Okay, okay, I'm starting to calm down. Today I was cleaning out my e-mails (over 250 of them)and decided it would be easier if they were alphabetized.

Some months ago the audio version of 'A CORPSE IN THE SOUP' was entered in the USA Book News competition. I didn't hear anything by snail mail and assumed we just hadn't made it. FOLKS, CHECK YOU E-MAILS.

I saw one from USA Book News and figured either it was an advertisement or it was a courtesy e-mail to the authors who didn't make the cut. WRONG!!!

The first thing I saw was "Congratulations. You're a Winner." Upon following the link to their site, I discovered that we weren't a runner up or anything like that. A CORPSE IN THE SOUP was judged the Best Mystery Audio Book - 2007.

After I stopped jumping up and down, I immediately called my sister and co-author, Phyllice Bradner, with the good news. We knew that Stephanie Brush is a great reader, but WOW --- USA BOOK NEWS' 2007 MYSTERY AUDIO BOOK WINNER.

Guess we'll have to hurry up and finish the final chapters of our new Silver Sisters Mystery, SEVEN DEADLY SAMOVARS. We are in the final stretch, and I'll be in Oregon for a week in December so we can do an edit. Visit www.silversistersmysteries.com to read the first three chapters.

MORGAN