A Writer's Tale

ONE RAINY NIGHT (Headline, 199D Headline did simultaneous hardback and trade paperback editions in March, 1991. Selection of Book Club Associates, with subsequent hardbound book club printings. Sold to Italy, 1991; Spain, 1992; Lithuania (in Russian), 1994; Belgium; 1997.

DARKNESS, TELL US (Headline, 1991) Headline published simultaneous hardcover and trade paperback editions in 1991 and the mass market paperback edition later in 1991. Purchased for publication in Russia, 1997.

BLOOD GAMES (Headline, 1992) Headline published hardbound edition in March, 1992. Selected as February, 1992 main selection of the Book Club Associates with initial hardbound printing of 18,000 for book club. Headline full-page ad was on cover of December 6, 1991 issue of The Bookseller. Headline mass market paperback edition, 1992.

A GOOD,, SECRET PLACE (Deadline Press, 1993) Limited edition hardbound, illustrated by Larry Mori, introduction by Ed Gorman, collection of short stories published in February, 1993. Deluxe first edition limited to 574 individually signed and numbered copies and 26 individually signed and lettered copies. Nominated for Brain Stoker award, 1994.

SAVAGE (Headline, 1993) Headline published simultaneous hardcover and trade paperback edition, 1993- Book Club Associates made initial order for 8,000 copies. Purchased by Tom Dunne for St. Martin’s Press, 1993. Headline mass market paperback, 1993. Sold to Germany, 1994; Hungary, 1997.

ENDLESS NIGHT (Headline, 1993) Headline published the hardbound in September, 1993. Book Club Associates, 12,000 copies. Headline paperback in June, 1994. Sold to Italy, 1994; Russia, 1997; Spain, 1997.

IN THE DARK (Headline, 1994) Headline published the hardbound in June, 1994, the mass market paperback later in 1994. Sold to Taiwan, 1995; Russia, 1997.

QUAKE (Headline, 1995) Headline published the hardbound in January, 1995, the mass market paperback later in 1995. Main selection, Book Club Associates, World Book Club and two others, 24,000 copy book club order. Published hardbound in U.S. Thomas Dunne, St. Martin’s Press, June, 1995. Published in France, 1995.

ISLAND (Headline, 1995) Headline published the hardbound in July, 1995, the mass market paperback in 1996. Book Club Associates, 23,000 copy initial book club order. Sold to Russia, 1997.

BODY RIDES (Headline, 1996) Headline published the hardbound in February, 1996, the mass market paperback later in 1996. Main selection, World Book Club and Mystery and Thriller Book Club, 42,000 copies.

BITE (Headline, 1996) Headline published the hardbound in September, 1996. It was a book club selection as half of a double-book with my short fiction collection, FIENDS. The Headline mass market paperback edition of BITE was published in 1997.

FIENDS (Headline, 1997) Headline published the hardbound edition of FIENDS (a collection of short fiction anchored by the title novelette) in January, 1997. Book club selection, double-book with my novel, BITE.

AFTER MIDNIGHT (Headline, 1997) Book club selection, 9,000 copy first printing. Headline mass market paperback edition to be published in 1998.

A WRITER’S TALE (Deadline Press, 1998) Limited edition hardbound, non-fiction collection published in October, 1998. Deluxe first edition limited to 500 individually signed and numbered copies and 26 individually signed and lettered copies.

Miscellaneous Other Book Publications

YOUR SECRET ADMIRER as Carl Laymon (Scholastic, 1980) Young adult romantic suspense novel. Also published in Germany.

NIGHTMARE LAKE as Carl Laymon (Dell, 1983) Young adult horror novel published as part of the “Twilight” series.

THE LAWMEN as Lee Davis Willoughby (Dell, 1983) Adult western historical novel as part of “The Making of America” series.

A STRANGER’S ARMS as Carla Laymon (Capital/Oehler Books, Blue Heron Press, 1984) Also published in Germany.

Screenplays

“The Hunted,” in SCREAMPLAYS (Del Rey, 1997) Edited by Richard Chizmar. Contains screenplay based on my short story, “The Hunted.” Portion published on-line on barnesandnoble.com.

Short Stories

(Includes only short fiction published in a professional, paying markets. All Pitman publications were written specifically for young adults with reading difficulties, but include some of my better horror and mystery stories.)