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Here's hoping there's a Conway Sax roadtrip novel in the near future! Love Steve's stuff, and a couple of days before Christmas, I heard a customer in B&N complaining about the dearth of Steve Ulfelder books--apparently sold out--here in Utah! So he's got more fans that just me and mine out here! Go Steve! Go Conway!

Dammit, even Lori Roy (Edgar winner!) is taller than me.

"Dresses like a cowboy and eats like a Viking!" Ha! There's a reason to read it. :)

Steve, it's not how high your head is but how lofty your pursuits that make you a winner. Congrats again on the nomination!

I absolutely love the Conway Sax novels, and now that I've made my husband read them, he loves them, too. So we are both grateful that there are more to come (and soon!).

Since Shotgun Lullaby comes out in May, I will be able to stalk Steve for an autograph at Bouchercon!

It's got to be Sean Ferrell!

I know I keep saying this but I loved this book!!!

Terrific photo! Goes with the terrific book, I guess.

Steve, have you considered turning to acting? You look perfect for the lead in a British P.I. series.

Nice story! I loved this book.

I'll be posting an interview with Steve on Working Stiffs (http://workingstiffs.blogspot.com) on Thursday, May 12.

Is that another person in the background walking across the tracks? Hope that's not the third rail he's about to step on!

Ow Ow!!

Congrats, Steve! Can't wait to meet you -- and get a signed copy -- at your reading this weekend!

Yay! Congratulations to Steve and Janet.

And I'm sure you're not biased in the least ;-)

Cool! Congrats to both of you!

Mazeltov, Janet!

Congratulations. This sounds like a good one!

Cool!

But, sorry to be dense, but what is a "fixer for AA"? Is this some sort of creature that makes it right with God (or with family and friends or AA mockers) when a twelve-stepper falls off the program?

If that's not what this is, then I claim dibs!

YES! Congrats to both you and Steve!

Congratulations to you both! Robert B. Parker? This book must really rock! Can't wait to read it!

GREAT news!!

My blushes, Watson!

I'll have to check that out, but I have to wonder: does somebody have to take up Robert Parker's mantle? There's really only one Parker, one Hammett, one Chandler.

We have to wait until May 2011 to read it! Arrrgh. You are a cruel, cruel woman, Janet Reid.

I am loving the name Purgatory Chasm, best one I've heard in a long time.

If there is another Robert Parker out there, my money would be on Janet Reid to find him and sign him. Here are my best wishes that both of you get rich.

Don't you love it when your pitches hit the mitt! Congrats!

Congratulations!

While we're talking about deals, I have a question about that common PW clause, in a nice deal. Since it's hard to understand why anyone would make a deal that isn't nice, I have wonder: it this some kind of industry code?

I can't wait to read Steve's book.

Boston often gets things wrong. The Big Dig, for example. And the weather.

And didn't Boston give you a cool welcome a while back? I seem to remember a "Barbara's Books" greeting you at the train station.

Congratulations to both of you!!! So cool!!!

Oh, happy day. :)

Janet,

I thought you'd get a kick out of this post.

http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_lounge/777246.html?page=1#comments

Summarize a book in one sentence, other people guess what it is.

Examples:
Teenage boy complains about 'phonies', his problems, and things that 'really depress' him.

Three midgets jump into a volcano trying to destroy some evil jewelry


Hope it brings you joy.

PS. The answers are in the comments.

http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_lounge/777246.html?page=1#comments

Yes! My husband pulled some shifts at the track this summer claiming to do some supervising (or okay, he pretends to work while watching the races.) I think we even have photos...he's a fan of FM. Wait til I tell him.

congrats to Steve!

(and Mags, if you're out there-yes, hubby's employee had his Enzo hat on. wore it to every race and sent me trash talking emails in between. "ohhhh we're having so much fun." *scowling*)

yeah, but you're a pretty special winner yourself, Ms. Reid! And so we know!

Kellizzle, smack talk from a track employee is not to be tolerated. I say we get nice and liquored up, and then we get your mother nice and liquored up, and the three of us form a posse and go down to the track and relieve Mr. Smack-Talk of his Enzo hat. Old school.

I mean, um, that's awesome! Yay, Steve Ulfelder! Woo hoo!

won't work, Mags. the track contracts w/hubby's co.-seriously, they only go because their fans. and now their book club has over 15 guys in it and they made Mr. TT their leader, who they've sworn to protect. and they banned me for life just because they could-even though I'm the one who referred the books and helped them get started in the first place.

whatever. I can be the bigger person. I sent him a very nice email last night saying there was a great blog post about Steve's wins at NHMS with the link. Or, with a link. Or, with a wrong and rather disturbing link. who knows. Mr. TT'll find his way here eventually-he's a major fan.

and again, congrats to Steve and FM.

Thanks Kelley. Got one more race at NHMS this year - Sept. 7. Have hubby come by and visit the Flatout Motorsports garages!

I need a camera-you have no idea what you've done. I wish you could see him. The man's weeping happy tears in the corner.

I think, if he could bring himself to speak right now, he would say thank you. :)

(p.s. he's wondering if Andy B. went to SMU? hubby swears he went to college with him...)

Blog him, Twiz. Blog him good!

Sigh. I love it over here.

Kelley: Yup, that's the same Andy B!

(Others: Sorry to have turned this into a private clubhouse. Kelley, shoot me an email and I'll make sure hubby gets on our crew list. steve AT ulfelder DOT com.

done. and ty Janet.

(you have to admit, though. can't blame us for wanting to hang. the Reid Clubhouse is sweet. Gotta love the open bar...)