August 8, 2010

THE EIGHT was honored twice this past month – nationally and internationally!

THE EIGHT: National Public Radio’s Top 100 ‘Killer-Thrillers’!

This July, in a national poll by National Public Radio, more than 117,000 fans voted to select their 600 all-time favorite Thrillers, then they picked the top 100 Thrillers of all time. The Eight (most mysteriously) landed at Number 88! I am astonished and delighted to be one of only ten female writers on this list of 100- along with luminaries like Agatha Christie, Daphne du Maurier, Laura Lippman and Patricia Highsmith. And many thanks to my pals and fellow mystery writers, Louis Bayard, Marcia Talley, and Daniel Stashower, who told me of this contest just in time for my lucky 8/8 newsletter!

For those who wish to check out the other 99 books chosen by National Public Radio listeners around the country, please click here: NPR Killer-Thriller Contest.

THE EIGHT: International Thriller Writers’ Hundred ‘Must-Read’ Thrillers!

At this July’s Thrillerfest in New York City – during a sign-in cocktail party, with dozens of the world’s favorite writers, all of whom contributed to the book, signing in clusters at tables around the room – the International Thriller Writers organization officially launched the first-ever ‘encyclopedia’ of thriller fiction, Thriller: 100 Must-Reads (edited by thriller master David Morrell and Hank Wagner, published by Oceanview Press.) I am literally thrilled that The Eight was chosen – alongside books like Gorky Park and The Odyssey – as one of the ‘100 Must-Read Thrillers.’ Another thrill for me was being asked by the editors to contribute the article in the book on Edgar Allan Poe’s one and only novel: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym.

Stay tuned: During the holidays, we’ll be doing a giveaway of the hardback on my web site.

AUGUST GIVEAWAY: Chesapeake Crimes 4: They Had it Comin’

I wrote the Foreword for this fun collection of 20 short stories – perfect for beach reading – from Sisters in Crime, Chesapeake Chapter, published by Wildside Press. To read my Foreword, see the book, and sign up to win one of twelve free copies, click here: Chesapeake Crimes

July’s Winners are chosen :
To see who won a copy of Thriller, containing my story, click here: The Tuesday Club Winners.

HAPPY SUMMER! Please visit me at KATHERINENEVILLE.COM