NEWS
April 30, 2009: China Lake wins the Edgar award for Best Paperback Original novel of 2008.
April 24, 2009: The Dirty Secrets Club wins the RT Reviewers’ Choice award for Best Procedural Novel of 2008.
April 15, 2009: Crosscut paperback misprint
This affects the British paperback edition of the book only. Hodder & Stoughton will replace all defective copies. Contact Hodder online.
EVENTS
THRILLERFEST, New York City, July 8-11, 2009.
The Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards, London, July 15th
Bodies in the Bookshop, Cambridge, UK. July 21st, 6 p.m.
CONTEST
Winners of the contest to become a character in The Memory Collector:
Runners-up:
And for the winning entry, we have a dead heat:
Congratulations! Read all the entries at the original contest post.
50 responses so far ↓
tanya macleod // March 28, 2008 at 5:03 pm |
im a huge fan, cant wait to read your new works but also eager to grab the next Delaney book, Any idea when i’ll be able to sink my teeth in?
Meg // March 29, 2008 at 3:59 pm |
Thanks, Tanya. No dates yet — I’ll certainly let everybody know.
Monita // April 1, 2008 at 5:41 pm |
Here’s hoping you can work in a Chicago-area appearance in your Dirty Secrets Club tour!
Stacey // May 2, 2008 at 12:58 pm |
Wish I could make it to the NYC signing but the middle of the week is tough! Keep on plugging! I enjoy your work!
Phil // May 12, 2008 at 4:29 pm |
I’m going to gather all my friends and mob your New York reading. And by mob of course I mean stand politely in the back and listen attentively. Best of luck with this whirlwind tour!
Meg // May 12, 2008 at 5:30 pm |
Phil, I look forward to meeting your mob.
Betsy Adams // May 25, 2008 at 5:28 pm |
I can’t wait for your signing in Houston. And of course your new book. I admit to passing all your Evan Delaney books around my office, and everyone loved them. I am trying to get at least the 1st one back and hope you will sign a dog-eared copy, or I may have to buy it again!
Meg // May 27, 2008 at 9:13 am |
Great, Betsy. Be sure to say hello.
Paul // June 11, 2008 at 8:11 pm |
No visits to Florida?
Meg // June 11, 2008 at 8:16 pm |
I would love to make it to Florida, Paul. It’ll have to wait till next time.
spyscribbler // June 25, 2008 at 1:52 pm |
Oh, man, if only gas wasn’t so expensive, I’d try to hop over to Pittsburgh!
gargoyle // June 27, 2008 at 3:26 pm |
My husband and I are driving up to P’burgh this afternoon. We’ll see you at the Mystery Lover’s Bookshop tomorrow.
Meg // June 27, 2008 at 8:33 pm |
Great, gargoyle! If you get the chance, call Mystery Lovers and reserve tickets. 412-828-4877.
CLAIRE GALEA // July 3, 2008 at 11:29 am |
ARE YOU GOING TO WRITE ANY MORE EVAN DELANEY BOOKS ? I CANT BELIEVE YOU LEFT US HANGING LIKE THAT .
Meg // July 3, 2008 at 12:19 pm |
Claire, I have the next Evan Delaney novel worked out in my head. That’s all I can say.
Alicia Kiehne // July 4, 2008 at 1:34 pm |
Any chance you can send emails when you have US tours – no matter where? I would love to try and come and see you next time you are in the US and I doubt that you will be visiting Minnesota. Chicago is close enough that I hope you will go there with the next Evan book.
Susan // July 8, 2008 at 3:29 am |
You state that you will be at the Hampton Library in August. What state is the Hampton Library located in? Would that be Virginia?
Meg // July 9, 2008 at 8:25 am |
Alicia, sending emails about upcoming tour events sounds like an excellent idea. I’ll work on it.
Susan, sorry for the ambiguity. This particular Hampton Library isn’t in the United States, but in Great Britain. I’ve edited the events listings to clarify.
Darlynne // July 18, 2008 at 4:40 pm |
Count me in as one of the people who would travel nearly anywhere to be able to meet you and hear you discuss your books. Thank you for Evan and Jo and hours of unrivaled enjoyment.
mia // July 18, 2008 at 8:03 pm |
Hi. I’ve read all your books and this is all I can say: write some more! You just can’t write them fast enough for me! I especially like the sassiness of your characters.
By the way, will you be visiting New York for a signing anytime soon?
– mia
Meg // July 21, 2008 at 10:27 am |
Thanks, Darlynne and Mia. I appreciate it. Mia, I don’t know when I’ll be back to New York — I was in NYC a few weeks ago on my book tour, so it will probably be next year.
andy a // July 22, 2008 at 8:27 am |
so i thought i could hide the special edition of the dirty secrets club you so kindly gave to me from my old man. got through 10 pages before my plan was spoiled. looks like i will have to buy my own copy. he really appreciated it, so thanks very much! great to see you, and it will have been read by my next vist!
-andy
Eve // July 22, 2008 at 2:09 pm |
Hi Meg,
Looking very much forward to seeing you over here at Datchet Library, let me know if there’s anything i can do beforehand to help in anyway.
Best Wishes,
Eve
P.S Really enjoyed ‘The Dirty Secrets Club’
Carla // July 25, 2008 at 12:25 pm |
I have enjoyed every one of your books, including The Dirty Secrets Club. Nice that Jesse made a guest appearance. Can’t wait for the next Evan Delaney book!!
Jennifer Harris // August 9, 2008 at 10:19 am |
Meg – I’m an ol’ track & field acquaintance from D.P. – What a thrill to see your name staring me in the face from the bookshelf at Borders. I had to peruse the pages to discover if it was indeed you. I just wanted to say that it’s great to come across your writing, and to see your smile again. You were an inspiration to me then, and once again you inspire. I am enjoying reading your latest novel.
jennifer harris (880;mile;x-country)
be well.
Meg // August 9, 2008 at 7:19 pm |
Jennifer! Wonderful to hear from you. Hope all’s well.
Everybody else — dang, you should have seen this girl run.
Susan // September 15, 2008 at 3:18 am |
Meg–I wonder how many of your fans knew you back when at DPHS? Your books are wonderful, full of that special wit that I remember. This is my first time writing to a fan website, but I just had to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed the Evan Delaney books and seeing my hometown in print. Congratulations and if you see Ann A. say hi for me. From a former StageDoor Player–I look forward to the next one!
Meg // September 16, 2008 at 10:02 am |
Hi Susan — Thanks for your message. Glad you’ve enjoyed my take on Santa Barbara!
Sue Dempster // September 17, 2008 at 7:13 pm |
Dear Meg– I discovered your books about 3 weeks ago and have since read all of them. I can’t tell you how emotionally invested I am in your characters Evan and Jesse. Please tell me there will be another book out about them soon. I also really enjoyed “The Dirty Secrets Club”. What a beginning!!!!
Karen // October 22, 2008 at 5:42 pm |
Thanks for your insightful presentstion of alternately-abled life in a chair. You’ve nailed a lot of the big issues.
Perhaps in a future book you can explore the experience of women in wheelchairs (yes, our experiences are not identical) through someone Jesse counsels …
You rock.
Karen
Karen // October 23, 2008 at 2:35 am |
p.s. Coke bottles have not been available in coke machines for one !@#$ long time over here.
Now it;s all aluminum cans.
Meg // October 23, 2008 at 8:54 am |
Hey, Karen — thanks for the validation. We’ll see what happens in future books. But… coke bottles? I’ve forgotten in which book I stuck them in a vending machine. Oh, no, I’ve written too much to remember my own words…
Alex // November 10, 2008 at 5:13 pm |
Hi Meg,
great to meet you in person at Mord am Hellweg on Saturday. I was the guy with the English edition of The Dirty Secrets Club (probably the only one in the audience). Hope you come back to Germany and especially the Dortmund area with your next novel.
