Michael McKinney

My first novel, A Thousand Bridges, was released in 1992. It received a coveted Starred Review in Publishers Weekly, as well as being chosen by PW as one of the Top 10 First Novels of the Year. It was released to fantastic reviews in publications like Kirkus Reviews, The San Francisco Chronicle, The St. Petersburg Times and many others. The Library Journal chose it as one of their First Novels of the year. Though it was listed in the trades as a Mystery/Thriller, I just think of it as a love story with a lot of death in it. So, I've just released it again, this time as an eBook, through BookBaby. The website for the novel is http://www.athousandbridges1992.comI think the theme is just as alive today - a modern political thriller/ detective novel set in Northwest Florida in a time of political corruption and change. It's a good life. Along with my wife, Maggie, we're a duo called Lucky Mud, a name taken from Vonnegut's novel, Cat's Cradle. Our music has carried us from Key West, Florida, to Bandera, Texas; From the main stage of the Florida Folk Festival to a sold-out concert at the legendary Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar, Ireland. Maggie and I live on a seven acre farm in the Florida Panhandle when not on tour. We call it Maggie's Farm, and have monthly mini-festivals there. If you'd like to see the music side, tryhttp://www.luckymudmusic.com This is my first shot on any book site, and I'm extremely nervous. If my Mama was here, she'd be pinching my arm right about now, telling me to sit still and behave.