Richie Narvaez

HOLLY Wins the Anthony Award

HOLLY HERNANDEZ AND THE DEATH OF DISCO, by Richie Narvaez, won the Anthony Award for Best Juvenile/Young Adult book at the 2021 Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, which was virtual this year. “I am thrilled and frankly flabbergasted,” says Narvaez. “Big thanks to the Bouchercon team  and to Hank Ryan for a great show! It’s unfortunate we didn’t get to do this in person, but it’s clear now more than ever that

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On the First Two Pages

Over on Art Taylor’s blog, I deconstruct the first two pages of my short story “Merry Xmas from Orchard Beach” from the collection Noiryorican. As Art says in his introduction, we’ve never met in person, but through our interactions online, it feels like we’re old friends. Check out the essay I wrote here, and read other First Two Pages by some great authors: