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Jan Burke
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Jan Burke

National bestseller Jan Burke is the author of a dozen novels and a collection of short stories. Among the awards her work has garnered are Mystery Writers of America's Edgar® for Best Novel, Malice Domestic's Agatha Award, Mystery Readers International's Macavity, and the RT Book Club's Best Contemporary Mystery. She is the founder of the Crime Lab Project (www.crimelabproject.com) and is a member of the board of the California Forensic Science Institute. She lives in Southern California with her husband and two dogs. Learn more about her at www.janburke.com.

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Excerpt 1 from Hocus
Apr 11, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from SWEET DREAMS, IRENE
Apr 05, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from REMEMBER ME, IRENE
Apr 05, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from DEAR IRENE,
Feb 23, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from Flight
Feb 23, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from Goodnight, Irene
Jan 12, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from Nine
Dec 07, 2012
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Morning for Flamingos
Sep 20, 2012
Bones is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 14, 2012
Bones will be released on August 14, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Aug 14, 2012
Disturbance will be released on May 29, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback
May 29, 2012
Disturbance is now available in Mass Market Paperback
May 29, 2012
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Excerpt 1 from Disturbance
Sep 21, 2011
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Chapter 1 from REMEMBER ME, IRENE
Aug 11, 2011
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Chapter 1 from DEAR IRENE,
Jul 28, 2011
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Chapter 1 from SWEET DREAMS, IRENE
Jul 28, 2011

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Monsters and Critics, February 27, 2013
...The Boca Box” by James O. Born features a mysterious, last ditch weight loss secret in a box. Jan Burke’s “The Amiable Miss Edith Montague” is a charming tale about a sweet lady who seldom said a cross word to anyone and the secret of how she did...
Los Feliz Ledger, December 27, 2012
...I have ever been disappointed,” Jewell says of the dozens of speakers. A retired teacher who attends regularly, Jan Burke, said she “knew nothing about architecture, and I guess I have gone up a little ways from zero. I am very thankful to live in...
Press-Telegram, December 15, 2012
...on the Menu luncheon features 15 authors participating in panel discussions and book signings: Rhys Bowen, Robin Burcell, Jan Burke, Marcia Clark, Janet Dawson, Tim Hallinan, Naomi Hirahara, Melodie Johnson Howe, Leslie Klinger, Dick Lochte, Catriona...
Blogcritics.org, October 19, 2012
...mystery stories. The authors include many legendary names from the mystery world, including S.J. Rozan, Laura Lippman, Jan Burke, and Thomas Perry. Colin Cotterill provides the graphic novel, which tells of his adventures in attempting to write a story...
Blogcritics.org, October 18, 2012
...mystery stories. The authors include many legendary names from the mystery world, including S.J. Rozan, Laura Lippman, Jan Burke, and Thomas Perry. Colin Cotterill provides the graphic novel, which tells of his adventures in attempting to write a story...
Portland Press Herald, September 3, 2012
...as Dana Stabenow, author of the best-selling Alaska-based Kate Shugak series, and Edgar Award winners Thomas Perry and Jan Burke. Lynds is the author of nine spy thrillers published by St. Martin's Press. Her latest book, "The Book of Spies," kicks off...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, July 28, 2012
...UPLAND - Award-winning author Jan Burke will discuss her work and writing on Aug. 11 at the Carnegie Cultural Center, 123 E. D St. in Upland. The time has yet to be determined. Burke is...
Aspen Times, January 16, 2013
...pine beetles devastating the state's forests.?It's not helping them, that's for sure,? said Jan Burke, a silviculturist or tree specialist with the White River National Forest Supervisor's Office in Glenwood Springs. Temperatures in Aspen plunged to...
Glenwood Independent, January 16, 2013
...pine beetles devastating the state's forests. “It's not helping them, that's for the sure,” said Jan Burke, a silviculturist or tree specialist with the White River National Forest Supervisor's Office in Glenwood Springs. Temperatures in Aspen...
Hood County News, January 5, 2013
...extended family, David and Claudia Southern, Celia Beamon, Todd and Ann Parrish, Curtis and Wanda Cowen, Jack and Jan Burke and G.E. and Shirley Gore; father-in-law, Claud Parrish; a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Arrangements were...
Los Feliz Ledger, December 27, 2012
...I have ever been disappointed,” Jewell says of the dozens of speakers. A retired teacher who attends regularly, Jan Burke, said she “knew nothing about architecture, and I guess I have gone up a little ways from zero. I am very thankful to live in...
OPTICS.ORG, December 18, 2012
...Dligatch, CSIRO team members are: • Bob Oreb • Roger Netterfield • Achim Leistner • Jeff Seckold • Jan Burke • Katie Green • Mark Gross • Anatoli Chtanov • Philip Fairman • Edita Puhanic • Matthias Burger •...
Photonics Online, December 17, 2012
...000. Along with Farrant and Dligatch, CSIRO team members are Bob Oreb Roger Netterfield Achim Leistner Jeff Seckold Jan Burke Katie Green Mark Gross Anatoli Chtanov Philip Fairman Edita Puhanic Matthias Burger Wayne Stuart Ron...
Press-Telegram, December 15, 2012
...on the Menu luncheon features 15 authors participating in panel discussions and book signings: Rhys Bowen, Robin Burcell, Jan Burke, Marcia Clark, Janet Dawson, Tim Hallinan, Naomi Hirahara, Melodie Johnson Howe, Leslie Klinger, Dick Lochte, Catriona...