It has been a while since I’ve posted anything, but there is exciting news to share. After many delays due to life getting in the way, the third Detektiv Kazakov mystery is ready to roll. The novel is called The Tsarina’s Mask. The book takes place a few weeks after the events of book 2 and finds Kazakov sent on assignment to the rugged southern mountains of Fergana to investigate the murder of an old tribal healer.

Here’s the blurb:

When Detektiv Kazakov finds himself assigned to a murder investigation deep in the winter-bound mountains of Fergana, it’s a chance to reacquaint himself with a part of the country he once loved. Instead of a welcome, however, he finds a tribal community overrun with Russian tourists and a groundswell of festering resentment among the mountain people.

No one wants to deal with a Russian detective from the city, regardless of his tribal connections, and that includes the local police. With too few suspects for the murder of a well-respected tribal healer, Kazakov must reach deep to build connections. The situation only worsens when his nemesis appears on the scene. A mounting body count sends Kazakov deep into the inhospitable mountains, but nothing prepares him for the secrets and betrayals he discovers bound up in the murders

The book is now scheduled for publication in mid March 2019. In the meantime, I will be seeking reader input from my advance team. So if you’d like to read this book before it hits the shelves (and hopefully leave me a review, too!) sign up for my newsletter Here (scroll down and fill out the form) to receive free books and the opportunity to become a member of my advance reader team.