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Congratulations to Killer Characters Authors
Best Contemporary Novel
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)
Beyond the Truth by Bruce Robert Coffin (Witness Impulse)
Cry Wolf by Annette Dashofy (Henery Press)
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny (Minotaur)
Trust Me by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge)
Best Historical Novel
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Berkley)
The Gold Pawn by LA Chandlar (Kensington)
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Crime)
Turning the Tide by Edith Maxwell (Midnight Ink)
Murder on Union Square by Victoria Thompson (Berkley)
Best First Novel
A Ladies Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington)
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill (Kensington)
What Doesn't Kill You by Aimee Hix (Midnight Ink)
Deadly Solution by Keenan Powell (Level Best Books)
Curses Boiled Again by Shari Randall (St. Martin's)
Best Short Story
"All God's Sparrows" by Leslie Budewitz (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)
"A Postcard for the Dead" by Susanna Calkins in Florida Happens (Three Rooms Press)
"Bug Appetit" by Barb Goffman (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
"The Case of the Vanishing Professor" by Tara Laskowski (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)
"English 398: Fiction Workshop" by Art Taylor (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Best Young Adult Mystery
Potion Problems (Just Add Magic) by Cindy Callaghan (Aladdin)
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (Henry Holt)
A Side of Sabotage by C.M. Surrisi (Carolrhoda Books)
Best Nonfiction
Mastering Plot Twists by Jane Cleland (Writer's Digest Books)
Writing the Cozy Mystery by Nancy J Cohen (Orange Grove Press)
Conan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox (Random House)
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson (Pegasus Books)
Wicked Women of Ohio by Jane Ann Turzillo (History Press)
Yeow! You're very brave!
ReplyDeleteNot that brave. Definitely curious. Thanks.
DeleteTigger from Crystal Cove
Mommy thinks this all sounds like fun...and I want to enter the Black Cat parade!!! ---Truffles
ReplyDeleteOh, Truffles, you should. The parade is so much fun. I met a few new pals there. Two of them were dressed up like reindeer! They're the chief of police's cats. Donner and Blitzen. She found them on Christmas.
DeleteTigger from Crystal Cove
Humans are mysterious creatures that are often clumsy and prone to staring at large boxes of light. Sometimes there are cool images and interesting sounds from the light box. Remember if your human becomes entranced by one of these light boxes, it is your job to break the spell. Demand attention from your human. If that does not work, place yourself between the human and the box. Try to maintain eye contact. Remember you must break the spell or it will be a long time before you will be fed, cuddled, or appreciated. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteOh, Jenna doesn't do that. She seems to stare at things called books. They have pages and words. She loves looking at those. Or she likes stare at something big and white. A canvas, I think. It's a very smelly project, but she hums while she does whatever it is she's doing. So I think she likes it.
DeleteTigger from Crystal Cove
Humans are stressed a lot. Pets, cats and dogs have special abilities to calm humans. You just need to cuddle your human when this happens. Know they love you and will respond to your touch. Good luck on Halloween.
ReplyDeleteYes, Jenna likes to cuddle. She doesn't dance as much as me, but I think she hopes to. That's something.
DeleteTigger from Crystal Cove
Tigger remember where you came from and where you are now. There is a special reason why you were blessed to be where you are. Enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteOh, you are so right. I am blessed! Thanks for the reminder.
DeleteTigger the rescue cat from Crystal Cove
Hi Tigger. My name is Licorice and I am a black cat-I think I'd like a Black Cat Parade. My brother Aleister is also black-but he's very old, maybe he could sit and watch. My sister Calumet is grey, she's not much into group activities. But guess what!? Yesterday my human came home with something in a crate...it was a kitten...an orange tiger kitten, just like you. Momma says we can't meet him yet-but I can't wait. I think he'll wrestle better than Aleister!
ReplyDeleteOh, Licorice, I do hope you'll come to Crystal Cove so we can meet. It's such a fun time right now. Lots to do. And I hope you like your new brother...it is a brother, right? Tiger kittens do wrestle great! I know.
DeleteTigger the rescue cat from Crystal Cove
Yes, the new kitten is a boy. I get another brother! He doesn't have a name yet though...I wonder what it will be? I would love to meet you too. We could wrestle! And I could teach you my Qtip game. I can't wait to show the new kid!
DeleteI never know how to feel about dressing up our animals.... love these mysteries though.
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