James Patterson Apology

Picture of the Day for 4/27/2015. So, remember that mystery writer's conference, Sleuthfest, I attended a couple of months ago? The big keynote speaker was James Patterson. His name was splashed across all the conference materials. People came from all over the country to hear him. About the only person who did NOT attend the conference was James Patterson. On the day he was supposed to speak at a luncheon, he was a no-show.  Not sure what happened there since he only lives less than an hour away from where the event was held, but his publisher sent everyone who attended a Sleuthfest a hard copy book as an apology. I'm looking forward to reading the book since I've never read any of his novels before.