Kindle</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-61343894527838555212024-02-15T18:34:00.000-08:002024-02-15T18:34:50.432-08:00 The New Issue of Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem is Out!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The New Issue of Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem is Out!</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The latest issue of <i>Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem </i>has been released! It’s available in both </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Betrayal-Mystery-Crime-Mayhem-Cutter/dp/B0CTKS3S5P/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1708049737&sr=1-2" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">hard copy</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> and </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CTJFVB5N?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_16&storeType=ebooks&qid=1708049737&sr=1-2" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Kindle</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> editions. The theme of this issue is “Betrayal.” The stories in this issue all revolve around being betrayed in various ways, though the stories are very different. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have another true crime essay in this one: “Erle Stanley Gardner and “The Court of Last Resort”” which talks about how the legendary mystery writer and his friends launched a crusade to clear the names of wrongly convicted people and reform the criminal justice system.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, I have another Funderburke and Kaiming novella, “The Leather Jacket of Doom,” narrated from Nerissa’s perspective. When the ex-boyfriend of one of Nerissa’s students dies suddenly, the detecting duo start digging around, and soon wonder if the teenager was killed with a poisoned article of clothing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And my name is on the cover!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kd-85ZblScOh3SEa3C0owjjSyaujb8OJH8Q_1YbCmExEi_ANgDhtGRtfQWM1t9aieY8fFZ-lop2pPpc3RcNrY2Xx2PugvPkEYZKOi20hG3CTN_SU5BAQ17ITPbpymmJzqBCJj7iD1oCZn9ifDRhht56wCx4xKqVLpWkP6nIayn8T6h8_YS0eBROI4I6X/s900/427993782_892712482861157_4478136951089142405_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="650" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kd-85ZblScOh3SEa3C0owjjSyaujb8OJH8Q_1YbCmExEi_ANgDhtGRtfQWM1t9aieY8fFZ-lop2pPpc3RcNrY2Xx2PugvPkEYZKOi20hG3CTN_SU5BAQ17ITPbpymmJzqBCJj7iD1oCZn9ifDRhht56wCx4xKqVLpWkP6nIayn8T6h8_YS0eBROI4I6X/w380-h526/427993782_892712482861157_4478136951089142405_n.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">One more bit of news: </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke/dp/1685125603/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1708050399&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She Ruined Our Lives</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> is now available in paperback!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chris Chan’s second Funderburke and Kaiming novel, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She Ruined Our Lives</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was released on February 6<sup>th</sup>. His sequel to </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sherlock’s Secretary</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Nessie’s Nemesis</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. His Agatha-nominated book </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Amazon.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> and the </span><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">MX Publishing</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">website, as well as at </span><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Book Depository</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Kindle</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-50581876651995666652024-02-08T20:50:00.000-08:002024-02-08T20:50:28.796-08:00She Ruined Our Lives Released as an Ebook!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She Ruined Our Lives</span></i></b><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Released as an Ebook!</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRY8M912?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_1&storeType=ebooks&qid=1707454037&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">She Ruined Our Lives</a></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, the next book in the Funderburke & Kaiming mystery series, was released as an ebook this Tuesday! The paperback edition will be released soon. It’s the second book in the Funderburke and Kaiming series. While the first book, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ghosting-My-Friend-Funderburke-Kaiming-ebook/dp/B0BX7XMWQH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2J37G6GXNIB16&keywords=ghosting+my+friend&qid=1707454037&s=digital-text&sprefix=ghosting+my+friend%2Cdigital-text%2C92&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Ghosting My Friend</a></i>, was narrated by Funderburke, this one is told from Nerissa Kaiming’s perspective. It’s the story of a family torn apart by addiction and financial strain, and a little girl who worries that her mother may have taken murderous action to solve her problems. It’s up to the detecting duo to find out the truth of the matter, but the deeper they dig, the darker the secrets get…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxUrA-IvODgN9pGIn0qnUC8Ai82kiVTQxsM3wH29UUdNYnrObKqUmY1hCr3UMoVPlnjq0UsmRr-ijd8DO94gV2kx_vDFneQSI6XPyLLLl7WfoUQ7RkLN5QI3tIFM7AGT4j8IC0smo_W7Afy1eh7956yYX4y44RpqgUK_lqT6wyFwJHX6ZtybkRUpPveLu/s1500/911yI4Tq1AL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="587" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxUrA-IvODgN9pGIn0qnUC8Ai82kiVTQxsM3wH29UUdNYnrObKqUmY1hCr3UMoVPlnjq0UsmRr-ijd8DO94gV2kx_vDFneQSI6XPyLLLl7WfoUQ7RkLN5QI3tIFM7AGT4j8IC0smo_W7Afy1eh7956yYX4y44RpqgUK_lqT6wyFwJHX6ZtybkRUpPveLu/w391-h587/911yI4Tq1AL._SL1500_.jpg" width="391" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s second Funderburke and Kaiming novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>She Ruined Our Lives</i></a>, was released on February 6<sup>th</sup>. His sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-50056251814047053912024-02-04T06:16:00.000-08:002024-02-04T06:16:01.551-08:00Reading Holmes and Some of My Favorite Sherlock Holmes Stories<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Reading Holmes </i>and Some of My Favorite Sherlock Holmes Stories</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Belanger Books has just released <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CQ5JBJH6?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tpbk_1&storeType=ebooks&qid=1707053132&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Reading Holmes</a></i>, a collection of short essays by Sherlock Holmes fans, discussing the Canon in various ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpv7ibx9HDo09oQyQyCYbIY8Y7LogtTDF-ONnVVKSyRRVsqgzbKfZwQ8dncdOJ-kg8PxNk80xZx6Il3emjaOtHf0HzebJJRtVQ_GBjOH6FT1qKtNQDjcRLGTmRvw6R6HO7xwBpmN3wto_OHIr5rsqNfUDifi534wW4vJQC7RZpEjw2K2jlBWz25YwXVqE6/s1034/61nfKaxrsEL._SL1034_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="680" height="521" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpv7ibx9HDo09oQyQyCYbIY8Y7LogtTDF-ONnVVKSyRRVsqgzbKfZwQ8dncdOJ-kg8PxNk80xZx6Il3emjaOtHf0HzebJJRtVQ_GBjOH6FT1qKtNQDjcRLGTmRvw6R6HO7xwBpmN3wto_OHIr5rsqNfUDifi534wW4vJQC7RZpEjw2K2jlBWz25YwXVqE6/w342-h521/61nfKaxrsEL._SL1034_.