Editions

The Original Five Star Hardback Edition of A Gift for Murder:

Worldwide Mystery Library Mass Market Paperback:

WIRED FOR MURDER
Worldwide Mystery Library Mass Market Paperback:

Why So Many Editions?

The covers I show of the books on the far left are the current ebook and trade paperback editions.

A Gift for Murder, the first book in the Market Center Mysteries series was originally published in hardback by Five Star/Cengage. The book club/mass market paperback rights were acquired by Harlequin's Worldwide Mystery Library.

The second book, Wired for Murder, was accepted by Five Star as well, but before it could be published, the powers that be at Five Star decided to end their mystery line. All rights were returned to the authors.

At that point I decided to publish the rest myself since few publishers will pick up a series in the middle. Five Star also returned rights to A Gift for Murder, so I created a new set of covers that would serve for the series.

I've just recently published Playing at Murder, the third book in the series.