Dear Soho Crime friends,

Thanks to everyone who has written about the last newsletter. It's great to hear from you and to have dialogue with the readers, librarians, and booksellers who support Soho and our authors. I love hearing from you!

February was a short but exciting month. We've finally joined GoodReads--you can find us under Soho Press. If you're already a member, we hope you'll add us as a friend there! We're looking forward to doing a bunch more giveaways there.

Speaking of giveaways, I just got in galleys for The Boy in the Suitcase, the first book in the Nina Borg series, which we're debuting in November. (That's the cover over there on the left--isn't it gorgeous?!) This new thriller series, which features a Danish Red Cross nurse,  Nina, who is a compulsive do-gooder and accidental amateur superhero. It's one of the most compulsively readable books I've encountered. Soho is publishing the series, which has been a bestseller in Scandinavia and was shortlisted for the Glass Key prize, for the first time in English translation, and I simply cannot overstate how excited I am about it. So, dear readers, I'm sharing three of my precious galleys with you--the first three people to write to me and request one will get a copy in the mail! I'm pretty confident you'll love it as much as I do.   

We've had a burst of excitement for our authors recently. You may have heard that Stuart Neville was nominated (for a second time!) for the LA Times Book Prize, this time for Collusion, his second Belfast thriller. And Colin Cotterill was nominated (for a second time!) for the Dilys Prize, for Love Songs from a Shallow Grave, his seventh Dr. Siri mystery set in Laos. Congrats, Stuart and Colin! You are what I believe we call "repeat offenders."

Meanwhile, Cara Black is hitting the streets for her Murder in Passy tour. Check out her tour schedule and see if she's stopping by a bookstore or library near you! Also, long-time Cara Black fans will be happy to see the new (free) Aimee Leduc Companion we've put together to help you revisit your favorite books and characters (and Cara's personal favorite bistros and cafes).

New in February, we introduce a lovable new series set in the Solomon Islands by Graeme Kent, starting with Devil-Devil. The mystery features what Kirkus calls "the oddest couple since The African Queen" (and who the Globe and Mail calls "truly fabulous"), a Lau sergeant, Ben Kella, and an American nun, Sister Conchita. And in paperback, Matt Beynon Rees's Fourth Assassin, the fourth mystery featuring Palestinian history teacher Omar Yussef.  

I better get back to editing now (as usual). But I'll be back soon. Keep warm and dry!