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the official book description:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you've ever wondered:<br />Where will I fit all of my Sherlock Holmes books? Do I need another shelf for them –– or another bookcase? How many more terabytes do I need to store them all? Which editions have the best Holmes illustrations? Whose annotations make the most sense to me?<br />Then Reading Holmes! is a book for you! <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 10.5pt;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reading Holmes! features all new essays on how and why authors and researchers approach the writing of Sherlock Holmes stories and scholarship. The book features some of the top names in the Sherlockian world including:<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 10.5pt;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mark Alberstat, BSI · Curtis Armstrong, BSI · Anna Behrens · Derrick Belanger · Ray Betzner, BSI · Johanna Draper Carlson · Shana C. Carter · Paul M. Chapman · Chris Chan · Thomas Cynkin, BSI · Greg Darak, BSI · Steven Doyle, BSI · Jayantika Ganguly, BSI · Bruce Harris · Linda Hein & Beth Barnard · Brad Keefauver, BSI · Les Klinger, BSI · David Marcum · Nick Martorelli, BSI · Will Murray · Rob Nunn, BSI · Madeline Quiñones · Ray Riethmeier, BSI · Aaron Rubin, BSI · Richard T. Ryan · Burt Wolder, BSI · Vincent Wright · Joanne Zahorsky-Reeves, BSI<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;">Edited by Derrick Belanger, Richard T. Ryan, Robert S. Katz, BSI, and Brian Belanger<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;">My essay “My Standout Sherlock Holmes Stories,” featuring profiles of some of my favorite tales, is included! The book is available in paperback and Kindle formats!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s next Funderburke and Kaiming novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>She Ruined Our Lives</i></a>, will be released on February 6<sup>th</sup>! His sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-83514183208727005002024-01-28T05:30:00.000-08:002024-01-28T05:30:21.975-08:00 She Ruined Our Lives Available for Pre-Order on Kindle!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>She Ruined Our Lives</i> Available for Pre-Order on Kindle!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>She Ruined Our Lives</i></a> is now available for pre-order on Kindle! The release date is February 6<sup>th</sup>– less than a month! The paperback edition will be available soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf54G_KP90vb1JFg8Q575tBDrehK6JPZLUpMH23Oq1OF_nZd9h5WalEF6aFM_xuo8g23iRW1VWRfpWD8TkOx6dtpO23UsK7tXyhk1meb5-lujbSBmYd6TGXlMDTmgfxHVDDqMP94i4dYC_cxQ1xLzx0rJW65ezFchyphenhyphena97Q7fjK-SAAgSsEgzWd6G7sXAkL/s1500/911yI4Tq1AL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf54G_KP90vb1JFg8Q575tBDrehK6JPZLUpMH23Oq1OF_nZd9h5WalEF6aFM_xuo8g23iRW1VWRfpWD8TkOx6dtpO23UsK7tXyhk1meb5-lujbSBmYd6TGXlMDTmgfxHVDDqMP94i4dYC_cxQ1xLzx0rJW65ezFchyphenhyphena97Q7fjK-SAAgSsEgzWd6G7sXAkL/w338-h507/911yI4Tq1AL._SL1500_.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s next Funderburke and Kaiming novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>She Ruined Our Lives</i></a>, will be released on February 6<sup>th</sup>! His sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-47825327363660103312024-01-18T19:34:00.000-08:002024-01-18T19:34:06.712-08:00Funderburke and Kaiming Mysteries: Chronological Order Not Needed for Reading<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Funderburke and Kaiming Mysteries: Chronological Order Not Needed for Reading</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>She Ruined Our Lives</i></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">is the second book in the “Funderburke and Kaiming” series, but in case anybody’s wondering, the series does not need to be read in chronological order. There is no need to read <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ghosting-My-Friend-Funderburke-Kaiming-ebook/dp/B0BX7XMWQH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UECHFLYMVEWT&keywords=ghosting+my+friend&qid=1705634994&sprefix=ghosting+my+friend%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1" style="color: #954f72;">Ghosting My Friend</a></i> first (though I certainly won’t stop anybody who wants to read it!). There are no spoilers for the first book in <i>She Ruined Our Lives</i>, and enough information about the characters is provided so new readers won’t feel lost, but returning readers won’t find the information repetitive. Thanks to all new and returning readers!</span></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy50LORG5F5-OcQ9nV7d97YChSXQlAymYI5GjvQcTa0CBakK7ViGfOSwwngkmWTKNkCE0S-j_LMNhMS3fNQlKr4TtK0owSztrMNMCwQPZHZtbLimdCyxMd98Abru0ZyvnYS-yyZADlEg-PNGJzvWPzaT08MwXKhNfsQiIcGGXNTskUAlLZNol9RAL64-Aw/s2000/SHE%20RUINED%20OUR%20LIVES%20cover%20concept%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy50LORG5F5-OcQ9nV7d97YChSXQlAymYI5GjvQcTa0CBakK7ViGfOSwwngkmWTKNkCE0S-j_LMNhMS3fNQlKr4TtK0owSztrMNMCwQPZHZtbLimdCyxMd98Abru0ZyvnYS-yyZADlEg-PNGJzvWPzaT08MwXKhNfsQiIcGGXNTskUAlLZNol9RAL64-Aw/w377-h566/SHE%20RUINED%20OUR%20LIVES%20cover%20concept%201.jpg" width="377" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s next Funderburke and Kaiming novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>She Ruined Our Lives</i></a>, will be released on February 6<sup>th</sup>! His sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-27039284882002734022024-01-11T20:47:00.000-08:002024-01-11T20:47:31.648-08:00She Ruined Our Lives Available for Pre-Order on Kindle!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>She Ruined Our Lives</i> Available for Pre-Order on Kindle!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">She Ruined Our Lives</a></i> is now available for pre-order on Kindle! The release date is February 6<sup>th</sup>– les</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">s than a month!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">The paperback edition will be available soon.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5FfLMw4VP4ws25nOSuDEoSapWmmFHvIRPRc6NLPUoKohHE8UwECvkzt4rC7jrzNIrPrFvi4b0MjCPvdmdFFQ38r3RmpbeKTquNq6nnLZzGQKdh9q0DdmWIUGsr1uPBtyTJdRnJJew2kp4TkYq40wVsqDTbTXcka1gvFAtAL9q31QwigW9K6hb1yMfsS1/s1500/911yI4Tq1AL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="705" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5FfLMw4VP4ws25nOSuDEoSapWmmFHvIRPRc6NLPUoKohHE8UwECvkzt4rC7jrzNIrPrFvi4b0MjCPvdmdFFQ38r3RmpbeKTquNq6nnLZzGQKdh9q0DdmWIUGsr1uPBtyTJdRnJJew2kp4TkYq40wVsqDTbTXcka1gvFAtAL9q31QwigW9K6hb1yMfsS1/w469-h705/911yI4Tq1AL._SL1500_.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s next Funderburke and Kaiming novel, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Ruined-Our-Lives-Funderburke-ebook/dp/B0CRY8M912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22TGHVRF4P5U9&keywords=she+ruined+our+lives&qid=1705034650&s=books&sprefix=she+ruined%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">She Ruined Our Lives</a></i>, will be released on February 6<sup>th</sup>! His sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-8638564983703302462024-01-04T19:23:00.000-08:002024-01-04T19:23:49.538-08:00“The Servant Girl Annihilator” and a Solar Pons Essay<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“The Servant Girl Annihilator” and a Solar Pons Essay</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have two short publications in Belanger Books publications that were released in the past few weeks. First, “The Servant Girl Annihilator” was published in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Year-Mystery-1886-ebook/dp/B0CQVV986V?