Barnes & Noble and Borders Booksellers Support
Deadly Appraisal  
and Consigned to Death

"Josie was true to life and a pleasure to read. I will be recommending it to others."
Teresa Quintanar
(bookseller, Barnes & Noble)

"Loved it, loved it, loved it! I can't wait to share Deadly Appraisal with my customers."
Marisa Oldston (bookseller, Borders)

"Deadly Appraisal is wonderful. I have it at my cash register." 
Norman Goldman (Barnes & Noble)

"Booksellers at chain stores are exposed
to tens of thousands of books. To stand out and be noticed is just tremendous,"
Jane says.

Cooking Tip from Josie's Mom

"Bay leaves make a pot roast," Josie's mom wrote in the cook book she left Josie as part of her legacy. "Use three or four whole leaves. Crumple them into the pot as you add them. They'll disintegrate as the pot roast cooks adding savory flavor."

Several recipes from Josie's mom are on Jane's website.

Whoopie! More Nominations for
Consigned to Death

Macavity Award Nomination
The Macavity is awarded each year by Mystery Readers International (MRI), the largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world. Started by Janet A. Rudolph, MRI has members in all 50 states and 18 foreign countries. Members vote each year to nominate and select the winners. The Macavity Award is named for the "mystery cat" of T.S. Eliot fame: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. This year's Macavity winner will be announced at the Bouchercon conference in Anchorage in September.

David Award Nomination
Deadly Ink, a regional mystery conference, has initiated a new award, the David, celebrating the best mystery novel of the year. Jane's honored that Consigned to Death has been selected as a nominee. The award will be granted at the Deadly Ink banquet on June 30, 2007 in Parsippany, NJ.

"I'm thrilled and honored at these nominations," Jane says. "It's enormously gratifying to know that readers liked Consigned to Death well enough to nominate it!"

Jane's Library Events

Jane will be speaking at several libraries over the coming months. She's been booked from New York City to Los Angeles and from Portland, Maine to Rockland County, New York for both "traditional" book discussions & readings to her more formal presentation on Finding Stolen Art: Two Detectives Take on the Nazis.

Calling all librarians! Jane would love to come to your venue! Contact her directly to schedule an event. For details about Jane's schedule, check out her appearance page.

Unpublished Fact About Josie

Josie says, "My dad used to call me Kitten. I don't talk about it a lot, but I loved it!"

Click here for more information about Josie's world.

Antiques Collecting Fact:
Did You Know?

Snow globes and domes are charming—and affordable—collectibles. Subject matter varies from touristy (i.e., local-themed souvenirs) to kitsch (i.e., flamingos) and from the historical (i.e., French originals dating from the late 19th century) to the religious (i.e., angels and Christmas-themed objects).

Finding Stolen Art:
Two Detectives Take on the Nazis

Art stolen by the Nazis is returned to Jewish owners and heirs—sometimes. Want to hear more?

Do you belong to a group that brings in speakers? Jane would be honored to speak to your group. She's developed a 45-minute presentation that details how governments and organizations have conspired to keep the pilfered art in their possession and how persistent, dedicated detectives have worked to track it down and get it back.

See the flyer the Mid-Manhattan Library used to promote the program or listen to a podcast excerpt from Jane's talk.

Any questions?