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<\/a>International bestselling and global multi-award winning suspense-thriller author Jeffery Deaver to headline a Who\u2019s Who of acclaimed mystery writers at the 2019 Mystery Fest Key West, happening June 28-30 in America\u2019s southernmost city.<\/p>\nInternational Bestselling and Global Multi-Award Winning Suspense-Thriller Author Jeffery Deaver to Headline Mystery Fest Key West in June Key West, FL, (PR.com)<\/strong><\/em>— Jeffery Deaver, the international bestselling and global multi-award winning suspense-thriller author of 40 novels, returns by popular demand to headline a sizzling Who\u2019s Who of mystery writers at the 2019 Mystery Fest Key West, set for June 28-30 in America\u2019s southernmost city.<\/p>\n Deaver, widely hailed as the \u201cmaster of psychological suspense\u201d has won or been nominated for just about every mystery writing award you can think of. His \u201cLincoln Rhyme\u201d series novel \u201cThe Bone Collector\u201d was made into a blockbuster film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie and now NBC has a TV pilot-in-progress based on the brilliant forensic criminalist Rhyme.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled that Jeffery Deaver is returning as this year\u2019s headliner,\u201d said Fest co-founder Shirrel Rhoades, a publisher who has held executive positions with Reader\u2019s Digest, Scholastic, Harper\u2019s, Marvel Entertainment and other publishing companies. \u201cHe absolutely mesmerized the 2015 keynote audience, was a brilliant contributor during the various panels, was accessible to fans at the social events, and even became friends with some of the \u2018Hemingway cats.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Each year since 2014, top-tier authors in a variety of mystery genres \u2013 from thrillers to true crime to cozy\u2019s \u2013 have rendezvoused at the unique boutique-sized conference to share several days immersed in panel discussions, presentations, and social events with fellow-authors, aspiring authors and book fans.<\/p>\n Other featured mystery-makers set to appear in June are New York Times bestselling authors Heather Graham, Lisa Black, Carla Norton, and Diane A.S. Stuckart, bestselling Buck Reilly adventure series author John H. Cunningham, and Noir author Mike Dennis along with many others.<\/p>\n Beginning Friday afternoon, June 28, Mystery Fest highlights are to include an opening wine and cheese party on the veranda of Key West\u2019s iconic Custom House Museum with author Heather Graham and Key West Mayor Teri Johnston presiding, keynote luncheon with Deaver, a killer line-up of panels and presentations examining everything from \u201cForensics for Writers\u201d to \u201cHow I Plot a Mystery,\u201d a Bloody Mary Morning breakfast at the historic Schooner Wharf Bar, a chance to win a cameo \u201ccharacter placement\u201d role in author Gray Basnight\u2019s next mystery tale, and presentation of the annual Whodunit Mystery Writing Award.<\/p>\n Event registration is $195 and includes all panels, presentations, and social events, with panels and presentations taking place at The Studios of Key West in the island\u2019s Old Town historic district. Those who register by May 30 are automatically entered into the Gray Basnight \u201ccharacter placement\u201d contest.<\/p>\n Mystery Fest Key West 2019 is sponsored by the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, the Key West Citizen daily newspaper, The Helmerich Trust, The Gardens Hotel, and Key West Art & Historical Society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [AdSense-A] International bestselling and global multi-award winning suspense-thriller author Jeffery Deaver to headline a Who\u2019s Who of acclaimed mystery writers at the 2019 Mystery Fest Key West, happening June 28-30 in America\u2019s southernmost city. 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