Solomon Scandals paperback now on sale at Amazon and partner stores
The trade paperback of The Solomon Scandal, my just-published novel, is now on sale at Amazon and some partner stores.
Scandals lists for $16.95 but costs just $13.91 new at Qwestbooks, plus shipping.
Who’ll like Scandals: People who would enjoy not just suspense but also satire, mixed with a plot inspired by history. The H word in this case means a powerful senator’s illegal and secret investment in a building occupied by the CIA, as well as the apathy of the Washington media toward his “accident.” But what about the satire? Scandals is to newspapers what the movie Network was to broadcast journalism: a mix of absurdity and authentic details. James Fallows, in a blurb, calls Scandals “mordantly entertaining.” The humor is dark; the general approach, often noir. Scandals includes an IRS building collapse, a gossip columnist’s suicide and the death of a sharklike editor in a car bombing. Cheery, eh? But many of my faves are that way. My favorite Hollywood novel is probably The Day of the Locus. Hollywood? Yes. It’s another center of celebrity worship and hierarchy, just like D.C.
Who should NOT buy Scandals: Fans of shoot-’em-ups and SF and fantasy and other escapist genres. Nothing wrong with them! It’s just that Scandals isn’t that kind of a book, despite the foreword and afterword written in the late 21st century. So enjoy the TeleBlog and don’t worry about buying the Scandals if your tastes run otherwise. I’m mentioning Scandals here for the benefit of people who would be interested. The new angle is that, yes, they finally can actually buy the book in P.
The deepest secret of Scandals: Psst! Despite all the gloom, the ending in the afterword is actually rather upbeat in many respects.
The e-book edition: Information here.
Note: We generally don’t do book announcements—the reasons why this is an exception are obvious. But we are interested in authors’ experiences with E, if they have something fresh to say. E-mail your contributions to me or co-editor Paul Biba.
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