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SKDUZ3nPYDzs7en4xVL07Tdh9VwmiVD60GG_0WareQhvE-sJbQAEw_DgWd7Oi3gGJ9tFl1lrjaLCuOulMs5R7oniL2upU5SJgZ6W2nHCPyNAqy4xzQBj_Ial2fkClwTOY6qWefgs49HCelCyx5-5wmJ5UzvHP_qyEcLsKiHJOwF3Z1TsGB7PSdOVySL19Fltsjoen7rZrjbpZeIIFuGPROSAso-6DZ6Rh7zSrpukRmw.Pl-StQABN-2RClYnrhVVsb8KgAEImfHcLF4AE7H_tbA&dib_tag=AUTHOR" style="color: #954f72;">the Belanger Books anthology <i>Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery 1886</i></a>. It’s part of a series (starting in 1881) covering years when Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were solving cases together, but Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote very few story set during those years. My story, “The Servant Girl Annihilator,” is based on a real-life serial killer who stalked Austin, Texas in 1884 and 1885. Set in January 1886, Holmes is asked by none other than the famous short story writer O. Henry to investigate the case… and the results aren’t what one might expect.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd98VPjN3HkDsUBJX8TrIR9Pe1nEVJBYpdPFG0_c58eDHp0GX0a7djPj4LTEqmLPGTcTDGOsQuPqWpM9IoLVIEj82EJjGxOeV1DQAdy_BJ8eOx8xGF4ugdxKCF21bafFOCPIrAV_-h8DzC3DdugotWcRqy70i43If-yvJB-BWsgpb7EaToawTIZ0_yycT/s1020/61Dv3gSyWIL._SL1020_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="680" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd98VPjN3HkDsUBJX8TrIR9Pe1nEVJBYpdPFG0_c58eDHp0GX0a7djPj4LTEqmLPGTcTDGOsQuPqWpM9IoLVIEj82EJjGxOeV1DQAdy_BJ8eOx8xGF4ugdxKCF21bafFOCPIrAV_-h8DzC3DdugotWcRqy70i43If-yvJB-BWsgpb7EaToawTIZ0_yycT/w378-h568/61Dv3gSyWIL._SL1020_.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, Belanger Books has released t<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pontine-Dossier-Millennium-Issue-Four-ebook/dp/B0CQS77KG7?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SKDUZ3nPYDzs7en4xVL07Tdh9VwmiVD60GG_0WareQhvE-sJbQAEw_DgWd7Oi3gGJ9tFl1lrjaLCuOulMs5R7oniL2upU5SJgZ6W2nHCPyNAqy4xzQBj_Ial2fkClwTOY6qWefgs49HCelCyx5-5wmJ5UzvHP_qyEcLsKiHJOwF3Z1TsGB7PSdOVySL19Fltsjoen7rZrjbpZeIIFuGPROSAso-6DZ6Rh7zSrpukRmw.Pl-StQABN-2RClYnrhVVsb8KgAEImfHcLF4AE7H_tbA&dib_tag=AUTHOR" style="color: #954f72;">he fourth issue of <i>The Pontine Dossier: Millennium Edition</i></a>. My essay “The Monographs of Solar Pons” is in it. If you’re a fan of Solar Pons, please take a look!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52cQdWMm9aCKh6HeAkm_7pxqdjkA3bLTxv3rYRc44t6NuQgjEOpFJw3xrZVjzLVVWYsKMKEUfDIpCHrN1Jzk9kH2ffVBLj-935Guig2vVu607lqXlCcNdbc4SAZho-FY5mF1cXuqGv6DZ16AvG4UdT26LLpXM69ogH6Is0R-adFzN-xculTdxtVPKjqie/s1500/81UEkK6r1BL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="936" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52cQdWMm9aCKh6HeAkm_7pxqdjkA3bLTxv3rYRc44t6NuQgjEOpFJw3xrZVjzLVVWYsKMKEUfDIpCHrN1Jzk9kH2ffVBLj-935Guig2vVu607lqXlCcNdbc4SAZho-FY5mF1cXuqGv6DZ16AvG4UdT26LLpXM69ogH6Is0R-adFzN-xculTdxtVPKjqie/w288-h461/81UEkK6r1BL._SL1500_.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-63577748169838809432023-12-29T22:55:00.000-08:002023-12-29T22:55:49.094-08:00 Ghosting My Friend is an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Author Shout Reader Ready Awards!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Ghosting My Friend</i> is an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Author Shout Reader Ready Awards!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ghosting My Friend</i> has been named an <a href="https://authorshout.com/2024-reader-ready-award-winners/" style="color: #954f72;">Honorable Mention in the 2024 Author Shout Reader Ready Awards</a>! Thanks so much to the judges!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYEN-7CTPSt0ic3KpSLxNV0YmYC_HC8lt7YQ44YAHLkzm8fO2bftJaCJ4EAhQZw_mBM0eQ11NflEE6IIgIO_GqUzc6MJvRZ7VvKUyAOhHKmgr6Q_2LPFzkWARZcDj5eJGH9n98hCRprfTTQdnQxW6HhkiZBllXlUt8m7in21B-R0-TgoAF08eOfiwJGpZ/s1080/Ghosting%20My%20Friend%20-%20HONORABLE%20MENTION%20-%202024%20Author%20Shout%20Reader%20Ready%20Awards%20INSTAGRAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYEN-7CTPSt0ic3KpSLxNV0YmYC_HC8lt7YQ44YAHLkzm8fO2bftJaCJ4EAhQZw_mBM0eQ11NflEE6IIgIO_GqUzc6MJvRZ7VvKUyAOhHKmgr6Q_2LPFzkWARZcDj5eJGH9n98hCRprfTTQdnQxW6HhkiZBllXlUt8m7in21B-R0-TgoAF08eOfiwJGpZ/s320/Ghosting%20My%20Friend%20-%20HONORABLE%20MENTION%20-%202024%20Author%20Shout%20Reader%20Ready%20Awards%20INSTAGRAM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-5930051146606932772023-12-21T19:52:00.000-08:002023-12-21T19:52:17.174-08:00 Ghosting My Friend Makes the Chanticleer Short List!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Ghosting My Friend</i> Makes the Chanticleer Short List!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some more good news– the Chanticleer International Book Awards recognize books in numerous different genres. <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was just named to the <a href="https://www.chantireviews.com/2023/12/15/the-2023-clue-book-awards-short-list-for-suspense-thrillers/" style="color: #954f72;">2023 Short List for the CLUE Book Awards for Suspense/Thrillers</a>! Not only that, but four other novels by Level Best Books made it to the Short List! More announcements about which books will advance in the competition will be made in the coming months. Congratulations to everybody on the Short List!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5XG1AX5tPpV1Q7ebpgOyU3VIk6qPKtpHlE7LaPEfdFII2W_biDu1gu66IdlmWf-5q4erxjDFsRe8VPyh98el_GC5BzsVlwQbt0vyUSNrqckRY7FldkqigKWB6C7EaykKkIwbVMYuJz-4pxpxJFcEjgTnOAChooACdNUDDj3FY3txqYH-nsWPAdeiRmTU/s297/Clue-Awards-2015.png.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="250" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5XG1AX5tPpV1Q7ebpgOyU3VIk6qPKtpHlE7LaPEfdFII2W_biDu1gu66IdlmWf-5q4erxjDFsRe8VPyh98el_GC5BzsVlwQbt0vyUSNrqckRY7FldkqigKWB6C7EaykKkIwbVMYuJz-4pxpxJFcEjgTnOAChooACdNUDDj3FY3txqYH-nsWPAdeiRmTU/w321-h381/Clue-Awards-2015.png.webp" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufNy6XAM8u8QDDXVhycpk_YP976F534BWxkZHo4YdQqH3CIavlN5IxP3kz_F3yxaFCYR5i00jD1dBstD_oSeLGkw2i368VKhqQVSEXgEeEj8AEffc_EDMh6pc0Ia5icrL_TYxGoy60VNpPCAI10IZBksCf4YcHWz5uWK58TIuIVVw4SN7BIWprM3l68la/s250/unnamed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufNy6XAM8u8QDDXVhycpk_YP976F534BWxkZHo4YdQqH3CIavlN5IxP3kz_F3yxaFCYR5i00jD1dBstD_oSeLGkw2i368VKhqQVSEXgEeEj8AEffc_EDMh6pc0Ia5icrL_TYxGoy60VNpPCAI10IZBksCf4YcHWz5uWK58TIuIVVw4SN7BIWprM3l68la/s1600/unnamed.png" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-63479725528043465122023-12-14T18:38:00.000-08:002023-12-14T18:38:27.978-08:00Announcing She Ruined Our Lives!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Announcing <i>She Ruined Our Lives</i>!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The second book in the Funderburke and Kaiming series, <i>She Ruined Our Lives</i>, is scheduled to come out in February! Here’s a description of the book: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Layla Dolak blamed her sister Erika for destroying all of her hopes and dreams. Over the past several years, Layla was kicked out of college, had most of her possessions and all of her hair stolen from her, and was about to lose custody of her daughter. And Erika, in Layla’s mind, was responsible for all of that. So when Erika died suddenly, Layla thought she might have a chance at the life she wanted again. That changed when Layla’s young daughter, Juniper, accused her mother of murder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Juniper asked Nerissa Kaiming and Isaiah Funderburke, who provide support for children in crisis, for help, and the sleuthing duo started looking to see if there was any truth to the allegations. Nerissa and Funderburke usually work as a team, but this case sees them following different investigative pathways as they unearth long-buried family secrets that could potentially obliterate the remains of an already fractured family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here’s the cover art!