Here’s a way to make your summer even better. This month, I’m raffling away a free download code to the audiobook for my kinky romantic suspense novel, Simple Tryst of Fate. Susan Marlowe does an amazing job narrating this hot little number. Between now and August 30th, drop me an email at dawnbarclayauthor@gmail.com, with the subject line: “Simple Tryst of Fate audiobook raffle.” That’s all there is to it! I’ll be picking a winner shortly after August 30th, and will announce that winner in next month’s newsletter. Good luck!
NOTE: The winner of last month’s raffle was Diane Plummer, who won an audiobook copy of Deadly When Disturbed. Congratulations, Diane!
My gift to you: some links to free books offered by some other mystery, suspense, and romance/romantic suspense authors for you to download.
Here are the links:
Free Thrillers Galore:
https://books.bookfunnel.com/free_thrillers_galore/7hhpdq4zyg
Free Romances:
https://books.bookfunnel.com/freeromancebuilder/ejxyf37oo8
Thanks for reading Barr Sinister: The Suspenseful World of D.M. Barr! This post is public so feel free to share it.
The first of the two-volume anthology, Better Off Dead: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, is up for pre-order in advance of its August 25th release! Seventeen amazing stories, edited by yours truly. Get your copy here!
Other upcoming releases:
Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover’s Travel Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States: release postponed to late January
Better Off Dead Volume 2: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, release delayed to sometime in 2026 (information to come).
Ya Got Trouble: Crime Fiction Inspired by Broadway Show Tunes: Three volumes to be released in 2026, exact release dates TBA.
Moral Corruption: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Morals of Aesop’s Fables: Volumes to be released in late 2026 or early 2027. Stay tuned.
Personal Appearances:
It’s been a busy few months, with my first-born getting married and my 95-year-old father passing away. This is taken a lot of time away from in-person events but I will be at Bouchercon in New Orleans on September 3rd, speaking at 2pm on a panel about true crime. If you’re going to be at Bouchercon, please stop by.
I am also scheduled to be at:
New Providence Book Festival on September 20th at the Salt Box Museum at 1350 Springfield Avenue in New Providence, NJ 07974. The rain date is September 27th. More information here: https://newprovidencebookfestival.com/2025-authors/.
Brooklyn Book Fair on September 21st. I’m not exactly sure of my hours yet, but the Fair runs from 10am-6pm. More information at https://brooklynbookfestival.org/
My latest post from Miss Demeanors (www.missdemeanors.com) will run on August 28th. Be sure to check it out here. Miss Demeanors is a great blog that was voted #25 in the Top 400 Mystery/Suspense Blogs list for 2025, so be sure to subscribe!
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Until next month…
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