History of the West
Park
Neighborhood
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Michael Koryta's
Lincoln Perry Mystery Series
with a West Park setting
Lincoln Perry is a private investigator whose fictional
office is located in the second floor corner office of a familiar bank building (in reality
the space is occupied by the Kamm's Corners Development
Corporation). Lincoln, a former Cleveland policeman,
owns a (fictional) gym on Lorain Avenue (just west of Rocky
River Drive) and lives in an apartment above it. His
partner, Joe Pritchard, lives on Chatfield Avenue.
Michael Koryta (Ko-ree-tah) is not from the neighborhood although his mother grew up on Chatfield Avenue and the family came back to visit for holidays and vacations. Michael became familiar with the area. His father grew up on Clark Avenue. Michael lives in Bloomington, Indiana, where he earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Indiana University in 2005. He has been an award-winning newspaper reporter and worked for a
detective agency in Bloomington. He has taught for the Indiana University School of Journalism. Learn more at Michael's web site.
------------ Michael Koryta's novels ------------
TONIGHT I SAID GOODBYE
1st Lincoln Perry novel
Winner of St. Martin's Press/PWA Prize for Best First PI
Novel
Edgar finalist
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SORROW'S ANTHEM
2nd Lincoln Perry novel
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A WELCOME GRAVE
3rd Lincoln Perry novel
nominated for the Quill Award 2007
in the mystery/suspense category
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THE SILENT HOUR
The latest Lincoln Perry Novel
released August 2009
Named one of the Top Mysteries of 2009
by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
=================== other works =====================
ENVY THE NIGHT
(Stand alone novel)
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
for the year's best mystery/thriller.
Nominated for a Barry Award
for best novel
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SO COLD THE RIVER
(Stand alone novel -
a supernatural thriller)
On the Los Angeles Times:
"Summer (2010) reading: 60
titles for 92 days"
Amazon.com "Best Books of 2010... So Far"
His later novels have veered from strictly mysteries into historically based thrillers with a supernatural element. One, The Cypress House, has attracted the attention of film maker Chris Columbus, best known for directing the early Harry Potter films and, recently, producing, The Help.
Note from Charles Chaney: "I have read all his books so far, several on Kindle.
When I met him when he spoke in the area he admitted to being a big Kindle fan."
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Updated by:
Charles C. Chaney