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO8RtLkYsbAhq8bXdoYamujG3oRUsgJhO2HKNcvEFsXr9Adf-fNCWe9S-xNWMgFwVzuS8NcaZnsDi1x7iSy0dsu_Bs0T_FnIyzNWcSA1mzKvDNGeXHk72N9s7JAotyrxodliyq6annP7lsHSaPXp41kiWyFgLmBPOFrfNowByOPfHFkC-nPR-alviboJy/s2000/SHE%20RUINED%20OUR%20LIVES%20cover%20concept%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="595" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO8RtLkYsbAhq8bXdoYamujG3oRUsgJhO2HKNcvEFsXr9Adf-fNCWe9S-xNWMgFwVzuS8NcaZnsDi1x7iSy0dsu_Bs0T_FnIyzNWcSA1mzKvDNGeXHk72N9s7JAotyrxodliyq6annP7lsHSaPXp41kiWyFgLmBPOFrfNowByOPfHFkC-nPR-alviboJy/w396-h595/SHE%20RUINED%20OUR%20LIVES%20cover%20concept%201.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">In other great news, <i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i> was the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/blogs/news/top-25-sherlock-holmes-audiobooks-for-november-2023?fbclid=IwAR0yjpKj3VdShzuLey1OjJr8-Oz1jshx6Pgqu1JvwUdfWS1u6Avd7HBlbJ0" style="color: #954f72;">second highest-selling MX Audiobook for November 2023</a>! Thanks to Steve Emecz for making the announcement, and thanks to Kevin E. Green for doing such a great job with the narration!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">And if you’re interested in checking out my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC6JnNrBaTg" style="color: #954f72;">lecture on August Derleth’s Judge Peck Mysteries</a>, it’s now available on YouTube.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="379" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qC6JnNrBaTg" width="456" youtube-src-id="qC6JnNrBaTg"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-77816774621889006512023-12-07T19:48:00.000-08:002023-12-07T19:48:17.196-08:00Escape Room Review– Escape Waukesha<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Escape Room Review– Escape Waukesha</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first challenge at <a href="https://waukeshaescaperooms.com/" style="color: #954f72;">Escape Waukesha</a> is finding it. Located in a strip mall and office space area, the signboard at the street has a different escape room company’s name on it. My friends and I walked up and down the complex, fruitlessly looking for the business, until our other friend, who had arrived separately, texted to tell us that Escape Waukesha was at the <i>back</i> of the complex. Once you drive around the side, there’s plenty of parking and it’s easy to locate the storefront. They really need a sign with the correct name pointing people around the back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXh2HvG7OHPLgYxWJ49uPFFr7XbAeUMSklIgqXghvV5nVGOZJBOUlN2gU-ggp6ieyxW464RhS0Kiwvteb5niUQQypaDQW8qLSouhR_-qAefvnfyOmlBW1RY9cgw4HdAhn1Y3diZhHny5jKnbo45w_zaJ_sOBkB2iVwnEDSGxNtLbPjqYR8xIw4hjbDCxT/s348/348s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="348" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXh2HvG7OHPLgYxWJ49uPFFr7XbAeUMSklIgqXghvV5nVGOZJBOUlN2gU-ggp6ieyxW464RhS0Kiwvteb5niUQQypaDQW8qLSouhR_-qAefvnfyOmlBW1RY9cgw4HdAhn1Y3diZhHny5jKnbo45w_zaJ_sOBkB2iVwnEDSGxNtLbPjqYR8xIw4hjbDCxT/w518-h518/348s.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The waiting lobby is reasonably spacious, with a few tables with puzzle games in one corner, across from the “photo-taking” wall. They currently have three rooms, the Lewis Carroll-themed <i>Escaping Wonderland</i>, the pirate-themed <i>Captured</i>, and the bank robbery-themed <i>Blue Ocean Heist</i>. My friends and I played <i>Blue Ocean Heist</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Blue Ocean Heist </i>requires the players to search a bank office for clues in order to break into a safe and open some lockboxes, all in order to steal some valuables from some presumably immoral people.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Visually, it’s a moderately immersive room. The first two “rooms” are a modest step up from the basic “a bunch of furniture and props in a bit of office space,” but to be fair, <i>it looks exactly like the lobby of most banks</i>. Aside from being windowless, if the space looks exactly like it would in real life, I can’t fault it. The vault is a bit less realistic, but it suffices.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The puzzles are of solid, moderate difficulty. We only needed a couple of hints, and most of our problems came from overlooking details in our searches. My advice to players is to check everything– if you can turn it around and scrutinize it, or move it, then do so. It should be noted that there’s a lot of artwork on the walls that is not meant to be touched. If a picture has a little dot on it, you shouldn’t touch it. If it <i>doesn’t</i> have the telltale dot, then more likely than not it has some role to play in the puzzle. The shelves are stocked with the usual books and knickknacks. About half of them have clues and the other half are red herrings, so you need to scrutinize every object.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The puzzles range from “find a key, use that key,” to some math and logic puzzles, to creative and intellectual leaps. One puzzle requires a very basic knowledge of vexillology, but the vast majority of the population should be sufficiently educated to know at least seventy-five percent of the necessary information, so anyone who doesn’t know the last bit should be able to figure it out by elimination. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">With a four-person team, the puzzles are more than manageable. Three competent players or two master escape room solvers should be able to finish on time, but the room takes up to ten people. Escape Waukesha keeps biweekly statistics on the top three teams for each room, and at the time we finished with about fifteen minutes to spare, we were in third place for that time period. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’d say <i>Blue Ocean Heist</i> is about a six out of ten in terms of difficulty, but overall, it’s a positive and enjoyable experience. If it’s not the most challenging, creative, artistic, or technologically advanced room; it’s still a good, solid room that will serve players of all abilities. Families and larger groups should appreciate it. No crawling or excessive physical activity is needed, and the only potential problem for most players is that at one point there’s a smoke effect that won’t bother most people, but initially, it made my eyes water.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Escape Waukesha changes out its rooms periodically– if you played their games a year or two ago, there was a Titanic room, an Ancient Egypt room, and one more that has since been changed. As a nod to the now-defunct Egypt room, a sarcophagus that was presumably part of the décor is now decorating the hallway. If this trend holds, I suggest that you play <i>Escaping Wonderland</i>, <i>Captured</i>, and <i>The Blue Ocean Heist</i> before they’re changed out again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">I enjoyed <i>The Blue Ocean Heist</i>, and I look forward to playing <i>Escaping Wonderland</i> and <i>Captured</i> in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-87195969043041127422023-11-30T21:03:00.000-08:002023-11-30T21:03:36.937-08:00Escape Room Review– City 13: Kandy Corp<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Escape Room Review– City 13: Kandy Corp</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love <a href="https://www.escapecity13.com/" style="color: #954f72;">City 13</a>, the independent escape room company in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. It’s original, immersive, and epic. <a href="https://chrischancrimeandcriticism.blogspot.com/2022/11/escape-room-review-city-13.html" style="color: #954f72;">I’ve reviewed the company a year ago</a>, describing its four smaller rooms and its magnificent four-hour <i>Save the City</i>experience that unites all of the four independent rooms with an overarching storyline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriVKJj0IjMeWyFrQl5r-8pW_69lr-60TYwhuQ5Hh4lEFhyfTMi_9tAkohrRhbIdd1xrOZWWNjp_Bbx-yaR49vGkE3gXBecPmrDc3lwoE_kBrCZHwYSoknhi0ZWYsstSUxmt89oZRJ07WG_hz9KA2HGDT-eC8yiGZIIf6YqWVN03y8WoBpjgHY8fPa7mu3/s300/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriVKJj0IjMeWyFrQl5r-8pW_69lr-60TYwhuQ5Hh4lEFhyfTMi_9tAkohrRhbIdd1xrOZWWNjp_Bbx-yaR49vGkE3gXBecPmrDc3lwoE_kBrCZHwYSoknhi0ZWYsstSUxmt89oZRJ07WG_hz9KA2HGDT-eC8yiGZIIf6YqWVN03y8WoBpjgHY8fPa7mu3/w514-h288/Unknown.