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BOOK SUBMISSIONS
Because my pile of books for review from publishing houses has become so large relative to my reading speed, I can't encourage authors whose work I'm not familiar with to submit their books for review, unless...

Books submitted by authors stand a better chance if they are major mystery award winners (Edgar, Shamus, etc.); authors who have had a prior book on major best sellers lists; or authors with a well established following in the genre whose work I should get familiar with.

Authors who have not yet attained that exalted level but want the kind of feedback and analysis that a review would provide, I offer this service for a fee of $200 per book. It may be charged by credit card or by check accompanying submissions. This will not affect the review nor would you want it to if the cold, honest truth is what you're after. The fee will ensure my getting to your book.

A strongly negative reading or a book deemed not to belong within the mystery genre may result in no review on Critical Mystery Tour. The author submits his or her book with that understanding and the fee is not refundable.

One more wrinkle for Kindle authors:
I will accept an old or new Kindle with your book in it as a fee for an analytic review. The Kindle is not returnable. This offer may be rescinded at any time. Email any questions (link below).

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