The Strand Magazine names The Dark Corners of the Night to its Top 12 Mysteries of 2020

I’m absolutely thrilled — and honored — that The Strand Magazine has named The Dark Corners of the Night one of its Top Twelve Mystery Novels of 2020.

Meg Gardiner has the power to craft haunting novels that’ll stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page. And The Dark Corners of the Night is just that novel, atmospheric, chilling, and a sojourn into the mind of deranged killer, while striking a deft balance with a realistic and endearing protagonist in FBI behavioral analyst Caitlin Hendrix who is destined for the big screen.

If you haven’t read the other novels on the list, jump right on that.

This Saturday: Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee

This Saturday, November 5, I’ll be taking part in Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee. Yes, murder and mayhem.

It’s a one-day conference on mystery, thriller, and suspense fiction, featuring author panels and interviews. Programming runs from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Doors open at 8:30 am.

Check out the terrific authors who are speaking, and the schedule:

9:00 – 10:00: FIRST BLOOD 

10:00– 11:00: MURDER AS A FINE ART 

11-12: LESSONS OF A LIFETIME 

1-2: THE LEAGUE OF NIGHT AND FOG (THUNDERDOME)

2 – 3: CREEPERS 

3 – 4: BLOOD OATH: Sara Paretsky and Meg Gardiner in conversation

4– 5: INSPECTOR OF THE DEAD 

That’s right: I get the privilege of talking to Sara Paretsky for an hour. If you’re in the Milwaukee area, come listen in.

Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee will be held at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center: 2133 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233-1910.