Black Butterfly - announcing the third Lucifer Box Novel
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Black Butterfly - announcing the third Lucifer Box Novel
Mark's third novel in the Lucifer Box series will be released on 3rd November according to Amazon today.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Butterfly ... 786&sr=8-2
The working title for the novel was Clawhammer and it sounds from the synopsis as if the book hasn't changed setting or theme since Mark announced it last year.
Synopsis:
With the young Queen Elizabeth newly established on her throne, Lucifer Box Esq is now by Appointment to Her Majesty. But the secretive Royal Academy seems a very different place and, approaching retirement, Box decides to investigate one last case...A series of bizarre accidents has claimed the lives of some of the world's most important people. Lucifer Box discovers that they were all members of the mysterious Widows' Circle, headed by the delectable Melissa Ffawthawe. He soon finds himself in the Transylvanian forests on the trail of boy assassin Kingdom Come and his deadly masters in the Anarcho-Criminal Retinue of Nihilists, Incendiarists and Murderers - A.C.R.O.N.I.M! What is the mysterious Black Butterfly? Who is Gottfried Clawhammer? Why is the world's biggest scout jamboree taking place on a fortified island in the Caribbean? All will be revealed as Lucifer Box takes his artistic licence to kill into the sleek, bleak era of the Cold War...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Butterfly ... 786&sr=8-2
The working title for the novel was Clawhammer and it sounds from the synopsis as if the book hasn't changed setting or theme since Mark announced it last year.
Synopsis:
With the young Queen Elizabeth newly established on her throne, Lucifer Box Esq is now by Appointment to Her Majesty. But the secretive Royal Academy seems a very different place and, approaching retirement, Box decides to investigate one last case...A series of bizarre accidents has claimed the lives of some of the world's most important people. Lucifer Box discovers that they were all members of the mysterious Widows' Circle, headed by the delectable Melissa Ffawthawe. He soon finds himself in the Transylvanian forests on the trail of boy assassin Kingdom Come and his deadly masters in the Anarcho-Criminal Retinue of Nihilists, Incendiarists and Murderers - A.C.R.O.N.I.M! What is the mysterious Black Butterfly? Who is Gottfried Clawhammer? Why is the world's biggest scout jamboree taking place on a fortified island in the Caribbean? All will be revealed as Lucifer Box takes his artistic licence to kill into the sleek, bleak era of the Cold War...
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'Black Butterfly' - the book cover revealed!
'Black Butterfly', the new Lucifer Box adventure, is published on 3rd November by Simon & Schuster.
The book's cover has been released...here it is:

Another great retro look, in keeping with the first two Lucifer novel covers.
Look at the detail of the playing card, with Box's face in his youth & aged...
Synopsis
LUCIFER BOX. He's tall, he's dark and, like the shark, he looks for trouble. Or so he wishes. For, with Queen Elizabeth newly established on her throne, the now elderly secret agent is reaching the end of his scandalous career. Despite his fast-approaching retirement, queer events leave Box unable to resist investigating one last case...Why have pillars of the Establishment started dying in bizarrely reckless accidents? Who are the deadly pay-masters of enigmatic assassin Kingdom Kum? And who or what is the mysterious Black Butterfly? From the seedy streets of Soho to the souks of Istanbul and the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica, Box must use his artistic licence to kill and eventually confront an enemy with its roots in his own notorious past. Can Lucifer Box save the day before the dying of the light?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Butterfly ... 0743257111
The book's cover has been released...here it is:

