Lori G. Armstrong - Author

About me:

What people are saying about the Julie Collins mystery series:

“Hard as nails, a barroom brawler—and a chick!...Tough, sensitive, and smart, Julie Collins is a welcome addition to the PI genre. In BLOOD TIES, she breaks all the rules.”
Stephanie Kane, author, SEEDS OF DOUBT

“If you’re looking for one of those heroines who refrains from any and all vices and who shrieks at the sound of gunfire, you may want to pass on this one. But if you prefer your heroine to be a little on the dark side, especially one who likes to smoke, drink, engage in the occasional sexcapade, and knows how to kick some ass with little fear, this highly engaging and fearless PI fits the bill. Armstrong has created in Julie Collins one of the more captivating and emotionally charged female characters to come along in awhile…”
Stephanie Padilla, New Mystery Reader, on HALLOWED GROUND

"Armstrong hits this one right out of the ballpark with complex characters, snappy dialogue and interesting plots. The author also ties up a whodunit with a surprising twist. This one's a winner."
Barb Anderson, Romantic Times BookClub Magazine on SHALLOW GRAVE, 4 ½ stars, Dec. 2007 TOP PICK!

News:

SNOW BLIND won the 2009 Shamus Award from the Private Eye Writers of America for best paperback original!

Lori Armstrong was chosen as a 2009 Rushmore Honors Award recipient, from the Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce Cultural Affairs Committee, for her contribution to the arts community in the Black Hills.

Awards:

SNOW BLIND won the 2009 Shamus Award from the Private Eye Writers of America for best paperback original.

SHALLOW GRAVE was announced a finalist for the 2008 Willa Cather Literary Award in Softcover fiction.

SHALLOW GRAVE was announced as a finalist for the High Plains Book Award for Best Fiction of 2008.

SHALLOW GRAVE was recently nominated for Romance Writers of America Kiss of Death Chapter - Daphne du Maurier Award for Best Mystery/Suspense of 2008.

HALLOWED GROUND won the 2007 Willa Cather Literary Award for Best Softcover Fiction by Women Writing the West.

HALLOWED GROUND was nominated for a 2007 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original by The Private Eye Writers of America.

HALLOWED GROUND was also nominated for a 2007 Daphne du Maurier Award for Best Mystery by the Kiss Of Death Chapter of Romance Writers of America.

BLOOD TIES was nominated in 2006 for a Shamus Award for Best First Novel by The Private Eye Writers of America.

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Contact the publisher: Medallion Press