Sherlock Holmes had his Baker Street Irregulars and almost every modern police force has its auxiliary unit. So, too, does the Peekamoose Heights Police Department.

What's the purpose of the PMHPDA? To promote the Ed McAvoy Mystery Series. It was Joseph Pulitzer, I believe, who said: "Without adequate publicity, all else fails."

That's where the PMHPDA comes in—to augment my publicity efforts and help me spread the word. According to Marilyn & Tom Ross in their book Jump Start Your Book Sales, a recent Gallup poll showed that 26% of fiction readers buy a book because a friend or relative recommends it to them.

The requirements for membership in the PMHPDA are quite simple:

1. Participate in a Ride-Along with the Peekamoose Heights PD (in other words, buy a book.)

2. Be willing to actively promote the series (talk it up with people, request the books at your local library, post reviews on Internet sites, etc.).

If you would like to join, fill out the membership application, listing 3 Internet sites where you have posted reviews of an Ed McAvoy mystery.

In return, I'll email you a downloadable PMHPDA Membership Certificate suitable for framing (we do things up classy, here in the Village of Peekamoose Heights).

Due to the large volume of SPAM being submitted through this page, the PMHPDA form has been deactivated. To join the PMHPDA, just send me an email listing the 3 sites where you've posted reviews and I'll sign you up.

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