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Jan Burke, an award-winning mystery writer, holds the distinction of being the first woman novelist to win the Ellery Queen Mystery Readers' Award. She was also awarded an Edgar for her Novel, Bones. Her popular mystery series features the newspaper writer Irene Kelly, who lives and works in Southern California. Burke was born in Texas. With her show more family she moved to Southern California when she was a young girl. She attended California State University, Long Beach, earning a degree in history. After graduating, she worked for several years as a manager of a manufacturing plant. Her first novel, Goodnight Irene, was written during those years. Goodnight Irene was well received and the Irene Kelly series has grown in popularity with each subsequent novel. Other notable works from the series are Dear Irene and Hocus. Her works include Bloodlines, Kidnapped, The Messenger, and Disturbance. (Bowker Author Biography) Jan Burke has won the Edgar Award, the Macavity Award & the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Award. She lives in Southern California. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Canonical title
- Goodnight, Irene | Sweet Dreams, Irene
- Original title
- Goodnight, Irene | Sweet Dreams, Irene
- Original publication date
- 1993-1994
- People/Characters*
- Irene Kelly
- Important places*
- Las Piernas, California, USA
- First words*
- Morgen früh, wenn Gott will: Er hat gern dicken Frauen beim Tanzen zugeschaut.
Und raus bist Du: Frank erschreckte mich zu Tode an Halloween, und wir hatten gerade erst das Frühstück beendet. - Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Morgen früh, wenn Gott will: Und später, als wir von der Liebe erhitzt und endlich todmüde im Bett lagen und uns umschlungen hielten, hörte ich, wie er leise sang: "Goodnight, Irene."
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Und raus bist Du: Drei Worte, die mich für den Rest der Zeit, die ich diesen Gips tragen musste, Tag für Tag anstarren würden: "Heirate mich, Irene!" - Original language*
- Amerikanisch
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