{"id":1926,"date":"2009-04-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0409\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:58:52","slug":"newsletter-0409","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0409\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/p>\n

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This is my first Newsletter since December, and I’ve spent the last three months writing the sequel to The Lion’s Game<\/a>. I have no title for the book as yet, so I call it Lion’s Game II. LG II is coming along and I’m enjoying revisiting my old characters \u2014 John Corey, Kate Mayfield, the agents and bosses at the Anti-Terrorist Task Force, and Corey’s old nemesis, Asad Khalil, aka, The Lion<\/i>. Khalil is nastier than ever, and he’s back in the U.S. to settle some old scores from The Lion’s Game<\/a>. The first score he intends to settle is with John and Kate. This publication of LG II is scheduled for June 2010, in time for Father’s Day.<\/p>\n

More publishing news: The Gate House<\/a> sold very well, and it was listed by Publisher\u2019s Weekly as the #15 bestselling novel of 2008. I want to thank all my readers who bought this book and made it such a big bestseller. And I congratulate all the authors who had the first 14 bestselling novels, and I wish them continued success. Actually, I wish they\u2019d retire, but I don\u2019t want to sound petty.<\/p>\n

The paperback edition of The Gate House<\/a> is scheduled for publication in November, and if you liked the hardcover edition, you\u2019ll like the paperback even more because it\u2019s cheaper. Also included in the paperback of The Gate House<\/a> will be Chapter One of Lion\u2019s Game II at the end of the book. So, for this reason alone, it\u2019s worth buying The Gate House again.<\/p>\n

More publishing news: The last John Corey book was Wild Fire<\/a>, which is still available in mass market paperback. But this fall, Wild Fire<\/a> will be available in the larger, trade paperback edition, and included in this larger paperback will also be Chapter One of Lion\u2019s Game II, plus a new author\u2019s foreword.<\/p>\n

To recap: Chapter One of my work in progress, which is Lion\u2019s Game II, will be available this fall in a) the paperback edition of The Gate House<\/a>, b) the trade paperback edition of Wild Fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moving right along to movie news: The producers of The Gold Coast<\/a> are about to sign a major star to play the part of Don Frank Bellarosa. I have been sworn to secrecy until the deal is done and the name is made public, but I can say that this is one of the best actors in Hollywood, and someone who is perfect for the role. When this actor commits, the rest of the cast should fall into place very quickly. I\u2019ll put out a Newsletter when this is a done deal.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve received a rather nice check from BARF \u2014 the Bestselling Author\u2019s Relief Fund \u2014 which I deposited into a bank that failed. The FDIC \u2014 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation \u2014 sent me a check to cover this loss, which I invested with a brokerage house that also failed. The Treasury Department sent me a bailout check to cover my lost investment, and I sent this check to the I.R.S. to help cover my April 15 taxes. The I.R.S. has just notified me that my Treasury Department check bounced. I think we have a problem.<\/p>\n

I hope everyone had a happy and joyous Easter and Passover season. Happy Spring!<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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