Big News from a favorite genealogy mystery author — Steve Robinson, author of the Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Crime Mystery Series, has just signed a four-book publishing contract with Amazon Publishing to rebrand the JT series under their Thomas & Mercer imprint. This means more exposure for Robinson’s books and (hopefully) more adventures for genealogical sleuth Tayte.
In the Blood
introduced American genealogist Jefferson Tayte to Kindle readers in June 2011 and was named as an Amazon UK “Best Book of 2011. J.T.’s adventures continued in To the Grave
released in November 2012. All three books are now available in paperback and Kindle ebook editions.
It has been a pleasure to get to know Steve through interviews and email exchanges, and I am delighted for this new turn in his career. If you’ve been following him as well, you’ll know that his style is friendly and approachable, whether he’s talking about writing, researching or picking up genealogy skills to channel through his sleuth J.T.
Steve shared the news in an email with a note of thanks that extends to fans in the genealogy community who embraced the series and encouraged Steve’s career. He writes:
If you’ve been following my blog then you’ll no doubt already know this, although you probably haven’t read today’s blog post, so please take a look. I just wanted to let everyone know that, following an offer for a four book publishing deal with Amazon Publishing, I now have the contract and will be signing it over the weekend. One of the key reasons Amazon Publishing noticed me amongst the many other authors out there was because of all the reviews my books have accumulated. The most important part of this email for me is to say a big thank you to everyone for your support in helping to bring this about.
I’m a bit nervous if I’m honest, but I’m also very excited. They’re going to rebrand my books under their Thomas & Mercer imprint for release in spring next year, with the fourth book coming out as soon as possible after that. This does mean that the next book will probably be a bit later than I would have liked, but hope you’ll bear with things. The book is shaping into what I believe will be another worthy adventure for Jefferson Tayte – as if I would knowingly give you anything less. :o)
I’ve posted a couple of blog entries about the deal with Amazon Publishing if you’d like to read more about it. Here are the links:
http://ancestryauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/ive-accepted-offer-from-amazon.html
http://ancestryauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/jt-book-4-update-amazon-publishing.html
My sincere thanks and well-wishes to you all,
Steve.
http://www.steve-robinson.me
http://www.ancestryauthor.blogspot.com
If you’ve enjoyed Steve’s books and his interviews at The Family Curator, please let him know with a comment here (he does pop in regularly!) or on his blog.
Read more —
Heads Up! More GeneaFiction On the Way from Steve Robinson, Author of In the Blood
He’s Back! More Great GeneaFiction and Another Exclusive Interview with Steve Robinson
Good news for Steve’s fans, but sad news that the next book won’t be out until spring. Looks like we may have bring out the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to keep our skills sharp.
Steve, JT definately needs a "real" voice not a robot. That should be great fun.
Thanks Wendy. It's all a bit exciting! I can't wait to see how it all goes. Audiobooks should be interesting. I do hope they get a good voice for JT.
Congratulations! That is wonderful news!