There is a special, two day only,  Sale of the ebook version.  Here are the details:

At 7:00 am on June 9, the ebook will be on sale for $ .99

At 3:00 am on June 10, the price goes to $1.99.

On June 11, the price is back to normal at $2.99.

Of course, you can also buy the print version at the same web site.  https://www.amazon.com/Inca-Code-Chandler-Travels-World-ebook/dp/B06Y5TPL2Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494954100&sr=1-1&keywords=colin+nelson

Check out the site on June 9 and get the sale price on The Inca Code.  You’ll be hooked on the story!!

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This is my first collection of short stories to be published.  (I’ve had stories published here and there in other anthologies)  So, it’s exciting and satisfying for me..  Writing a short story is much different than writing a novel.  The plot and character development move much faster.  Instead of 300+ pages, a short story gives the writer only 10-15 pages.  Yet, all the structure and “steps” that are part of a novel must be included in the short story.

The experience of writing Taste of Temptation made me a better writer.  Many people assume that writing a short story is easier than writing a novel because the short story is, well, shorter.  But in many ways, it’ harder.  A short story requires that everything get boiled-down into only the most essential parts.  Every word must count.  That forced me to be a better writer—even if a short story is shorter.

As my friend and writer, Libby Fisher Hellman, has said:  “Writing a novel is like a marriage while writing a short story is like an affair—fun but short!”

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1.  My major project is writing the second book in the Pete Chandler series.  My wife and I were in Ecuador, Peru, and Machu Picchu last fall.  Both countries are stunning in different ways.  The new book will be set there.  After Pete receives a note from an old friend who also works at the Ex/Im Bank in Ecuador asking for Pete’s help, he decides to go.  Before he can leave, Pete learns of his friend’s death in a strange situation.  Now, Pete’s really anxious to solve the mystery.  Once in Ecuador, he discovers the friend was involved in some shady business deals.  Lots of shady people want to get their money back and think Pete knows something—so they come after him.  I’m hoping this will be out by the fall.
2. I’m putting together an anthology of Colin Nelson’s short stories.  A writer friend of mine, Libby Fisher Hellman, said, “writing a novel is like a marriage; writing a short story is like having an affair.”  I better not comment on that except to say that I’m have a lot of fun writing the stories.  They contain a variety of characters and crimes.  In one story, the main character from THE AMYGDALA HIJACK, lawyer Ted Rohrbacher  takes on another impossible case: a teenage girl is accused of murdering her camp counselor but says she’s innocent.  Another story called, Eat, Pray, and Maybe Die, is about an employee who hosts a brunch for work friends including their hated boss. The host would love to kill the boss . . . .does he?  I’m looking forward to the anthology’s publication sometime this summer.
3. Of course, all my books are available in print or ebook, Kindle, Nook, or at Smashwords.  I’ve reduced the prices for a short time on some of these gripping stories.  Check out Colin Nelson on any of the following sites:  Amazon— http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/185-8722557-4552726?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=colin+nelson  Barnes&Noble— http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/colin+nelson?_requestid=562872  Smashwords-–  https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/colintnelson  Kobo— https://store.kobobooks.com/search?Query=colin+nelson
4. I’m also exploring the possibility of creating audio books for my novels.  It’s one more way readers an enjoy the stories of Colin Nelson while they’re active doing something else, like driving or exercising.
5.  any suggestions you have are always appreciated.  Do you think readers would like the choice of audio books??

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You can help me do that by buying the book in either of two ways:

For two days only, Sept. 5-6, the print version will drop fro $12.48 to $10.43.

http://www.amazon.com/Up-Like-Thunder-Chandler-Travels/dp/0692444424/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1441030607&sr=1-4&keywords=colin+nelson

Also, for two days only, Sept. 5-6, the e-book version will drop from $7.99 to $.99.

http://www.amazon.com/Up-Like-Thunder-Chandler-Travels/dp/0692444424/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1441030607&sr=1-4&keywords=colin+nelson

Thanks for your help!  The reviews of the new book have been good.  People tell me that after reading it, they feel like they’ve been to Myanmar itself!

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The defendant has been accused of killing a member of a strange church that might have ties to a national, violent militia group.

When Zehra’s case starts to fall apart inexplicably, she digs deeper only to find she’s caught up in the middle of an international plot to bring about a nuclear disaster.

If you live in the Twin City area, you’re welcome to come to the release party:

Thursday, May 31 from 4:30-7:00 at Magers & Quinn Booksellers located at 3038 Hennepin Ave. So. in Minneapolis.  There will be live music, free wine and food, and, of course, books for sale!  Or, check out my website for a free introduction to the new book.

Thanks to so many people who have helped and supported me in the writing of this book.  I appreciate all your efforts.

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