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The motivation for this blog is to enhance your experience if you have bought the book, Secrets of the Widow's Son.

Or perhaps you have visited the website for the book, www.secretsofthewidowsson.com. Secrets of the Widow's Son is published by Sterling Publishing Co. I am the author.

It is here that you will be able to learn of things that could not make it into the book--and there will be a lot, I can already assure you! I am confident that I will never run out of things to learn as I continue to chase all the themes and puzzles which keep arising in my quest for knowledge.

My book is a "Prequel to the Sequel" dealing with the upcoming Dan Brown novel, said to be titled The Solomon Key. No one knows exactly when Dan Brown will release his sequel to The Da Vinci Code, but I will say my hunch, at this moment in time, is February 2006. Which gives you plenty of time to read Secrets of the Widow's Son and get ready for a great experience when Dan Brown leads you on a new adventure, this time in Washington, DC, involving the Freemasons.

Secrets of the Widow's Son is on sale now at BN.com as well as the Barnes & Noble or B. Dalton bookstores, not to mention Amazon.com and many other retail sources.

Before I actually post anything newsworthy (assuming I will), I really must thank all the people who made the book possible, including my associates Dan Burstein and Arne de Keijzer, plus their families, as well as my own family (who have learned to put up with an awful lot). The many people at Sterling Books who helped were just outstanding, and treated me with great kindness and respect.

Two days ago, I was honored to be part of a book signing at the fabulous hall that is set aside for this purpose on the third floor of the Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. The very attentive crowd filled the room and gave us a warm reception as Dan and I related some of the ideas behind SOWS (as I will necessarily have to abbreviate the book).

It was a stellar evening for me and my family. We were given a grand ride down and back in a Lincoln. The display of SOWS was right by the front entrance, and I saw my name up in broadbills, alongside the likes of Gloria Estefan or Barbara Ehrenreich, to name just a couple of authors with books out around now. Later on, we went to dinner at a restaurant nearby, and at the booth next to our raucous table were a demure party including Lauren Bacall and Arthur Schlesinger. What a thrill!

But enough small talk, shameless name-dropping, etc. My next post will get down to business, I promise.