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Erica Miner

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Detroit

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Mystery, Music, Thriller

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Formerly a violinist with the New York Metropolitan Opera, Erica is now an award-winning author, journalist, lecturer and screenwriter. Erica's debut novel, Travels With My Lovers, won the Fiction Prize in the Direct from the Author Book Awards. Her screenplays have won awards in recognized competitions. Aria for Murder, the first in her Opera Mystery series published by Level Best Books, was a Finalist in the 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. The sequel, Prelude to Murder, releases in September 2023, and the third book in the series is due for publication in 2024.

Erica is a regular contributor of articles and interviews to such arts websites USBachtrack, BroadwayWorld, and LAOpus.com.

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	How I Wrote My First Book: The Story Behind the Story by Lida E. Quillen (Editor), Christine Amsden (Goodreads Author), Darrell Bain (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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My 'Opera Mystery' novel series will be re-published by Level Best Books starting this September with the first one. All 3 will have new titles, covers and updates. Stay tuned for more info. 1st title: ARIA FOR MURDER. Cover reveal to come soon!

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Death and Transfiguration (Daniel Jacobus Mystery, #4)

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Die Behind the Wheel: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Steely Dan

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Erica Miner made a comment on K.J. Sweeney’s review of Prelude to Murder: A Julia Kogan Opera Mystery " Thank you, K.J., for reading Prelude to Murder and for your review. WRT future books in the series, Book 3, Overture to Murder, has now been released. ...more "
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Erica Miner made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Post your website! topic " Hi everyone, Do check out my website: https://www.ericaminer.com Here's my latest release: Prelude to Murder: A Julia Kogan Opera Mystery ...more "
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“Once again Erica takes her readers deep into the larger-than-life opera milieu she loves and knows so well. Prepare yourself to be drawn inexorably into her engrossing account of deadly deeds behind the big gold curtain in the City by the Bay.”
― Kip Cranna

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