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Cynthia Guerrera Kuhn (born 1965)[1] is an American writer and editor of mystery fiction and a Professor of English at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, where she teaches Creative Writing, Film and Media studies, and Literature.[2]

Kuhn was born and raised in Upstate New York and presently lives in Colorado.[3]

Awards and honors

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Awards for Kuhn's novels
Year Title Award Category Result Ref.
2016 The Semester of Our Discontent Agatha Award First Novel Won [4]
2018 The Art of Vanishing Lefty Award Humorous Mystery Novel Shortlisted [5][6][7]
2019 "The Blue Ribbon" Agatha Award Short Story Shortlisted [4]
The Spirit in Question Lefty Award Humorous Mystery Novel Shortlisted [8][9]
2021 The Study of Secrets Shortlisted [10][11]
2022 How to Book a Murder Shortlisted [12][13][14]

Publications

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Anthologies edited

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  • Styling Texts: Dress and Fashion in Literature, edited alongside Cindy L. Carlson (2007)
  • Reading Chuck Palahniuk: American Monsters and Literary Mayhem, edited alongside Lance Rubin (2009)

Lila Maclean Academic Mystery series

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  1. The Semester of Our Discontent (2016)
  2. The Art of Vanishing (2017)
  3. The Spirit in Question (2018)
  4. The Subject of Malice (2019)
  5. The Study of Secrets (2020)

Short stories

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  • "The Blue Ribbon" in Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible

Standalone books

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  • Self-Fashioning in Margaret Atwood's Fiction: Dress, Culture, and Identity (2005)

Starlit Bookshop Mystery series

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  1. How to Book a Murder (2021)[15]
  2. In the Event of Murder (2024)[16]
  3. Save the Date for Murder (expected TBD)

References

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  1. ^ "Cynthia Kuhn". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ "Faculty and Staff". MSU Denver. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ^ "Cynthia Kuhn Mystery Books". Henery Press. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. ^ a b "Agatha Awards". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  5. ^ "Lefty Award Archives". Left Coast Crime. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  6. ^ "Left Coast Crime Awards". Lincoln City Libraries. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  7. ^ "Lefty Awards". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  8. ^ "Lefty Awards - 2019 (Left Coast Crime) -". Nightstand Book Reviews. 2019-04-01. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  9. ^ "2019 Left Coast Crime "Lefty" Award Nominations Announced". Crimespree Magazine. 2019-01-17. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  10. ^ Cogdill, Oline. "Left Coast Crime Lefty Award Winners". Mystery Scene Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  11. ^ "Lefty Award Nominees". Poisoned Pen Press. 2021-01-19. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  12. ^ Cogdill, Oline H. "Compliments to Left Coast Crime". Mystery Scene Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  13. ^ "2022 Left Coast Crime Awards (the Lefties) -". Nightstand Book Reviews. 2022-04-20. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  14. ^ "The 2022 Left Coast Crime "Lefty" Nominees". Poisoned Pen Press. 2022-01-18. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  15. ^ "How to Book a Murder: A Starlit Bookshop Mystery by Cynthia Kuhn". Publishers Weekly. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  16. ^ "In the Event of Murder". Kirkus Reviews. June 15, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
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