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\u201cApril showers,\u201d said my seven-year-old son, \u201cbring May flowers.\u201d He smiled and asked, \u201cAnd what do May flowers bring?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPilgrims.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d he replied, \u201callergies,\u201d and he sneezed in my face.<\/p>\n

Anyway, April also brought the publication of my book, The Panther<\/em><\/a>, in paperback and I\u2019m happy to report that it hit the bestseller lists.<\/p>\n

On June 24, my book The Quest<\/em><\/a> will be published in trade paperback, which is the large format edition. The Quest<\/em> is a religious thriller, described as The Da Vinci Code<\/em> meets Indiana Jones<\/em>. Described by who? By me. You can read some of it by clicking here<\/a>. Hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n

People often ask me what I read, and I usually reply that I only have time to read cereal boxes in the morning. The rest of the day I read emails. But I did read a very good book recently, titled Those Who Wish Me Dead<\/em><\/a> by Michael Koryta. Michael sent me an advance reading copy of the book and asked if I\u2019d supply a blurb which I was happy to do, and which I quote here:<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely breathtaking, nail-biting, and edge-of-your-seat. Michael Koryta is a master at maintaining suspense and a hell of a good writer.<\/em> Those Who Wish Me Dead is one of the best chase-and-escape novels you\u2019ll read this year \u2014 or any other year. The pace never lets up.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n

Those Who Wish Me Dead<\/em> will be published in June by Little, Brown and you can pre-order from your favorite eBook or online retailer, or from your bookstore \u2014 while you\u2019re ordering your copy of The Panther<\/em> or The Quest<\/em>. All great summer reads and not to be missed.<\/p>\n

Plum Island<\/em><\/a> continues its slow but sure progress as a cable TV miniseries. It took me 16 months to write the book and it\u2019s taken 17 years to get it this close to being made into a TV series. And they say that book publishing<\/em> moves slowly. More on this when the carrier pigeon arrives from LA with an update. It must be the three-hour time difference between New York and California.<\/p>\n

We are about to celebrate Memorial Day, which to a lot of people is just a three-day weekend. But for those of us who\u2019ve served, we know it as a solemn day to honor the men and women who\u2019ve given their lives for their country. So please take a moment on May 26 to remember them.<\/p>\n

See you in June.<\/p>\n

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Sincerely,
\"Nelson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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