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“If you read for pleasure, there’s probably more pleasure per inch in Pickard’s work than almost any other current crime novelist.”
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“Pickard has evolved into a novelist of substantial literary power.”
The Denver Post
"Engrossing Fiction"
Starred Review, Booklist"Exquisite sensitivity"
Starred Review, Publisher's Weekly"Superb storytelling"
Starred Review, Library Journal
Dear Friends,
Oh, happy day! My new novel, The Scent of Rain and Lightning, is officially launched!
I’m fortunate to be able to report that the book is being wonderfully received by booksellers and by reviewers. Pre-publication reviewers at Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal have all given it starred reviews, bless them. The Independent Booksellers have listed it as a Notable Book, bless them, too. In addition, Barnes & Noble has chosen my novel to be their “Barnes & Noble Recommends” main selection. It has now been on the New York Times bestseller list for several weeks.
Am I floating on air over all this? Yes, but I have to remember to come back to earth to keep working on my next book!
Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm for and interest in my novels, and thank you for joining me in these moments of celebration.
Gratefully,
Nancy
"Pickard probes the truth behind miracles and the tragedies behind lies in this mesmerizing suspense novel set in Kansas. . .a memorable read."
Publishers Weekly."A hold-your-breath suspense story. The Virgin of Small Plains is sexy, warm, and poignant with aching loss and a human desire for miracles. Pickard's best book yet."
Margaret Maron, Edgar-winning author of Rituals of the Season.
Awards for
The Virgin of Small Plains
- Reader's Choice Winner
- Agatha Award Winner
- Edgar Award Finalist
- Dillys Award Finalist
- Macavity Award Winner
- A "Killer Book" (Independent Mystery Booksellers Association)
- A Kansas Notable Book
- Kansas Reads Book of the Year, 2009