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May 232012

Contrasted Confinement Greg Rucka is everywhere on the internet this week!

Rucka’s new novel ALPHA has received fantastic reviews from the likes of Library Journal, who in a starred review wrote: “Rucka gets his new series featuring Ex-Delta Force Master Sergeant Jad Bell off to a smashing start with this pitch-perfect thriller [that] will appeal particularly to readers who like a strong hero along the lines of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher,” Publishers Weekly, who called the novel “pulse-pounding,” and Booklist, who proclaim it “gripping….A real corker.”

Also check out fantastic blogger reviews from the likes of IE Mommy, BrodartVibe’s Blog, Deer in the Xenon-Arc Lights, and this nice Staff Picks note from Mystery One Bookstore.

For more from Rucka himself, don’t miss the amazing conversation between Rucka and Brian Michael Bendis (Parts I and II), Rucka’s io9 post on writing strong female characters, and Rucka’s interview and podcast with Russ Burlingame of ComicBook.com. Then consult Greg’s schedule and head on down to the event nearest you!

Liam Neeson just signed on to play Matthew Scudder in a forthcoming adaption of Lawrence Block’s A Walk Among the Tombstones. Congrats, Larry!

In other Mulholland news, bloggers like Mysterious Reviews have continued to shower the love on Marcia Clark’s GUILT BY DEGREES, while Marcia recently dropped by KTLA in Florida to discuss her newest Rachel Knight thriller. And Deadline reports that Nick Santora has signed a deal to develop new projects with CBS TV Studios and rights to his new novel FIFTEEN DIGITS are currently under auction.

We’re going to go ahead and call The Great Gatsby a crime film if that’s OK with you.

Did we missing something sweet? Share it in the comments! We’re always open to suggestions for next week’s post! Get in touch at mulhollandbooks@hbgusa.com or DM us on Twitter.

Two things:

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May 182012

I have two things to tell you, and the first is one you may well have already heard. The news broke around noon, and word of mouth got a big helping hand from the social media.

The second, not so much.

(1) A Walk Among the Tombstones, the tenth book in the Matthew Scudder series, is scheduled to begin filming in February. Scott Frank, who wrote the screen adaptation, will direct; the extraordinary Liam Neeson will star as Matthew Scudder.

I couldn’t be happier. Neeson as Scudder struck me as a wonderful idea back when I saw him portray Michael Collins in the eponymous film. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather see in the role.

(2) If you’ll look at the top of your screen, where each of the various pages of this blog site gets its own tab, you’ll see one that wasn’t there yesterday. It’s LB’s Bookstore, and I’m pleased to call it to your attention despite the fact that it’s very much a work in progress. For years I’ve had an online bookstore at my website, and a cumbersome thing it’s been; I’ve decided to replace it with an eBay store, and the brand-new shelves of LB’s eBay Bookstore are already stocked with 25 titles. (And there may be more by the time you read this.)

There’s a link on the blogsite page that goes straight to an eBay master list, and there are individual links on the blog’s LB’s Bookstore page for each of the individual items on eBay. I can see already that it will make my end of every transaction much simpler, and I believe it will do the same for you. Just find what you liked and click on it, and eBay and PayPal will see to the rest.

That’s (1) and (2), and what better way to tie them all together than to point out two fine editions of A Walk Among the Tombstones in the new bookstore? There’s Orion’s UK hardcover first edition, hard to find on either side of the ocean, and there’s the brand-new Telemachus Press trade paperback.

I just thought of (3), but that’s enough for now. It’ll be in a newsletter which I plan on getting out tomorrow. (And a blank email to lawbloc@gmail.com, with LB-Newsletter in the subject line, will get you on the mailing list.) Meanwhile, though, why not come on over to the store and peek in the window?

Thanks!