Felix the Fox is a failed magician (not his fault he couldn't pay tuition and got thrown out), a discharged legionary (honourably discharged - even if the dice were loaded), and a full time investigator of crap no one else wants to touch. Assaph is just the guy putting words on paper for Felix.

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No, I haven’t started podcasting. However Murder In Absentia is starting to appear in more and more podcasts around the, err, not ether but Internet. The first one was by Joshua Calkins-Treworgy a few weeks ago. Then came Brian Basham with Night Reads, reading aloud the first chapter of Murder In Absentia. The latest podcast […]

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One of the more enjoyable interviews I have done for a while, courtesy of Amanda Blount. Head over to her blog for the full interview: Writer’s Wednesday: Murder in Absentia, Assaph Mehr This week, as promised, Writer’s Wednesday explores the careers and writing paths of two different Australian author’s. Assaph Mehr, author of Murder in Absentia, […]

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As any one who had ever had to deal with with writers and authors knows, coffee is our life’s blood. We need it to function, to wake up the muses. And, again as anyone who’ve met and read blogs about indie authors know, we also tend to interview each other, challenge each other, and generally […]

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This has been one awesome week for Murder In Absentia! Three awesome new reviews were published – plus the first podcast review! For anyone who doesn’t know, I have this three-step plan of making writing my full-time job: Publish Book Get Movie Deal Buy Small Island So while a podcast is not quite a movie deal, […]

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A short, somewhat romantic, Felix mystery. The kind of thing that keeps him in business, and his wine and fish-sauce stocked. It calls on his unique set of skills, for those discerning customers with off-beat problems. My clients usually have hopes. When one contacts a detective, they have certain expectations, an anticipation of resolution to […]

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I get asked often about the research I do for my novels. Even when I’m not asked, I volunteer information… Besides reading proper history books (mostly by modern historians, but the occasional translated original source as well), I particularly like what might be termed “experimental archaeology”. These are people with a keen interest, that review […]

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Well, OK, Top 11 – but I’m sure that’s just because I blinked when it hit top 10! So now Murder In Absentia is one of the top selling books in the Roman Fantasy category, and fairly much up there in the more general Historical Fantasy category. Pretty exciting for a first-time author who only […]

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For everyone who missed the Cover Reveal party… well, you missed out on some awesome partying! Confetti, beers, spiced wine – it was all there. Read on to discover what’s new and about a special promo running now 😉 Two things were uncovered in the party. First was the great new cover done by Ellie Bockert Augsburger […]