Keynote
Speaker - P.J. Parrish P.J. Parrish, the New York Times bestselling author of 10 Louis Kincaid and Joe Frye thrillers, is actually two sisters, Kristy Montee and Kelly Nichols. Their books have appeared on both the
New York Times and USA Today best seller lists. The series has garnered 11 major crime-fiction awards, and an Edgar nomination. Parrish has won two Shamus awards, one Anthony and one International Thriller competition. Her books have been published throughout Europe and Asia.
Parrish’s short stories have also appeared in many anthologies, including two published by Mystery Writers of America, edited by Harlan Coben and the late Stuart Kaminsky. Their stories have also in Akashic Books acclaimed
Detroit Noir, and in Ellery Queen Magazine. Most recently, they contributed an essay to a special edition of Edgar Allan Poe’s works edited by Michael Connelly, and are hard at work on their first stand-alone thriller, set in Miami and Paris.
Their latest book, published this February, is The Little
Death, set on the beyond-wealthy island of Palm Beach. In it, Louis Kincaid is hired to investigate the death of Mark Durand, a handsome high-class “walker,” who escorted wealthy women – both married and single – to posh Palm Beach galas. Durand’s beheaded corpse was found in an abandoned cattle pen west of Palm Beach. Kincaid agrees to help prime suspect Reggie Kent, an aging walker who may or may not have been the victim’s lover. Kincaid uncovers shocking truths about a powerful woman senator, a silver-tongued dowager with a taste for gossip and a seductive socialite who tries to lure him into her bed by whispering three little words:
“Die with me…”
Best-selling novelist Brad Meltzer says of The Little
Death: “It’s a lollipop, filled with sex, murder and money, all set in the insanity that is Palm Beach Society.
The Little Death is so damn big and yummy.”
Best-selling crime novelist, Jeffery Deaver, says: “Part procedural, part gritty psychological thriller, part Florida noir,
The Little Death moves briskly and unpredictably, as the plots shining through the lives of the many and indelible characters keep us riveted to the end.”
Here’s what others say about P. J. Parrish...
Publishers Weekly: “The author’s ability to raise goose bumps puts her in the front rank of thriller writers.”
Miami Herald: “Wonderfully tense and atmospheric. Keeps readers guessing until the end.”
Chicago Tribune: “Parrish is as good as any detective writer working. These books are terrific.”
P.J. Parrish, the New York Times bestselling author of 10 Louis Kincaid and Joe Frye thrillers, is actually two sisters, Kristy Montee and Kelly Nichols. Their books have appeared on both the
New York Times and USA Today best seller lists. The series has garnered 11 major crime-fiction awards, and an Edgar nomination. Parrish has won two Shamus awards, one Anthony and one International Thriller competition. Her books have been published throughout Europe and Asia.