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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 toon meer 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) toon minder
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Werken van Jan Burke

Botten (1999) 609 exemplaren
Goodnight, Irene (1993) 504 exemplaren
Flight (2001) 392 exemplaren
Kidnapped (2006) 339 exemplaren
Bloodlines (2005) 335 exemplaren
Nine (2002) 298 exemplaren
Dear Irene, (1995) 296 exemplaren
Sweet Dreams, Irene (1994) 287 exemplaren
Hocus (1997) 278 exemplaren
Remember Me, Irene (1996) 265 exemplaren
Liar (1998) 260 exemplaren
The Messenger (2008) 180 exemplaren
Disturbance (2011) 128 exemplaren
Eighteen (2002) 80 exemplaren
Apprehended (2014) 7 exemplaren
Case Closed (2014) 6 exemplaren
Caught Red-Handed (2014) 5 exemplaren
Tried (2014) 5 exemplaren
Justice Done (2014) 4 exemplaren
Convicted 3 exemplaren
A Fine Set of Teeth (1997) 3 exemplaren
The Muse 1 exemplaar
The Phoenix Rises 1 exemplaar
The Abbey Ghosts 1 exemplaar

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The best of what I've read of the series thus far.
 
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Mark_Feltskog | 4 andere besprekingen | Dec 23, 2023 |
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.… (meer)
 
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zot79 | 3 andere besprekingen | Aug 20, 2023 |
First edition as new
 
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dgmathis | 6 andere besprekingen | Mar 15, 2023 |
Losing interest in these books
 
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Werken
31
Ook door
20
Leden
4,724
Populariteit
#5,331
Waardering
½ 3.6
Besprekingen
83
ISBNs
196
Talen
8
Favoriet
13

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