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">City 13 was known for its massive lounge for players, but space is a valuable commodity, and about half of the formerly gigantic recreational area is now repurposed as a brand new puzzle experience: <i>Kandy Corp</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">City 13 describes <i>Kandy Corp</i> as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 1pt windowtext; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; padding: 0in;">Kandy Corp isn’t just about candy-making. It’s a sprawling maze of challenges, orchestrated by its eclectic group of department masters, each with a tale to tell and a stamp of approval to give. As a new recruit, you’re thrust into this candy-coated universe, your goal being to master the arts of confectionery creation. But as you delve deeper, it becomes clear that this isn’t your ordinary induction.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 1pt windowtext; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; padding: 0in;">This immersive game promises thrills, chills, and a touch of sweetness in an expansive open-world setting. While you’ll encounter other candy enthusiasts in the public spaces of Kandy Corp, your puzzle-solving endeavors remain a private affair. Navigate the factory, interact with its eccentric inhabitants, and challenge your wits in a uniquely social escape room experience.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 1pt windowtext; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; padding: 0in;">Join the ranks, embrace the challenge, and uncover the delicious secrets that Kandy Corp Chronicles has in store. Just remember: In this factory, every candy has its price.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is clearly a different world from the post-apocalyptic city.<i> </i>Design-wise, <i>Kandy Corp</i> has hints of <i>Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory</i>, with the color palette of the stairwells in <i>Squid Game</i> and a futuristic vibe as well. This isn’t a single escape room. It’s a series of six smaller rooms, each with two or four puzzles of varying styles. I don’t want to spoil the discovery experience, because part of the fun is trying to figure out exactly what the heck is going on in this factory.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Five of the rooms can be played in any order, with each room presenting its own special challenges. Two rooms are fairly easy to solve, two are of moderate difficulty, and one is pretty difficult. That room and the final room require intellectual leaps that really need to be telegraphed through a bit of helpful but not too obvious clueing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the problems with<i> Kandy Corp </i>is the sound and lighting. Most of the rooms are outfitted with their own distinct soundtracks. Sometimes the music is fairly unobtrusive, but in one case, a blaring techno soundtrack is much too loud. It makes it hard to communicate, and it really distracts from the game. Additionally, some of the rooms are so dimly lit that it’s very difficult to read and see symbols. In the final room, I could barely make out images that are critical to solving the final puzzle. If they’d been twice as big, it would have saved a ton of trouble and frustration. In another room, a puzzle depends on identifying colors, but the light is too poor to determine some of the shades without the help of, say, a smartphone flashlight. Also, one room contains multiple telephones, but the sound was out on one of them when my friends and I played last week. Additionally, some rooms are not designed for people with disabilities. Two rooms have puzzles that require physical mobility, dexterity, and hand-eye coordination. The colorblind will certainly have problems with the puzzles. If you need special accommodations, please check with City 13 well before playing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">You have fifteen minutes to finish each room. As long as other people aren’t using the rooms, you can have a second chance to complete a room. It’s usually a lot easier the second time around. Did my friends and I finish? We completed all the puzzles, sometimes needing to do a room twice. Our gamemaster said we finished and won, but the email they sent us afterwards said we didn’t complete the room. Based on what we were told at the actual game, I’m saying we won <i>Kandy Corp</i>, partly because of the initial verdict of our game master, partly because I’m very competitive and I hate losing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">At present, <i>Kandy Corp</i> is a promising and unique experience that requires a little bit of polishing before it’s on the level of the post-apocalyptic city puzzles. However, one piece of news that our game master told us unsettles me. <i>Kandy Corp</i> is currently described as “Chapter One.” At the end of your adventure, it’s revealed that there will be a lot more behind the lore of the mysterious confectionary, and that future adventures are forthcoming. All well and good. I look forward to playing the next chapter in the <i>Kandy Corp</i> saga. The problem is that it sounds like the current “City” puzzles will be removed to make way for more <i>Kandy Corp</i>. I know that escape room companies often have to replace old rooms as they wear out and need to give players a reason to return, but the post-apocalyptic city is a work of art, and it really shouldn’t be sacrificed. If new puzzles could be inserted, like a game for the tiny fifth room and on the streets of the city, or some other epic puzzle that would connect the rooms but with a different storyline from <i>Save the City</i>, that could bring old players back. A storyline like some sort of mystery to solve on the city’s streets would work, or perhaps all of those rubber rats could finally be incorporated into a puzzle where the city has to be saved from pestilence. Perhaps a series of fifteen minute-puzzles in each of the four rooms would work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">My plea to City 13: please don’t destroy your masterpiece! Save the City, this time for real!