WHAT: Party for MAW's Anthology: The Blue Religion: New Stories About Cops, Criminals, and the Chase (Little Brown), edited by Michael Connelly
WHO: Michael Connelly, Alafair Burke, Paul Guyot, Laurie King, Persia Walker, and numerous other co-writers!
WHEN: Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 6:00 PM
WHERE: Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren Street, NY, NY 10007, 212-587-1011
In his 2002 bestselling novel City of Bones, author Michael Connelly coined the phrase "blue religion" while meditating on the pressures, burdens and privilege of carrying a police badge. Just published, MWA's newest anthology of 19 short stories is devoted to this very theme.
Blue Religion is chockfull of stories that reverberate with the gritty rhythms of the street and the bittersweet realities of police work. As editor of this collection, Michael Connelly not only submitted a story himself but had the pleasure of personally inviting a host of skilled storytellers to contribute to the book, among them T. Jefferson Parker, Alafair Burke, Peter Robinson, and many more.