Yesterday's Echo

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Yesterday's Echo
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First edition
Author Matt Coyle
Genre Mystery fiction, Crime
Published2013
PublisherOceanview Publishing
Pages310
Awards Anthony Award for Best First Novel (2014)
ISBN 978-1-608-09076-1
Website Yesterday's Echo

Yesterday's Echo is a crime novel written by Matt Coyle and published by Oceanview Publishing on 7 May 2013. [1] The novel won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel in 2014. [2]

Contents

Plot

Reception

Publishers Weekly called Yesterday's Echo a "promising debut," saying, "Coyle breaks no new ground, but Cahill turns out to be both tough and resourceful when forced to confront his past. Readers can hope his future will be brighter." [3]

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2014 Anthony Award Best First Novel Won [4] [5]
San Diego Book AwardBest MysteryWon
Ben Franklin AwardBest New Voice in FictionWon
Macavity Award Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Finalist [6] [5]

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References

  1. Coyle, Matt (2013-05-07). Yesterday's Echo. Oceanview Publishing. ISBN   9781608090778.
  2. "Winners and Nominees". Bouchercon. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  3. "Fiction Book Review: Yesterday's Echo by Matt Coyle". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  4. "The Anthony Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction". Crime Fiction Awards. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  5. 1 2 "Matt Coyle". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  6. Cogdill, Oline. "Macavity Award Nominations". Mystery Scene Magazine . Retrieved 2023-01-02.