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Selected Upcoming Events & News

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The Phantom of Forest Lawn - New!

General Publication Date: October 8, 2024 - available everywhere

Special merchandise and product collaborations

Podcast, radio and television interviews - October and November

Hosted author events and presentations - October - December

Virtual book clubs - spots open in November

Blog tours October and November

 

Avenging Angel Detective Agency

Special merchandise and product collaborations

Current of Darkness, A Murder in Ashwood, and The Unsealing — the third novel in the Avenging Angel Detective Agency Mystery series read in any order — available everywhere

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Current of Darkness

Radio and television interviews

Hosted author events and presentations - January 2025

Virtual book clubs - spots open in September

Podcast tour December 2024 - February 2025

 

The Buffalo Butcher

Virtual author events January - February 2025

Television, podcast and radio interviews - December

Virtual Book Clubs - limited spots available for December 2024 - January 2025

 

A Murder in Ashwood

Virtual speaking tour Early 2025

Virtual Book Clubs - limited spots available for December and on 

Blitz, podcast, press February 2025

 

The Unsealing

Audiobook wide distribution! Robert Brighton, author and narrator - check Instagram @robertbrightonauthor and this site for updates and behind-the-scenes photos and snippets

 Virtual Book Clubs - limited spots available 

Blitz, podcast, press February 2025

 

Media and Press Resources

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WGRZ Channel 2 News

Coverage of The Phantom of Forest Lawn premiere at Forest Lawn's Fall in the Forest

Big Weck, In Our Community 
Judge Penny Wolfgang, host of In Our Community, discusses The Phantom of Forest Lawn, love and resurrectionists, history, and what’s next
Authority Magazine, Medium
Robert Brighton On The 5 Things You Need to Know to Become a Great Author
Buffalo Rising
Avenging Angels: Author and Buffalo Native Robert Brighton Weaves Local Lore Through Gilded Age Fiction (Podcast Included)

Daytime Buffalo WIVB-4

WIVB's Daytime Buffalo Interview ... host Chelsea Lovel and author Robert Brighton discuss CURRENT OF DARKNESS, promoting Buffalo and how he has become known as "Buffalo's Favorite Author" and more.

In Our Community with Judge Penny Wolfgang on the BIG WECK discussing CURRENT OF DARKNESS

Buffalo's own Judge Wolfgang discusses topics of interest to Western New York, and with Robert Brighton, discusses CURRENT OF DARKNESS, history, and present.

On Target Audacy Discussing CURRENT OF DARKNESS

Western New York's podcast and radio show featuring author Robert Brighton and discussing CURRENT OF DARKNESS.

WIVB’s Daytime Buffalo Interview … host Chelsea Lovell and author Robert Brighton discuss THE BUFFALO BUTCHER, Buffalo and The Avenging Angel Detective Agency Mysteries.

Don't Miss...Immerse yourself in the scandal and glamor of the Gilded Age with this murder mystery.

"...Setting this series apart from other historical mysteries is Brighton’s deft hand at capturing dishy lives of long ago, as his Ashwood residents gossip, scheme, preen, and love. There’s nothing genteel about this depiction, and the chatter, both elegant and earthy, has the feel of a great cocktail party..."

"...Time and place are fully realized in this murder story, making for a fascinating period piece..."

A Murder in Ashwood is a beautiful and engaging story written by a talented writer.

A Murder in Ashwood by Robert Brighton is the ultimate turn-of-the-century murder mystery. Five Stars.

Discussion of The Unsealing with Buffalo News Personality

Discussion of The Unsealing and Main Themes

Readers' Favorite announces the Five Star review for The Unsealing

"…written with grace and power, capturing the moment that electricity lit up the world…"

"...An addictive page-turner with rich historical details..."

Interview with questions about future books, the setting and the characters

"...The Unsealing is a thrilling story that will keep you turning one page after the other from start to finish..."

Sampling of media outlets with coverage for Robert Brighton and The Unsealing

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Official Theatrical Trailer for The Unsealing

Avenging Angel Detective Agency Mysteries Trailer

The Trailer for A Murder in Ashwood!

Women Detectives in the Gilded Age with Judge Penny Wolfgang and Robert Brighton

The Unsealing Discussion at the Mark Twain House with Dr. Cecelia Tichi and Robert Brighton

Inspired by “the true crime of the century” in 1901 in Buffalo, New York - a muscular, young city, Queen of the Lake, The Electric City, where the money that builds Newport mansions and Park Avenue townhouses is made, plays host to the world’s greatest fair, the Pan-American Exposition and its 8,000,000 guests. “Written with grace and power, capturing the moment that electricity lit up the world.” Contains three original interior scratchboard illustrations.  

As the remains of the great Pan-American Exposition are swept away, the sensational murder of a prominent businessman, and the city's stronghold on covering it up, leads us along with new detective Sarah Payne into a storm of courtroom drama and sheer resolve to uncover the skeletons best kept hidden away. “This has the feel of a great cocktail party…a polished, rewarding page-turner.” Contains three original scratchboard illustrations.

1901. Not quite thirteen years have passed since Jack the Ripper terrorized Whitechapel, London. And now, in the very shadow of the great Pan-American Exposition, has Jack the Ripper returned? An important novel “with narration celebrating our shared humanity” in which the working girls themselves must stand together to stop the carnage and reclaim their humanity.

A tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal set against the backdrop of the glittering Gilded Age. A secret meeting lures beautiful detective Sarah Payne undercover, behind the bright façade of the honeymoon playground of Niagara Falls and into the strange and perilous underworld of the booming electric power industry.​​​​​​ "Writing that is on par with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.” Contains three original scratchboard illustrations.

Love and be loved in this “achingly beautiful” tale with intertwining love stories, mysteries, and resurrectionists with “every lavish scene cinematically described.” Opening with “perhaps the most beautiful writing ever,” the prologue is set in “one summer long ago,” and progresses with “adventure and curiosity” in this “life-changing story.”