Author of PAY DIRT ROAD, HARD RAIN, and NEXT OF KIN (April 2024). Winner of the 2022 Hammett Prize and the 2019 Tony Hillerman Prize.
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23 Apr 2024
NEXT OF KIN, the third mystery featuring Texas PI Annie McIntyre, is out now. Hope y’all enjoy it. Wearing my mom’s vintage Luckenbach tee to mark the occasion (these pages are also full of classic country music references🤠)
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28 Jun 2024
HARD RAIN is nominated for a Shamus Award! And in such excellent company! Congrats to all the nominees 🎉
28 Jun 2024
#Congratulations SHAMUS nominees @samallenwrites @MinotaurBooks @Steve_Goble @oceanviewpub @sujatamassey @soho_press @LevACRosen @ForgeReads @CLFayman @levelbestbooks @LizMilliron @LibbyCudmore @JSWalkerAuthor @eqmm @Tough_Crime
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Samantha Jayne Allen retweeted
6 May 2024
Limited Time Offer: Save 50% on the "Next of Kin" audiobook. Offer ends 05/28 @samallenwrites audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
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3 May 2024
Here's a recap of last Wednesday's Edgar Awards banquet, where authors dined, confabbed, posed, and looked amazing. It was a grand occasion hosted by a great community, and we'll see many of you again at Thrillerfest!
ALT Linda Castillo, Edgar Award
ALT Sarah Stewart Taylor, Sharon Short, Mariah Fredericks
ALT Samantha Jayne Allen
ALT Vivien Chien, Anastasia Hastings, Mark Dawidziak
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2 May 2024
Congratulations @LindaCastillo11 on a well-deserved win! 🎉 And so lovely meeting you!!
2 May 2024
Congratulations to @LindaCastillo11, winner of THE G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD for An Evil Heart (@MinotaurBooks) #Edgars2024
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Samantha Jayne Allen retweeted
30 Apr 2024
The Edgar Awards are tomorrow and that can only mean one thing! @CrimeReads annual The State of the Crime Novel roundtable with our nominees. #Edgars2024
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23 Apr 2024
Making reading recommendations is one of my favorite things (used to be a bookseller!) Thanks for having me, @CrimeReads
23 Apr 2024
Five novels—and one short story—that use a small-town setting to explore complex issues and existential questions. From Samantha Jayne Allen (@samallenwrites). crimereads.com/small-town-bi…
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Samantha Jayne Allen retweeted
23 Apr 2024
This week's #newreleases are here! Dive into your next great read from @SallyHepworth, Douglas Preston, Judi Dench and @BennyOHea, @tjbentonwalker, @judyilin, and @samallenwrites. 📚 View them all: us.macmillan.com.
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23 Apr 2024
NEXT OF KIN, the third mystery featuring Texas PI Annie McIntyre, is out now. Hope y’all enjoy it. Wearing my mom’s vintage Luckenbach tee to mark the occasion (these pages are also full of classic country music references🤠)
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22 Apr 2024
🪦@SSTaylorBooks reads from A Stolen Child (@MinotaurBooks), nominated for The G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. #Edgars2024
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17 Apr 2024
So excited for this!
17 Apr 2024
This Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, don't miss the nominees for The G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. bit.ly/3x4qIAQ
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Samantha Jayne Allen retweeted
9 Apr 2024
🖤 @LindaCastillo11 reads from An Evil Heart (@MinotaurBooks), nominated for The G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. #Edgars2024
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1 Apr 2024
Such an honor to be nominated. Thank you, @EdgarAwards!
1 Apr 2024
🌧️@samallenwrites reads from Hard Rain (@MinotaurBooks), nominated for The G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. #Edgars2024
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30 Mar 2024
📢 Get your copy of HARD RAIN for the low low price of $2.99! This deal won’t last forever (this weekend)
4 Mar 2024
HARD RAIN, book 2 in the Annie McIntyre mysteries, set in a small TX town in the aftermath of a violent storm, is a #Kindle monthly deal! Get the ebook for $2.99 all through March: amazon.com/Hard-Rain-Novel-M…
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30 Mar 2024
Look at us, #Phoenix! #OffTheAirBook was chosen as @gmabookclub Book Buzz pick! Thank you, @GMA! #mystery #localnews #reporterlife @MinotaurBooks
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12 Mar 2024
HARD RAIN is out in paperback today! So thrilled to have this book available to readers in a new format — and with a striking new cover! 🖤⚡️
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4 Mar 2024
HARD RAIN, book 2 in the Annie McIntyre mysteries, set in a small TX town in the aftermath of a violent storm, is a #Kindle monthly deal! Get the ebook for $2.99 all through March: amazon.com/Hard-Rain-Novel-M…
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23 Feb 2024
“Allen conjures a suitably noirish mood from the opening pages, and renders even her secondary characters in three dimensions. With regional intrigue and plenty of satisfying sleuthing, this series merits a long run.” — @PublishersWkly on NEXT OF KIN
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