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July, 2008. New Book. New Genre. New World.

Salve.

Welcome to the world of Nox Dormienda.

It's a world where Romans and Brits and everything in between mix uneasily on the muddy Londinium streets, eyes fixed and glazed on the odds for the arena show.

It's a world where beauty is be found places unexpected, from the rich halls of the governor's palace to a gleaming torque on an old man's neck.

It's a world where a little boy witnesses his mother slaughtered by her own people ... and still becomes a healer.

It's a world where a man who's looking for something can find it ... sometimes without looking at all...

Nox Dormienda is the first of a new kind of historical fiction. Blending the backdrop of first century Roman Britain with the atmosphere of hard-boiled noir, it is a genre sui generis. It's Roman Noir.

Pre-Order Nox Dormienda Today. No Toga Required. 

First Edition. Hardcover. Five Star Mysteries.

There are plenty of reasons to pre-order Nox Dormienda. Many of them are on Kelli's website. You can read excerpts, watch a movie, take a Latin lesson and more, at http://www.kellistanley.com.

The book doesn't hit stores until July, 2008, and it's not yet available for order through the usual on-line suspects. But you can still guarantee yourself a first printing. The price is $25.95.

Take one of these numbers to your favorite bookstore (independent, mystery, or chain) and ask them to order Nox Dormienda for you. More information for booksellers is on the website. Be sure to tell them Arcturus sent you.

ISBN 10: 1-59414-666-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-59414-666-4

Go ahead and carpe diem. Order now.

For Readers, Mystery Fans, History Buffs and Noir Heads 

Comments and Questions Are Welcome!

You can write Kelli through her website, visit her MySpace page or cozy up to the bar at Crimespace. She's happy to talk about anything from Roman footwear to Champ fedoras to Robert Mitchum's best role. Feel free to leave comments or questions here. She'll keep the lens updated with news and updates.

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Favorite Chandlers 

He's my favorite writer ... here's how I rank five of his novels.

Kelli's Five Favorite Raymond Chandler Novels
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  2. The Big Sleep
  3. The Lady in the Lake
  4. The Little Sister
  5. The Long Goodbye

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by kellistanley

Kelli Stanley is a mystery writer.  Her debut
novel, Nox Dormienda (A Long Night for Sleeping), will be available in
July, 2008, from Five Star M...

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