A New Goodreads Giveaway! 100 Kindle Editions of ‘Reservation for Murder’


New book? New Goodreads giveaway! I love my Goodreads fans and always offer a giveaway with each new book. Starting today, you can enter to win one of 100 Kindle editions of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery. Winners will be selected at random by Goodreads and each one will received a Kindle edition of the book. Winners will be chosen on December 15. JUST CLICK HERE to enter with your Goodreads account and watch your email when the giveaway ends.

About Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery

It’s been several years since Kyle Callahan sought the help of a New York City therapist to overcome the trauma of his encounter with a serial killer, and just as long since his investigation into a teenage girl’s murder brought down the Manhattan District Attorney. He and his husband Danny Durban have decided to move away, to start a new life in the idyllic river city of Lambertville, New Jersey. They have friends there. They’ll have peace and quiet. They can leave the hustle and bustle and stresses of America’s biggest metropolis behind.

They open a bed and breakfast, and soon discover that murder and mayhem are waiting to check in. There’s a writers conference in town, with big names and big egos heading for a clash—and a killing—of titans. No sooner has the ink dried on the guest registry than Kyle finds himself pursuing another murderer, this one closer to home than they’ve ever come. He enlists the help of his old friend and local resident Linda Sikorsky, once a detective on the New Hope, Pennsylvania, police force. The two of them follow one lead after another in a race against time until the shocking truth is exposed.

Reservation for Murder Episode #1: Prologue, Chapters 1 and 2


And we’re off! Welcome to the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast. This is the first of many coming episodes in which I narrate my own mysteries and short fiction. What better way to launch this venture than with  the first three chapters of my newest book, Reservation for Murder:  A Kyle Callahan Mystery.

It’s been several years since we last saw Kyle and his husband Danny. In the last book, Kill Switch, Kyle forced himself into therapy to deal with having almost been killed by one of the most diabolical serial killers New York City has ever seen. (I won’t say more on that, since I plan on narrating Kill Switch next and you’ll have to wait to find out those terrifying details).

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Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast Launches with ‘Beautiful Corpse’ Extended Sample



Mine is a restless mind, and I’m regularly finding new creative outlets. While I’ve been podcasting for a long time, I have never narrated my own books or stories, and that is changing right now, with the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast. I’ll be reading my own books and stories, beginning with my newest, Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery.

I have to start somewhere, so to get this ball rolling I’ve uploaded the extended sample I just put together of my recent audiobook, Beautiful Corpse: A Marshall James Thriller, narrated by the wonderful Sean Rhead. Listen in as he brings life to the second book in the series.

I’m recording chapters for Reservation for Murder now, and I plan to start putting it out on the podcast in the next few weeks. Fasten your headphones!