Murder In Maspalomas 2 - the wait is coming to an end!

Murder in Maspalomas is a crime fiction story about an Irish couple that get involved with a drugs gang who are chasing them for the debt, owed by one of their friends. They flee Dublin and end up in Maspalomas in the Canary Islands.

I'm sure you had the same thing happen to you in the past. Well, I wrote this book back in 2017 and I've been put under serious pressure by some of my readers to write a follow-up book and see what happened to the characters after this first book ended. There were a few loose ends that needed tieing up if you follow my drift.

So I am pleased to say that very soon I will start writing the follow-up.

If you fancy a page-turning, amusing, exciting summer read then look no further this book will deliver. There is never a dull page, never pages lost on descriptive prose, never wasteful dialogue or pointless action. This book tells the story at pace and delivers characters you'll love and hate in equal measure.

Look inside if you don't believe me!

Pick up a copy before it reverts to full price !!

Murder In Maspalomas - online purchases
Click here for the UK Kindle version
Click here for the US Kindle version
Click here for the UK Paperback version
Click here for the US Paperback version

New Crime Fiction novel rides into Gorey Town

Zozimus-Bookshop in Gorey Co. Wexford

"Murder in Maspalomas" my crime fiction novel is now available in Gorey and in John Wyse Jacksons bookshop, Zozimus, at the back of the Book Cafe at 86 Main Street Gorey. He's placed it on the table covered by new and second hand books. Pop in, grab a coffee and a summer read."Thanks John"

There are over 40,000 books in the shop. Most are uncatalogued and usually sell for under €10. Fiction paperbacks tend to cost under €5.

He also stocks rare first editions, illustrated albums, collectible editions of classic children’s books and other curiosa to be found here. Little of particular Irish interest has yet been added to this list, though it is probably our strongest suit.

The shop website   http://www.zozimusbookshop.com/

Shops Facebook page

Book hits the shops

“Murder in Maspalomas” in Readers Paradise Bookshop in 19 Selskar Street Wexford Town, Co. Wexford

Today it’s made the front window display and in bookshops in Wexford Town! Tomorrow it will be Enniscorthy.  Gorey and Dublin to follow in the coming days. Soon it’ll be hard to miss!

Of course you can buy it online at any of the sites and links below:

Kindle have it

Amazon.com have it in paperback

Amazon.co.uk have it too! in paperback

Smashwords have it and the formats available are epub, mobi (Kindle),  pdf,  lrf,  pdb, txt , Online Reader , original document.

• OverDrive
• Kobo 
• Barnes & Noble

Do take advantage of the Smashwords coupon offer for July and get reading this murder story for a mere $2.99 using the coupon. To avail of this special offer please enter the coupon code RE39R prior to completing the checkout. Click here to purchase 

Murder in Maspalomas- July Sale

It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. This can mean only one thing: It’s time for the 9th annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale!

The sale kicked off last Saturday July 1 and runs through to an end of day July 31. I’ve agreed to include “Murder in Maspalomas“ in the sale so for one month only it’s available at $2.99 at Smashwords website and can be purchased in numerous formats ( epub, mobi(Kindle), Irf, Online Reader and pdb.

You can “Look Inside” the book and read up to 15% of the content.

Good reviews received. Its a perfect light Summer holiday read!

Murder in Maspalomas is released

Hot off the press!!

For a Kindle copy click here

This story of an ordinary guy that gets dragged into the world of crime and menace shows just how easy it is to slip into that parallel world which co-exists with our own and which we are normally completely oblivious to.

Ahead of schedule, this new crime murder mystery novel "Murder in Maspalomas" is now available to buy at the following sites (click on sites) and in the following formats:

Kindle have it

Amazon.com have it in paperback

Amazon.co.uk have it too! in paperback

Smashwords have it and the formats available are epub, mobi (Kindle),  pdf,  lrf,  pdb, txt , Online Reader , original document

All that's missing is an audio book and that's in the pipeline as we speak!

Remember that in Kindle and Smashwords you can "look inside" the book and read the first few chapters. I will be publishing extracts on this site over the coming days and weeks to give you a flavour of the writing.

Review Comments so far:

Murder in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria - 7 days to book launch

This crime novel starts in Dublin but swiftly moves to the sun drenched island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands,autonomous community of Spain located on the Atlantic Ocean, 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. 

In fact most of the books action occurs in Maspalomas where the drugs gang have 3 days in which to find their quarry and recover the money. 

Tension mounts as the hours and days tick by and no one is found. Will they find Matt and will he cough up the cash or will he end up being the "murder in Maspalomas"? The clock is ticking......

7 Days to the book launch on Friday 30th June 2017.......

Maspalomas ancient lighthouse

Flowers growing wild in the town 

Bungalow Complex 

Maspalomas Dunes that roll up to the beach

7 Days to the book launch on Friday 30th June 2017.......

Mark Rice interviewed

What books are on your summer reading list this year?
 Mark Rice John Connolly's "A song of Shadows" is one that I'm currently reading. A bit dark but I'll stick with it.
How do you deal with writer’s block?

Mark Rice Writer's block is an issue for all writers and in my case I only write when I have something to write about. I'd rather not put pen to paper if I have no decent story to tell. If I encounter writers block during a story I'll go for a run and I can guarantee you I'll return with ideas. I then grab a piece of paper and scribble them down before I forget them!

What’s the best thing about being a writer?
 Mark Rice It's early days to my writing career but so far the best thing about writing is the ability to capture life's incidences, big or small, that I see as interesting and to record it for ever in a short story or novel. Then to have readers respond with praise is a bonus I always enjoy and am grateful for.

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
 Mark Rice Becoming a writer is a precarious career choice so start with writing as a hobby and only take the leap full time when you have another source of income or savings. To start with I'd recommend you set up a free Blog site and post regularly. Then when you want to self publish use Create Space.com which will take you, for free, from a word doc manuscript to a published book, bar coded, ISBN no. and distributed in all formats on Amazon and Kindle. Don't forget that Amazon is only 50% of the world's book sales so publish on Smashwords too as it distributes to the rest of the world. Of course promote your book on Goodreads.com!

What are you currently working on?
 Mark Rice My first novel "Murder on Maspalomas" is out on 30th June 2017 so I am finalising the marketing of this book. I have another murder story to tell and I will get my teeth back into that one in the coming days. I'll let you guys know when it's due for release.

How do you get inspired to write?
Mark Rice Life inspires me, unknowingly. I watch the world go by and just notice things that others see but dismiss. I write it so I don't lose it forever.

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Mark Rice I was sitting at the airport and waiting for my wife to return with a coffee and I began to write what was going on around me. The diary I kept of our holiday in Maspalomas in the Canary Islands formed the basis of my book "Murder in Maspalomas" with my vivid imagination adding the murderous happenings and creating the characters involved.

Thanks for reading this piece and I hope you will feel inspired to write a blog, a story,  a book or a poem as I truly believe we each are unique and have many stories to tell. Tell yours today.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Murder in Maspalomas

New fiction crime murder mystery book due out on 30th June 2017 on Amazon and Smashwords and in all formats.