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True. Werthead Send a noteboard - 19/09/2009 03:07:03 AM
by keeping the secret, they add a certain mystery to the whole thing, and the following conversation about whether it is a pen name for someone else boost interest and sales. It has happened with some high profile book over here just a couple of months ago.


Nick Harkaway and Joe Hill also tried to hide the fact that they are the sons of famous authors (John le Carre and Stephen King) and it didn't quite work either.

The other thing I've heard about Parker is that it might actually be a pen-name for Tom Holt's wife, which would make a lot more sense, as she's an American lawyer living in Britain (as KJP's bio says) and might not want to be accused of only succeeding through nepotism. Although after ten very well received novels, I shouldn't think that's a problem any more.
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This board is severely lacking in discussion of female authors Larry - 12/09/2009 08:11:46 AM 1466 Views
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No Larry - 12/09/2009 10:52:12 AM 961 Views
I think what you mean is this board is lacking in discussion of lesser-known authors... Legolas - 12/09/2009 10:49:56 AM 946 Views
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The most popular author in the world is female. *NM* Haggard - 15/09/2009 03:34:27 AM 433 Views
Incorrect. Werthead - 15/09/2009 04:14:06 PM 1031 Views
You might want to edit that... jh - 15/09/2009 04:40:32 PM 1081 Views
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... That doesn't actually change the truth-value of his statement. *NM* Craig - 16/09/2009 05:31:30 AM 501 Views
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Probably. Werthead - 16/09/2009 04:51:57 AM 1280 Views
It is not uncommon in the publishing industry to pull tricks like that. jh - 16/09/2009 11:19:04 AM 960 Views
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I've heard she's written a little slash. True? *NM* rebelaessedai - 16/09/2009 01:53:58 AM 418 Views
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This post is severely lacking in discussion of male authors. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2009 04:42:23 PM 588 Views
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