Welcome to the home page of Mystery Writers of America (“MWA”). Come in and explore our website. MWA is the premier organization for mystery and crime writers, professionals allied to the crime writing field, aspiring crime writers, and folks who just love to read crime fiction. In these pages, you will learn about MWA, our programs, our authors and their books, including frequently updated calendars of events, announcements about our authors, their tour dates and their new releases.
Founded in 1945, MWA is a storied organization with a golden past and an exciting present. Each Spring, we present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre. We sponsor MWA Literacy where we help to rebuild libraries around the US as well as numerous symposiums and events designed to enlighten and inform authors and fans alike. If you’re an author in the mystery or crime genre or an allied professional, you’ll find important services and benefits here. If you’re a reader, fan, librarian, journalist or anybody else interested in learning more about the genre, you’ve come to the right place. We hope you enjoy our site, learn a lot and keep coming back for more.
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News & Press
Click here to find out everything you need to know about the 2013 Edgar Awards Banquet, MWA’s Edgar Symposium and the soon to be announced Edgar Nominees.
Press Releases
2013 Edgar Winners - May 2, 2013
Regional Chapters
MWA has eleven regional chapters, ranging in size from one state (Florida) to thirteen (Midwest). Any member of MWA is automatically enrolled in the appropriate regional chapter. All chapters have a newsletter and most have regular meetings; increasingly, chapters also have an online presence. Many MWA meetings are open to non-members.
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The Perfect Ghost Author: Linda Barnes Published: April 9, 2013 by St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Category: Mystery Main Character: Em Moore Fearful and shy to the point of agoraphobic, Em Moore is the writing half of the successful celebrity-biography team, T.E. Blakemore. Her charismatic partner, Teddy Blake, does the interviewing, the negotiating, the public glad-handing. But Em’s dependence on Teddy runs deeper than the job – Teddy is her bridge to the world as well as the main source of love in her life. When Teddy dies in a car accident, Em is devastated, alone in a world she doesn’t understand. |
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One Man's Castle Author: J. Michael Major Published: April 10, 2013 by Five Star/Cengage Category: Thriller Main Character: Walter Buczyno, the angry, grief-stricken homeowner; Detective Kevin Riehle and Detective Ray Capparelli who believe Walter is a serial killer and are trying to catch him. Is a man a serial killer if he only kills the burglars who break into his home? And what if one of them is the man who had murdered the homeowner's wife and was now returning to kill him? Walter Buczyno is an angry man. Devastated by Dottie's murder years earlier, he feels a sense of justice when Franklin Edward Harris returns and Walter kills him. But while he is away, the bodies of Harris and the other burglars are discovered in his crawlspace, and Walter is on the run, a Wanted Man hunted by the very authorities that had let him down before. Click for more info. |
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Hampton Beach Homicide Author: Jed Power Published: June 15, 2013 by Dark Jetty Publishing Series Name: The Dan Marlowe Crime Series Category: Crime Fiction Main Character: Dan Marlowe, Kelsey Sweeney, Michael "Shamrock" Kelly, "Lenny Quarters" Conklin, "Frankie Earring" Quail, Mona Freeman, Ober Sweeney & Dianne Four quarters. It's not much, but when 13-year-old Kelsey Sweeney offers the coins to Dan Marlowe to hire him to find his mother's killer, it's enough to buy Dan a ticket to big-time trouble on Hampton Beach. Click for more info. |
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Crime of Privilege Author: Walter Walker Published: June 1, 2013 by Ballantine A thriller involving a famous family, the crimes they commit in Palm Beach and on Cape Cod, and the people who end up paying the consequences. Click for more info. |
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