Reading
right now:
“The Edge of Dreams” by Rhys Bowen. The fourteenth book
in the Molly Murphy series centers on Molly’s husband Daniel who is a captain
in the New York City police force and his most recent case. The murderer sends
notes to Daniel after each of his murders and then he goes after Molly and her
young son. This book came out in March so I’m a little behind in reading it,
but I have to catch up fast as Bowen has several books coming out this year.
Her fifteenth book in this series comes out in November and is called “Away in
the Manger.” Additionally, her ninth book in the Royal Spyness series will come
out in August (“Malice at the Palace”). Both of these series are historical
mystery series. Bowen’s Agatha win this week for Best Historical Novel (“Queen
of Hearts”) is one of many Awards she has won over the years.
“What
You See” by Hank Phillippi Ryan. After this week’s win of the Agatha Award for
Best Contemporary Novel from 2014 for Ryan’s third Jane Ryland book, the fourth
is being much anticipated. In that forthcoming book, newspaper reporter Jane
Ryland gets involved in the abduction of a flower girl from a family wedding.
Will this fourth book in the series be as terrific as the ones that came before
and win awards next year? That is the question as we all line up to read the latest
Ryan book which won’t be out until October. Ryan herself is an on-air
investigative reporter and winner of both Edgar and Agatha Awards for her crime
fiction.
Other mysterious things:
This week the Agatha Award Winners
were announced for the best traditional mysteries published in the U.S. in
2014:
Best Contemporary
Novel Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Best Historical Novel
Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen
Best First Novel Well
Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran
Sara Paretsky was
presented with Malice Domestic's Lifetime Achievement Award for her many
contributions to the mystery fiction genre.
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