Anne Emery is the author of Sign of the Cross (2006), Obit (2007), Barrington Street Blues (2008), Cecilian Vespers (2009), Children in the Morning (2010), and Death at Christy Burke’s (2011).
She won a silver medal in the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards (international competition), and the 2011 Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction, both for Children in the Morning, and the 2007 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel for Sign of the Cross.
"A master at creating a sense of place, and developing characters.” – Library Journal (Starred Review)
Anne was born in Halifax and grew up in Moncton. She is a graduate of St. F.X. University and Dalhousie Law School. She has worked as a lawyer, legal affairs reporter and researcher. Anne lives in Halifax with her husband and daughter.
To view the Globe and Mail's review of Death at Christy Burke's, click here.
To hear Anne's interview with Shelagh Rogers on CBC's The Next Chapter, click here (MP3 download).
Anne recently took part in the International Festival of Authors. See her interview with the National Post. Click here to view.
DEATH AT CHRISTY BURKE'S was launched in fine style at Durty Nelly's pub in Halifax. There was a big crowd on hand to toast the new arrival. Thanks to all who attended, thanks to Mike from the Bookmark and Liza from Manda Group. And to Joe McGuinness and Denis Ryan, go raibh maith agaibh for the craic!
Anne recently participated in the first-ever crime writing festival in Quebec City, put on by La Maison Anglaise, House of Crime and Mystery, and the Morrin Centre. The festival was a grand success. She took part in some lively discussions and read from her work, along with John Brady, Ian Rankin, Louise Penny, Denise Mina, Andrew Pyper, Simon Toyne, and other well-known writers. Some of these individuals are such larger-than-life characters she wishes she could use them in her next book but, wisely, will refrain from doing so.
“Halifax lawyer Anne Emery’s terrific series featuring lawyer Monty Collins and priest Brennan Burke gets better with every book. ... Filled with Irish history and lore, this is a delightful change for Emery’s regulars.” - Globe and Mail
