Here is an advance look at the covers of the two GI JOE novels I have coming out this summer. GI JOE: ABOVE AND BEYOND is a prequel and GI JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA is the movie tie-in novel.

Matt Clemens helped plot and research the prequel, a process we have used on our CSI, BONES, DARK ANGEL and CRIMINAL MINDS novels. He and I are working together on a serial killer novel for Kensington that will be out next March. We wanted to take the approach to a forensics thriller that we’ve honed on CSI and CRIMINAL MINDS into something of our own.

This is the first time Matt will share byline on a cover with me (other than our short story collection, MY LOLITA COMPLEX — we’ve published co-bylined short stories for around ten years). Our title was KILLER TV, but it’s been changed (with only minimal screaming and kicking by us) to YOU CAN’T STOP ME. Kensington is really tops at publishing this kind of novel (they’ve done well by my pal John Lutz, a great writer) and we will be doing at least two books for them.

M.A.C.

Tags: GI Joe, You Can't Stop Me