1/20/2007 - Edgar Award Nominees Announced
Here are the nominees for the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Awards. Awards will be presented at the 61st Gala Banquet, April 26, 2007 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.
Best Novel
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin
Gentleman and Players by Joanne Harris
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
The Liberation Movements by Olen Steinhauer
Best First Novel
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
King of Lies by John Hart
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
Best Paperback Original
The Goodbye Kiss by Massimo Carlotto
The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson
Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara
The Deep Blue Alibi by Paul Levine
City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate
Best Fact Crime
Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz
A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger
Finding Amy: A True Story of Murder in Maine by Capt. Joseph K. Loughlin & Kate Clark Flora
Ripperology: A Study of the World's First Serial Killer by Robin Odell
The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe and the Invention of Murder by Daniel Stashower
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson
For a complete listing, please visit the Mystery Writer's of America website.
1/5/2007 - 5 Stars!
Many of you know that I've been seeking representation for my second novel System of the Dead, and one agent that I talked to (she wasn't looking for a mystery at the time) suggested I try AuthorLink. It's a site designed to connect people in the publishing world. I decided to give it a whirl and my submission was given five stars by their evaluation committee!
If you'd like to read the Prologue and first chapter of System of the Dead, it is now posted on AuthorLink. Please click here.
Dilys Award Nominations
The Dilys Award is given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association to the book they most enjoyed selling over the past year. To be awarded at Left Coast Crime 2007, here is the list of nominees:
Billy Boyle by James R. Benn
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
The Mournful Teddy by John J. Lamb
Still Life by Louise Penny
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Left Coast Crime 2007 will be held in Seattle, Washington, February 1 - 4.
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