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  1. Only a three more days until the June 1 deadline for our Hillerman Mystery Contest: us.macmillan.com/Content.aspx?p…
  2. Shanghai Noir: China's Long History of Crime Stories, Real and Fictional - The Atlantic: bit.ly/KrsxrA
  3. Thanks to @worldofparker for this great review of KINGS OF MIDNIGHT by @wallacestroby: violentworldofparker.com/?p=6425
  4. Check out this fantastic review of Qiu Xiaolong's DON'T CRY, TAI LAKE from @NPR, including a free excerpt: npr.org/2012/05/09/151…
  5. GRANDAD, THERE’S A HEAD ON THE BEACH will get a great review from Marilyn Stasio's crime column in the @nytimes book review on June 3rd!
  6. More good news! The @washingtonpost loved Qiu Xiaolong's DON'T CRY, TAI LAKE: washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…
  7. @DanFriedman81's DON'T EVER GET OLD earned a great review from the @AP, appearing in newspapers across the country: huff.to/M3fI9r
  8. @WSJ reviewed Qiu Xiaolong's DON’T CRY, TAI LAKE and praised earlier titles like RED MANDARIN DRESS and THE MAO CASE: on.wsj.com/KENTk1
  9. @RTDNEWS featured EVERY LAST SECRET by @rodriguez_linda and A SIMPLE MURDER by @EleanorKuhns in their mystery roundup: bit.ly/LCmlcS
  10. Thanks @skrishna for this fantastic review of Yrsa Sigurdardottir's ASHES TO DUST: skrishnasbooks.com/2012/04/book-r…
  11. David Rotstein describes the cover design process for Colin Cotterill's GRANDAD, THERE'S A HEAD ON THE BEACH: minotaurart.tumblr.com/post/239971905…
  12. @HuffingtonPost featured four military spouses in honor of Memorial Day, including our author @LauraDiSilverio: huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/26/mil…
  13. GRANDAD, THERE'S A HEAD ON THE BEACH is the first book mentioned in Janet Maslin's @nytimes column on summer reading! nytimes.com/2012/05/25/boo…
  14. Enjoy this new, free excerpt of Colin Cotterill's GRANDAD, THERE'S A HEAD ON THE BEACH: criminalelement.com/stories/2012/0…
  15. How is creating an ebook "cover" different from designing a book jacket? minotaurart.tumblr.com/post/236744442…
  16. Congrats AGAIN to @Allison_Brennan! SILENCED hit #35 on the @nytimes Mass Market Fiction Extended list. This is her 4th week on the list!
  17. "A Day In The Life Of Dandy Gilver" by @CatrionaMcP: notesfromme.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/dan…