Michael Koryta novels..BY {{KARNA}}

Michael Koryta (pronounced ko-ree-ta) has written eight novels, praised by such authors as Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly and Dennis Lehane, and his most recent novel, The Ridge, was called "A freshly imagined and elegantly constructed variation on the dead-of-night ghost story," by the New York Times and "a chilling supernatural thriller by a rising literary star," by the Wall Street Journal.
In addition to winning the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, his novel Envy the Night was selected as a Reader's Digest condensed book. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. A former private investigator and newspaper reporter, Koryta graduated from Indiana University with a degree in criminal justice.
In 2008, Koryta was honored with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award by Indiana University.

The Lincoln Perry Series:
Tonight I Said Goodbye (2004)
Private Eye Writers of America Best First Novel (WINNER)
Great Lakes Book Award, Best Mystery (WINNER)
Edgar Award, Best First Novel (NOMINEE)
Sorrow's Anthem (2006)
A Welcome Grave (2007)
Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel (NOMINEE)
Quill Award, Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller (NOMINEE)
The Silent Hour (2009)
Shamus Award, Best Hardcover Novel (NOMINEE)

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Other Novels:
Envy The Night (2008)
Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Mystery/Thriller (WINNER)
Barry Award, Best Novel (NOMINEE)
Selected as Reader's Digest Condensed Book
So Cold the River (2010)
A New York Times Notable Book of 2010
"Best of 2010" by Amazon
Optioned for film by New Regency
The Cypress House (2011)
A New York Times Notable Book of 2011
Good Reads, Best Horror (FINALIST)
Optioned for film by 1492 Pictures, script by Chris Columbus
The Ridge (2011)
A New York Times Notable Book of 2011
The Prophet (Forthcoming September 2012)