Teresa writes:
Have we heard the last of Evan Delaney? I’ve been waiting all year for a new book about her - doubt if I was alone. Must admit I was worried that you might have killed off too many of her friends and family!
You certainly haven’t heard the last of Evan, Teresa. For one thing, the series is going to debut in the US beginning in July 2008. For another, Evan’s story is far from over.
But here’s the thing. While I love Evan, I also have stories to tell about other characters. My next novel, The Dirty Secrets Club, features forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett. It’s set in San Francisco, a great wild canvas of a city that I’ve always been crazy about. It’ll be published in June. I hope folks will like it as much as they like my other novels, and will take to Jo they way they do to Evan.
So my next book has a new heroine - but Evan’s not gone, not by a long shot. And at the risk of repeating myself: no, I can’t tell you what happens to Jesse, Jax, Tater and everybody in the Delaney universe. When you write thrillers, your job involves keeping people in suspense.
But I can tell you this. One of Evan’s nearest and dearest has a cameo in The Dirty Secrets Club. To find out who, you’ll have to read the book.
(Yes, we writers are sneaky creatures. It’s part of the fun.)
Thanks, Teresa.
7 responses so far ↓
djpaterson // December 15, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Oh Meg - what a tease!
(I’ll bet it’s Jesse).
Patti // December 16, 2007 at 2:34 am
Tater all the way.
susan // December 16, 2007 at 2:15 pm
I’m with Patti. Tater demands attention. I can see her cornering Meg and saying, “Why should I be put on hold just because my annoyingly smartass cousin is taking a sabbatical?”
Rich // December 16, 2007 at 4:53 pm
What terrific news. One thing I have always enjoyed is authors who “crossover” characters from previous books. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child do this extremely well, mingling characters from stand alone books with established characters in their Agent Pendergast tales. Robert B. Parker is doing this more and more now with all three of his character series. Thank you for carrying on this new tradition. I am really looking forward to Jo Beckett and at the risk of wishing my life away, June can not get here soon enough. I also second the continuation of Tater who is my favorite secondary character you have created. These are the best laugh out loud moments in your novels. (IMHO)
By the way, will the new book debut simultaneously in the US, Canada and England?
Rich
Patti // December 16, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Tater is secondary? For heaven’s sake, don’t tell her that!
Meg // December 17, 2007 at 11:39 am
Have fun guessing, guys. I’m not telling.
Rich, the US publication date for the new book is June 19th. I don’t yet have the dates for the UK and Canada, but when I find out I’ll let you know.
Rich // December 17, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Jume 19th? Is this a secret nod of appreciation to Stephen King?
Leave a Comment