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Seneca Wood is Best Thriller Novel of 2009 in the Preditors and Editors National Reader's Poll, January 30, 2010. See the results at http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/votenovelthrill09.htm.

Seneca Wood was an Entertainment Weekly Must Pick for August 30, 2009!

The Baltimore mob is using the backwaters of West Virginia to dump bodies and launder money. Ex-reporter Woodrow Garrett is forced to fight back. Gary's first novel, the thriller Seneca Wood, is being released by Casperian Books this month. Click on the Seneca Wood link to the left to find out more about the book and to read the first chapter online. Scroll down to buy the book and check the list of author events.

"Seneca Wood is an exciting book with nonstop action... and a little comedy thrown in. A 5-star debut book for Gary Clites."

–Patricia Reid, Armchair Interviews

Read the complete review of Seneca Wood at Armchair Interviews.
"Seneca Wood is a fun adventure novel with an authentic West Virginian flavor." 5-star rating on Amazon.
–Midwest Book Review
Read the complete review at Midwest Book Review.
"Seneca Wood" is a page-turner, with a fast-moving plot, snappy dialogue and some of the craziest people you'll ever encounter.
–David Kinchen, HuntingtonNews.Net
Read the complete review at HuntingtonNews.Net
"Start it early in the day. I could not put it down and finished after 3 a.m. 5-Stars."

Buy the book:

The book is available directly from my publisher, Casperian Books, at http://www.casperianbooks.com/catalog/1-934081-18-3.html. They are selling it at a discount price of $12.50 plus shipping. 

The book is available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Seneca-Wood-Gary-Clites/dp/1934081183, for $13.50 plus shipping, but if you buy $25 worth of merchandise, you can get free shipping. 

BarnesandNoble.com has the book at http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Seneca-Wood/Gary-Clites/e/9781934081181. They have the book for $15.00 plus shipping, but if you buy $25 worth of merchandise, 3-day shipping is free.


Buy the book at Target.com for $13.50 at http://www.target.com/Seneca-Wood-Clites-Gary/dp/1934081183. 

Author Events:
June 13, 2-6 p.m. – Book Launch and Signing
The Comeback Bar and Grill, Owings, MD (410) 286-7333

June 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Book Signing
The Book Center, 15 North Centre Street, Cumberland, MD (301) 722-2284

July 11, 1 - 3 p.m. – Book Signing
Bay Books, 23415 Three Notch Road, California, MD (301) 862-1424

July 16, 12 - 2 p.m. – Book Signing
Trover Shop, 221 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC (202) 547-2665

August 1, 3 - 5 p.m. – Book Signing
Constellation Books, 303 Main Street, Reisterstown, MD (410) 833-5151

August 22 & 23, 12 - 6:30 p.m. – Meet the Author
Bayfest, North Beach Boardwalk, North Beach, MD

August 30, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. – Book Signing
Hard Bean Coffee and Booksellers, 36 Market Space, Annapolis, MD (Near the City Dock at the bottom of Main Street in Historic Downtown Annapolis) Come for coffee, ice cream, or to buy a book. http://beansandbooks.com/

September 19, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Speaker and Book Signing
Frostburg State University Center for Creative Writing Western Maryland Publishing Fair, Washington Street Library, Cumberland, Maryland. http://www.frostburg.edu/cwcenter/smallpressfair.htm

October 26, 7 p.m., Lusby Book Club
Starbucks, Lusby, MD
News:
Seneca Wood made the Entertainment Weekly Must List for August 30, 2009!

We had an article in the Mineral Daily News Tribune on January 12, 2010.

We got a terrific article in The Calvert Recorder, September 9, 2009.

Seneca Wood got a two page story in the Calvert Independent, July 29 issue. Unfortunately, they have no online presence.

The book got a mention in the Baltimore Sun's "Read Street" book blog at http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/books/blog/2009/07/book_it_41.html

The Cumberland Times-News published a big article about the book. Read the article at http://www.times-news.com/entertainment/local_story_176220406.html?keyword=secondarystory.

We just got another great review of the book by reviewer David Kinchen. Take a look at http://www.huntingtonnews.net/columns/090626-kinchen-columnsbookreview.html.

In June, two interviews about the book aired on public radio. A 3 1/2 minute story ran on West Virginia Public Radio's WV Morning. You can listen to it at: http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=10026.

On the weekend, a longer, roughly 8 minute story, ran on regional public radio in several states on the show Inside Appalachia.  You can hear it at: http://www.wvpubcast.org/insideapp.aspx?id=10017. It is the last item on the hour long show. You might want to let the show load first, then slide up to the interview.

The book received a five-star review from the respected Midwest Book Review which produces nine publications mostly for libraries. You can read it at: http://www.midwestbookreview.com/sbw/jun_09.htm#ficti. Scroll down till you see Seneca Wood as the heading. "Seneca Wood is a fun adventure novel with an authentic West Virginian flavor."

In addition, a number of newspapers in West Virginia have run coverage about the book release.
Gary Clites is a teacher and writer living in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. His first novel, Seneca Wood, was released by Casperian Books on June 1, 2009. He has been technology columnist for the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund's Adviser Update for over 12 years. 
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