Can you truly bury your past?

Seems we don't go a day when some sort of dirt is being dug up on someone, true or false, and what immediately follows is the complete shattering of their reputation on social media. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his high school yearbook come immediately to mind. Half of Virginia's political elite also bear noting.

But what about those middle-aged Gen X'ers who live seemingly normal lives, outside of politics? Perhaps their lives go beyond the norm. Maybe they have become successful professionals and made millions, or multi-millions. Maybe they have become stalwart members of their communities. They go to church on Sundays, give to their favorite charities, and coach their kid's Pop Warner Football teams. Their houses are where all the neighborhood kids want to hang out at. They are the fun people. The parents all the kids wish they had. And yes, their grass is indeed, greener.

Until the image is shattered one day when it's revealed that a long time ago, the male parent was involved in a murder along with two of his best friends. Maybe the murder case has gone cold over the past 35 years since it occured, but only now is it warming up after one of the would-be murderers made the decision to talk. No, that's not right. Now that he's found Jesus, he's decided to confess his sins to the world and to Christ. And in doing so, he is going to bring his two murderous, now adult friends, down to hell along with him.

If you were one of these people who were complicit in the death of a man, a lawyer, back in 1982, and who for all these years, assumed the case was buried along with the now decomposed body, what lengths would you go to see that your old friend doesn't talk? Would you just stand there helpless, and watch your wonderful normal world crumble all around you? Or would you do something different? Would you be willing to kill for a second time in order to preserve what you've worked so hard for?

This is precisely the story behind my new novel, The Sins of the Sons. Based on a true story, Sins is proof that even one bad mistake that occurred back when you were still a relatively innocent teenager, can rear its ugly head when you've become a responsible, respected adult. Murder is not the kind of thing you sweep under the rug. It's the kind of sinful burden you carry on your back, even into the after life.

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It's Father's Day and I'm experiencing one of those moments that seem to only occur on a Sunday when you have a few spare moments to reflect not only on the past week, but on the month and even years that have so quickly passed.

I'm just entering into the tail end of one of those great sales waves, where I go from selling anywhere from thirty to one-hundred books a day to three or four-hundred per day. Last May was the best single sales month I've experienced as an author in two years, and I have both my fans to thank and the powerful marketing efforts put forth by my major hybrid publisher, Thomas and Mercer of Amazon Publishing (also Amazon UK Publishing), along with my indie publisher, StoneHouse/StoneGate Ink. Thanks to both I enjoyed a tremendous response to Murder by Moonlight, The Concrete Pearl, The Innocent, and Moonlight Falls. What's interesting to note is that, one of these novels is thirteen years old (The Innnocent). Another is four years old (Moonlight Falls). One of them has entered into its second edition with a second publisher (The Concrete Pearl) and another is brand new (Murder by Moonlight).

I"m still working off a "very nice" advance at Thomas & Mercer but after 8 solid months of working with them, I can see how effective partnering up with them for 7 books has been.

In a few weeks I'll be leaving for ITW "Thrillerfest" in Manhattan. In the old days, I used to attend conferences to attract publishers and to cozy up to editors. Nowadays, I attend them to reach out to my fans and also to have a laugh or two with other writers. In this new world of publishing, I no longer think of myself as belonging to any one publisher. I think of myself as Vincent Zandri, Inc. I don't just have one publisher or publishing method. I'm exploring many publishing methods and opportunities.


My next experiment will be to partner up with my agent Chip MacGregor on a new series of international thrillers beginning with the novel, CHASE (You might recall I went to Egypt some months ago to research this book. I also just returned from Peru where I was researching what will become the second in the series). Chip has created several imprints for his authors. His crew edits, formats, creates cover art, and promotes the books it publishes. This is not to say Chip is a publisher. He's not. He's an agent who is providing an opportunity for authors to partner up in a book producing venture. If the books he puts out sell well and a major pub wants to buy one or two out, the imprint/author contract can be broken at any moment. It's a win/win for everyone.

Like I said, it's Father's day and I write for a living, so this blog should end while I head out to spend some much needed time with the fam damily. After all, they put up with my writing life day in and day out, and I know that sometimes it can be hard living with a writer who isn't always home for them, even when he is home. But I love them dearly.
 
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