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AUTHOR MICHAEL KILIAN DIES
Mystery writer and long time newspaper columnist Micahel Kilian died October 26 at the age of 66. His obituary by AP reported that he had been ill for about a year, but had kept working until a short time before he died. Kilian who wrote for the Chicago Tribute for more than 40 years, covered politics, including presidential campaigns. He was known and appreciated for his ability to cover a wide range of subjects within the political world, often relying on a bite of satire. Kilian was also the author of fiction and non-fiction, and wrote the Dick Tracy comic strip. He also wrote books using the name "Rex Dancer".
Kilian began working in journalism in the 60s. Between 2000 and 2005 he wrote five books in his Civil War Mystery series which begain with MURDER AT MANASSAS. He also wrote several books set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s, collaborated on the Dick Tracy strip and his non-fiction about the defense establshment and politics in both Washington and Chicago garnered praise.
Kilian will be buried at Arlington National Cemetary; he served in the US Army during the Korean War.
[10/29/2005]
10/29 DC One day forensics event
On Saturday, The National Museum of Health and Medicine will host a two-part forensic program entitled, "A Museum Murder Mystery". The cost is only $15 and participants will have an opportunity to participate in a created crime scene as well as work on lab experiments designed to explalin various forensics skills.
Participants wii review such forensics issues as fingerprinting, DNA testing, handwriting analysis and identifying signs of trauma and unknown substances. Later in the day, they will study the "crime scene" and conduct experiments to analyze the evidence. Pre-registration is required, payable by check or money order to the National Museum of Health and Medicine.
For more information or course registration, call Janet Burns, (202) 782-2673.
[10/26/2005]
CWA DAGGER NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
The Crime Writers Association of Great Britain has announced the nominees for their "Dagger" awards. The winners will be announced on November 8 at a luncheon where the guest speaker will be Terry Pratchett.
GOLD AND SILVER DAGGERS FOR FICTION ("for the top crime novel of the year and the runner-up"):
Karin Fossum, CALLING OUT TO YOU (Harvill Secker)
Fredrich Glauser, IN MATTO'S REALM (Bitter Lemon Press)
Carl Hiaasen, SKINNY DIP (Bantam)
Arnaldur Indridason, SILENCE OF THE GRAVE (Harvill Secker)
Barbara Nadel, DEADLY WEB (Headline)
Fred Vargas, SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR (Harvill Secker)
THE JOHN CREASEY MEMORIAL DAGGER:
Clare Clark, THE GREAT STINK (Viking Penguin)
Richard Kunzmann, BLOOD HARVEST (MacMillan)
Jeff Lindsay, DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER (Orion)
David McKoewen, GRIP (Hodder & Stoughton)
Dreda Say Mitchell, RUNNING HOT (Maia Press)
THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER ("for the best adventure/thriller novel in the vein of James Bond")
G.M. Ford, A BLIND EYE (MacMillan)
Simon Kernick, A GOOD DAY TO DIE (Bantam)
Adrian Matthews, AN APOTHECARY'S HOUSE (Pan MacMillan)
Kate Mosse, LABYRINTH (Orion)
Henry Porter, BRANDENBURG (Orion)
Joel Ross, DOUBLE CROSS BLIND (Hodder & Stoughton)
Daniel Silva, A DEATH IN VIENNA (Penguin)
THE SHORT STORY DAGGER:
John Connolly, "Miss Froom, Vampire" from NOCTURNES (Hodder & Stoughton)
Martin Edwards, "Test Drive" from CRIME ON THE MOVE (the Do-Not Press)
Kate Ellis, "Top Deck" from Sherlock Magazine, issue 64
Danuta Reah, "No Flies on Frank" from Sherlock Magazine, issue 64
Peter Robinson, "The Wrong Hands" from NOT SAFE AFTER DARK (MacMillan)
THE DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY ("given to the author of crime fiction whose work is giving the greatest enjoyment to readers"):
Jake Arnott
Mark Billingham
Joolz Denby
Nicci French
Mo Hayder
Martyn Waites
GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION:
Bella Bathurst, THE WRECKERS (HarperCollins)
Greg & Gina Hill, ON THE RUN (Hutchinson)
Eric Jager, THE LAST DUEL (Century)
Sadakat Kadri, THE TRIAL (HarperCollins)
James Owen, A SERPENT IN EDEN (Little, Brown)
CWA this year will be awarding the "Dagger of Daggers", to celebrate the 50th anniversary of awards by the organization. Details can be found on their website. For more information, see http://www.thecwa.co.uk/
[10/03/2005]
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