Upcoming Jim Buchanan novel

A female hitchhiker, an abandoned, out-of-state car, an avalanche, and a Montana blizzard mix together to challenge Sheriff Jim Buchanan in identifying the murder victim and finding the murderer. Completion date: late 2011.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcoming in 2010 will see me working on a final edit of 'The Killing Zone', a final edit of 'Mystery at Little Bitterroot', and then completing the first novel in the series, 'Montana Harvest'. I will be able to accomplish these in 2010 because I plan to retire in April from my corporate job where I've worked for the past 36 years. Upcoming activities this year will be my ongoing memberships in Connecticut Authors & Publishers Association (CAPA) and the Mystery Writers of America (MWA). Also, CAPA will hold its annual CAPA-U in May at the Hartford Steam Boiler and if I can have 'The Killing Zone' finalized by then, I will arrange to meet with an agent and pitch my novel. It appears that Eileen Albrizio will continue to host monthly writing seminars at the Buttonwood in Middletown and I plan to attend. I have high hopes for 2010. With my writing soon to be unencumbered by 40-60 weekly hours of corporate job responsibilities, this will become a situation in which I've always wanted to be in.