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NERO WOLFE SHORT LIST ANNOUNCED

The Wolfe Pack has announced the finalists for its annual award.

The finalists for the 2005 Nero Award are (alphabetically by author)

THE ENEMY, Lee Child
THE DROWNING TREE, Carol Goodman
A SPECTACLE OF CORRUPTION, David Liss

The award will be given at the Black Orchid Banquet, scheduled for December 3, in New York City. For more information, see
http://www.nerowolfe.org/

[9/29/2005]

2005 MIDWEST MYSTERYFEST

The St. Louis chapter of Sisters in Crime presents its third conference.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
8:00am ? 5:00pm
St. Peters, MO (outlying suburb of St. Louis)

Pitch your novel in a one-on-one session with an editor or agent, chat with
a mystery author while eating lunch, and network throughout the day with
other writers. Three tracks of presentations (The Business of Writing, The
Craft of Writing, and Forensics) and outstanding featured speakers will make
the day memorable. If that isn?t enough, there are DOOR PRIZES.

Featured Guests:
Lucienne Diver, Agent, Spectrum Literary Agency, New York
Shawn E. Reilly, Editor-in-Chief, Hilliard and Harris
Stephanie A. Reilly, Publisher, Hilliard and Harris

We have a stellar lineup of authors and the forensics track has a chief
medical examiner, an FBI agent, an ATF agent, and local and state law
enforcement representatives. Books will be sold by LEFT BANK BOOKS, St.
Louis, MO, providing signing opportunities with all authors. The cost is $75
for Sisters in Crime members and students (over 18), $95 for non-members,
and $110 at the door. The conference fee includes a continental breakfast
and box lunch. The one-on-one pitch to an agent or editor is included in the
cost of the conference, and you'll be contacted to schedule an appointment
time when you register.

Please visit the St Louis SinC website for more information and a registration
form. Time is short, but registration can be done by phone.

[9/15/2005]

Sue Feder Dies

Long time mystery fan and reviewer Sue Feder died on September 9. Feder lived in the Baltimore area.

Feder was an enthusiastic fan and lover of mystery, especially historical mystery. She was the founder of the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society (HMAS), and the Ellis Peters Appreciation Society (Peters was the creator of the popular Brother Cadfael series) for which she produced the journal "Most Loving Mere Folly". A Brooklyn native, Feder edited and put her heart into publications including Murder: Past Tense, the quarterly journal of HMAS, and shared her enthusiasm by creating the historical mystery award, the Herodotus. Since 1988, she had contributed reviews to various publications including “Deadly Pleasures”, “Mystery*File” and numerous others and until illness forced her to curtail her activities, attended conventions, socializing and participating in and moderating panel discussions,. In 2003, Feder was Fan Guest of Honor at Left Coast Crime.

[9/12/2005]

Anthony Awards Announced 9/3/05

ANTHONY AWARD WINNERS

Best Novel:
Krueger, William Kent, BLOOD HOLLOW (Simon & Schuster/Atria)

Best First Novel:
Kozak, Harley Jane, DATING DEAD MEN (Random House/Doubleday)

Best Paperback Original:
Starr, Jason, TWISTED CITY (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

Best Short Story:
Viets, Elaine, "Wedding Knife," CHESEAPEAKE CRIMES (Quiet Storm)

Best Cover Art:
BROOKLYN NOIR, Sohrab Habibion; Tim McLoughlin (Akashic)

[9/03/2005]

Awards Announced at Bouchercon 9/2/05

MACAVITY WINNERS

Best Novel:
THE KILLING OF THE TINKERS, Ken Bruen (St. Martin's Minotaur)

Best First Novel:
DATING DEAD MEN, Harley Jane Kozak (Doubleday)

Best Nonfiction:
FORENSICS FOR DUMMIES, D.P. Lyle, MD (Wiley Publishing)

Best Short Story:"Viscery" by Sandra Balzo (EQMM, December 2004)
"The Widow of Slane" by Terence Faherty (EQMM, March/April 2004)

BARRY WINNERS

BEST NOVEL:
THE ENEMY, Lee Child

BEST FIRST NOVEL:
THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, Carlos Ruiz Zafon

BEST UK NOVEL:
FLESH AND BLOOD, John Harvey

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL:
TAGGED FOR MURDER, Elaine Flinn

BEST THRILLER:
RAIN STORM by Barry Eisler

BEST SHORT STORY:
Edward D. Hoch "The War in Wonderland" (GREEN FOR DANGER)

DON SANDSTROM MEMORIAL AWARD FOR ACHIEVMENT IN MYSTERY FANDOM:
Bill Crider

SHAMUS WINNERS

BEST P.I. NOVEL:
WHILE I DISAPPEAR, Ed Wright (Putnam)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL P.I. NOVEL:
FADE TO BLONDE, Max Phillips (Hard Case Crime Book)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL:
THE DEAD, Ingrid Black (SMP)

BEST P.I. SHORT STORY:
"Hasidic Noir" by Pearl Abraham (BROOKLYN NOIR, Akashic Press, 2004)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENT:
Sara Paretsky

[9/03/2005]

PRINCE OF THIEVES NAMED WINNER OF NORTH AMERICAN HAMMETT PRIZE

The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers is pleased to announce that Prince of Thieves, by Chuck Hogan (Scribner) has been named the winner of the organization's annual HAMMETT PRIZE for a work of literary excellence in the field of crime writing.

The winning title was chosen by a group of three distinguished outside judges: Joe Cahill, Managing Editor of Crain’s Chicago Business, Mary Ann Caws, Distinguished Professor at the CUNY Graduate Center, and author Benjamin Cheever (The Good Nanny).

Other books nominated for the 2004 HAMMETT PRIZE were The Havana Room, by Colin Harrison (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), The Madman’s Tale, by John Katzenbach (Ballantine), California Girl, by T. Jefferson Parker (William Morrow), and Playing with Fire, by Peter Robinson (William Morrow).

Mr. Hogan received a bronze trophy, designed by West Coast sculptor, Peter Boiger. The award ceremony took place September 1, 2005, in Chicago, during the Bouchercon World Mystery convention’s opening ceremony.

[9/02/2005]

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