Mystery fiction

Mystery Writers of America announces scholarship in memory of our 2020 Grand Master, Barbara Neely

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Barbara Neely, Neely, Writers, American writers, Mystery fiction

Ms. Neely was to be publicly honored by her colleagues and presented with the Grand Master award at the 2020 Edgar Awards banquet.

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  • Ms. Neely was to be publicly honored by her colleagues and presented with the Grand Master award at the 2020 Edgar Awards banquet.
  • Sadly, Ms. Neely passed away in March 2020 before she could be feted and honored as she deserved.
  • The applications will be reviewed by the Barbara Neely Scholarship committee, including Black crime writers, and the winner will be announced in the late fall.
  • The Barbara Neely Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of writing ability, interest in the crime/mystery genre, and likely benefit from the scholarship funds and MWA membership.

Would Your Corporate Team Make the Top 2%? Surprising Research by Mystery Escape Room Finds Co-Workers Are the Least Likely to Succeed

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Women, Entertainment, Theme Parks, Online, MEN, Other Entertainment, General Entertainment, Family, Consumer, Mystery fiction, Cluedo, Escape rooms

The research involving 5,424 escape experiences shows teams of strangers are the most likely to be a top 2% teamand corporate teams are the least likely to reach this elite status.

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  • The research involving 5,424 escape experiences shows teams of strangers are the most likely to be a top 2% teamand corporate teams are the least likely to reach this elite status.
  • The in-person or online escape room experiences bring teams to work together, discover clues and solve a mystery before time runs out.
  • More than half of the Fortune 100 companies have participated in Mystery Escape Rooms to develop leadership, teamwork and communication among employees.
  • Mystery Escape Room has hosted employees from half of Fortune 100 companies and installed escape rooms in 20 Air Force bases around the world.

MWA Announces 2021 Grand Master and Raven Award Recipients, Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Awards in 2021

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Monday, November 23, 2020
Mystery fiction, Writers, Fiction, Charlaine Harris, Mystery Writers of America, Jeffery Deaver, Agatha Award, Deaver, MWA, Charlaine, Jeffery, Grandmaster

NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Mystery Writers of America (MWA) announces the recipients of its special awards.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Mystery Writers of America (MWA) announces the recipients of its special awards.
  • The board chose Charlaine Harris and Jeffery Deaver as the 2021 Grand Masters, and the 2020 Raven Award recipient is Malice Domestic.
  • They will receive their awards at the 75th Annual Edgar Awards Ceremony, which will be held April 29, 2021.
  • "Mystery Writers of America is thrilled to honor Jeffery Deaver and Charlaine Harris as MWA's 2021 Grand Masters," said MWA President Meg Gardiner.

The Mystery Searchers Family Book Series Will Offer its 7th Book this Fall

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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Preschool, Publishing, Other Education, Communications, Primary, Secondary, Books, Education, Entertainment, Searcher of the dead, Mystery fiction, Literature

Book series author, Barry Forbes, just announced he will release the 7th book in his Mystery Searchers Family Book Series this Fall.

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  • Book series author, Barry Forbes, just announced he will release the 7th book in his Mystery Searchers Family Book Series this Fall.
  • book collection, offering middle-grade / young adult readers safe spaces for solving exciting mysteries.
  • All the books in the Mystery Searchers Family Book Series involve no romance, sex, or cursing.
  • In each of the Series books, the central characters a fierce foursome dive deep into their hometown of Prescott, Arizona, with its famous, rugged locales perfect for mystery searching.

Mystery Writers Of America Announce Winners Of The 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards

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Thursday, April 30, 2020
Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Award, Mystery fiction, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Mystery Writers of America, Literature, Arts, Culture

NEW YORK, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Mystery Writers of Americais proud to announce the Winners for the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2019.

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  • NEW YORK, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Mystery Writers of Americais proud to announce the Winners for the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2019.
  • The Edgar Awards were presented via a live presentation on Twitter ( @EdgarAwards ).
  • The winning speeches can be found on our YouTube channel .
  • Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Sarah Crichton Books)
    The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton (Hachette Book Group Grand Central Publishing)
    "One of These Nights," from Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers by Livia Llewellyn (Akashic Books)
    "Season 5, Episode 4" Line of Duty, Teleplay by Jed Mercurio (Acorn TV)
    The EDGAR (and logo) are Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the Mystery Writers of America, Inc.

