Based in Chicago, Centaur Books is an independent imprint of Joshua Tree Publishing. Specializing in mystery and suspense, Centaur Books is dedicated to helping first-time and seasoned authors in their writing careers. If you ever wrote a book, you know that getting published is very difficult. In today's marketplace, authors, especially first-time ones, are confronted with "self-publishing" companies that are really vanity presses in disguise. While choosing that route may very well be a means to getting published, a writer's reputation is tarnished by association with companies whose main goal is to charge your credit card rather than read your book. That is why Joshua Tree Publishing started a new imprint called Centaur Books. Centaur Books has 25 years of expertise and experience in publishing books. We offer authors access to our experts—while our authors concentrate on writing books. But we do not stop there. We help the authors with promoting their books. We give our authors access to media lists which specialize in book promotion. We provide information on book stores, direct mail outlets, and alternative sources where authors can market their books. We design and host websites for authors and their books. We offer training seminars throughout the year which focus on writing, editing, and marketing books. We remain committed to our authors and their success. Because if they aren't successful, we aren't.