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HAMMETT PRIZE ANNOUNCED
Another award given at Bouchercon last weekend was the Hammett Prize. The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers gives a juried award annually for "a work of literary excellence in the field of crime writing."
This year's winner was The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman (published by Ballantine).
The other nominees were
The Delicate Storm, Giles Blunt
Tropic of Night, Michael Gruber
Shutter Island, Dennis Lehane
Every Secret Thing, Laura Lippman
[10/13/2004]
Barry Awards Announced
Deadly Pleasures magazine announced winners of the Barry Awards at Bouchercon. They were as follows:
BEST NOVEL
Every Secret Thing, Laura Lippman
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Monkeewrench, P. J. Tracy
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Tough Luck, Jason Starr
BEST BRITISH CRIME NOVEL
The Distant Echo, Val McDermid
BEST SHORT STORY:
"Rogues Gallery", Robert Barnard (EQMM 3/03)
[10/10/2004]
Shamus Awards Announced
Private Eye Writers of America awarded the following Shamus Awards at Bouchercon:
BEST PI NOVEL
The Guards, Ken Bruen
BEST FIRST PI NOVEL
Black Maps, Peter Spiegelman
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL:
Cold Quarry, Andy Straka
BEST PI SHORT STORY
"Lady on Ice", Loren D. Estleman, from A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime
[10/10/2004]
Macavity Awards Announced
Mystery Readers International gave their Macavity awards at Bouchercon, The World Mystery Convention. Winners are as follows:
Best Mystery Novel:
The House Sitter, Peter Lovesey (Soho)
Best First Mystery Novel:
Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear (Soho)
Best Bio/Critical Mystery Work:
Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, Gary Warren Niebuhr (Libraries Unlimited)
Best Mystery Short Story:
"The Grass Is Always Greener" by Sandy Balzo (EQMM, March 2003)
[10/10/2004]
ANTHONY AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The Anthony Awards were announced on October 9 in Toronto at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention. They are:
Best Novel
EVERY SECRET THING, Laura Lippman
Best First Novel
MONKEEWRENCH/WANT TO PLAY, PJ Tracy
Best Paperback Original
DEADLY LEGACY, Robin Burcell
Best Short Story,
"Doppenganger", Rhys Bowen
Best Young Adult Mystery
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX , J.K. Rowling
Best Historical Mystery
FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE, Rhys Bowen
Best Critical/Non-Fiction Work
MAKE MINE A MYSTERY, Gary Warren Niebuhr (Fan Guest of Honor this year)
Best Fan Publication
MYSTERY SCENE MAGAZINE, Kate Stine, ed.
[10/10/2004]
FULL CWA LIST ANNOUNCED
Along with the debut and historical nominees, the short lists for all CWA (Crime Writers Association - UK) awards are out. They are as follows
GOLD AND SILVER DAGGERS FOR FICTION
For the top crime novel of the year and the runner up.
John Harvey, FLESH AND BLOOD (Heinemann)
Mo Hayder, TOKYO (Bantam)
Val McDermid, THE TORMENT OF OTHERS (HarperCollins)
James W. Nichol, MIDNIGHT CAB (Canongate)
Sara Paretsky, BLACKLIST (Hamish Hamilton)
Laura Wilson, THE LOVER (Orion)
JOHN CREASEY MEMORIAL DAGGER
For first books by previously unpublished writers.
Denise Hamilton, THE JASMINE TREE (Orion)
Mark Mills, AMAGANSETT (Fourth Estate)
Catherine Shaw, THE THREE BODY PROBLEM (Allison & Busby)
Stav Sherez, THE DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND (Penguin Michael Joseph)
IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER
For the best adventure/thriller novel in the vein of James Bond.
Jeffery Deaver, GARDEN OF BEASTS (Hodder and Stoughton)
Dan Fesperman, THE WARLORD’S SON (Transworld)
Joseph Finder, PARANOIA, (Orion)
Mo Hayder, TOKYO (Transworld)
Stephen Leather, HARD LANDING (Hodder and Stoughton)
Adrian McKinty, DEAD I MAY WELL BE (Serpent's Tail)
[10/04/2004]
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