Sweet Success Celebrates Agatha Winner Cynthia Kuhn

Congratulations to Author Cynthia Kuhn

About the Agatha: Agatha Awards are given out at the annual Malice Domestic conference held in Bethesda, Maryland: "The Agatha Awards honor the 'traditional mystery.' That is to say, books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie as well as others" (Malice Domestic website). Categories include Best Contemporary Novel, Best Historical Novel, Best First Novel, Best Nonfiction, Best Short Story, Best Children's/Young Adult.

About the book: English professor Lila Maclean is thrilled about her new job at prestigious Stonedale University until she finds one of her colleagues dead. She soon learns that everyone, from the chancellor to the detective working the case, believes Lila—or someone she is protecting—may be responsible for the horrific event, so she assigns herself the task of identifying the killer.
More attacks on professors follow, the only connection a curious symbol found at each of the crime scenes. Putting her scholarly skills to the test, Lila gathers evidence, but her search is complicated by an unexpected nemesis, a suspicious investigator, and an ominous secret society. Rather than earning an “A” for effort, she receives a threat featuring the mysterious emblem and must act quickly to avoid failing her assignment…and becoming the next victim.

Bio: Cynthia Kuhn writes the Lila Maclean Academic Mystery series, which includes The Semester of Our Discontent and The Art of Vanishing. Her work has appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Literary Mama, Copper Nickel, Prick of the Spindle, Mama, PhD and other publications.She is professor of English at Metropolitan State University of Denver and president of Sisters in Crime-Colorado.

Sweet Success Celebrates Cynthia Kuhn's Second Release

By: Ann S. Hill 

The Art of Vanishing (Lila Maclean Academic Mystery #2). Henery Press, 2017.

When Professor Lila Maclean is sent to interview celebrated author and notorious cad Damon Von Tussel, he disappears before her very eyes. The English department is thrown into chaos by the news, as Damon is supposed to headline Stonedale University’s upcoming Arts Week.

The chancellor makes it clear that he expects Lila to locate the writer and set events back on track immediately. But someone appears to have a different plan: strange warnings are received, valuable items go missing, and a series of dangerous incidents threaten the lives of Stonedale’s guests. After her beloved mother, who happens to be Damon’s ex, rushes onto campus and into harm’s way, Lila has even more reason to bring the culprit to light before anything—or anyone—else vanishes.

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Quote of the Week and the Week to Come

“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.” ~ Cyril Connolly

Cyril Connelly Source: Wikipedia

Cyril Vernon Connolly (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon (1940–49) and wrote Enemies of Promise (1938), which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of fiction that he had aspired to be in his youth.

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Sweet Success Celebrates Agatha Nominee Cynthia Kuhn

By: Ann S. Hill 

Congratulations to Cynthia Kuhn for her recent Agatha nomination for her novel, The Semester of Our Discontent (Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries #1) The novel, published by Henery Press, became available April 5, 2016 in both hard and softcover as well as Kindle formats. The author’s intriguing plot summary as well as her bio follow:

English professor Lila Maclean is thrilled about her new job at prestigious Stonedale University until she finds one of her colleagues dead. More attacks on professors follow, the only connection a curious symbol found at each of the crime scenes. Putting her scholarly skills to the test, Lila gathers evidence, but her search is complicated by an unexpected nemesis, a suspicious investigator, and an ominous secret society. Rather than earning an “A” for effort, she receives a threat featuring the mysterious emblem and must act quickly to avoid failing her assignment…and becoming the next victim.

https://cynthiakuhn.net/

Sweet Success Barbara Nickless Signing & Reading

Pikes Peak Writers is pleased to announce that Barbara Nickless will be one of four featured authors at Tattered Cover’s Mystery Book Talk. She will read from and sign her book, Blood on the Tracks. Barbara said, “A dream come true: a signing at Tattered Cover. I won't have books yet, just bling and a giveaway of an Advanced Readers Copy. Hope to see folks there!”

Event Details:

7:00 PM August 19, 2016

Tattered Cover Book Store

2526 E. Colfax Ave.

Denver, CO 80206

Joining Barbara will be:

Cynthia Kuhn reading from and sign The Semester of Our Discontent.

Ann Myers reading from and sign Cinco de Mayhem: A Santa Fe Cafe Mystery.

LS Hawker reading from and sign Body and Bone. 

For more information: http://www.tatteredcover.com/new-event-calendar