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Kwei Quartey’s “The Missing American” receives Edgar Awards nomination
Each spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre. Congratulations to all the nominees but most especially to our client Kwei Quartey who made the very short list in fiction for his novel THE MISSING AMERICAN in which he introduces Emma Djan, a female Accra private investigator whose first missing persons case takes her into the darkest depths of the email scams and fetish priests in Ghana, the world’s Internet capital. The 75th Annual Edgar® Award winners will be announced and celebrated on April 29, 2021…
“The Missing American” receives NPR review
Emma Djan, a 26-year-old newbie private investigator in Accra, immerses herself in the world of sakawa Internet fraud and finds that it reaches the upper echelons of power in the West African country, putting her in mortal danger. THE MISSING AMERICAN is a mystery and thriller that kept me spellbound – and rooting for Emma (says the NPR reviewer) See full text of the review here…
John McMahon’s “The Evil That Men Do” makes New York Times Book Review List
A hearty Congratulations to John McMahon whose second novel THE EVIL THAT MEN DO has made Marilyn Stasio’s New York Times Book Review list of the Best Crime Novels of 2020! See full text of the review here…
Homeira Qaderi’s “Dancing in the Mosque” People Magazine’s Book of the Week
Most recently People Magazine selected Homeira Qaderi’s debut memoir DANCING IN THE MOSQUE (Harper Collins) as Book of the Week – December 7, 2020 calling it “A heartrending, indelible tale.” See full text of the review here…
New York Times Book Review honors Arthur Phillips’ “The King at the Edge of the World”
Congratulations to Arthur Phillips whose mesmerizing novel THE KING AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD has been selected by The New York Times Book Review one of The Notable Books of 2020: “Intrigue and espionage fuel this delectable novel…” See the review here…
John Cribb launches new novel “Old Abe” at Hub City Bookstore
John Cribb at his book launch on September 15, 2020 at Hub City Bookstore in Spartanburg, SC, where he signed 200 copies of OLD ABE his new novel on President Lincoln’s last years, called “The best book on Lincoln I’ve read” by author William Bennett.
Homeira Qaderi’s “Dancing in the Mosque” receives Starred Kirkus Review
Congratulations to Homeira Qaderi whose debut memoir DANCING IN THE MOSQUE (Harper Collins) received a Starred Kirkus Review and was named: “A powerful narrative of a life marked by courage and despair”.
Patti Callahan Henry receives 2020 Harper Lee Award
The Monroeville Literary Festival and the Alabama Writers’ Forum are pleased to announce that Patti Callahan Henry (Mountain Brook, AL) is the recipient of the 2020 Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer.
John McMahon’s “The Good Detective” finalist in Edgar Awards best first novels category
Each spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre selects the previous year’s mysteries in multiple categories. We are proud to announce that John McMahon’s wonderful novel THE GOOD DETECTIVE, has been selected by the Edgar Awards Committee as one of six finalist in best first novels category of 2019.
A huge congratulations to John, to his editor Mark Tavani and to his publisher, Putnam/Random House
See the page here: Best First Novel 2020
John McMahon’s “The Good Detective” makes New York Times list
Congratulations to John McMahon whose debut novel THE GOOD DETECTIVE (Putnam) made the New York Times year end list of the 10 BEST CRIME NOVELS of 2019. With tens of thousands of crime books published each year, this is a tremendous honor, especially for a debut author.
Detective P.T. Marsh returns in John’s second novel, THE EVIL MEN DO, coming from Putnam in March 2020.