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June 7, 2025
Murder with a Glass of Malvasia – Available for Pre-Order!
Virgil Colvin #2 is available for pre-order! Right now, readers can order from Pegasus Publishers directly.
Murder with a Glass of Malvasia: A Virgil Colvin Mystery by Alexander Marriott
And… Amazon!
Also available on Kindle!
And…. Barnes and Noble!
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9781836710417
If you’re in the UK, you can order here:
https://amzn.eu/d/627R6kh – Amazon UK
Murder with a Glass of Malvasia: A Virgil Colvin Mystery by Alexander Marriott | Waterstones
Murder with a Glass of Malvasia: A Virgil Colvin Mystery by Alexander Marriott | Foyles

June 2, 2025
LibraryThing Giveaway for Murder with a Glass of Malvasia – NOW OPEN!
Murder with a Glass of Malvasia–Virgil Colvin’s second mystery–is available as an eBook Early Review over at LibraryThing!
30 lucky winners this month and next month will have the opportunity to review the book early–sign up for yours, today!
Early Reviewers | Available Now | LibraryThing

May 29, 2025
Review published in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly
My review of Stephen G. Hyslop’s Building a House Divided: Slavery, Westward Expansion, and the Roots of the Civil War has been published in the Texas State Historical Association’s journal, the Southwestern Historical Quarterly. You can access the journal through Project Muse below, if you’re so inclined–on pp. 462-3.
Project MUSE – Southwestern Historical Quarterly

May 26, 2025
Crime Writers’ Association
I am officially joining the UK’s Crime Writers’ Association–it is a great honor and a testament to a lot of hard work to get to this point in my mystery writing career. I appreciate all the assistance and help from a wide cast of characters on (at least) two continents!
May 19, 2025
Early Review Opportunity for Murder with a Glass of Malvasia!
Beginning on June 2, Murder with a Glass of Malvasia will be available as a PDF e-book for early review at LibraryThing.com. Just create an account, select Murder with a Glass of Malvasia, and wait until June 25 to see if you will have the chance to read the book early and review it (and hopefully enjoy it!)
If you don’t win in June, you will have the chance to win again in the July giveaway. Thirty winners will be selected each month.
April 6, 2025
Murder with a Glass of Malvasia is coming soon!
Virgil Colvin’s second adventure will arrive later this year! Check out the new cover art!

October 29, 2024
Review published in The Journal of Southern History
The Journal of Southern History has published my review of Joseph Lambert, Jr.’s biography of Civil War-era Ohio Governor, David Tod. Check it out!
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/939527

Review published
The Journal of Southern History has published my review of Joseph Lambert, Jr.’s biography of Civil War-era Ohio Governor, David Tod. Check it out!
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/939527

August 15, 2024
Interview with my publisher — and big news!
Below is a link to an interview with my publisher, Pegasus (UK). Check it out!
https://pegasuspublishers.com/blog/post/the-school-of-homer-alexander-marriott/
Big news for Virgil Colvin, he’s coming back in Murder with a Glass of Malvasia! The book is under contract (traditional) with Pegasus and I hope to be able to announce dates in the near future!
July 19, 2024
Big thanks to Donis Casey
Mystery writer and successful novelist, Donis Casey, was generous to me this month. I have contributed to the Tell Me Your Story segment on her blog, Write Errant. Check it out below. THANKS, Donis!
https://www.doniscasey.com/?p=2198
And check out her latest novel, Valentino Will Die!
Valentino Will Die (Bianca Dangereuse Hollywood Mysteries, 2) https://a.co/d/1JlC4VN