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MYSTERY AUTHOR BATYA GUR DEAD AT 57
Israeli mystery writer Batya Gur, creator of Michael Ohayon, has died at the age of 57. Gur died on May 19 at her home in Jerusalem. She had only recently been diagnosed with cancer. She is survived by her husband, literary critic Ariel Hirschfeld and th ree children from a previous marriage.
Gur was born in Tel Aviv to Holocaust survivors. She earned an M.A. in Hebrew literature at the Hebrew University, and taught literature for many years. She began writing at the age of 39. Gur was nominated for an Anthony Award for MURDER ON THE KIBBUTZ, probably the only time an Israeli writer was so honored by fans.
(with thanks to Haaretz.com for the obituary))
[5/20/2005]
ANTHONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, has just announced the nominees for the Anthony Awards, to be given at this year's convention in Chicago, in September. Nominees are:
Best Novel:
Bruen, Ken, THE KILLING OF THE TINKERS (St. Martins Minotaur)
Katzenbach, John, THE MADMAN'S TALE (Random House/Ballantine)
Krueger, William Kent, BLOOD HOLLOW (Simon & Schuster/Atria)
Lippman, Laura, BY A SPIDER'S THREAD (HarperCollins)
Parker, T. Jefferson, CALIFORNIA GIRL (HarperCollins)
Spencer-Fleming, Julia, OUT OF THE DEEP I CRY (St. Martins Minotaur)
Best First Novel:
Balzo, Sandra, UNCOMMON GROUNDS (Five Star)
Clemens, Judy, UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME (Poisoned Pen Press)
Hoffman, Jilliane P., RETRIBUTION (Putnam)
Konrath, JA (Joe), WHISKEY SOUR (Hyperion)
Kozak, Harley Jane, DATING DEAD MEN (Random House/Doubleday)
Best Non Fiction:
Frankie Bailey & Steven Chermak, FAMOUS AMERICAN CRIMES & TRIALS (Greenwood Publishing)
Collins, Max Allan (et al), MEN'S ADVENTURE MAGAZINES (Taschen)
Conlon, Edward, BLUE BLOOD (Penguin Putnam/Riverhead)
Klinger, Leslie S (ed), THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES (Norton)
Rubinstein, Julian, THE BALLAD OF THE WHISKEY ROBBER (TimeWarner/Little, Brown)
Best Paperback Original:
Burcell, Robin, COLD CASE (HarperCollins/Avon)
Isleib, Roberta, PUTT TO DEATH (Penguin/Berkley Prime Crime)
McBride, Susan, BLUE BLOOD (HarperCollins/Avon)
Rose, M.J., THE HALO EFFECT (Harlequin/Mira)
Starr, Jason, TWISTED CITY (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
Best Short Story:
Bowen, Rhys, "Voodoo," Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2004
Faherty, Terenc, "The Widow of Slane," Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2004
Hertel, Ted Jr., "It's Crackers to Slip a Rozzer the Dropsey in Snide," SMALL CRIMES; Bracken, ed (Betancourt/Wildside)
Nersesian, Arthur, "Hunter Trapper," BROOKLYN NOIR (Akashic Books)
Viets, Elaine, "Wedding Knife," CHESEAPEAKE CRIMES (Quiet Storm)
Best Cover Art:
BROOKLYN NOIR, Sohrab Habibion; Tim McLoughlin (Akashic)
FADE TO BLONDE, Gregory Manchess; Max Phillips (Hard Case Crime)
WHISKEY SOUR, Sal Barracca/Bradford Foltz Design; JA Konrath (Hyperion)
GOOD MORNING DARKNESS. Robert Santora; Ruth Francisco (TimeWarner/Mysterious)
MOKOLOGY, Michael Kellner; Gary Phillips (Dennis McMillan)
[5/18/2005]
BARRY NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
Deadly Pleasures has announced the nominees for their Barry Award. The winners will be announced at Bouchercon.
BEST NOVEL:
THE ENEMY, Lee Child
ALONE AT NIGHT, K.J. Erickson
DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER, Jeff Lindsay
REMEMBERING SARAH, Chris Mooney
LITTLE SCARLET, Walter Mosley
HARD REVOLUTION, George Pelecanos
BEST FIRST NOVEL:
RELATIVE DANGER, Charles Benoit
WALKING MONEY, James O. Born
THE CORONER'S LUNCH, Colin Cotterill
SKINNY-DIPPING, Claire Matturro
SOME DANGER INVOLVED, Will Thomas
THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, Carlos Ruiz Zafon
BEST UK NOVEL:
THE BURNING GIRL, Mark Billingham
THE DRAMATIST, Ken Bruen
FLESH AND BLOOD, John Harvey
TOKYO, Mo Hayder
THE CRIME TRADE, Simon Kernick
FIRST DROP, Zoe Sharp
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL:
THE LIBRARIAN, Larry Beinhart
INTO THE WEB, Thomas H. Cook
TAGGED FOR MURDER, Elaine Flinn
LAST SEEN IN ABERDEEN, M.G. Kincaid
THE CONFESSION, Domenic Stansberry
TWISTED CITY, Jason Starr
BEST THRILLER:
SCARECROW by Matthew Reilly
RAIN STORM by Barry Eisler
BAGMAN by Jay MacLarty
WHIRLWIND by Joseph Garber
A DEATH IN VIENNA by Daniel Silva
PARANOIA by Joseph Finder
BEST SHORT STORY:
Catherine Aird "Cold Comfort" (CHAPTER AND HEARSE AND OTHER MYSTERIES)
Edward D. Hoch "The War in Wonderland" (GREEN FOR DANGER)
Melodie Johnson Howe "Facing Up" (EQMM July,2004)
John Mortimer "Rumpole and the Christmas Break" (The Strand Magazine No. XIV)
Amy Myers "Murder, the Missing Heir and the Boiled Egg" (CRIMINAL APPETITES)
Neil Schofield "Ledgers" (EQMM July, 2004)
For more information, see their website at http://deadlypleasures.com/.
[5/09/2005]
DERRINGER AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The Short Mystery Fiction Society has announced the winners of their 2005 Derringer Awards given for the best short mystery fiction published during the calendar year 2004.
Flash Story (Up to 500 Words) -- JA Konrath for “The Big Guys” in Small Bites, eds. G Peck and K Gouvela, 8/04
Short-Short Story (501-2000 Words) -- Mike Wiecek for “The Test” in Woman’s World, 11/30/04
Midlength Story (2001-6000 Words) -- Sandy Balzo for “Viscery” in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, 12/04
Longer Story (6001 - 15000 Words) -- Doug Allyn for “Secondhand Heart” in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, January-February 2004
For more information about SMFS or the Derringer Awards, go to http://www.shortmystery.net or email Michael Bracken, SMFS President at michael@crimefictionwriter.com
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[5/09/2005]
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