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Hammett Prize Announced
HONOR'S KINGDOM by Owen Parry won the Hammett Prize, awarded by the North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers. Other nominees were JOLIE BLON'S BOUNCE, James Lee Burke , THE EIGHTH DAY, John Case, FLYKILLER, J. Robert Janes, and BAD BOY BRAWLY BROWN, Walter Mosley. The award was given on June 14, in Ottawa, during the Bloody Words Conference banquet.
[6/18/2003]
Barry Award Nominations 2003
Barry Gardner was the quintessential mystery fan and when he died, George Easter, who publishes Deadly Pleasures, put together an award in his honor. The nominees are chosen by a committee of knowledgable folks; votes are by subscribers to Deadly Pleasures. The winners will be announced at Bouchercon in October.
Best Novel
WITHOUT FAIL, Lee Child
THE HEARSE CASE SCENARIO, Tim Cockey
CITY OF BONES, Michael Connelly
NORTH OF NOWHERE, Steve Hamilton
HELL TO PAY, George Pelecanos
WINTER AND NIGHT, S. J. Rozan
Best First Novel
THE DEVIL'S REDHEAD, David Corbett
NOT ALL TARTS ARE APPLE, Pip Granger
THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, Jonathon King
THE DISTANCE, Eddie Muller
BUCK FEVER, Ben Rehder
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, Julia Spencer-Fleming
Best British Novel
SCAREDY CAT, Mark Billingham
THE MASTER OF RAIN, Tom Bradby
THE WHITE ROAD, John Connolly
THE BUSINESS OF DYING, Simon Kernick
DIAMOND DUST, Peter Lovesey
THE YEARE'S MIDNIGHT, Ed O'Connor
Best Paperback Original
BLACK JACK POINT, Jeff Abbott
FATAL TRUTH, Robin Burcell
COLD SILENCE, Danielle Girard
THE BONE ORCHARD, D. Daniel Judson
PRISON BLUES, Anna Salter
PIPSQUEAK, Brian Wiprud
[6/17/2003]
Shamus Nominations announced
Shamus Award nominees 2003
The awards will be presented at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, in October.
Best P.I. Novel
BLACKWATER SOUND by James W. Hall (St. Martin's Press)
NORTH OF NOWHERE by Steve Hamilton (St. Martin's Press)
THE LAST PLACE by Laura Lippman (Harpercollins)
HELL TO PAY by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown)
WINTER AND NIGHT by S.J. Rozan (St. Martin's Press)
Best First P.I. Novel
WESTERFIELD'S CHAIN by Jack Clark (St. Martin's Press.)
THE BONE ORCHARD by D. Daniel Judson (Bantam Books)
THE DISTANCE by Eddie Muller (Scribers)
OPEN AND SHUT by David Rosenfeld (Mysterious Press)
PRIVATE HEAT by Robert Bailey (M. Evans and Company)
Best Paperback P.I.Novel
CASH OUT by Paul Boray (NAL)
JUICY WATUSI by Richard Helms (Back Alley Books)
THE LUSITANIA MURDERS by Max Allan Collins (Berkley Prime Crime)
PAINT IT BLACK by P.J. Parish (Kensington Publishing Corp.)
THE POISONED ROSE by D. Daniel Judson (Bantam Books)
Best P.I. Short Story
"The Second Coming" by Terence Faherty (EQMM, 11/02)
"Setting Up the Kill" J. Michael Blue (Hand Held Crime, Summer 2002)
"Aftermath" by Jeremiah Healy (MOST WANTED, NAL)
"Second Story Sunlight" by John Lutz (MOST WANTED, NAL)
"The Jewels of Atlantis" by James Powell (EQMM, 10/02)
[6/11/2003]
Macavity nominations announced
MACAVITY AWARD NOMINEES 2003
(WORKS PUBLISHED IN 2002)
The Macavity Awards are nominated and voted on by members of Mystery Readers International. Awards will be presented at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention in October.
Best Novel
NINE by Jan Burke (Simon & Schuster)
WINTER AND NIGHT by S.J. Rozan (St. Martin's Minotaur)
SAVANNAH BLUES by Mary Kay Andrews (Harper Collins)
CITY OF BONES by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
JOLIE BLON'S BOUNCE by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster)
Best First Novel
A VALLEY TO DIE FOR by Radine Trees Nehring (St. Kitts Press)
THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT by Jonathon King (Dutton)
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER by Julia Spencer-Fleming (St. Martin's Minotaur)
THE DISTANCE by Eddie Muller (Scribner)
Best Critical/Biographical
THE MAMMOTH ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CRIME FICTION, ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf)
THE ART OF NOIR: THE POSTERS AND GRAPHICS FROM THE CLASSIC ERA OF FILM NOIR by Eddie Muller (Overlook Press)
THEY DIED IN VAIN: OVERLOOKED, UNDERAPPRECIATED, AND FORGOTTEN MYSTERY NOVELS, ed. Jim Huang (Crum Creek Press)
INTENT TO SELL: MARKETING THE GENRE NOVEL by Jeff Marks (Deadly Alibi Press)
Best Short Story
"Boot Scoot" by Diana Deverell (AHMM, October 2002)
"The Adventure of the Rara Avis" by Carolyn Wheat (MURDER, MY DEAR WATSON, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower;ß Carrol & Graf)
"Voice Mail" by Janet Dawson (SCAN AND EGGS, Five Star)
"An Empire's Reach" by Brendan DuBois (AHMM, Nov 2002)
"Too Many Cooks" by Marcia Talley (MUCH ADO ABOUT MURDER, ed. Anne Perry, Berkley Prime Crime)
"Bible Belt" by Toni L.P. Kelner (EQMM, June 2002)
[6/09/2003]
Derringer Awards for short stories
Short Mystery Fiction Society's 2003 Derringer Awards, recognizing excellence in "short but deadly" storytelling are:
Best Short Story: "Closure," by Dave White (The Thrilling Detective Web Site, Fall, 2002)
Best Short Short: "A Cut Above," by Del Tinsley (Hardluck Stories, Fall, 2002)
Best Long Short Story: "The Murder Ballads," by Doug Allyn (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March 2002)
[6/08/2003]
Arthur Ellis Awards from CWC
The Crime Writers of Canada's 2003 Arthur Ellis Awards given on June 4:
Best Novel: BLOOD OF OTHERS by Rick Mofina (Kensington Publishing)
Best First Novel: MIDNIGHT CAB by James W. Nichol (Knopf Canada)
Best Short Story: "Bottom Walker" by James Powell (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May 2002)
Best Juvenile: BREAK AND ENTER by Norah McClintock (Scholastic Canada)
Best Non-fiction: COVERT ENTRY by Andrew Mitrovica (Random House Canada)
Best Crime Writing in French: LE ROUGE IDEAL by Jacques Cote (Alire)
The Derrick Murdoch Award (presented to someone who has contributed substantially either to the CWC or to Canadian crime writing in general) went to Margaret Cannon, for her many years of reviewing and highlighting Canadian crime writing.
[6/08/2003]
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