AN OVERVIEW BY PETER BROWN HOFFMEISTER A Government Conspiracy That Is Not A Theory In the spring of 1851, the 36th Wisconsin (known as The Mariposa Battalion) burned acorns stores in the Yosemite Valley, beginning the slow defeat of the … Continue reading
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Spotlight in the Vault – The Blood Knot by John Galligan
Title: The Blood Knot Author: John Galligan Originally Published: 2005 (Bleak House Books) “A superbly told tale of trout and red herrings chased with vodka and Tang…The tetchy xenophobia of Witness combined with the unbridled energy of Deliverance and a … Continue reading
Free ebook – Reed Farrel Coleman’s REDEMPTION STREET
We’ve partnered with Writers Digest to give away Reed Farrel Coleman’s second Moe Prager mystery. To get your electronic copy, go here for details.
Tyrus Books now on NetGalley
The spring 2013 Tyrus line is now available for those of you on NetGalley. You can check out the offerings, including new books by Reed Farrel Coleman and Victoria Houston, as well as Peter Brown Hoffmeister’s stunning debut Graphic the … Continue reading
It’s T-Shirt Time
What’s good, Internet? It’s spring and that means pretty soon it’ll be t-shirt weather. And all we really want for spring is brand new Tyrus Books t-shirts. The problem is, none of us are qualified to design t-shirts. Sure, … Continue reading
Mad Libs Contest Winners
Thank you to all of you who participated in our My Second Death Mad Libs! In case you were curious, here’s the actual scene from the book: Dave turns to our younger brother with eyes shining like a saint who … Continue reading
Green Light for Murder contest
Greetings to lovers of the written word and the silver screen. In honor of veteran writer Heywood Gould’s newest novel, Green Light for Murder, we’re holding contest to test your movie smarts and your writing chops. Mr. Gould has described … Continue reading
My Second Death Mad Libs
Hello, fellow reader and grammarians! To celebrate the release of Lydia Cooper’s debut novel, My Second Death, we’re going a little retro. It’s time for some Mad Libs, Tyrus Books edition. Miss Cooper has tweaked a scene from said novel … Continue reading
Calling all noir mixologists!
Hello serious readers and casual drinkers, have we got a contest for you! To celebrate a bunch of things, including the release of Todd Robinson’s awesome debut novel, The Hard Bounce, we’re asking you (responsibly) to put on your best … Continue reading
The Hard Bounce release party
Want to hear Todd Robinson read from The Hard Bounce? Want an autographed copy of the book? Well, if you’re in the NYC area on January 25, head over to the Mysterious Bookshop around 6 pm and all of your … Continue reading
Linda Joffe Hull discusses The Big Bang
Linda Joffe Hull’s debut novel, The Big Bang, will be out this November. So what makes somebody write a novel about sex, suburbs, and the secrets of planned communities? Author Mark Stevens sat down with Linda to find out. Click … Continue reading
Hurt Machine named finalist for Barry Award (Best Novel)
Reed Farrel Coleman’s seventh Moe Prager mystery, Hurt Machine (Tyrus, 2011) was named a finalist for the Barry Award in the Best Novel category. For more information click here. A full list of finalists below: The Barry Awards will be … Continue reading
Untouchable by Scott O’Connor Wins Barnes & Noble’s Discover Great New Writers Fiction Prize
We are pleased to announce UNTOUCHABLE (F+W Media/Tyrus, May 2011), the critically acclaimed debut novel by Scott O’Connor, was named the winner of the prestigious Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” Award. UNTOUCHABLE was one of the first titles … Continue reading
Elizabeth A. White reviews Hilary Davidson’s “The Next One to Fall”
a review by Elizabeth White “Lil, you got some dark thoughts runnin’ through your head. I understand why they’re there, but you got to push them away when they start crowdin’ in on you. Otherwise they’ll take over.” – … Continue reading
From the Publishers Desk – Thank You to You
Way back in 2008 when I was at Bleak House Books and the economy was making like Evel Knievel over the cliff, I decided to give away books for the holidays. We tried the same thing last year with Tyrus … Continue reading