Welcome to the website of writer/critic David J. Montgomery



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David has joined The Daily Beast as a critic, where he will be writing a weekly column about thriller and mystery fiction.





Thriller 2 is in stores now! Buy it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local independent bookstore.



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David has been nominated for a 2009 Anthony Award in the category of Special Service to the mystery genre. The awards will be presented at the Indianapolis Bouchercon, where he'll be appearing. He's up against some stiff competition -- congrats to all the nominees!



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David will be appearing at ThrillerFest 09 in New York City on July 8-11. He'll be speaking on two panels, and also participating in a group signing of Thriller 2 along with other contributors to the book.



David's short story, "Bedtime for Mr. Wu," will be published this June in the anthology Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down, edited by Clive Cussler (Mira).

"Nifty all-original anthology...The 23 selections...score hits more often than misses." --Publishers Weekly

"Another impressive line-up of crime writers...an entertaining collection." --Booklist

"Today's best writers at the top of their game...Don't let the '2' in the title fool you--this collection is second to none." --Lee Child

"A great collection of stories by today's top writers. A perfect reading experience." --Brad Thor

"Impossible to put down." --Joseph Finder



 


About

David J. Montgomery is the thriller/mystery critic for The Daily Beast and has written about authors and books for such publications as the Washington Post, USA Today and Chicago Sun-Times.

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