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Tag Archives: mystery
Inside 'Murder in the Magic City'
British author Andrew Grant hit the thriller scene in a big way with his 2009 debut, Even. Starring rogue spy David Trevellyan, the novel was a favorite of Whodunit columnist Bruce Tierney, among others, and marked the launch of a … Continue reading
No money? No problem: 5 cheap and easy home renovation ideas
Jennie Bentley is the author of the best-selling Do-It-Yourself home renovation mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime. She doesn’t just write about home renovation, she lives it—working as a renovator and real estate assistant as well as a writer. Today, Jennie … Continue reading
The great Kate (Atkinson)
A throwaway mention of a new Kate Atkinson novel in 2010 had me Googling up a storm this morning. Sure enough, Amazon.co.uk has a listing for Started Early, Took My Dog—a fourth Jackson Brodie novel—pubbing with Doubleday on August 19.** … Continue reading
A New Year's Day giveaway
Happy New Year! To set the tone for 2010, we’re giving away the paperback version of one of 2009′s hottest mystery debuts. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is the first in a new series starring precocious preteen … Continue reading
'Castle' is back, in print and on TV
Over the summer, I posted about the ABC series “Castle,” about a novelist and a cop who form an unlikely partnership when the author decides to make the cop the model for the heroine of a new series. Well, season … Continue reading
Morning Show . . . Murders?
At BookPage we’ve been gearing up for the holidays. It may seem early, but since we work 2-3 months ahead of publication dates, we’ve been happily sorting through piles of the best books to give (and receive) this season. While … Continue reading
Undead writer's club
It has been four years since her blockbuster debut, The Historian, but Elizabeth Kostova is rising again on January 21 with a second act, The Swan Thieves. Instead of literature, this time Kostova’s subject is painting—and painters who struggle to … Continue reading
Mystery writer to watch
Readers are buzzing about the mystery debut from Attica Locke, Black Water Rising. The L.A. Times calls Locke “a writer wise beyond her years,” Sarah Weinman is a fan, and the novel garnered positive pre-pub reviews from Library Journal and … Continue reading
Wallander on Mystery!
Having read about Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander books in Bruce Tierney’s Whodunit? column—Mankell has even won the “coveted” BookPage Tip of the Ice Pick Award—and being a longtime fan of PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery! series, I’m pretty excited about the premiere … Continue reading
A dark, rainy night in Berlin
Well, you never know what you’re going to find in the mail here at BookPage. Yesterday I came across A Trace of Smoke (Forge), whose jacket photograph of a rainy nighttime street scene with German-language signage and an U-bahn entrance … Continue reading
Say hello to my little friend
The morning after her big Edgar win, Meg Gardiner (The China Lake), describes herself as “dazed and excited and sleep-deprived.” Check out her blog posts and photos from the ceremony here. Who knew the Edgar statuette was so adorable?
2009 Edgar Award winners
The Mystery Writers of America were celebrating in New York City last night! In addition to hosting their annual gala to honor the winners of the Edgar Allan Poe Awards (more simply known as “The Edgars”), the WMA were celebrating … Continue reading
