Yesterday I ordered five signed books from an independent bookstore in New Hampshire. I don’t think I’ve ever been to New Hampshire. But I had read a book by an author who lives there, and I wanted signed books to give away for the holidays (and, let’s…
Well, I had a great weekend in Dallas and came home with a significant souvenir… The Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original, or as Catriona McPherson put it, before saying my name, the OTHER Best Novel, format be damned. I feel so lucky to be nominated…
I was updating some events on this site, getting organized all back-to-school style when I realized I had never posted about Under a Dark Sky being an Anthony Award nominee. WHAT? A chance to brag, missed? Well, it is. Under a Dark Sky is a nominee for…
An important moment in any book’s publication is the COVER. I’m excited to share the cover of my next book… How gorgeous is it? Tell me my book is pretty. The Lucky One will be out in February. I know it’s a long time for you, but…
It’s been such a busy day that I forgot to post this news here: Under a Dark Sky is an Edgar Award nominee! I just said that. Like it was no big deal! But it is a very big deal, to me. I ugly-cried when I found…
I was surprised and delighted to learn today that Under a Dark Sky is a finalist for the Lefty Award for Best Mystery! Yes, Best Mystery, like out of thousands or something. They have an award for the funny one, for the historical one, and for the…
The Day I Died took home the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original! Now, to put some big flowers into that vase. Thank you, Bouchercon board and volunteers, attendees, authors, readers, friends. This book was ten years in the making. Who knew when I put that manuscript…
I swear I forgot. It’s not like it’s not great news. I’m just too busy batting away Facebook notifications to remember to do my part in telling you that The Day I Died is a nominee for the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original! Yay! <- proper…
Some great news this week… The Day I Died is a nominee for the ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original! This is truly thrilling news, my first Thriller Award nomination! I’ve definitely had more than my fair share of award nominations, but it’s exciting to be…
And then one day all those ideas are delivered to your front porch in pretty, paper form. These are the advance readers of Under a Dark Sky for reviewers, so NO ONE PANIC. If you are a librarian or reviewer, you can use Edelweiss to request it….
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