Better to Read It Than Live It
Thanks for stopping by. These are interesting times for both writers and readers. After the emergence of the megalith chain bookstores put many independent bookstores out of business, the Internet began to eat away at their dominance. Today, E-Books, whether we like the idea or not, are selling faster than most of us predicted.
My publisher, Severn House, is in the process of making their authors available in all formats. Soon, most of my books will be available in hardback, trade paperback, large print and, finally, in all the essential electronic formats. I’m also very excited to announce the formation of Life Death & Fog Books, my own imprint. I’m working with a San Francisco design firm, Visual Strategies, to reissue the early Shanahan books — originally published by St. Martin’s Press — in formats in keeping with the needs of today’s readers. The first project was Mascara, an original novella. The second project is the early Shanahans — books one through four. These are available in trade paperback and all electronic formats. While I anticipate working with Severn House on new books in my two major series and perhaps some stand alone mysteries, the separate imprint allows me the freedom to experiment with new, shorter work as well as to bring out-of-print titles into the world of the e-book.
Meanwhile, the themes I address, whether in the down-to-earth Deets Shanahan series set in Indianapolis, the light-hearted Paladino/Lang series set in San Francisco, or in the standalone mysteries, reflect the notion that decent, ordinary people can find themselves in dangerous, extraordinary circumstances. No mind-boggling, tricky, high-tech solutions. No outsized super heroes. What happens to the characters in my books could happen to you, though I heartily hope not. Better to read it than live it.
If you do read one of my books, I’d enjoy hearing from you. Please feel free to send me an email, check out my blog, 
Life, Death and Fog, or join me as a friend on Facebook at 
Ronald Tierney’s Mysteries.