<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-36206813691555018942023-11-25T20:20:00.000-08:002023-11-27T23:44:15.769-08:00 Escape Room Review– Solve Escape Rooms: 14 Floors Below<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Escape Room Review– Solve Escape Rooms: 14 Floors Below</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nearly a year ago, I posted a review of <a href="https://chrischancrimeandcriticism.blogspot.com/2022/12/escape-room-review-solve-escape-rooms.html" style="color: #954f72;">Solve Escape Rooms in Waukesha, Wisconsin</a>. My friends and I played their room “Capone’s Cabin” and really enjoyed it. Just last night, we played their room “14 Floors Below.” “14 Floors” makes no effort to hide that it’s affectionately inspired by <i>National Treasure</i>. As you watch the opening video, a newscast announces that the Declaration of Independence has been stolen from the National Archives, and then an FBI “agent” recruits you, because as it turns out, the thief is your landlord, and the Declaration of Independence is in your apartment building’s basement, but if you don’t retrieve it in sixty minutes, a device will destroy the Declaration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmuegZnYZkD1PLPrxC2bHtyCRcTJ-aMB_9T3ifKVot6F-ByUQvA8LRo0TzwBdnZspBnMOqO29G_4MldW0iL2DcYEYKbE_q_RZS8wm7fsYtyF1_HpFjMlNXBnULnb_Ms_0BfWVgi_Hdm_UM_mtp1k8JswTt6xZLI1ywv_pO6XBm0FlcxJvWBYq5sY5UvHJ/s996/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-25%20at%2010.20.33%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="996" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmuegZnYZkD1PLPrxC2bHtyCRcTJ-aMB_9T3ifKVot6F-ByUQvA8LRo0TzwBdnZspBnMOqO29G_4MldW0iL2DcYEYKbE_q_RZS8wm7fsYtyF1_HpFjMlNXBnULnb_Ms_0BfWVgi_Hdm_UM_mtp1k8JswTt6xZLI1ywv_pO6XBm0FlcxJvWBYq5sY5UvHJ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-25%20at%2010.20.33%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">As with “Capone’s Cabin,” the production values are strong, though not as colorfully immersive as the cabin in the woods. The opening room is a pretty realistic elevator, with lights and sounds designed to allow your imagination to convince you that the elevator is indeed moving downwards. You know you’re stationary, but your brain <i>isn't entirely convinced</i>. The rest of the room is a basement filled with assorted puzzles. Without spoilers, I can tell players to look carefully, look thoroughly, and to look <i>everywhere</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do not recommend that this room be played with fewer than four players, though three highly skilled players just might be able to do it. My group of four had to split in half, and so I’m not sure how some of puzzles worked, but by working in independent groups, it’s easier to cover everything in time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The puzzles range from moderate difficulty to slightly challenging. In some cases, you need a little clue in order to give you the push you need to put everything together. The puzzles are fair, creative, and fun. You need to look for patterns and take a couple of creative leaps, but they’re a bit more original and fresh than the tired “find a key, open a lock” puzzles. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">We managed to finish with twenty-two minutes to spare, so we got to play a bonus game that required four additional puzzles to solve. We finished with five minutes to go. You don’t need to finish the bonus puzzles to technically win. Solve is special because they “solve it forward” and donate twenty-five dollars to charity (you can pick from a few options) when you win. They don’t pay extra for solving the bonus puzzles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">I highly recommend both of Solve’s rooms. Two more are coming in the future. I look forward to playing them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a> website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-24101043809648932622023-11-17T05:27:00.000-08:002023-11-17T05:27:14.832-08:00Winter Crimes (Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem, Book 16) is Available!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Winter Crimes (Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem, Book 16) is Available!</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">My second appearance in <i>Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem</i>, the quarterly crime fiction magazine, is available now! Every issue has a theme, and this one is “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Mysteries-Mystery-Crime-Mayhem-ebook/dp/B0CLKZMP8G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GYWLEEOI4ZFM&keywords=mystery+crime+%26+mayhem&qid=1700226879&sprefix=mystery+crime+%26+mayhem%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1" style="color: #954f72;">Winter Crimes.”</a> There are stories set around Christmas, New Year’s, and ordinary chilly days. It’s available in paperback and Kindle editions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh85yZm2r6lOFfttQyY702ZfzbRR5X1veXXYDSjsFrp-OWLS0OLlLLdMvu0EdjVxrg_liu0wcXlQA88cHMl5lwRNt1lNhjAR70bmr_MYJrXjWlFCuGjLzvgthg5O2nEKth-aFu2U7ERTJJeckOiucgVzXbBda77nzn8xAy5asDcqRsPsgGiOyeqw-a46gx/s1500/91hmScdFECL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh85yZm2r6lOFfttQyY702ZfzbRR5X1veXXYDSjsFrp-OWLS0OLlLLdMvu0EdjVxrg_liu0wcXlQA88cHMl5lwRNt1lNhjAR70bmr_MYJrXjWlFCuGjLzvgthg5O2nEKth-aFu2U7ERTJJeckOiucgVzXbBda77nzn8xAy5asDcqRsPsgGiOyeqw-a46gx/w379-h569/91hmScdFECL._SL1500_.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">My novella, “Macie is Missing” is included! In this Funderburke & Kaiming mystery, the detecting duo are trying to enjoy a quiet, romantic Valentine’s Day, but then one of their students comes to them with a problem: her troubled sister is missing, and she fears the worst. As they search for the young woman, it leads to a dysfunctional family’s hidden secrets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Additionally, I have another true crime article in the issue: “The Problems are Real,” a history of the educational PBS mystery shows for kids from the 80’s and 90’s. I put a particular focus on <i>Mathnet</i> from <i>Square One TV</i>, but I also look at <i>The Bloodhound Gang</i> on <i>3-2-1 Contact</i>, <i>Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego</i>, <i>Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego</i>, and <i>Ghostwriter</i>. If you have fond memories of these shows, please take a look at my work!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a> website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b> </b></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-70051165871605292652023-11-11T04:55:00.001-08:002023-11-11T04:55:11.502-08:00Nessie’s Nemesis is Available as an Audiobook!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXB6GOolGSYxQq0UVdg5MXpXmHe5H_c8KCDL1bLgoy_0QHIOeLm6XG1bmMUcJgzg1BUb5vgcnju0uu59ggBpYlpCvWK01JT0YhXavlB0SUiCyPW-qOjT-L6s8g5ZZT9AeP3ViVvX3yXi2fDeIMOUiLObM7mCcifHTJKALc6ZYpAOL4df4kUaTZSO22rbS/s279/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="180" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXB6GOolGSYxQq0UVdg5MXpXmHe5H_c8KCDL1bLgoy_0QHIOeLm6XG1bmMUcJgzg1BUb5vgcnju0uu59ggBpYlpCvWK01JT0YhXavlB0SUiCyPW-qOjT-L6s8g5ZZT9AeP3ViVvX3yXi2fDeIMOUiLObM7mCcifHTJKALc6ZYpAOL4df4kUaTZSO22rbS/w306-h474/Unknown.jpeg" width="306" /></a></i></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><br />Nessie’s Nemesis</i> is Available as an Audiobook!</b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you prefer audiobooks to paper or e-books? <i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i> is now available as an audiobook! You can find it <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Book/dp/B0CMRS42CR" style="color: #954f72;">on Amazon here</a>. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a> website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-91824858317486286342023-11-03T05:14:00.003-07:002023-11-03T05:14:26.972-07:00My Shepherd Express “Best of Milwaukee” Nomination!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">My <i>Shepherd Express “Best of Milwaukee” </i>Nomination!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <i>Shepherd Express</i> is a Milwaukee newspaper that gives out awards in scores of categories every year. They celebrate everything from restaurants to bars to actors to politicians to organizations to museums. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ytEnhuWPuSCrwDxmS6CPCyCHDF9qgWlz-EbkWJmvmUGtZcVrsu2s_tIlPu5wNMi5kSeFva2AfM-A2Ybnf1wCr24al81E-ejLrqoe9ojEw2F3B3Ycw5KffCWfifH_R36LImIcYC3O1rRO68Af5qwbtfEFBpTXW_KjyYBXMxwvM77B6E_rlDCOKmjKhjgq/s1200/5893608.