NO MAN'S LAND Launch and EXIT STRATEGY Cover Reveal

It's almost time for the release of FBI K-9s #4, NO MAN'S LAND, and that means it's party time! This year, for the first time, instead of an in-store launch, I'm doing a virtual launch that everyone can attend from the comfort of their own home. And, even better, it's not just me, but I'm joining forces with 8 other Kensington authors who are all launching on the same day. We'll all be there, giving away books, swag, and other prizes, and sharing the inside scoop about our novels. Interested? Then this is where you can sign up for the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/485238118737691/

There's more good news. One of the prizes I'll be giving away that night will be a chance to win one of the upcoming paper ARCs of EXIT STRATEGY, the very first book in the NYPD Negotiators series. But you have to be there that night to have a chance to win!

Speaking of EXIT STRATEGY, I'm very pleased to be able to reveal the cover for it, hot off the presses from Kensington Books:

In this taut new suspense series featuring NYPD detective Gemma Capello and her close-knit law enforcement family, a madman brings a halt to the heart of the city that never sleeps . . .

After her mother’s death during a bank robbery when she was a child, Gemma Capello grew up to become one of the NYPD’s elite hostage negotiators. In a family of cops, there’s rarely a day when a Capello isn’t facing down some form of threat. Still, despite their unpredictable schedules, they always find time for their annual family summer picnic. But this year, a sudden phone call changes everything.

A heavily armed gunman has taken hostages at City Hall. Gemma races downtown to join the rest of the Hostage Negotiation Team as they scramble to identify the captives—fearing the mayor may be among them. But as they scramble for answers and struggle to gain control of the circumstances, it becomes clear that the mayor is at the center of it all, just not in the way they initially believed.

With several lives on the line and a criminal who always seems to be one step ahead, Gemma is the only one able to connect with the suspect. Soon, she finds herself engaging in a battle of wits while enduring a battle of egos in the command center. With time running out and a mastermind who has proven he’ll do whatever it takes to get what he wants, Gemma risks it all—her career and her life—in a last-ditch effort to save the hostages. Now, she needs to figure out how to save herself . . .

Doesn't it look amazing and atmospheric? I love it and can't wait to introduce you all to Gemma and her family of first responders.

For those who have emailed me and asked, I now have buy links for EXIT STRATEGY, which is already available for pre-order at these fine retailers: Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Barnes and Noble, Hudson Booksellers, Indiebound, and Indigo.