All the best,
Alex
Meg // November 13, 2008 at 1:07 pm |
Thanks, Alex.
Carnelia // January 11, 2009 at 11:20 pm |
I have recently discovered your books and really enjoy them.
I am retired Navy with two sons who are “Navy Brats” and proud of it. We have been stationed in some dry places, but China Lake was not one of them. It is good to see another “Navy Brat” who is such a success. Please continue with your writing. I am looking forward to seeing more of Evan and Jessie. Also enjoyed China Lake and hope to see more on those characters.
YN1 Carnelia Foster, U.S. N. Retired
Meg // January 12, 2009 at 12:39 pm |
Glad to hear it, Carnelia — thanks!
Peggy Kunkle // February 7, 2009 at 8:23 pm |
Since I’m sure you will never be in Muscle Shoals, AL., I have provided our library with all your other books they didn’t have – the Dirty Little Secrets Club being the only one. I found a bookstore in Houston that had the paperbacks so now they are available to all! I didn.t think anyone could write as well as Lee Child, but boy, your Evan Delaney novels changed my mind! Are you two related by any chance? HaHa! Hope your next one will be out soon – there is a next one, I hope!
Meg // February 8, 2009 at 2:41 pm |
Thanks for stocking the library, Peggy — that’s wonderful. Glad you like the books. And you never know; I might just make it to ‘Bama one of these days.
Heather // March 30, 2009 at 10:30 am |
I enjoy your Evan Delaney series. Will there be another book to follow Kill Chain?
Meg // March 30, 2009 at 3:32 pm |
Thanks, Heather. I certainly plan to write another Evan Delaney novel — it’s only a question of how soon.
Pamela in Atlanta // April 10, 2009 at 12:11 am |
I could hate you. My sleepless nights could hate you. My baggy, saggy eyes really do hate you. It’s so hard to drag my ass to work when you write a new book (especially sad as I work from home). Keep it up; I’ll become nocturnal. And by the way, it’s great to see the characters Evan and Jesse dealing with the issues they have (individually and as a couple) while communicating courageously and maintaining their love and respect. It can’t be easy to create well-rounded, deeply drawn characters — all human, no cardboard — in the midst of these steamroller thrillers. Well done.
Meg // April 10, 2009 at 10:43 am |
Thanks, Pamela. It’s my pleasure to make you suffer so.
Monita // May 7, 2009 at 2:40 pm |
Any U.S. book signings scheduled for this summer? Like in Chicago (hope, hope, hope!)?
Meg // May 9, 2009 at 9:46 am |
Summer plans are in flux, Monita. Anything is possible… but mostly I’ll be writing, so we’ll just have to wait and see.
Becca // June 8, 2009 at 9:51 pm |
hi i have just stared getting into reading and i have just finished crosscut!!! omg i loved it! so i typed your name into google (as you do) and just realised that there are more before it!! so im going to buy them all to read over the summer holidays. can’t wait.
thank you
Meg // June 9, 2009 at 7:28 am |
Becca, that’s great. Have fun!
becca // June 9, 2009 at 2:35 pm |
also one more thing is your book Schmerzlos in the evan delaney collection??
x
Meg // June 9, 2009 at 2:55 pm |
Schmerzlos is the German translation of Crosscut. The title translates as “Painless.” If you read Deutsche, go for it!
Jan // June 23, 2009 at 6:09 am |
I live in Ridgecrest, so China Lake got my attention in the Kindle store. What a kick to read a book that takes place here! I found your descriptions so satisfying. Other books in this setting have been off the mark IMO. The weirdest thing was Evan going by her neighborhood on base that doesn’t exist anymore. I taught middle school on base with teachers who talked about the same thing. Of course, I’m curious how you’re familiar with China Lake. Do kids from here really end up in Santa Barbara? Thanks for a engrossing read.
Meg // July 2, 2009 at 7:21 am |
Thanks, Jan – I posted about Ridgecrest/China lake on the main page.