The AP reports tonight that the 80-year old Catholic priest, columnist and novelist Andrew Greeley “is in critical condition at a Chicago-area hospital after falling and fracturing his skull. … Greeley’s family says he snagged his jacket in the door of a taxicab Friday afternoon and fell. Friends say he suffered bleeding on the brain. [...]
Tagged andrew greeley, author, catholic writer, greeleyLibrary Journal’s annotated list of fiction and mystery titles for the holiday season offers 16 books, including a some food-themed cozies, a new Sneaky Pie Brown (Santa Clawed: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery), and a short Austrian tale of literary fiction by Adalbert Stifter, Rock Crystal.
LJ’s similar list of romance titles has another 14 holiday titles [...]
“Tony Hillerman, whose lyrical, authentic and compelling mystery novels set among the Navajos of the Southwest blazed innovative trails in the American detective story, died Sunday at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, The Associated Press reported.
“He was 83 and lived in Albuquerque.
“The cause was pulmonary failure, according to the AP report.”
Much more at the NYT. Also [...]
Tagged crime novels, deaths. western U.S., hillerman, mysteries, novelist, obituaries, tony hillermanReuters reports steady and increasing sales of books about finance, cookbooks, and mysteries and thrillers, as people struggle with money issues, make more meals at home, and seek an escape from difficult times. Among the titles mentioned are the new authorized biography of Warren Buffet, The Snowball, Stop the 401(k) Rip-off!: Eliminate Costly Hidden Fees [...]
Tagged economic downturn, finance, financial fictionGumshoes, Sleuths & Snoopers, at the University of Buffalo Libraries, is a database that offers “an in-depth look at 185 detective and mystery novels originally published during the period 1930-1960.” Included is cover art and extremely detailed information about plot, motives, setting, characters, weaponry, violence level, ethnicity, sexuality, gender roles, etc. They’re looking for volunteers [...]
Booktrade announced today that UK newspaper The Times will serialise Patricia Cornwell’s latest novel, The Front, “in its entirety prior to UK publication” on 15 May 2008, starting with the first of ten daily instalments this Monday. The book, the second to feature Massachusetts State Investigator Win Garano and only 208 pages, won’t be released [...]
Japanese mystery writer Miyuki Miyabe is “prolific [46 novels], popular and prize-winning” in her own country but largely unknown in the U.S. and other English-speaking countries. She is finally seeing some of her work published for the English-language market, including her fifth novel, The Devil’s Whisper, which just came out. Brief interview at Reuters.
Sarah Statz Cords at The Reader’s Advisor Online Blog focuses on mysteries featuring paranormal detectives: “These mysteries … ‘blend the detective story with elements of speculative fiction; particularly science fiction or horror. The detectives often have supernatural powers, or may be witches or vampires.’” She recommends a few titles; more are listed here.
Jeffrey Trachtenberg interviews Jeff Lindsay (Dexter in the Dark) in the WSJ about what makes his serial killer, Dexter — “the introspective serial killer with a ghoulish sense of humor” — and others’, so darned likable. Part of the appeal of Dexter, no doubt, is that the Miami crime scene investigator-by-day kills only (other) [...]