May 31, 2008
THE MIRROR'S EDGE "blows them all away"
My new novel, The Mirror's Edge, is out now! See the Books page for more information, including a STARRED review from Publishers Weekly. Read the latest raves here (click links for full reviews; best viewed in a new window).
More news: Check out this profile in the Chicago Reader Spring Books Special!
There's a chance to WIN signed copies of all three of my books! See the trivia contest question below.
Signed copies of The Mirror's Edge are still available (stores listed under Tour Dates). Please support these wonderful indie booksellers.
- Chicago Tribune: "Chicago native and resident Steven Sidor, author of the stellar macabre thrillers Skin River and Bone Factory, has outdone himself with The Mirror's Edge, a supernatural-nuanced, soul-chilling mystery. . . . Comparable novels have been mainstays on national best-seller lists (Scott Smith's The Ruins and Joe Schreiber's Chasing the Dead, for example), but The Mirror's Edge blows them all away in terms of fright factor and overall quality of narrative. Crime fiction and horror fans alike will find The Mirror's Edge a dark, disturbing gem." -- Paul Goat Allen
- Booklist: "Sidor could be the next Harlan Coben. He writes with the same spare creepiness, investing domestic life with unspeakable terror. His descriptions of crimes may be painful to read, but they reverberate with a real sense of tragedy. And his hero, Chicago freelance journalist Jase Deering, is a wonderfully drawn amalgam of pain and resolve. . . . Deering's investigation and the confrontation with his own past prove riveting." -- Connie Fletcher
- BookLoons: "Filled with pulse-pounding action, extraordinary characterizations, and plenty of surprises, The Mirror's Edge is dark, gritty, perverse, horrifying, and unconventional. This is a suspense-filled winner that you will not want to miss!" -- Tim Davis
posted by Steven Sidor 5/31/2008
April 2, 2008
WIN signed editions of all my books!
Trivia contest question: What does Jase find inside the door to the abandoned Farm?
The first person to email me the correct answer wins signed first editions of all three novels (SKIN RIVER, BONE FACTORY, and THE MIRROR'S EDGE)!
posted by Steven Sidor 4/02/2008
2008 Tour Dates
Below are some places where I will be appearing in support of my new novel, THE MIRROR'S EDGE. Where no time is listed ("drop-in"), that means I will be visiting the store on that day to sign copies of THE MIRROR'S EDGE, but not at a specific time. For scheduled events, please contact the store for more information. Some locations have yet to be finalized; please check back for updates.
Book Clubs: If you would like me to join your discussion, please email me (see Contact page).| Date | Time | Location | City, State |
3/6 - 3/9
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| Left Coast Crime Convention
| Denver, CO
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| Wed. 4/2 | 5:30 PM
| DePaul University Bookstore
| Chicago, IL
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| Fri. 4/4 | 7:00 PM
| Mystery One Bookstore
| Milwaukee, WI
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| Sat. 4/12 | 12:30 PM
| Aunt Agatha's
| Ann Arbor, MI
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| Tue. 4/15 | (drop-in) | Partners & Crime | New York, NY
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| Wed. 4/16 | (drop-in) | The Mysterious Bookshop | New York, NY |
Mon. 4/21
| 7:00 PM
| The Mystery Company
| Carmel, IN
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| Fri. 4/25 | (drop-in)
| Uncle Edgar's Mystery Bookstore
| Minneapolis, MN
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| Sat. 4/26 | 12:00 PM
| Once Upon A Crime
| Minneapolis, MN
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Sun. 4/27
| 2:00 PM
| Booked for Murder, Ltd. | Madison, WI
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Wed. 4/30
| 7:00 PM
| M is for Mystery
| San Mateo, CA
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Thu. 5/1
| 7:00 PM
| The Mystery Bookstore
| Los Angeles, CA
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Fri. 5/2
| 1:00 PM
| Mysteries to Die For
| Thousand Oaks, CA
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Fri. 5/2
| (drop-in)
| Book Carnival
| Orange, CA
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10/9 - 10/12
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| Bouchercon
| Baltimore, MD
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The Poisoned Pen in Arizona also has signed copies of THE MIRROR'S EDGE.
posted by Steven Sidor 4/02/2008
December 1, 2005
New Book: BONE FACTORY, Sept. 2005
My new novel, BONE FACTORY, is out in hardcover from St. Martin's Minotaur. This stylish police procedural introduces a new cast of characters, led by detectives Ike Horner and Eliza Ochoa. The story is set in the fictional Midwestern metro area of Booth City. Click here for more information.
Check out these latest rave reviews (click on a link to read more; best viewed in a new window):
- Rocky Mountain News: "This tale is a dark classic by an author with a long career ahead of him. Thank goodness - and badness." Grade: A
- CrimeSpree (pdf): "Sidor writes with a noirish flair seldom accomplished in police procedurals. Brilliantly written passages give way to a seamlessly told story.... Familial disapproval and shattered lives sing to you through Sidor's prose.... BONE FACTORY assures Sidor recognition as one of mystery's best new scribes."
- New Mystery Reader: "a mental feast....Recommended for those who can handle a fresh and innovative voice that inspires quite a few disturbing chills."
- Mystery Scene: "Steven Sidor understands winter. Read this thriller, and you'll be cold no matter how hot the day. He also understands the macabre. Bone Factory is ostensibly a police procedural, but only if the Jim Thompson of Pop. 1280 wormed his way into Ed McBain's head and refused to leave. Some reviewers have called Sidor's work creepy, but that doesn't begin to describe what he does. The details of Bone Factory will stay with you long after the book is done, just like a winter chill."
- Lansing State Journal: "Sidor shows that his earlier highly acclaimed 'Skin River' was not a fluke. Ideal for those who enjoy queasy, uneasy, macabre reading - this is stomach churning suspense at its best."
SKIN RIVER is also available in mass market paperback (St. Martin's Minotaur). A sampling of additional reviews available online:
- New Mystery Reader: "A very thrilling suspense novel that grabs the reader during the first chapter and does not turn loose until the last page."
- Mystery One Bookstore: "It moves so fast you barely have time to look around. A great book."
- Lansing State Journal: "Sidor's creepy tale is a distinctive and memorable introduction to a gifted storyteller and an exceptionally talented author."
- Tastes Like Chicken: "Before I had even gotten through the first chapter, I found myself wishing that there were more. Terrifyingly realistic. Skin River made me feel the same way I did when I first picked up Thomas Harris' Red Dragon, well before I had ever heard of Hannibal Lecter or The Silence Of The Lambs."
posted by Steven Sidor 12/01/2005
