It’s May Day tomorrow but I would like to please change it just this once to May I Day, in other words May I beg you to buy just one of my books.

Let me explain. I have been trying to investigate why sales are so poor – naff writing I hear you say and you may be right – but one of the things I spotted is that the only way I can find my books on Amazon is by author name or title. It is not coming up in search lists. The reason I believe is that I am so far down the rankings – around 375,000 give or take a few thousand on each book.

Now, I had a sale on each book yesterday – thanks to Sue in Leicester (a City fan – and that’s not Leicester City – but we don’t hold that against her) – and the books climbed 25,000 in the rankings. Don’t ask me how because on that basis another 14 sales would get me to number 1.

Anyway, I thought if I would throw myself on the mercy of anyone that stumbled across this blog on the landscape to part with just 97p for one of my books. It’s not the money – about 30p to me – but to move up into the rankings so they at least show in the searches.

REWIND is what can happen when one gets one’s wish to go back and start again knowing what you know now. How can it go wrong? Easily.

TROUBLE CROSS – is a thriller that doesn’t take itself too seriously but there’s murder, kidnapping and double dealing all over.

Getting back to May I Day which is tomorrow, I thought why not set a challenge and see how many 97p copies can be sold in 97 minutes say starting from midday. If you don’t have a Kindle I am reliably informed there is an app that can be downloaded onto anything or if you know someone with a Kindle why not twist there arm.

Just kinddling. It’s rude to beg so I’ll leave it there.

In other news, I had an email from a David Wardle in Australia. I have been trying to track down someone I used to work with who last I heard had emigated to Oz with her boyfriend. A work colleague who is Australian went home recently and her mother placed free ads in various papers. This guy emailed me because his mother had the same maiden name as I was looking for. It wasn’t the person I was seeking but I thought it was cool anyway getting an email from myself.

Have a nice BHW.