Friends:
I’m calling this the Summer 2012 Maine Library Tour. Libraries are special places for readers and writers and I’m going to hit a few in coming weeks. Here’s the latest:
May 24, 7 p.m., North Gorham Public Library.
June 7, 6:30 p.m., South Portland Public Library.
July 2, 6 p.m., Auburn Public Library.
July 14, 12:30-3:30, Boothbay Harbor, Books in Boothbay.
July 17, 6 p.m., Rangeley Public Library.
July 25, 5:30 p.m.,Tenants Harbor Public Library.
Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m., Newport Cultural Center.
Hope I see you along the way.














In PORT CITY SHAKEDOWN, the first Brandon Blake novel, Brandon gets a full dose of bad guys. A brawl in a funeral home introduces him to Joel Fuller, a sociopathic hustler. Fuller is fresh out of jail and determined to take Brandon out—after Fuller and his sidekick Kelvin shake him down.
Rocky isn’t a tough guy. He’s a skinny little kid with crooked glasses, and he shouldn’t be homeless in Portland, Maine. When McMorrow and Roxanne pluck him from under the stomping feet of a gang of street kids, Rocky latches onto McMorrow–and drags him into a world of murder, both old and new. Why is McMorrow protecting Rocky? The cops want to know. Why is Rocky on the run? McMorrow wants to know. Why does death follow in Rocky’s wake? Jack and Roxanne need to find out before they’re added to the list.