By Z.J. Czupor
ZJ Czupor‘s On Tour with Dead Writers brings us clues to a mystery author each second Tuesday of the month. Dust off your investigative skills and send your answer to mysteryminutecontest@gmail.com by the 20th of the month.
This famous author wrote historical novels, war novels, and thrillers. He even wrote a short-lived musical in collaboration with rock singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett (1946-2023).
His second novel was a commercial disappointment. As he wrote his third, he would hand each chapter to his wife to read. At one stage, she said if the publishers didn’t like this one, he’d better find another line of work. That novel won the Pulitzer Prize. His next, a so-called “woman’s novel,” earned him a Time magazine cover story and subsequent motion picture.
Who was this famous award-winning and bestselling author?
Discover the author’s identity by July 20 so you can win A Forgotten Kill by Isabella Maldonado!
A winner will be chosen from all those who email us at mysteryminutecontest@gmail.com.
Did you guess Charlotte Jay last month? Annette in Colorado won Mosaic by Gayle Lynds!
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Contest rules:
1. All US addresses are eligible to win.
2. Each month’s prize will be a book written by one of the Rogues and donated by that author.
3. All subscribers who email us with the correct answer before the 20th will be entered in a drawing to win.
Z.J. Czupor’s new murder mystery, When The Fog Rises, is published at zjames.substack.com. He’s also the author of the thriller Cut Right Through Me (also at Substack) and a book of poetry THE BIG WEIRD: Haikus in Times of Pandemic and Chaos. Z.J. is immediate past president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and is an active member of Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. He is represented by Terrie Wolf, founder and owner of AKA Literary Management.
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