Two Chris Leibig novels, Almost Mortal and The Black Rabbit, make short list for 2016 Chanticleer Mystery Award. Winners Announced at Awards Ceremony in Bellingham, Washington on April 1, 2017
You gotta stop trying to reinvent the wheel
He obviously thought the comment had something to do with why I was in so much trouble but it only got me thinking about the summer the wheels came off my chuck wagon.
It was the summer when Sue Ann finally let loose on the lady from the peanut shop and there was no catching hold of what came oozing out after. Sue Ann had come alone and brought us beautiful music while oiling her strong wooden bow by the edge of the woods. She was our mystic craftsman and us all thinking it was the advent of a nice new time and not scene one of a scary two-scene bit. Turned out Sue Ann was never an artist but an archer and I screamed
Turned out Sue Ann was never an artist but an archer and I screamed liar liar as we all froze when the music stopped and my heart sank down and down like a stone that’ll never hit bottom. Strangest part now is that even though Sue Ann never was playin’ any music I’ve been hungry ever since. Kerplunk.
I’ll be signing copies of Almost Mortal on Saturday, October 1, from 3 until 5 PM. at Browse About Books, 133 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. You can visit this link for more info: http://www.browseaboutbooks.com/event/chris-leibig-almost-mortal
About Almost MortalEmerging criminal defense attorney Sam Young has always known he had a gift. Or a curse. Minor psychic abilities, he sometimes thinks. Sam is hired by an attractive young nun, Camille Paradisi, to help discover the identity of a serial killer before her Pastor is exposed for not having turned in the man after a confession – thereby allowing another murder to occur. While Sam’s psychic abilities seemingly enhance as he investigates the case, he quickly learns that the enigmatic Camille is not telling him everything.
Camille asks Sam to read sections of an old journal anonymously mailed to the Church which she tells him she believes may have been authored by the killer/confessor. The journal purports to tell the life story of a man with mind control and other special powers who claims to be a descendant of the fallen angels cast of out heaven by God.
Sam ponders its relation to the case while using his legal and investigative skills to establish the identity of the killer. As he learns more about the murders, the mystery author, and Camille, Sam begins to realize the so called “Rosslyn Ripper” case may have implications beyond his imagination – including about his own past.
Here are a few scenes from the Charlottesville Barnes & Noble book signing on September 17th. Next up Rehobeth Beach on October 1!
Cool to see one’s name and book cover when you walk into Barnes & Noble – Thank you, Charlottesville!
Meet Almost Mortal’s official youngest fan!
Okay, so maybe mom will read it, too…
Book fans are the BEST fans… Ask any reader!
Back in the signing seat. It’s a great place for an author to be, I can tell you…
Also, enjoy this article recently posted… And I look forward to seeing you at my next stop!
It’s been an exciting few months and still on the road signing Almost Mortal! This photo is from the signing on August 13 at the beautiful Barnes & Noble in Fairfax, VA.
Next up, come on out and say hi at the Barnes & Noble in Manassas, VA. It’s on Surrey Road at Westgate Plaza. The signing takes place Saturday August 27, 2016 1:00 PM.
Says B&N, “Join us as we host local author Chris Leibig for a book signing of his novel Almost Mortal. Chris has written a novel that is “both realistic and unpredictable” (Robert Dugoni). He will be at this location from 1:00 to 3:00PM on Saturday, August 27. Stop by and pick up your signed copy…”
Look forward to seeing you there!
Enjoyed meeting new readers on my fourth stop on the Almost Mortal book tour, this time at the cool Beach Books in Bethany Beach, VA… Below, a few shots from the event…
Has your store scheduled an event yet? If you’d like to, please email Chris Leibig at chris@chrisleibiglaw.com
See you at a favorite book store soon…
Chris
Almost Mortal enjoyed two more successful signings in past couple weeks. The first took place at the Potomac Yards Barnes & Noble (see the full album of images HERE).
