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In May, she travelled to Paris to pick up the Douglas Kennedy Prize for best foreign thriller.
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Originally released in France, it won the Douglas Kennedy Prize for "best foreign thriller" and soon won acclaim from U.S. critics, who have called it "mesmerizing," "deliciously complex" and "expertly crafted."
- ↑ Will Johnson (2015-10-26). "Roz Nay sells psychological thriller: Nelson writer will publish Our Little Secret with Simon and Schuster". Nelson Star . Retrieved 2020-07-08.
Three years ago Nelson writer Roz Nay signed up for a Selkirk College writing class—she felt like she needed a hobby to sustain her through the winter—and ended up writing a 2,000-word story called "Your Wife is a Psycho". Last month she sold the novel-length version of that story, Our Little Secret, to Simon & Schuster.
- ↑ "Nelson author nominated for two national awards: Roz Nay's mystery novel Our Little Secret has made two shortlists". Nelson Star . 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
The psychological thriller, which was released in Canada in June 2017, has been shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Best New Crime Award. Nay's novel is also up for the Kobo Emerging Writer Award for mysteries.
- ↑ Aleesha Harris (2017-06-22). "Author Q&A: Roz Nay talks Our Little Secret". Vancouver Sun . Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ↑ Tyler Harper (2020-06-30). "Thriller Queen: Nelson's Roz Nay gets personal in Hurry Home". Columbia Valley Pioneer . Retrieved 2020-07-08.
When it came time to find inspiration for her latest novel, Roz Nay's day job provided all the horrors for a plot she would need. The Nelson writer's latest thriller Hurry Home, which comes out July 7, is based on Nay's experiences working in child protection services. One of her protagonists, Alex, also works in child protection
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Writing Hurry Home has also been a personal breakthrough for Nay's development as a novelist. She just finished the first draft of her third book, which took just eight months to write.
- ↑ "The Meadow Edition comes to Elephant Mountain Literary Festival". The Nelson Daily . 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
Hurry Home (Simon & Schuster), is a suspenseful thriller in which estranged sisters are desperate to keep their darkest secret where it belongs — in the past. A gripping look at the inescapable bond between sisters and the devastating cost of a single mistake, the novel keeps readers guessing as to who is telling the truth until the last page.
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