Hello everyone! My name is Ron Frantz. I am about to publish a new book entitled FANDOM: Confidential. More or less, it is about the history of fandom and organized nostaliga collecting. I think some mystery fans may find the book intersting as it features a cover by Peter Morisi depicting a Sherlock Holmes theme. The introduction is by noted pulp magazine historian, Robert Sampson. I am sure some mystery readers will remember Sampson as the winner of the 1986 "Edgar" for his short story, "Rain in Pinton County."

For anyone who might be interested, please visit my web site for additional information.

http://members.aol.com/midguard20/Midguardindex.html

If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Warmest regards.......Ron Frantz

I like to read cozy mysteries. Any real new ones lately ?

Denise, I just read The Body on the Beach by Simon Brett. The main character is a divorced, retired woman who pairs up with her free-spirited neighbor to solve a murder. It's a modern-day cozy, not terribly deep, and funny in parts. I'd recommend it for a rainy afternoon.

Greetings! I thought it might be appropriate to announce that my new book FANDOM: Confidential is now in print. At the time of this writing, I have sold about 1/3 of the 750 print run. So far, the reviews have been positive. For anyone who might be interested...please check out my web site at:

http://members.aol.com/midguard20/Midguardindex.html

Warmest regards, Ron Frantz Midguard Publishing Co. FANDOM: Confidential email: midguard20@aol.com

hello, i have a mystery show on WWW.BOOKCRAZY.NET..every thursday you can hear me interview authors, and talk about new books and ones i have read..i hope you all can listen..email me for more details..thanks..david

There's a new Charles Willeford collection due out soon called THE SECOND HALF OF THE DOUBLE FEATURE. There are 25 stories in it, almost all out-of-print and rest previously unpublished. An expanded edition with his complete poetry is coming out soon as well. Publisher's Website is at: http://www.sendwit.com/

A new character from Laura Childs: Carmela Bertrand, owner of a scrapbooking shop in New Orleans, Louisiana

Keepsake Crimes: New Orleans scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand delights her customers with the sophisticated looks she achieves with their scrapbooks. But among her client's keepsakes she finds a tip of her own-about a murder...

Stephen J. Cannell has a new mystery coming out in January 2008. It's the next Shane Scully book, it's called Three Shirt Deal. They have a video and excerpts from the book at the Three Shirt Deal web site: http://www.threeshirtdeal.com/

Heywood Gould, author of thrillers, novels and screenplays that include Double Bang, Fort Apache, The Bronx, Boys From Brazil and Cocktail has a new thriller call Leading Lady. He will be at the Mysterious Bookshop, March 6, 2008 6:30-8:00 pm, hanging out and signing copies. Come meet him. He will also answer questions about screenwriting and adapting novels to screenplays.