BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES “SEVEN WAYS TO DIE” FOR GRAND PRIZE NEW YORK _ A crime thriller with a unique back story is the grand prize winner of the
2012 Beach Book Festival, which honors the summer’s hottest reads. “Seven Ways to Die” is the final book from best-selling author William Diehl, who passed away five years ago after writing 400 pages of the novel, yet leaving it still incomplete.
His wife allowed his best friend and fellow author, Kenneth Atchity, to step in and complete the work. Atchity, who has written 15 books and produced 30 films, used notes and an outline to finish the whodunit. Fans of intriguing plots and page-turning reads will not be disappointed.
The judges awarded the book top honors for its colorful characters and intriguing plot, making it a perfect beach read for the coming season. The authors will be honored at a private awards ceremony to be held June 22 at the Grolier Club in Manhattan.
Other winners in the competition:
GENERAL FICTION
WINNER: Seven Ways to Die – William Diehl
RUNNER-UP: Roam – Alan Lazar
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
One Pink Line – Dina Silver Flashblind – Paul Bernstein The Hometown – Leena Ceraveeni Second Impressions – Ava Farmer To Kill the Duke – Sam Moffie Dark Lake – Louise Gaylord The Joke’s on Me – Laurie Boris The Sausage Maker’s Daughter – AGS Johnson First Death – Kyona Jiles Hope’s Ante – Thom Vines The Darkening Dream – Andy Gavin Point Deception – Jim Gilliam Whole Latte Life – Joanne DeMaio Tribes of Time – Jaymes E. Terry Code Name Sonny – K.E. Pottie Falling Waters – Gary D. Henry The Inventor – John Miller Conn Aloha – Stephen A. Enna/Dennis J. Wootten
TEENAGE
WINNER: Freek Show – Steve Burt
RUNNER-UP: Girl Unmoored – Jennifer Gooch Hummer
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Meridienne Drake: Secrets of the Truth – Jessica Dragon Cheramie
- Willie Kettle and the Sea Witch – V.M. Catanio/illustrations by Christine Hatem
- Crow’s Row – Julie Hockley
- A New Leash on Life – Erna Mueller
ROMANCE
WINNER: Wedlocked – Bonnie Trachtenberg
RUNNER-UP: Adele: Wilderness Bride – Thora Kerr Illing
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Dancing Naked in Dixie – Lauren Clark
- Catch and Release – Dr. J.T. Twerell
CHILDREN’SBOOKS
WINNER: Curio a Shetland Sheepdog and her Pals – Jeanette A. Griver/Phyllis L. Milway
RUNNER-UP: Prince Rama: Son of the Solar Dynasty – Vrinda Sheth/illustrations by Anna Johansson
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- No More Vegetables – Debi Brown
- The Candy Roses of Cape Care – Suzie Canale/illustrated by Kevin Coffey
- The Peacock Diaries – Cary Hand
- Pink Hamster and the Big Birthday Surprise – Eileen Wacker
SCIENCE FICTION
WINNER: The Death of Eve – Shaun Penney
RUNNER-UP: Sequence – Kenneth Rogers Jr.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Anvil of Midnight – William Weyr
- Was A Time When – Sam Penny
- The Immune – Doc Lucky Meisenheimer
HOW-TO
WINNER: Imperfect Weddings are Best – Dr. Sherry Meinberg
RUNNER-UP: Do Not Invent Buggy Whips – Kenneth Thurber
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Erotic Marriage – Dr. Frederick Mondin
- Nature’s Nutrition – Rory Celmin
POETRY
WINNER: Death and Morning – Richard Atwood
COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES
WINNER: Woe of the Road – Kyle Therese Cranston and Jenn Dlugos
SPIRITUAL
WINNER: The Genesis Code – Abraham Lopian and Julie A. Snyder
RUNNER-UP: Tragedy & Trust – Thom Vines with John Michael Vestal
GENERAL NON-FICTION
WINNER: A 1000-Mile Walk on the Beach – Loreen Niewenhuis
RUNNER-UP: Pairs – D.W. Richards
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Blood & Money – P. Mark Accettura
- The Amazing Adventures of Nobody – Leon Logothetis
- Maria’s Duck Tales – Maria Daddino
- My Bad Tequila – Rico Austin
- The Last Fling – John B. “Red” Cummings, Jr.
BUSINESS
WINNER: Life is a Choice – Dr. David Washington
RUNNER-UP: The ABC of Sales – Daniel Milstein
HONORABLE MENTION: Big Wave Surfing – Kenneth Thurber
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WINNER: Marilyn at Rainbow’s End – Darwin Porter
RUNNER-UP: North of Hollywood – Rick Lenz
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Southern Boy – Armiger Jagoe
- Born Minus – Armand Miele
WILD CARD
WINNER: The Lighthouse at Montauk Point – R. David Fulcher
RUNNER-UP: Tesseract Configured – V.A. Ebeling