Up for pre-order: New HCC book to be signed by Brian De Palma.

[RonClinton]

Saw this in today's e-newsletter, and I thought some folks here might be interested in a Brian De Palma signature on his new crime book coming out soon from Hard Case Crime. Publication day is still a month away (March 17th), so the signing won't be for a while, but pre-orders are being taken now:

https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/p...eid=f261cb3751

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Info on the book: http://www.hardcasecrime.com/books_b...s%20Necessary?

The authors are also going to be at the Strand Bookstore on March 16th, the day before publication:

https://www.strandbooks.com/event/palma-lehman-snakes

[swintek]

Thanks for this, Ron. Ordered! I'm a long-time HUGE De Palma fan, and had no idea about this. Funnily enough, I hovered over the Mysterious Bookshop newsletter email this morning- and hit "delete" without opening. I love their newsletter but said to myself "You can't afford to need anything in it today. What you don't know won't hurt you". This trumps that thought! Again- thanks for posting.

[RonClinton]

Thanks for this, Ron. Ordered! I'm a long-time HUGE De Palma fan, and had no idea about this. Funnily enough, I hovered over the Mysterious Bookshop newsletter email this morning- and hit "delete" without opening. I love their newsletter but said to myself "You can't afford to need anything in it today. What you don't know won't hurt you". This trumps that thought! Again- thanks for posting.

Always glad to help you spend your money, Ron.

[Martin]

I have yet to be disappointed with a Hard Case story.

[swintek]

I have yet to be disappointed with a Hard Case story.

Hopefully, this won't be the first! De Palma is nothing if not polarizing, and I'd bet that his first foray into prose won't be any different.

[Dave1442397]

Thanks, I just ordered a copy.

[Martin]

Hopefully, this won't be the first! De Palma is nothing if not polarizing, and I'd bet that his first foray into prose won't be any different.

I was not aware of this. I know De Palma is a movie producer but at the moment I am to exhausted to even think of one of his movies.

[Splync]

The two that come to mind for me are Scarface and Carrie.

[c marvel]

I clicked on the link and ordered a copy of Are Snakes Necessary? ~Cap

[Martin]

The two that come to mind for me are Scarface and Carrie.

Thank you. I had in my head that he had done a King story but could not pull it up.

[Dave1442397]

Did anyone ever get this book? I see that the unsigned edition is available on Amazon. I emailed the store to see if there were any updates on the signed copy, but haven't heard back.

[pumpheel]

Yes, I did. According to their last news letter (Mysterious Book shop), the book is still available.

[c marvel]

Did anyone ever get this book? I see that the unsigned edition is available on Amazon. I emailed the store to see if there were any updates on the signed copy, but haven't heard back.

I also got my copy from the Mysterious Bookshop. ~Cap

[Dave1442397]

Thanks guys. I emailed again. If I don't hear back I'll just call them next time.

[swintek]

My copy from the Mysterious Bookshop- ordered the day Ron posted about here- was "fulfilled" on June 15, after an understandable Covid delay. I had also placed an order at the same time with Strand bookstore, but they cancelled the order soon after Covid hit. I recently got an email from them saying that they now have signed copies, in case I wanted to reorder. So, if you have any issues with your MP order (they look sold out online), try Strand. i haven't read the book yet, but reviews have been pretty brutal. Also, De Palma's signature is pretty rough. Hard to tell it's even him. I don't know what I was expecting, but.. just FYI.