[Abigail]

Dear GK,

I really love all of your Swindle books and I am wondering if you would possibly make another one. I have read all your books and I would absolutely love another book in the "Luther' series. I think that maybe you could add another character to give the book a feeling that new kids could relate to.

                      Sincerely Abigail.  

Hi, Abigail,

Thanks for posting. Its great to hear from another SWINDLE fan. Have you read all 8 of the books?

I don't think the series will continue, as popular as it has always been. As for another character, I added one in JACKPOT --Victor -- and the fans hated him so much that I was plowed under with letters and emails of protest! I didn't dare use Victor ever again in subsequent books.

The last time I added it all up, my list had 103 titles on it. On July 3rd, FAKER will be released,  bringing the total to 104, which sounds like a lot, even to me! I hope you'll go ahead and read some of them.

Thanks again for taking the time to write to me, Abigail.

                                             Best regards,                                                           -----Gordon Korman-----

[Michael M.]

Dear G.K.

I am a fan of you swindle series books since I was in elementary school and helped me plan things out in life. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ve always like the way the characters have always had a plan for a wonderful heist. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ve read all of them through the years, even multiple times to. But throughout the years I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ve been reading them, and other fans have been saying too. But I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'m asking if in the future, if you can add another book to this wonderful series? Maybe they moved on in school or they\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ve planned a hiest in recovering lost items that were stolen. There could be many things you can have these amazing characters. 

 

A for your character named Victor, I agree with the fans that character shouldn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t had been added, but it was only in one book and the last ones didn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t have Victor in it. The og characters are always great. My most favorite one is Framed, since I love a good mystery and I feel in love with the ending of the book very much. So possible ones could involve mysteries there\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s something there. In conclusion Mr. Korman, I hope in the future as more people grow interest in the series and want to see more in this series. I do hope it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ll make a glorious return. A swindle fan. 

 

Signed Michael M.

Hi, Michael M.,

Thanks for writing. I think I remember hearing from you before, also about SWINDLE.

I'm glad the series made such a big hit with you. Right now there are no plans for any more. I won't rule it out completely, but even the editors tell me that SWINDLE seems to have run its course. The last one, JINGLE, was written 7 years ago and published in 2016. So I don't hold out much hope that there might be more. Sorry.

You were right about Victor, though! My readers are the best!                     -----Gordon Korman-----

[Mo Naseem]

Hi Gordon, 

I am a big fan of the Swindle series, I am on the last book and I have a suggestion for a sequel swindle series. I do believe swindle has run for a long time. I have very much been enjoying the books! My favorites are definitely Swindle and Framed. The characters and storylines are definitely what got me so interested, but what if there was a new series. It would be about them a few years older. They would be going on their same adventures, but with a twist. As the characters are older it would prove to have new challenges and obstacles. 

 

Kind Regards,

Mo Naseem

Hi, Mo,

Thanks for posting. I'm pleased to hear that my SWINDLE series has been making a hit with you. I hope you'll read your way through all 8 of the titles.

Your suggestion is an interesting one, although adding several years to the kids would mean it just wouldn't be SWINDLE any longer. Actually, what you describe is more like my MASTERMINDS series, 3 books about kids that are a little older than Griffin and Ben and the gang. I'd love to hear what you think about that one.

Thanks again for your interest.                                                                            -----Gordon Korman-----

[Mo Naseem]

Hi Gordon,

Thank you for responding! I just took a look at the masterminds series and I'm definitely reading it after I finish Swindle. I took note of your comment and I have a response. The Swindle series will always be a classic for me, but making a sequel to the books with them a bit older wouldn't mean that its not swindle anymore, it would be a new chapter in the groups' lives. Also nobody can get enough of Luthor. 

Kind Regards,

Mo Naseem