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….
Had a lovely surprise today: The Day I Died is a finalist for the Simon and Schuster/Mary Higgins Clark Award! The award is given out alongside the Edgar Awards, announced today, on Edgar Poe’s birthday. Yes, that’s a thing that mystery writers know. It’s Edgar’s birthday. *confetti*…
I love cover reveal day…one of the best days in the course of publication because, well, LOOK: What’s it about? I’m glad you asked! From the critically-acclaimed author of The Day I Died comes a terrifying twist on a locked-room mystery that will keep readers guessing until…
That title is a song, and if you’re not *from* Indiana, perhaps this song has never wedged itself into your brain for an entire weekend. I spent last weekend at the festivities for the Indiana Author Award. I was the Regional category winner, and it was just…
I’ve been so busy, I forgot to share this news! The Day I Died is a Finalist for the 2017 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year! How wonderful is that? You won’t believe the company I’m keeping in this short list. Fantastic writers and lovely people….
Got something scrummy (as they say on the Great British Bake-Off) in the mail yesterday—my copy of DEADLIER, an anthology of 100 women crime writers, including Agatha Christie, Daphne du Maurier, Shirley Jackson and, oh, right, ME. To say I’m excited doesn’t even cut it. It’s not…
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