This Medical Mystery Will Fascinate Young Adult Readers As They Solve the Case

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Sunday, April 19, 2020
Mystery fiction, Erik von Markovik, The Body, Literature, American fiction, Novels

Mystery's book, Mystery In The Body ($16.49, paperback, 9781545670569; $7.99, e-book, 9781545670576), is available for purchase.

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  • Mystery's book, Mystery In The Body ($16.49, paperback, 9781545670569; $7.99, e-book, 9781545670576), is available for purchase.
  • Mystery's Young Adult thriller, Mystery In The Body, danger lurks for Vanisha, a university student interning at a funeral home.
  • Help break the codes and ciphers to solve the hidden secrets inside Mystery In The Body!
  • Mystery In The Body is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.

Michael Garwood's newly released "The Mystery of Sinclair Place" opens an adventure-filled novel that revolves around the Sinclair Place

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Writers, Mystery fiction, Mysteries, Agatha Christie, Garwood, New Jersey, Agatha, Garwood

"The Mystery of Sinclair Place" is the creation of published author Michael Garwood, a voracious reader who read every Agatha Christie and Ray Bradbury novel.

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  • "The Mystery of Sinclair Place" is the creation of published author Michael Garwood, a voracious reader who read every Agatha Christie and Ray Bradbury novel.
  • Garwood writes, "Sarah, Josh, Ben, and Sheila set out to solve the mystery of Sinclair place.
  • Consumers can purchase "The Mystery of Sinclair Place" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.
  • For additional information or inquiries about "The Mystery of Sinclair Place," contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2020 Edgar Award Nominations

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
American writers, Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Mystery fiction, Edgar Award, Edgar Allan Poe

NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mystery Writers of Americais proud to announce, as we celebrate the 211th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the Nominees for the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2019.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mystery Writers of Americais proud to announce, as we celebrate the 211th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the Nominees for the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2019.
  • MWA is the premier organization for mystery writers, professionals allied to the crime-writing field, aspiring crime writers, and those who are devoted to the genre.
  • Mystery Writers of America would like to emphasize our commitment to diversity and fairness in the judging of the Edgar Awards.
  • The EDGAR (and logo) are Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the Mystery Writers of America, Inc.

MWA Announces 2020 Grand Master, Raven & Ellery Queen Award Recipients, Celebrates 75th Anniversary in 2020

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Friday, December 13, 2019
Writers, Mystery fiction, Crime fiction, Mystery Writers of America, Ellery Queen, Edgar Award

The board chose Barbara Neely as the 2020 Grand Master, the 2020 Raven Award recipient is Left Coast Crime, and Kelley Ragland will receive the Ellery Queen Award at the 74th Annual Edgar Awards Banquet, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on April 30, 2020.

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  • The board chose Barbara Neely as the 2020 Grand Master, the 2020 Raven Award recipient is Left Coast Crime, and Kelley Ragland will receive the Ellery Queen Award at the 74th Annual Edgar Awards Banquet, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on April 30, 2020.
  • "Mystery Writers of America is thrilled that Barbara Neely is MWA's 2020 Grand Master," MWA board president Meg Gardiner said.
  • The Raven Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing.Left Coast Crime will receive the 2020 Raven Award.
  • On learning she would receive the Ellery Queen Award, Ragland said, "I'm honored and not a little bit stunned to have been recognized by MWA with the Ellery Queen Award.

The National Police Association Adds to Record Reward for Solving NYPD Officer Robert Bolden's Murder

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
American television series, New York City Police Department, Crime Stoppers, NYPD Blue, Television series, Mystery fiction

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to a request from NYPD Detective John Bolden, grandson of murdered NYPD Patrolman Robert Bolden, to help publicize the reward for the arrest and conviction of his grandfather's killer, the National Police Association announced today it is adding $5,000 to the reward bringing the total to $116,500.

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  • INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to a request from NYPD Detective John Bolden, grandson of murdered NYPD Patrolman Robert Bolden, to help publicize the reward for the arrest and conviction of his grandfather's killer, the National Police Association announced today it is adding $5,000 to the reward bringing the total to $116,500.
  • The record reward, payable upon arrest and conviction of Officer Bolden's killer, includes $25,000 from the NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association, $10,000 each from the NYPD Police Benevolent Association, the lieutenants and captains unions, state corrections and PBA, the Detectives' Endowment Association and Cop Shot Inc., $7,500 from NYPD, with Crime Stoppers and other agencies chipping in $2,500 each.
  • Patrolman Bolden, a fifteen year NYPD veteran, was survived by his wife and three children.
  • NationalPolice.org is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission of educating supporters of law enforcement in how to help police departments accomplish their goals.