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R. C.:
I wrote my latest with no intention of making it book one of a series. Of course, the ending I planned morphed, and created a massive cliffhanger.  Book two continues seamlessly from book one, using the same structural format to revisit the murders (adding context, history, and drama).

Using hindsight, the story could have been one book, well over 140k words. The market seems to prefer the 60-90k word count for the murder mystery genre.

The title of "Book One" is -- The Granite Bay Murder Club, A Nascence.

It is my desire to title "Book Two" -- The Granite Bay Murder Club, Threshold.

There's the difficulty.  The easy path: Find another name for book two. Do I? It is permitted to give two books the same title with different subtitles. Should I?

R.C.

Bill Hiatt:
I can't think of an obvious reason not to. In theory, you could use "Granite Bay Murder Club" as the name of the series and use the proposed subtitles as titles, but that would involve a lot more messing around with your initial cover.

I would think two short books would be better than one long one. (And I say this as someone who does have some long books in some cases.)

Vijaya:
I agree with Bill. Esp. since "Club" evokes a sense of continuity--that there would be other murders in this community. And you never know--characters do take on a life of their own, but you'll have to populate them with new ones if you keep killing them off :)

TimothyEllis:
You change it to a series name of The Granite Bay Murder Club

Book one becomes A Nascence.

Book 2 is then Threshold.

No subtitles involved.

R. C.:
Thanks to all for the quick responses. I am creating the series The Granite Bay Murder Club.

Book One: The Granite Bay Murder Club, A Nasense.

Book Two: Secrets of the Murder Club, Release.

Or one of these options for the title of book two:

A Symphony of Shadows
Echoes of Betrayal
Echoes of Innocence
Framed by Fate
Framed in Silence
Framed Innocence
Heartbreak in Granite Bay
Loyalty's End
Memories of a Killer
Murder as Masterpiece
Secrets in the Dark
Shadows Among Us
Shadows of Deceit
The Art of Deceit
The Art of Deception
The Club of Shadows
The Dangerous Game
The Gallery of Lies
The Game of Secrets
The Granite Bay Confession <-- This is another good option.
The Price of Truth
Whispers in the Dark
Whispers of Innocence

Thoughts?

R.C.

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