A Stone's Throw: An Ellie Stone Mystery by James W. Ziskin

A Stone's Throw: An Ellie Stone Mystery James W. Ziskin ebook
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Format: pdf
Page: 288
ISBN: 9781633884199

"Heart of Stone is the best Ellie Stone mystery yet, and that's saying something. What: Author of the Edgar-, Anthony-, Barry-, and Lefty- nominated Ellie Stone Mysteries. Ellie Stone, a young newspaper reporter in 1960s' upstate New York, investigates a double murder at an abandoned stud farm near glamorous Saratoga Springs. In James Ziskin's third installment in the Ellie Stone Mystery series, Ellie Stone appears to have not received the fame she expected from her previous case. His books have also been finalists for the Edgar®, Barry, and Lefty awards. My question: do you feel to be a winner? ANTHONY® and MACAVITY Award-winning author of the Ellie Stone Mysteries, James W. The plot rockets along, fueled by colorful characters, intriguing clues, and Ellie herself, who is witty, vulnerable, and one of the finest and most fun amateur sleuths in crime fiction. A linguist by training, he studied Romance Languages and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. Cast the First Stone 2018 LEFTY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST MYSTERY NOVEL STARRED REVIEW from Publishers Weekly "Ziskin's depiction of the era's everyday sexism, homophobia, and racism is pitch-perfect, and Ellie's narration adds compassion and humanity to sensitive topics. In this second novel, small town news reporter Ellie Stone is the first news person on the scene, camera in hand, to witness the biggest story of her short and already stagnant news reporting career. There are six books in the series, with the next — Stone's Throw — due out June 5 next year. A linguist by training, he studied Romance Languages and Literature at the university of Pennsylvania. Ziskin has also been a finalist for the EDGAR®, BARRY, and LEFTY Awards. I enjoyed all the Ellie Stone mysteries this summer, and thought they were so well written. I am very pleased that for all the "finalist" nominations, your peers chose your 2016 Ellie Stone for an Anthony Award at Bouchercon! JWZ in Lucolena, Greve in Chianti, Italy James Ziskin is the author of the Anthony ® and Macavity Award-winning Ellie Stone Mysteries. Ellie is my kind of gal—she's witty, relentless, and doesn't apologize for throwing back a whiskey after a rough day.