The Chopin Manuscript, the audio serial thriller for which I wrote the second chapter, has been nominated for an Audie award by the Audio Publishers Association. Other writers in the project include Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Lisa Scottoline and a selection of other authors from International Thrillerwriters Inc.

The work, which is only available by download from Audible.com, is up for best original work in competition with…

• Hollowville: A Ghost Story, by Mary Jane Hansen, music composed by Will Severin, narrated by Bruce Dern, published by NYS Theatre Institute
• Hurricane Katrina: Devastation and Progress and Her Lessons for Us All, by Pamela F. Pipes, narrated by Pamela F. Pipes and others, published by Tours BaYou, LLC
• Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World (Volume III), by Jimmy Carter, narrated by Jimmy Carter, published by Simon & Schuster Audio
• Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls, by Yuri Rasovsky, narrated by a full cast, published by Blackstone Audio Inc.

The winners are announced on May 30 during Book Expo in Los Angeles.