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="1200" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ytEnhuWPuSCrwDxmS6CPCyCHDF9qgWlz-EbkWJmvmUGtZcVrsu2s_tIlPu5wNMi5kSeFva2AfM-A2Ybnf1wCr24al81E-ejLrqoe9ojEw2F3B3Ycw5KffCWfifH_R36LImIcYC3O1rRO68Af5qwbtfEFBpTXW_KjyYBXMxwvM77B6E_rlDCOKmjKhjgq/w522-h294/5893608.jpeg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">They also have a category for “Milwaukee Author,” and <a href="https://shepherdexpress.com/best-of-milwaukee/2023" style="color: #954f72;">I was nominated this year</a>! This is the second year I’ve been nominated, having first been nominated in 2018. If you’re so inclined, please register (it’s free) to vote. To find “Milwaukee Author,” go to “Arts and Entertainment” and scroll down– the categories are in alphabetical order. You must vote in five categories for your vote to be counted. Vote for whoever you like, but please consider voting for my father, Dr. Carlyle Chan, who was nominated for “Psychiatrist/Psychologist” (look under “Medical”), and my friend Noel Kegel, whose company Wheel & Sprocket was nominated for “Bike Shop” (see “Bought and Sold”) and who was also nominated for “Local Entrepreneur” (see “City Confidential”). Noel’s family’s restaurant, Kegel’s Inn, was also nominated in multiple categories.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations to all of the nominees, especially the other three nominated Milwaukee authors: John Gurda, David Luhrssen, and Wes Manko!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Voting ends Nov. 30<sup>th</sup>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a> website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-89376614089880438332023-10-26T19:36:00.006-07:002023-10-26T19:36:55.704-07:00Announcing Two Upcoming Books with Level Best Books: Some of My Best Friends are Murderers and 156 Homicides!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Announcing Two Upcoming Books with Level Best Books: <i>Some of My Best Friends are Murderers</i> and <i>156 Homicides</i>!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s finally official now, so I can make the announcement. Level Best Books has accepted two more of my books for publication: a critical analysis of a beloved crime television series, and an experimental epic novel looking at how murder affects a modern American city.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Some of My Best Friends are Murderers </i>studies the classic series <i>Columbo</i>, and critiques every one of the show’s many killers, studying their crimes, psyches, and relationship with Lieutenant Columbo. The book’s description is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Can you enjoy a crime television show if you already know whodunit? As <i>Columbo</i> proved, definitely! In nearly every episode, Lieutenant Columbo, played by Peter Falk, paired off against a murderer who’d supposedly committed the perfect crime. Columbo would question, trick, and even befriend the very different killers in order to make an arrest. But despite the standard formula for the episodes, each guest murderer was very different. This book will explore the killers who believed they were too clever to be caught, only to be undone by a detective who kept asking about <i>just one more thing…<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcXVFx5j-_0ez5rKFCmsSLQ3a43ZUgjTmpPz11A7NYp3yi8cpVtBfKGVsUeAbW5UtQN2rbdO9ET35yoqGnxDfWEea8TnyOrF7n_R2C3TsQTun3HmOY9xSL4W0EaWhSysSN_HZuyMKHOW47JFz9yqz5lrnBznjKDwgHP6o8_OaXOo41GbiRZRvGrJNh37P/s640/Columbo-The-Complete-Series-DVD_81f70372-cfe5-4a13-a374-752b3bde28b5_3.5c9d388953aa25c2716025ec60b5afc6.png.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcXVFx5j-_0ez5rKFCmsSLQ3a43ZUgjTmpPz11A7NYp3yi8cpVtBfKGVsUeAbW5UtQN2rbdO9ET35yoqGnxDfWEea8TnyOrF7n_R2C3TsQTun3HmOY9xSL4W0EaWhSysSN_HZuyMKHOW47JFz9yqz5lrnBznjKDwgHP6o8_OaXOo41GbiRZRvGrJNh37P/w419-h419/Columbo-The-Complete-Series-DVD_81f70372-cfe5-4a13-a374-752b3bde28b5_3.5c9d388953aa25c2716025ec60b5afc6.png.webp" width="419" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i><br /></i></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Some of My Best Friends are Murderers</i> is scheduled for publication in the autumn of 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">My other book, <i>156 Homicides: A Year of Murder in Milwaukee</i> features three hundred sixty-five chapters, telling the story of the toll crime takes on one of the largest cities in the Midwest over the course of twelve months. In this completely fictional story featuring some of my recurring characters from the Funderburke and Kaiming series, plus over a thousand additional characters, a multitude of perspectives come together to create an unprecedented look at the human cost of crime. The book’s description is as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: white;">How does murder shape an American city? </span><i>156 Homicides </i>is composed of 365 short chapters, each set during a different day of the year, each one narrated by one or more people who have been affected by violence. The over four hundred different narrators come from every conceivable background, and include police officers, grieving loved ones, prosecutors, defense lawyers, trauma surgeons, witnesses, clergymen, gang members, journalists, professors, politicians, criminals, bloggers, children, business owners, and even the perpetrators and victims. The tone of the stories ranges from farcical capers led by inept criminals, to heartbreaking stories of families devastated by the losses of loved ones. Every corner of the city is a setting at some point, from graffiti-scarred alleys to churches filled with mourners, from the universities to the parks, from Lake Michigan to the city’s downtown, from the poorest and most crime-ridden neighborhoods to the nineteenth-century mansions built by Milwaukee’s first millionaires. No corner of the city is left untouched by the effects of crime.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>156 Homicides</i> includes slice-of-life tales, police procedurals, cozy mysteries, private eye narratives, noir, suspenseful adventures with twist endings, opinionated musings, and family dramas. This epic mosaic novel depicts both the worst and the best aspects of society, but it’s not just about crime. <i>156 Homicides</i> is a story about people, adversity, and ultimately, hope.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHJtmZFT8uLpBLggcCnWkD4hUWcEerBNc1cZBRUufhMf4sJVWCIpvivoYw6n5oH3C3dJSfiscofA0Ua7Wop0kQaZQGJNVAeYgd2y8Pl1IsiWSajRptO97B9k-4fe-TqAmVuwBkiq8KEFJFefuWW_T_kgwtbOT0R3p8BnNBbKtQkfukg0fV6KVPaMy5lQu/s1387/387840727_10160894349028236_808779113807650258_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="1387" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHJtmZFT8uLpBLggcCnWkD4hUWcEerBNc1cZBRUufhMf4sJVWCIpvivoYw6n5oH3C3dJSfiscofA0Ua7Wop0kQaZQGJNVAeYgd2y8Pl1IsiWSajRptO97B9k-4fe-TqAmVuwBkiq8KEFJFefuWW_T_kgwtbOT0R3p8BnNBbKtQkfukg0fV6KVPaMy5lQu/w618-h284/387840727_10160894349028236_808779113807650258_n.jpg" width="618" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>156 Homicides</i> is scheduled for publication in the autumn of 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much to Level Best Books!