Jan Burke
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Jan Burke, an award-winning mystery writer, holds the distinction of being the first woman novelist to win the Ellery Queen Mystery Readers' Award. She was also awarded an Edgar for her Novel, Bones. Her popular mystery series features the newspaper writer Irene Kelly, who lives and works in näytä lisää Southern California. Burke was born in Texas. With her family she moved to Southern California when she was a young girl. She attended California State University, Long Beach, earning a degree in history. After graduating, she worked for several years as a manager of a manufacturing plant. Her first novel, Goodnight Irene, was written during those years. Goodnight Irene was well received and the Irene Kelly series has grown in popularity with each subsequent novel. Other notable works from the series are Dear Irene and Hocus. Her works include Bloodlines, Kidnapped, The Messenger, and Disturbance. (Bowker Author Biography) Jan Burke has won the Edgar Award, the Macavity Award & the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Award. She lives in Southern California. (Publisher Provided) näytä vähemmän
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Tekijän teokset
Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America (1992) — Toimittaja — 431 kappaletta
Stepping into the Dead Zone 1 kappale
The Phoenix Rises 1 kappale
Duivelse fantasieën 1 kappale
Breaking and Entering: A Guide to Finding an Agent, Selling a Manuscript and Other Mysteries of Publishing (1994) — Toimittaja — 1 kappale
The Muse 1 kappale
The Man in the Civil Suit 1 kappale
The Abbey Ghosts 1 kappale
Associated Works
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense (2006) — Avustaja — 72 kappaletta
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Avustaja — 48 kappaletta
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Avustaja — 45 kappaletta
Malice Domestic 9: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (2000) — Avustaja — 36 kappaletta
From Sea to Stormy Sea: 17 Stories Inspired by Great American Paintings (2019) — Avustaja — 27 kappaletta
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Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 1953
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- California, USA
- Koulutus
- California State University, Long Beach
- Ammatit
- researcher
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Mystery Series, 2004)
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Remember Me, Irene: An Irene Kelly Novel Tekijä: Jan Burke
The best of what I've read of the series thus far.
Back in October, I read and reviewed [b:Writing the Mystery: Second Edition|5789931|Writing the Mystery Second Edition|G. Miki Hayden|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267838003s/5789931.jpg|5961883]. It was not all it advertised itself to be. In contrast, Writing Mysteries is everything it claims to be (a handbook) and more, including everything that the previous book touted. I think one reason this volume is so much more successful is that it is written by a collection of successful, published mystery writers. They bring a variety of viewpoints and tips such that the total exceeds the sum of the parts. Each essay also stands on its own, available as a reference on a particular topic. Any author, beginning or experienced, writing a mystery or other genre, can find help or encouragement in this book.… (lisätietoja)
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