Then, on Independence Day weekend it was onto the College of William and Mary on July 3 in Williamsburg, VA (see full album of images HERE).
More to signings to come, including Charlottesville, Richmond Chesterfield County, Fairfax and the Eastern Shore…
Meanwhile, this weekend, DC Playwright Jeff Reiser’s performance, Free Range, begins at the DC Fringe Festival! Chris Leibig, co-producer of the performance, would like to encourage everyone to check out this funny satire. Says Chris, “It has real actors and everything!”
This contemporary comedy is described as:
“Hypervigilant and overly permissive, simultaneously. If you’re upper middle class, is deviation from this prevailing parenting style even legal? Samantha seeks to show others the way. She pits her parenting philosophy against fear and judginess, and hilarity ensues.”
You can visit the link at http://bit.ly/FreeRng for prices and showtimes at the Logan Fringe Arts Space, running five performances 7/8 through 7/23.
Chris gets ready to address readers and talk about his newest release, Almost Mortal
Christopher Leibig’s first book signing event for Almost Mortal took place at Seven Corners in Falls Church, Virginia on June 18, 2016.
We’re pleased to report it was a great success, and Chris was invited by the store to a local authors forum in October. Stay tuned for details!
More events to come throughout Virginia; keep up with Chris’s appearance at his EVENTS page.
Almost Mortal has also been entered in two additional national contests – The National Book Awards and the Chanticleer Books Award. Finalists will be announced this fall…
UP NEXT: Join Chris tomorrow, June 24, 2016 at 7 p.m. for his Book Signing for Almost Mortal at the Barnes & Noble, Potomac Yards, Alexandria, VA!
Here’s a look at the first big book signing at Barnes & Noble!
Readers begin to gather to hear Christopher Leibig talk about his newest release, Almost Mortal
Readers and fans at Barnes & Noble at Seven Corners in Falls Church, Virginia
After the talk, Chris stuck around to sign books for readers.
Almost Mortal in Amazon’s Top 100 Legal Thrillers!
In less than three weeks on the street, I’m humbled and pleased to announce that Almost Mortal is already making tracks; today I broke into the coveted Amazon Top 100 for legal thrillers. Thanks for your support and with your ongoing kind reviews maybe next I’ll be announcing the top 10!
At the recent Book Expo America, the book was awarded the Indie Next Gen award.
Sadly, I wasn’t there to receive it, but instead sent my publisher, John Koehler of Koehler Books (read his cool coverage article here) and my publicist, Shari Stauch of Where Writers Win (read their cool coverage here!).
Publisher John Koehler of Koehler Books steps to the stage to accept the Indie Book Award on my behalf! Wish I could’ve been there…
Upcoming Book EventsAlso excited to share that I’ll be doing several book events in June and July, beginning with a signing at the Seven Corners Barnes & Noble in Falls Church, VA on June 18 from 2-4 p.m. Then it’s on to William & Mary Bookstore at William & Mary College in Williamsburg on July 3 (12-3 p.m.); Chesterfield Barnes & Noble July 9 (2-4 p.m.) and Bethany Beach Books on July 20 in Delaware (6:30 – 8:30 p.m.).
Stay tuned for more news on these and other signings both here on the website and at my Facebook page.
In the NewsMeanwhile, thanks to Northern Virginia magazine for their kind posting about Almost Mortal. You can read that HERE.
Also exciting (well for me it is), Almost Mortal is now listed as a featured title on the Koehler Books website.
Again, my sincerest thanks to all you readers and fans – Keep in touch and appreciate you sharing this with your reading friends, too!
Haven’t read Almost Mortal yet? Please order it HERE!
Whoever?
is in a hurry shows that the thing he wants is too good for him.
Which may have been the key to Lord Chesterfield’s game but even according to him
Duh. In our game we wear our ideas like pocket watches meaning we keep ‘em hidden until somebody asks the time.
Just sayin’, I doubt Chesterfield ever dodged into a hen house prayin’ for the footfalls to disappear around the bend so he could scurry on off.