, the much-anticipated third installment of the mystery thriller series
by J. Alexander Greenwood.
Pilate’s
Ghost joins John Pilate a few weeks
after events of Pilate's Key as he promotes a book about his near-fatal
experiences at Cross College. A mystery man threatening to kill him and his
family dogs Pilate, who is still dealing with the fallout of those events and
the suspicious citizens of Cross Township.
Pilate's
Ghost (Caroline Street Press) will be
available to haunt readers on Halloween 2012 in paperback via Amazon.com, Lulu
and local booksellers. It will be available as an Ebook exclusively in the
Amazon.com Kindle Store.
Book
one in the John Pilate Mystery Series, Pilate’s Cross, was published in 2010. Inspired by a
true-life murder at a small college in the American Midwest, Pilate's Cross
was nominated for several Global Ebook Awards. It will be re-released as an
audiobook in 2013.
Pilate's
Ghost is the
second novel Greenwood has released in 2012. Pilate's Key was released in February
and named a semi-finalist for Best Mystery/Thriller in the Kindle Book Review
Awards.
Pilate fans may find this new book familiar--yet simultaneously a jarring
departure from the first two books, including critical favorite Pilate's Key, set in Key West, Florida.
"It's
an odd thing, writing the third book in a series," Greenwood said. "I
suddenly understand--in my own very small way--how the people behind
(movies) Alien3, Return of the Jedi and even The Dark Knight
Rises must feel: audiences want more of what they loved before, but in
order to be an effective storyteller, you can't root everything in the same
place. I mean, Luke and the gang couldn't hang around on Hoth; Batman had to
move on from the Joker. In that vein, John Pilate can't stay in Key West,
either."
Greenwood
has an idea for a fourth book in the series, but hastened to add, "It's up
to the fans if I write it. If response to Pilate's Ghost is strong, I'll
certainly bring Pilate and his pals back by fall of 2013. But for now, I'm
working on some other projects, including What the Gardener Saw."
What
the Gardener Saw is a multi-media story
created for tablets including the iPad, created by artist David A. Terrill. Greenwood
collaborated with Terrill on the novella that is drawn from the characters and
world Terrill created. It is slated for a late 2012 or early 2013 release. Terrill
also created the cover art for Pilate’s
Ghost and the previous covers in the series.
"What
the Gardner Saw is about as far from the world of John Pilate you can
get," Greenwood said. "But it's heaps of fun and I think it will set
a new standard for storytelling in the electronic tablet format."
Jason
McIntyre, top-selling suspense author of On The Gathering Storm and Thalo
Blue, likes Greenwood’s approach to his books.
"Greenwood
offers a fresh take on the mystery thriller with his John Pilate Series. His
novels are populated with flawed and neurotic—yet instantly likable—characters
who find themselves thrown into maddeningly entertaining situations,"
McIntyre said. "Greenwood writes fun, accessible fiction that leaves
readers asking for more.”
To
order Pilate’s Ghost or any of the John Pilate mystery series books,
visit PilatesCross.com or Amazon.com. Join the John Pilate
Facebook community at Facebook.com/Pilates.Cross.Book.
Pilate’s
Ghost
October 31, 2012
$14.99 / 220 pages/ 978-0-9883201-1-6/ Trade
Paperback Original
Caroline
Street Press
About
J. Alexander Greenwood
J.
Alexander Greenwood won the 2011 Shelf Unbound Short Story competition for his
popular story Obsidian (available on Amazon.com). His debut novel Pilate's Cross was nominated for several
Global eBook Awards. His second book, Pilate's
Key was a semi-finalist for the Kindle Book Review's Best Mystery/Thriller
of 2012.
He
is a former actor, director and radio show host. Greenwood has been interviewed
by countless blogs in the United States and Canada, and appeared on radio and
TV talking about the books and the burgeoning e-publishing movement. Greenwood
is the grandson of acclaimed historical fiction novelist Robert E. Trevathan (Ballanger,
Red River Angel).
He
resides in Kansas City, Missouri with his wife and daughter.
