Many readers of "Means and Motive" have asked, "What happened to Rebecca?"

If you're one of them, you'll be interested to know that I've started writing a prequel to "Means and Motive" which will fill in that part of Jack Durant's story. More details to follow.

"Means and Motive" is available on Amazon here, including a free chapter and free access for Unlimited subscribers:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYCZJVGX

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"2026 has already been a great year for new #Jewish #reads, from podcaster #BrookeAverick‘s delightful #romance debut “Phoebe Berman Is Gonna Lose It” to #LenaDunham‘s latest #memoir “Famesick.” Now, as we enter the summer months — prime beach #read and #bookclub in the park time — there are a whole new crop of Jewish #titles and/or books #written by Jewish #authors to peruse.

And trust me, they won’t disappoint.

There are multiple spy #thrillers with compelling Jewish characters, histories of the #Rothschilds and #Renoir’s Jewish models, and tales of girlhood, Jewish motherhood and intergenerational trauma. There are even #queer #demons, #dybbuks and #golems, oh my!

Read on for our full list of new #Jewishbooks we’re excited to read this summer."

https://www.heyalma.com/14-jewish-books-were-excited-about-for-summer-2026/

Pluralistic: Naomi Kritzer's "Obstetrix" (09 Jun 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/06/09/deliver-us/

The Heretical Energy of “Is God Is”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/the-heretical-energy-of-is-god-is

The Lewiston Sun-Journal (and sister paper the Franklin Journal) have published articles on Means and Motive:

Wilton native sets murder mystery in western Maine
https://www.sunjournal.com/2026/05/31/wilton-native-sets-murder-mystery-in-western-maine/

The novel is available on Amazon here, including a free chapter and free access for Kindle Unlimited subscribers:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYCZJVGX

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Now in Large Print: my Maine Murder Mystery, Means and Motive:
https://www.amazon.com/Means-Motive-Large-Andrew-Oliver/dp/B0H18JPJ6L

A murder in the western Maine foothills has the local police chief searching high and low for the perpetrator. Can he solve the case with the state Major Crimes Unit breathing down his neck? Will the fearsome weather block the investigation before it reaches fruition? And will any of this distract the chief from his broken heart?

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Means and Motive can now be ordered from Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/means-and-motive-andrew-oliver/1150084832

Means and Motive will take you on a fast-paced journey through western Maine at its most dangerous time of year, the dead of winter. Ride along with police chief Jack Durant as he follows clues, suspects, and his heart on a pulse-pounding, non-stop race to find the truth.

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