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The Analysis Bureau Roseblood

Available to order from www.candy-jar-store.co.uk

Returning for a new quick read novel, after the series successful launch last year, The Analysis Bureau: Roseblood will be available from Candy Jar Books during March 2023, featuring cover art by DWM’s legendary picture strip artist Lee Sullivan and a story written by the series creator, Tom Dexter.

“The reaction we’ve had about the first book,” says Tom, “centred on the fact that it featured a strong female lead character, who our readers seem to have wholeheartedly embraced, working alongside classic Doctor Who characters such as Professor Travers and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. The latest short story takes a new twist, and brings the iconic film actor and director, Orson Welles into the mix.”

“It’s lovely to be asked back for another cover in the range,” Lee explains, “and it was great fun trying to capture the air of mystery Orson Welles always seemed to have about him in the art.

“There’s a famous Spitting Image sketch from years ago,” Tom adds, “where they basically said that Orson Welles lived his career in reverse, starting with the remarkable success of Citizen Kane and ending with financing being more than scarce for anything he wanted to direct.”

Set immediately after the climactic end of the first volume, this new book sees Welles heading for England to stop production of a horror parody of Citizen Kane being filmed, only to find that his past starts to haunt him in a very startling way. The Analysis Bureau step in to not only try to save his live, but also figure out what the connection is to the planet Mars. Shaun Russell, head of publishing at Candy Jar says: “The Analysis Bureau did exactly what we wanted, launching a spin-off title from our Lethbridge-Stewart books, and has created a team of characters who not only exists in their own universe, but also embrace characters, both human and otherwise from the worlds of Doctor Who, who we have under license. It was only natural to bring them back as soon as we could.”

This new quick read story acts as a bridge between the first volume, and a second book of short stories to be released later this year.