Very Encouraging News . . .

Well.

Here I am in Europe on the holiday, my lovely wife and I have been looking forward to for ages. In a word – wonderful! In another word – cold!!!

Europe, specifically Germany and Austria, in the winter is stunning. What a contrast to the drought, high temperatures and raging bushfires back home in Australia.

There I am, outside the Hofbrauhaus in Munich – trying not to look cold (to be fair it was only 1 degree Celsius). I think I succeeded in looking cool, but not cold.

But onto my news. Yesterday morning, in Munich, in Germany, I received a reply email from a prominent Australian literary agent (my number 1 and only choice to query) about my crime novel Murder is an Art or Disputed Provenance (still haven’t decided on which will be the title) with a request to read the complete novel.

Yee hah!

Of course it’s not a done deal, far from it, but it’s a huge step in the right direction to having my troubled (booze, in-laws, authority) detective Elizabeth Kolle introduced to the world of crime fiction. So, the moment we’re home and the jet lag has gone it’ll be one last read through and then my manuscript will wing its way to its destiny . . .