Riverdale
Avenue Books’ Magnus Imprint Releases Transition to Murder by Renee James
New York, NY – February 25, 2013 –Riverdale Avenue
Books’ Magnus imprint is proud to publish Transition
to Murder by award-winning journalist Renee James, which will be the first
title in this new transgender mystery series.
The novel
tells the chilling story of revenge when a suspected killer lives beyond the
reach of the law. Bobbi Logan’s bruising search for truth and justice takes her
into the pulsating streets of Chicago’s Boystown neighborhood, the colorful
world of high-end hair styling, and the city’s vibrant transgender community.
Fast-paced and unsparing in hard details, Transition
to Murder is a fresh, original portrayal of the life of a transwoman who is
searching to discover her own “self” even as she searches for her friend’s killer.
Don Weise, Editorial Director
of Magnus, said of this book, “Renee James’ Transition to Murder is the most
personal crime novel I've ever read. It's as much about finding the killer as
it is about Bobbi, the transwoman protagonist, finding her place in a
world that's often hostile to her.”
“Don loved heroine Bobbi Logan as much as I did and we worked
hard together to make her story even more compelling.” said author, Renee
James. “We hope readers of all
ethnicities and orientations will fall in love with Bobbi Logan, too.”
For more information, contact Alyssa Tognetti at Astonish
Media Group (347) 878-5977.
About Renee James
Renee James
is an award-winning journalist, as well as a writer, editor and licensed
cosmetologist. She has been active in the Chicago transgender community for
many years. The book won the Chicago Writers’ Association Book of the Year
honors in the Indy Fiction category in 2012 when an earlier version was
submitted under the title Coming Out Can
Be Murder.