News
My short story, "A Calculated Risk" has been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger Award in the UK! The winner will be announced July 23.
"A Sleep Not Unlike Death" wins the Anthony Award for Best Short Story!
Now hear this: TRIGGER CITY and BIG CITY BAD BLOOD are now both available as audiobooks, at Audible.com.
TRIGGER CITY wins the Crimespree Award. Readers of Crimespree Magazine have voted Trigger City their favorite book of 2008.
I am grateful beyond words. Thank you.
I'm thrilled to report that my short story from the Killer Year anthology, "One Serving of Bad Luck," has won the CWA Short Story Dagger Award in the UK.
TRIGGER CITY is nominated for the Barry Award for Best Novel. The Barry is awarded jointly by Mystery News and Deadly Pleasures magazines.
TRIGGER CITY is nominated for both the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award, in the best novel category. And my story, "A Sleep Not Unlike Death" is also nominated for both awards, in the best short story category.
Trigger City is the winner of the 2009 Dilys Award given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association!
BIG CITY BAD BLOOD has been translated into Dutch, as, CHICAGO MOB.
My short story, "A Sleep Not Unlike Death" was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.
Best of 2008 Lists:
At the Florida Sun-Sentinel, Oline Cogdill's Best Mysteries of 2008.
At Bookgasm, Trigger City appears high on both Cameron Hughes', and Bruce Grossman's lists.
And at January Magazine, the Best Books of 2008: Crime Fiction.
Canada's CBC Radio names Trigger City to its list of "mysteries of the year" on The Next Chapter.
At Bookspot Central, Russel McLean's Best Reads of 2008.
And Canada's National Post newspaper has named both Trigger City and Big City Bad Blood in their list of "best crime fiction titles " for the holiday season.
Hello, Poland: I just finished working with Piotr, my amazing Polish translator, and I can't wait to see Big City Bad Blood in Polish. Okrzyki!
The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association has named Trigger City a KILLER BOOK.
Trigger City has been named an alternate selection of the Book-of-The-Month Club, the Mystery Guild, and BMOC2.
Big City Bad Blood has been honored with the Shamus Award, the Gumshoe Award, the Crimespree Magazine Award, and the Lovey Award, for best first novel.
Events
Muncie, IN
July 29-31 - Midwest Writers Workshop
I'm honored to be on the faculty of this workshop, now in its 37th year, at Ball State University.
