Vol. Panda No. 6
Amazing July – okay, many of you are enduring summer heat up to two thousand degrees and you’re miserable, your pets are miserable, you’re growling at your spouse and you’re forced to live inside, e.g., Las Vegas. At least in Las Vegas you go into this huge refrigerator and gamble and drink and never ever go outside to melt.
Now, dear ones, here in Sausalito, it’s summer and therefore nearly always in the sixties, lovely sun (most of the time) and no AC needed. Actually, there is no AC, just lovely cool fog, creeping in through the Golden Gate. Do not send me hate mail.
SELF-SERVING ANNOUNCEMENT: FLASHPOINT, the 27th and final FBI thriller, is out now in paperback – not to brag or anything -- but goodness, does it look good. If you didn’t read FLASHPOINT in hardcover or ebook, get your copy and a drink, suck up to the AC, and enjoy yourself. Do let me know what you think, well, only if you like it – a lot, maybe more than a lot, maybe you’re shouting it from top of your air-conditioned house. Hey, maybe you’ve had too much to drink.
SELF-SERVING ANNOUNCEMENT, PART TWO:
THE HEIR OF WHITESTONE, a mystery/comedy/romance set in England in 1842, is out February 14th, 2026. (Wait – what? Did I write 2026 by accident? Maybe one drink too many?) Valentine’s Day – It’s your chance to give the most unforgettable stupendous awesome (you get the idea) gift, no matter the sex of the recipient, trust me, you’ll be golden. No cover yet, but it’s up for pre-order on Amazon.
Last bit of self-serving news: You’ll notice it’s not in all-caps -- enough of a good thing, I think. Okay, the novel I’m writing right now (which is an amazing thing), is also set in 1842 in England. This one –- wait for it – has woo woo, that is we’ve got magic and a wizard and witches, and goodness, what a blast to see what my brain dishes up. What do you know about the Druids? Do stories about the Druids make your toes curl? What if you could find their Sacred Grove (It’s in the Black Forest, near Truro, Cornwall, right?) But will the Druids let you find their hang out? And if you find it, what awaits you? Cut in Twilight Zone music… If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I worry about your education.
Now, Channel Change: I need your advice: we’re planning on going to Sardinia in the Fall. If you’ve been there, please tell me what you thought, where to visit, what to avoid, what to embrace, who to tip and if the Mafia are still lurking in the alleyways waiting for the unwary visitor. Come to Facebook/CatherineCoulterbooks/, and let loose with your info nuggets.
If you really want to enjoy a short whacky 6-part series set in the south of France on the coast (French with sub-titles), give PANDA a try – I laughed my socks off, but luckily, here in Sausalito I’m really not wearing them. (Do not send hate mail.) And again, come to Facebook, let me know if you’re missing socks.
Have a great vacation if you haven’t already indulged and managed to survive. Drink, anyone?
Catherine
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