Paris Reckoning is almost here — and you can still read it first
Download an updated ARC if you're planning to review it.
Six days from now, on July 1st, my new novel Paris Reckoning goes live on Amazon. It’s the book I’ve been working toward for the better part of two years, and I’ll have more to say about it on launch day. But today I want to make sure you know you can still get an advance reader copy — free — before it’s available to everyone else.
The ARC is available now on BookFunnel. The link is at the bottom of this post—click the button. BookFunnel will walk you through getting it onto your Kindle or reading app in about two minutes, and it works on every device. If you run into any trouble, their support team is genuinely excellent. (If you've already downloaded the original ARC, I've set BookFunnel so it will allow the second download without complaining).
About the book
Paris Reckoning is a thriller set in Paris — which will surprise none of you — but it’s a different kind of Paris story than I usually tell here. The city in this novel is beautiful and familiar, but it’s also the city where people disappear, where old intelligence networks still operate in the shadows of the grandes écoles and the catacombs, and where a woman with a complicated past has to decide how much of it she’s willing to revisit.
Sandi Brennan is a retired Army officer and former CIA agent who left the agency after her last posting in West Africa and reinvented herself in Paris. Her goal is to be an entrepreneur selling hardware and services to EU militaries. She’s good at keeping a low profile. Then a man she thought she knew turns up badly hurt, and the life she built starts coming apart.
The ARC is a substantial update so I want to encourage everyone who’s already downloaded the early one to get this one, too. The twist at the end makes it worthwhile to revisit the story.
The book sits in the same universe as my Eddie Grant novels — longtime readers will find some familiar faces — but it stands completely alone and will be the first novel in its own series. You don’t need to have read anything else I’ve written to follow it, and I think it will surprise you.
What I’d love from you
If you read the ARC, an honest review on Amazon or Goodreads would mean a great deal. Reviews in the first days after launch matter enormously for a book’s visibility, and yours carry real weight. I’m not asking for praise — just your honest reaction. You can post a Goodreads review now; Amazon won't accept them until July 1, launch day.
If you'd like to contribute a short blurb for the “Editorial Reviews” section of the book's Amazon sales page, please email it to me: jmp@alesiapress.com. I can add those prior to launch.
The ARC link is here:
It will stay active through Tuesday, June 30. After that, Paris Reckoning will be available on Amazon for $6.99, and free to read if you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber.
Six days. I hope you’ll join me in Paris.
John Pearce
Washington/Paris