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a> website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-26894615218377466492023-10-18T19:11:00.004-07:002023-10-18T19:11:31.507-07:00The 2023 CLUE Book Awards for Suspense/Thrillers Longlist<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The 2023 CLUE Book Awards for Suspense/Thrillers Longlist</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chanticleer Book Reviews runs an annual book awards competition in various categories, including mysteries. My novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> has just <a href="https://www.chantireviews.com/2023/10/16/the-2023-clue-book-awards-for-suspense-thrillers-cibas-long-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-2023-clue-book-awards-for-suspense-thrillers-cibas-long-list&mc_cid=cb2043cea5&mc_eid=69477fa806" style="color: #954f72;">made the longlist for this year’s CLUE Book Awards for Suspense and Thriller Mysteries</a>! Congratulations to everybody else who is on the longlist– I see some familiar names, and it’s nice to be amongst such distinguished company!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UxtQ85DLdGwyz3bGBGH4OxCheVPVTEs8gTWN5ncnk6UaQia7v8TxrgDr7EDaYpt7TQoCAcUTckZSvTcC4DX1pvYS8beEMialb4eFFdesfHxVm-uH6vI7-4NzQ0W2eBvNsCCVFvPEBTeG03IZn8Ph0ymfY2uCqEOv8PgNmhVaKYuFXmn0v2jG-yVWwV1j/s297/Clue-Awards-2015.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="250" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UxtQ85DLdGwyz3bGBGH4OxCheVPVTEs8gTWN5ncnk6UaQia7v8TxrgDr7EDaYpt7TQoCAcUTckZSvTcC4DX1pvYS8beEMialb4eFFdesfHxVm-uH6vI7-4NzQ0W2eBvNsCCVFvPEBTeG03IZn8Ph0ymfY2uCqEOv8PgNmhVaKYuFXmn0v2jG-yVWwV1j/s1600/Clue-Awards-2015.webp" width="250" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a> website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-29986759732149908962023-10-12T18:23:00.002-07:002023-10-12T18:23:18.442-07:00Thanks, Tanya!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks, Tanya!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">My friend Tanya has been promoting her friends and their businesses and other endeavors on social media. This week, she profiled me and my books! You can read <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0353Gi9XRYVD6bdBX4XmKUCRCWgrqDpMfu44grYnoVxeZhk2U2JYCvXWZY8NNAQsG4l&id=100084424132501" style="color: #954f72;">her very kind Facebook post here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much, Tanya! You can check out her YouTube channels <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@AutismFibromyalgiaandfood" style="color: #954f72;">“Autism, Fibromyalgia, and Food”</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@steppingawayfromthenoise/featured" style="color: #954f72;">“Stepping Away From the Noise”</a> here. Also, here’s a link to buy her <a href="https://steppingawayfromthenoise.creator-spring.com/listing/pilgrimage-home-photos-prayer" style="color: #954f72;">photography and prayer ebook</a>! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznBZr4CR3Z1DOZST0Vd3RNF1Stj_AASGogdnxh6410QD3o4TbYAiMZP_OfVYgLLcQ8aWXE87tfOS-oxAs45CXvm3ilfQmVraHgdGn9dACWNla2-Eejc1X5vop6NmoRUdBlyt65og9jQJKyjzcC00jQ8LuwwUzdBXs5tuELIXKMlw85109g50_JvVG3q_o/s800/static.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznBZr4CR3Z1DOZST0Vd3RNF1Stj_AASGogdnxh6410QD3o4TbYAiMZP_OfVYgLLcQ8aWXE87tfOS-oxAs45CXvm3ilfQmVraHgdGn9dACWNla2-Eejc1X5vop6NmoRUdBlyt65og9jQJKyjzcC00jQ8LuwwUzdBXs5tuELIXKMlw85109g50_JvVG3q_o/w473-h344/static.jpg.png" width="473" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a> website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991216390069914823.post-70357274279009930592023-10-05T21:31:00.002-07:002023-10-05T21:31:25.650-07:00The Role of Food in Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis<p><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Role of Food in <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i> and <i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">More than one person has noted that meals play a prominent role in <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i> and <i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i>. This is deliberate. Readers will see that a lot of scenes revolve around meals, often with comic overtones and featuring distinctive meals. I did this for multiple reasons. One was to create a distinctive scene– sometimes physical descriptions of settings help, but food creates a sensory connection as well. A mental image the reader’s head may provide a visual picture, but food descriptions set up taste and smell images as well, and scent is an evocative sense, which, if the readers are willing to use their imaginations, it makes the settings come alive mentally to another level.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyPncoN6GZQo2knuJpD6Ue-1K50Iqsx2Q5Dp65jucV7ZP4zMq0It08_FVXCFY68koSTtHKV0NfanBipGnF_riKB51XVNnM6rK2lVVLO3ywkxwqtfSSrXfD-RP4GpsXLANSVxbQmW2MX9nSxFe9i6NyecxcNkTslsMlf_A6IESDiP2FnGXLLG5nTf-uOJn/s474/th-3221345093.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="474" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyPncoN6GZQo2knuJpD6Ue-1K50Iqsx2Q5Dp65jucV7ZP4zMq0It08_FVXCFY68koSTtHKV0NfanBipGnF_riKB51XVNnM6rK2lVVLO3ywkxwqtfSSrXfD-RP4GpsXLANSVxbQmW2MX9nSxFe9i6NyecxcNkTslsMlf_A6IESDiP2FnGXLLG5nTf-uOJn/w388-h332/th-3221345093.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">What do you think? What are some instances when reading about food or watching a food scene on film and television provoked a response in you? Please let me know what you think in the comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Chan’s sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris-Chan/dp/1787058840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA69XZGTO834&keywords=sherlock%27s+secretary&qid=1688171011&s=books&sprefix=sherlock%2Cstripbooks%2C1578&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nessies-Nemesis-Sherlocks-Secretary-Chris/dp/1804242438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=151PYT6TBKGAX&keywords=nessie%27s+nemesis&qid=1688171099&s=books&sprefix=nessie%27s+nee%2Cstripbooks%2C1702&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Nessie’s Nemesis</i></a>, was published on September 3<sup>rd</sup> by MX Publishing. His novel <i>Ghosting My Friend</i> was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, <i>Sherlock’s Secretary</i>, was released by<sup> </sup>MX Publishing, as was his anthology <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/of-course-he-pushed-him-and-other-sherlock-holmes-stories-volumes-1-and-2?_pos=3&_sid=431a6cb78&_ss=r" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2</i></a>. His Agatha-nominated book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Grotesque-Comedic-Fiction-ebook/dp/B09D31FXGW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LFFJR0MIDLUC&dchild=1&keywords=murder+most+grotesque&qid=1631271659&s=books&sprefix=murder+most+grot%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;"><i>Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter</i></a> was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, <i>Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia”</i> is available for sale at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia/dp/1787056147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1594594433&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Amazon.com</a> and the <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/sherlock-irene-the-secret-truth-behind-a-scandal-in-bohemia" style="color: #954f72;">MX Publishing</a> website, as well as at <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sherlock--Irene-Chris-Chan/9781787056145" style="color: #954f72;">Book Depository</a> (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Irene-Secret-Scandal-Bohemia-ebook/dp/B08G58P2VR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chris+chan+sherlock+%26+irene&qid=1598004048&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #954f72;">Kindle</a> edition.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <o:p></o:p></p>Chris Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470736819352977748noreply@blogger.com0