Mortmain Hall in paperback

Tomorrow sees the long-awaited (well, by me anyway) publication of Mortmain Hall in its UK paperback edition. Because of the pandemic, the paperback has been delayed from its original scheduled appearance, in common with many other books.

Despite the fact that original publication took place during lockdown, Mortmain Hall has done very well for me and at one point the ebook edition climbed near to the top of the national Kindle charts, as well as being a bestseller in a couple of categories. But sales are one thing, quality reviews quite another. I've been thrilled by the reaction to the book from critics such as A.N. Wilson. It's not easy for a writer who has been around a long time to attract such attention, especially with a book that isn't the first in a series, so despite the difficulties created by the pandemic, I've been very fortunate. A lot of credit goes to the publishers Head of Zeus, not least for commissioning Ed Bettison to create that wonderful jacket Gallows Court has just been republished in paperback with new cover artwork in similar style. I'm so pleased with Ed's art that I persuaded him to supply me with a print of each cover, now framed and waiting for me to find a bit of wall space...

I've talked about the book on a good many platforms. The other day I had the pleasure of being interviewed by two marvellous writers, Abir Mukherjee and Vas Khan, on their podcast. You can listen here