Twist Phelan
| Twist Phelan | |
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| Occupation | Writer, former lawyer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Spouse | Jack Chapple (2013 - current) |
Twist Phelan is an American writer of crime fiction and former lawyer.[1] She is known for her Pinnacle Peak series and for her 2014 short story Footprints in Water, which has won an Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story of the Year. Phelan is also an extreme sports enthusiast.
Awards
- Thriller Award for Best Short Story of the Year for A Stab in the Heart (2010, won)[2]
- Thriller Award for Best Short Story of the Year for Footprints in Water (2014, won)[3]
- Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story of the Year for Footprints in Water (2014, won)[4]
Bibliography
Pinnacle Peak
- Heir Apparent (2002)[5]
- Family Claims (2004)[6][7][8][9]
- Spurred Ambition (2006)[10][11][12][13]
- False Fortune (2007)[14][15][16]
Short stories
- For the Good of the Game, published in Red Herring Mystery Magazine; The Mystery Review
- Crime Wave (2007), published in CrimeSpree Magazine
- A Trader's Lot (2007), published in Wall Street Noir
- Floored (2008), published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
- Strange Bedfellows (2008), published in Politics Noir
- Time Will Tell (2008), published in MWA Presents The Prosecution Rests and republished in By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year
- A Stab in the Heart (2009), published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
- Talk to Me (2009), published in ACWL Murder Past, Murder Present
- The Peahen (2010), published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
- Happine$$ (2012), published in MWA Presents the Rich and the Dead
- The Fourteenth Juror (2012), published in MWA Presents Vengeance[17]
- I’m Learning (2012), published in ACWL Murder Here, Murder There
- Footprints in Water (2013), published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Articles
- Cowboy Up (2002), published in Mystery Scene Magazine
- Queen of the Road (2004), published in Mystery Scene Magazine
- The Writer's Life...From the Other Side of the Breakfast Table (2005), published in Mystery Scene Magazine
- Climb Every Mountain...and Building, Too (2006), published in Mystery Scene Magazine
- Paddle Up! (2007), published in Mystery Scene Magazine
Essays
- Twist Phelan on Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (2006), published in Mystery Muses: 100 Classics that Inspire Today's Mystery Writers
References
- ↑ MALLOZZI, VINCENT M. "The First 100 Dates Were Just a Warm-Up". New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ Vey, Barbara. "Thrillerfest: Ken Follett Thrillmaster". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Thriller Award Winners!". Thriller Writers. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Arthur Ellis Award winners announced". CBC.ca. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Heir Apparent (review)". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Family Claims (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Family Claims (review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ Adler, Dick. "Sleuthing through the centuries". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Family Claims (review)". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ Adler, Dick. "A grand master shows how to write a Chicago police novel". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Spurred Ambition (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Spurred Ambition (review)". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ Montgomery, David J. (January 22, 2006). "Sex, Booze and Stiffs". Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "False Fortune (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "False Fortune (review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "False Fortune (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Mystery anthology sports old hands, gifted newcomers". Post and Courier. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Twist Phelan at the Crime Writers of Canada
- Experience: I dated 100 men in 100 days at The Guardian
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