(Publisher’s Weekly, Feb. 23)

Simmons kicked off an eight-city tour in Denver, his hometown, on Feb. 16; he’ll end up on Feb. 25.  Film rights to Drood have been sold to Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth).  According to Publisher’s Weekly starred review, “Despite the book’s length, readers will race through the pages, drawn by the intricate plot and the proliferation of intriguing psychological puzzles, which will remind many of the work of Charles Palliser and Michael Cox.”

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