... that book 7 in the Jacques Forêt Mystery Series has a cover and is about to be released. Read on for more info ...
The last eighteen months have been a significant trial for me and my books. At the end of September in 2024, Crooked Cat/Darkstroke, my first publisher, decided to call it a day and closed their publishing house. At that time, I had been with Crooked Cat since 2015, when the very first Jacques Forêt story hit the streets.
More importantly, had it not been for Steph and Laurence, these books may never have seen the light of day! They took a chance on a complete unknown who quite definitely was not tech-, promo-, or marketing-savvy in any way, shape, or form. Since 2015 it's been a long and steep learning curve. But Steph and Laurence, and the wonderful family of authors they supported, were always there to answer questions, debate issues, and shepherd me along when I needed it.
It was with very great sadness that I found myself querying after almost ten years. It was also quite frightening to see how many things in the world of publishing had changed from when I made my first submissions in 2014/2015.
In January 2025, I found what I thought would be a new and forever home for my Jacques books. The first six stories were handed over, and the seventh was submitted in August last year. And then, I waited. And waited. And waited some more, only to find that my second publisher had decided to re-organise internally, which meant that my books and those of some other authors no longer fitted their remit. In December 2025, I was back submitting again. To misquote Lady Bracknell from Wilde's play, The Importance of Being Earnest, it seemed to me that losing one publisher 'may be regarded as a misfortune,' but to lose two 'looks like carelessness.' And yes, the news of the re-organisation hit me like a wrecking ball, and I spent far too long wondering what it was that I had done wrong.
However, like the proverbial 'plodder' that I am, and I have any number of school reports confirming that, I picked myself up and carried on. Becoming living proof of the fact that I 'always get there in the end,' it gives me the greatest of pleasure to write the following words : Meyrueis, book seven in the Jacques Forêt Mystery Series, will be published on Monday, May 11th, in both e-format and paperback. To give you a little taste of the story that will be inside the fabulous new cover above, the burb is below.
... about the book Whilst conducting a routine security survey at a business in the city of Mende, Jacques comes across some facts that do not add up. Further surveillance work leads to a complicated web of lies and deceit.
The release of an old adversary from prison brings further work for Jacques and danger for his team and his son. The discovery of a body in the quiet town of Meyrueis adds yet another facet to a difficult investigation.
Can Jacques weave the numerous threads together to resolve the case, keep everyone safe, and identify the killer?
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