Another great retro look, in keeping with the first two Lucifer novel covers.
Look at the detail of the playing card, with Box's face in his youth & aged...
Synopsis
LUCIFER BOX. He's tall, he's dark and, like the shark, he looks for trouble. Or so he wishes. For, with Queen Elizabeth newly established on her throne, the now elderly secret agent is reaching the end of his scandalous career. Despite his fast-approaching retirement, queer events leave Box unable to resist investigating one last case...Why have pillars of the Establishment started dying in bizarrely reckless accidents? Who are the deadly pay-masters of enigmatic assassin Kingdom Kum? And who or what is the mysterious Black Butterfly? From the seedy streets of Soho to the souks of Istanbul and the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica, Box must use his artistic licence to kill and eventually confront an enemy with its roots in his own notorious past. Can Lucifer Box save the day before the dying of the light?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Butterfly ... 0743257111
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'Black Butterfly' signing events
There is a talk and signing with Mark at Waterstones, St Albans on Tuesday, 4th November for his new Lucifer Box novel 'Black Butterfly' according to the Waterstones website...
Mark Gatiss - Talk & Signing
Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box Novel
WATERSTONE'S ST ALBANS
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Tickets £3, available from the shop and redeemable against the purchase of the book on the night
Critically acclaimed author Mark Gatiss, writer and star of both Perrier Award winning comedy series The League Of Gentlemen and Science Fiction phenomenon Doctor Who, will be discussing and answering questions about his new novel The Black Butterfly, third in his Bestselling series about the devilish spy Lucifer Box.
Further details: 01727 834966
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Mark Gatiss - Talk & Signing
Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box Novel
WATERSTONE'S ST ALBANS
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Tickets £3, available from the shop and redeemable against the purchase of the book on the night
Critically acclaimed author Mark Gatiss, writer and star of both Perrier Award winning comedy series The League Of Gentlemen and Science Fiction phenomenon Doctor Who, will be discussing and answering questions about his new novel The Black Butterfly, third in his Bestselling series about the devilish spy Lucifer Box.
Further details: 01727 834966
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'Black Butterfly' signing dates
More 'Black Butterfly' signing dates:-
Mark is one of the guests at the Abertoir Horror Festival on Thursday, 13th November at 8.15pm.
He'll be signing copies of 'Black Butterfly'...
http://www.aber.ac.uk/~abtwww/markgatiss.html
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Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box Novel
WATERSTONE'S MANCHESTER, 91 DEANSGATE
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 6:00PM
The League of Gentlemen and Doctor Who writer and actor will be signing copies of the latest Lucifer Box novel. Signing, no ticket required.
Further details: 0161 837 3000
Talk and Signing:Mark Gatiss
Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box Novel
WATERSTONE'S GLASGOW SAUCHIEHA
Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Tickets £2; redeemable against price of book
Contributor to The League of Gentlemen scripts, and creator of the superb Lucifer Box books, Mark Gatiss will talk about his latest novel (which, good news!, features Lucifer Box).
Further details: 0141 332 9105
Mark is one of the guests at the Abertoir Horror Festival on Thursday, 13th November at 8.15pm.
He'll be signing copies of 'Black Butterfly'...
http://www.aber.ac.uk/~abtwww/markgatiss.html
Meet Mark Gatiss
Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box Novel
WATERSTONE'S MANCHESTER, 91 DEANSGATE
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 6:00PM
The League of Gentlemen and Doctor Who writer and actor will be signing copies of the latest Lucifer Box novel. Signing, no ticket required.
Further details: 0161 837 3000
Talk and Signing:Mark Gatiss
Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box Novel
WATERSTONE'S GLASGOW SAUCHIEHA
Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Tickets £2; redeemable against price of book
Contributor to The League of Gentlemen scripts, and creator of the superb Lucifer Box books, Mark Gatiss will talk about his latest novel (which, good news!, features Lucifer Box).
Further details: 0141 332 9105
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Oh I can't wait for a London signing!
Well, obviously I'll have to wait.
2008 will be my year to see all of the Gents close up and in the flesh, woohoo! Not bad for a year that started with me off work from depression, and is going to finish with me in a great job and having ticking off four of my ambitions
Well, obviously I'll have to wait.
2008 will be my year to see all of the Gents close up and in the flesh, woohoo! Not bad for a year that started with me off work from depression, and is going to finish with me in a great job and having ticking off four of my ambitions

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