When I decided to become a full-time writer, I promised myself I’d spend more time writing poetry than I’d done in past years. It’s the “labor of love” portion of my new career…and I love it!

I’m excited to let you know that my new poem “The Atlantic” was recently published online by Pamplemousse, a literary journal by the BFA program at Northern Vermont University. Thank you to the editors! I grew up in Canada drinking grapefruit juice and of course the French side of the carton said pamplemousse juice…so I was immediately a fan of this publication when I found it.

When writing this poem, I was inspired by the question–what’s that uneasy melody that comes at the end of a season? Like at the end of a relationship? If you’ve ever felt that way too, check out “The Atlantic” by clicking the grapefruit below:

I had a blast being interviewed on Breaking Bread with Joe Piantedosi on 104.9 FM Radio on Sunday, July 28th. I recommended some great summer reads: The Shameless, by Ace Atkins, Never Tell, by Lisa Gardner…and of course Killing Shore, by me. Links to the show rebroadcast and to those books are below.

My interview begins at 35:30 (if you want to skip ahead), following Joe’s interview with the new Chair of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association. Apologies to him (and I guess to everyone listening) for my Butter Incident story!

I talk about my background and discuss why I renamed Beach Body Boogie to its new and improved title, Killing Shore, as well as announce my next book in the Pepper Ryan series, Kill Tide, targeted for fall 2019 release.

If you are looking for a summer vacation book, I highly recommend:

and:

and if you haven’t read it yet:

I hope you are having an amazing summer with loved ones, good health, and great reads!

Live and learn. Trial and error. I recently retitled my first novel Beach Body Boogie. Its new title is Killing Shore. What the heck was I thinking?

I really liked the old title, but I received too much feedback that it was essentially too cute for its own good. Beach Body Boogie wasn’t an obvious thriller/mystery name and potentially was scaring off my intended audience. One reviewer called the old title misleading, saying they thought Beach Body Boogie would be a young adult spring break story!

So the new title Killing Shore will hopefully be more inviting for readers looking for a thriller/mystery read.

To past readers of Beach Body Boogie, obviously Killing Shore is not a new book. So please don’t buy it again by mistake!

The next new book in the Pepper Ryan series will be Kill Tide, which tells the story of the summer that Pepper became a hero to almost everyone on Cape Cod, except himself. It is coming later this year… So stay tuned!

Wondering what I’ve been reading this winter?  Shopping for your next great read or gift?  I recommend these new books:

November Road:  A beautiful, brutal road thriller set in the wake of the JFK assassination.  Pulls no punches.

Lethal White:  Next in the suspenseful series about a London private detective and his business partner/unrequited love.  By J.K. Rowling (using a pen name!)…because this series is not for the Harry Potter kids…

Holy Ghost:  The latest in the fun, suspenseful Virgil Flowers series.  This is a police tale of small-town murder, told with humor and heart.

I just received a BookLife review by industry powerhouse Publishers Weekly of my thriller KILLING SHORE (formerly, BEACH BODY BOOGIE) and I’m very happy: “Carl Hiaasen fans will enjoy Fagan’s tongue-in-cheek first novel…Fagan manages the impressive feat of balancing suspense and humor.” (BookLife)
If you’d like to read the whole review, it’s now posted on Amazon:
https://amzn.to/2qAhmXO via @amazon

Kirkus Reviews has been reviewing books since 1933 and continues to be a publishing industry powerhouse.  So I’m proud to have a Kirkus review for my mystery-thriller Killing Shore (formerly, Beach Body Boogie) and am delighted with their comments (especially about the book’s dialogue and sense of place).

If you like, you can read the review here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/timothy-fagan/beach-body-boogie/

Do you particularly agree or disagree with anything in their review?  Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments…

Fans, friends and the merely curious…you are invited to join Timothy Fagan at his book event at BookEnds Bookstore in Winchester, MA on Wednesday, August 22nd at 7 PM.

Timothy will be reading some brief passages from Killing Shore (formerly titled Beach Body Boogie), telling stories about his writing process and his upcoming works, answering audience questions and signing books.  He would love to see you there!

Cape Cod in the summer. 

Tan lines, ice cream cones and…assassins?

A Cape Cod beach town goes nuts when a Secret Service agent is found dead in a clambake pit with a red starfish and a threat to kill the U.S. president before his beach vacation ends. Local cop Pepper Ryan is drafted to help the Secret Service foil the assassination, but will a riptide of murder and mayhem—and his own troubled history—pull him under first?

Killing Shore (formerly titled Beach Body Boogie) is a mystery-thriller, the first book in the Pepper Ryan Series by Timothy Fagan.  Full of suspense and laughs, this fun read is perfect for readers on vacation, or readers with vacation on their minds…

It is now available on Amazon.com in paperback and kindle formats.CLICK HERE FOR AMAZON

If you like it, please leave a review on AMAZON and GOODREADS!