Whoa, I have two (2) books coming out in the next 6 weeks!
+ come party with me on tour!
Hello, Get It Write community!
I haven’t done a news update since November, it seems, which is bananas, because I’m very close to launching not one but two books.
First, on April 29, my publisher’s releasing a mass-market paperback of my bestselling 2021 thriller, WE WERE NEVER HERE! It’s about two globe-trotting best friends who kill a backpacker in self-defense on vacation in Chile…only the same thing happened on last year’s trip.
It’s got a streamlined size, a $10.99 price point, and the first two chapters of THE LAST FERRY OUT in the back. Look for it wherever mass-market paperbacks are sold (think: airports, drugstores, etc)—and, as always, if you ask your local indie bookstore to order it, they’ll have it sent to the store for you ASAP.
Second, my new thriller, THE LAST FERRY OUT, is hitting shelves on May 20. So soon! It’s a queer puzzle-box mystery about a woman who travels to the remote Mexican island where her fiancée died, hoping to get some closure. But the more she learns about her partner’s time there, the more she starts to suspect the death was no accident…and the killer’s still on the island.
There are enigmatic expats, dangerous cliffs, tight-lipped locals, creepy ruins, serene beaches, a mountainous wilderness preserve…all the good stuff! Publishers Weekly called it “a stylish, serpentine thriller” and such incredible authors as Laura Dave, Ashley Elston, and Catherine Steadman all said very nice things about it.
The story was inspired by a big solo trip I took to Mexico in February 2020, where I met the most friendly, fascinating, and—frankly—inscrutable group of English-speaking nonnatives hailing from all over the world. Anyone who’s read any of my books knows I love a close-knit, closed-door world, and that’s exactly what I found among the expat communities dotting the country’s western coast.
You can preorder the book now from anywhere books are sold (it’s hugely impactful if you preorder from a local independent bookstore!). If you want a signed copy, you can get yours shipped from Books Are Magic, where I’ll be celebrating the book launch!
Speaking of, I’m going on tour for THE LAST FERRY OUT, with stops in Brooklyn, Chicago, Milwaukeeland, Montreal, the Hudson Valley, Long Island, and Winston-Salem, with some virtual events, too—grab all the details here. I’d love to see you!
Hit me up if you decide to read it (or any of my books!) with your book club; I’d love to send a personalized video greeting for your meeting! And if you’re based in the US and you send me your address and a screenshot of your preorder receipt [andibartzatsubstackdotcom], I’ll happily send you a bookmark and signed bookplate for your copy.
Are you picking up either book? Will you be pitching one to your book club? Let me know in the comments! And thanks so much for being here. There are infinite things you could be looking at right now, and the fact that you’re spending a moment with me means the world.
Andi x
Congrats, Andi!!! So excited for you and can't wait to read The Last Ferry Out!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!