Official blog of author Jan Burke
I blog here about:
my books and stories, public appearances, and other announcements
forensic science, missing persons, and related criminal justice issues
and whatever else happens to be on my mind.
Who are you? An author, forensic science activist, and cohost of an online radio show.Visit this site for more information than you could want to know.
When will your next book be out? I'm working on a new Irene Kelly novel. Updates here and on my Facebook page.
What have you done for me lately? A series of six mini-anthologies have been published as ebooks. They cost $1.99 each and they each include four stories: a new short story and three stories that previously appeared in Eighteen. The six new short stories that appear in the series include two stories about Irene Kelly as a young journalism student, two about Frank Harriman as a rookie, a story about Tyler Hawthorne of The Messenger, and a story about Bunny Slye, introduced in A Study in Sherlock.
What's the most recent Irene Kelly book? The latest Irene Kelly book is Disturbance
Do you know about the random mention of Ian in that one? Yes. Blogged about that here.
Do you plan to write about Irene again? Yes. Doing that now. And there are short stories about her written since Disturbance
What's the radio show? Crime and Science Radio.
What are you reading now? The Martian by Andy Weir
Where can I find a list of your books in order of publication? On my website. Click here.How can I contact you?
Three easy ways:Via Twitter @jan_burke
Via Facebook: Jan Burke
Leave a comment here on any post. It will not be published immediately, and I won't publish it at all if you prefer I don't. I don't publish those that have your contact info (such as phone numbers or email addresses). I may not get to it right away, but I will try to be in touch soon.
And by fan request from my Facebook page: Three (among my many) favorite books: Josephine Tey's Brat Farrar Charlotte Armstrong's Chocolate Cobweb Dorothy B Hughes's In a Lonely Place
Copyright notice: All contents of this blog are ©Jan Burke on the dates posted except where otherwise noted. Contents may not be used or reproduced by others without express written permission of Jan Burke.
4 comments:
Hello Jan,
I just wanted to say thank you for writing my favorite novel. I have now read Bones 3 times, and often find myself still eager to turn the page. I have recommended this novel several times, and even had "non-readers" tell me they loved it. I don't know the process on doing this, but this story needs to be on film. If done right, this would be amazing! Hell, i would even volunteer to take on the role of Irene myself! Kudos!! Another man as "scary" as Parrish should return. It gave me chills!
-Jenna
Just wondering.. are there going to be more irene kelly mysteries?
Hi Jenna --
Thank you! I'm really flattered that you like Bones so much!
One of the problems with selling series books (like Bones, which is part of the Irene Kelly series) is that most filmmakers want to buy the whole series -- they want to buy rights to all books and characters, past, present, and future. While contracts are individual, and I'm sure that some megastar writers manage to hold on to some rights, the usual cases is the lock, stock, and barrel sale.
So, I've been reluctant to sell the series books at this point -- but I never say never!
Yours,
Jan
Hello --
Yes -- I plan to write more books in the series. Most of my books are Irene Kelly books, although from time to time, I write stand-alones or spin-offs. Watch here or my Web site for updates on new books.
Thanks for your interest!
Yours,
Jan
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