Deadly Strategy (spoilers)

[SDLagent]

I wonder how Dennis Hogan will fit into this story.

[hardygirl847]

Sadly, Deadly Strategy is now slated to come out July 6! It was supposed to have come out yesterday.

[SDLagent]

...and May 25 in Canada.

[hardygirl847]

GRR!!! *pouts while she waits*

[SDLagent]

Now, this book isn't coming out until August. I wonder what the hold-up is?

[MacGyver]

Maybe with this delay the title will be longer and super awesomer than usual.

[tomswift2002]

Well it appears that both the Canadian and American release dates have been synched together, since Amazon.com and Amazon.ca (and Chapters.ca) are showing an August 3, 2010 release date. 

Considering that The Children Of The Lost was just released, and the next book isn't due till October (aside from Gold Medal Murder), maybe Simon & Schuster asked Papercutz to move the release date back to mid-August to have a "regular" level Hardy boys book available in the summer.

[hardygirl847]

I know there are all kinds of reasons that could cause push backs but it's annoying. The months in the year are always the same. The production of a book is planned out etc...It shouldn't be such a big deal to get something out on time. Right?!

[SDLagent]

Maybe they keep pushing it back just to hype-up the fans more.

[hardygirl847]

Well maybe...but it's annoying!!

[tomswift2002]

Has anyone received their copy yet?  I see Amazon has pushed the released date back from August 3 to August 31, 2010.

[SDLagent]

No I haven't. This is getting strange.

[MacGyver]

Just curious for an update. Amazon still has August 31st. listed for release, which is next Tuesday. Anyone with preorders heard anything new?

[SDLagent]

Nope. But my bookstore doesn't phone me until it's in.

[tomswift2002]

I haven't even pre-ordered it yet.