Michael Koryta





Michael Koryta

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In 2003, Michael Koryta became the youngest winner of the annual St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America 'Best First Private Eye Novel' contest. Michael wrote the winning novel, Tonight I Said Goodbye, when he was just 20. It was published when he was 21. Tonight I Said Goodbye went on to earn an Edgar nomination for best first novel and to win the Great Lakes Book Award for Best Mystery. His most recent novel, A Welcome Grave, third in the Lincoln Perry series, has been nominated for a Quill Award, and his work has been translated into many languages.

Michael lives in Bloomington, Indiana, where he attended Indiana University, earning a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Previously an award-winning newspaper reporter, he now w...more


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A very nice advance review of THE PROPHET, which now has an August 7 release date. A starred review from Kirkus and a very generous quote from Donald Ray Pollock.

"Friday Night Lights meets In Cold Blood in this powerful tale of distant brothers in a small Ohio town whose torment over the murder of their sister when they were teens is compounded by the murder of another targeted teenage girl—a... read more »
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Average rating: 3.64 · 4,690 ratings · 1,083 reviews · 11 distinct works
So Cold the River
3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 1,543 ratings — published 2010 — 17 editions
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The Cypress House
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 946 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions
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The Ridge
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 630 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions
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Tonight I Said Goodbye (Lin...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions
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Envy the Night
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 350 ratings7 editions
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A Welcome Grave (Lincoln Pe...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions
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The Silent Hour (Lincoln Pe...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions
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Sorrow's Anthem (Lincoln Pe...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions
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The Prophet
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — expected publication 2012 — 4 editions
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P.S: Ich töte dich
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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More books by Michael Koryta…
Tonight I Said Goodbye Sorrow's Anthem A Welcome Grave The Silent Hour
Lincoln Perry (4 books)
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