MYSTERY SCENE REVIEWS EL GAVILAN

Mystery Scene has weighed in with its take on my new standalone thriller, freshly available from Tyrus books, EL GAVILAN.

Mystery Scene reviewer Derek Hill says in part:

"A thoroughly gripping crime story...(Tell) Lyon is thankfully anything but a clichéd cop... Lyon’s ability to hold on to his humanity as he moves from one tragedy into the next makes for a refreshing and fascinating character... Even more impressive is the portrayal of the imposing Hawk. El Gavilan is a dark and difficult journey at times, but it never loses sight of its characters' complexities.”

The full review is available here.


In other news, ONE TRUE SENTENCE, my earlier 2011 release (the fourth novel in the Edgar/Anthony/Gumshoe nominated Hector Lassiter series), has been named to two year's best lists.

Book People says of OTS: "McDonald looks at gun-toting Texas crime writer Hector Lassiter during his Lost Generation days in Paris, when he and his buddy Ernest Hemingway were on the hunt for someone murdering publishers. A bittersweet portrait of artists as young men."

Murder, Mystery & Mayhem also selected ONE TRUE SENTENCE as a top historical novel of 2011.

HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE

Today at 1 p.m. is the Books & Co. @ The Greene signing for the second stop on the Ohio leg of the PRINT THE LEGEND tour. Copies of the limited edition chapbook, "Colt," containing the short story in which Hector get's his iconic Peacemaker will be available. And, in a rare, one-time-only appearance, this collector's item's young illustrators will be available to sign their Day-of-the Dead-style work.

Wednesday night brought the show to Foul Play bookstore in Westerville, OH, where seats were scarce and the questions and readers a real delight. Thanks to everyone who packed the store this past Wednesday night.

Also, today I'm guest-blogging at Lesa's Book Critiques.

An interview conducted by the very sharp Keith Rawson during my visit to Arizona is now available in two parts here and here.

Mystery Scene has weighed in on PRINT THE LEGEND, noting, “McDonald skillfully and ingeniously mixes fact with fiction…McDonald’s background as a journalist and crime fiction critic helps him to piece together an intriguing literary thriller.”

Spinetingler's take on PRINT here.

Next week it's Ann Arbor, MI, and Aunt Agatha's for a March 20 signing at 1:30 p.m.