Nathan Brindle

(Yeah, I snuck this one in. Quick two-week piece to give my brain a break from BBESP.)

It’s Always About A Dame

Five years after he defeated a tong queen, and found a bride, and went back to chasing down cheating husbands and wives, New York City blue blood and private detective Clark Griswold is back on a case.

This time, the Russian Mafia is involved. And a general in the Russian Army, stationed in faraway Xinjiang Province in what used to be part of China. And a South Chinese army wanting to take that part back. With Americans sitting in between them, trying to broker peace.

And a dame. Because it’s always about a dame. And this time, Griswold and his wife Becca have no idea what they’re getting into when the particular dame in question is

Found On Road Alive

A quick little 21K word read for you.  Read on Kindle+ (formerly Kindle Unlimited) or buy the e-book for $4.99.  There’s also a paperback physical edition available for $9.99, once Amazon gets done fiddling with it…

I have just updated the covers of The Dragon’s Sister and The Cross-Time Kamaitachi — two books with whose covers I haven’t really been satisfied for a while.  Here are the new covers.  (In particular, The Dragon’s Sister is in Sarah Hoyt’s promo post this evening but it’s the old cover.  Not her fault.  Entirely mine.)  For each, the first image is the Kindle cover, the second the wraparound paperback cover.

(I should have added that people who already own the book(s) can reload with the latest version by removing the downloaded book using “Remove Download” in Kindle (DO NOT USE “Permanently Delete” or you will have to repurchase the book!) and then simply clicking/tapping the book to reload it from Amazon’s servers.  The cover may not update in your library until you actually open the book once, but otherwise that procedure should give you the new update.)

Well, yeah, in the USA in 2026, it’s Independence Day. But in the 200th (or so) Century, it’s Founding Day for the Milky Way Star Empire.  And Alice has to wear a special dress for her main public appearance that day, so…

Stay safe and hydrated this 250th Independence Day!

Here we are in lovely downtown Chattanooga, getting ready to go to breakfast and then go register at the convention venue.

I’m only on one panel this year…I need to talk to Rich about that. Anyway, it’s the “Prepping for the Apocalypse – HAM Radio” panel at 9PM tomorrow night (Saturday), in M – Plaza Ballroom C.

And right after that, at 10PM, I share a reading slot with Gini Koch in CC – Meeting Room 2.

I do have Authors Alley tables three times:

Friday: 6PM – 8PM
Saturday: 1PM – 3PM
Sunday: 11AM – 1PM

If you’re at the con, please, come by and chat! I’ll be the old bald guy wearing a politically-incorrect T-shirt under an open Aloha shirt. This is the only way you’ll get me into the Spirit of Aloha. (IYKYK).