From b5aeaec77157b7c1e95c8f8f7fd1805ae4bf249f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:55:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: 806dfea4-2191-40c7-a6b9-6329263c3523_01.md task=806dfea4-2191-40c7-a6b9-6329263c3523 --- ...806dfea4-2191-40c7-a6b9-6329263c3523_01.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 projects/book-marketing-agency/staging/806dfea4-2191-40c7-a6b9-6329263c3523_01.md diff --git a/projects/book-marketing-agency/staging/806dfea4-2191-40c7-a6b9-6329263c3523_01.md b/projects/book-marketing-agency/staging/806dfea4-2191-40c7-a6b9-6329263c3523_01.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..23bee2e --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/book-marketing-agency/staging/806dfea4-2191-40c7-a6b9-6329263c3523_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE +Oct. 1, 2024 + +**Elena Vargas’ debut thriller ‘Echoes of the Lost’ releases Oct. 15** + +*Former journalist’s novel centers on a detective unraveling a decades-old family mystery.* + +NEW YORK -- Elena Vargas’ debut novel “Echoes of the Lost,” a psychological thriller, will be published Oct. 15 by HarperCollins Publishers. The book follows a detective investigating her own family’s hidden past amid a string of unsolved disappearances. Early advance reader copies have drawn comparisons to works by Gillian Flynn. + +The 320-page hardcover draws from Vargas’ 15 years as an investigative reporter for The Miami Herald, where she covered cold cases. HarperCollins acquired North American rights in a six-figure deal last year after a bidding war. The novel marks the first in a planned trilogy. + +“We wrote this because those old stories from my reporting wouldn’t let me sleep—they demanded to be told,” Vargas said. “It’s not just a mystery; it’s about what families bury to survive.” + +Pre-orders have topped 10,000 units through Amazon and Barnes & Noble, with audiobook rights sold to Audible. The publisher reports strong buzz from mystery conventions, including a starred review in Publishers Weekly. + +The book is available for pre-order at $28 hardcover from major retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and IndieBound.org. Vargas will appear at the Miami Book Fair Oct. 20 and virtual events through November. + +### + +ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Elena Vargas is a former investigative reporter for The Miami Herald. “Echoes of the Lost” is her first novel. She lives in Miami with her husband and two children. + +MEDIA CONTACT: +Zara Thompson +zara@crimsonleaf.com +(212) 555-0198 \ No newline at end of file