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DILYS AWARD WINNER

Deadline News apologizes to IMBA for, well, for forgetting that the announcement of the 2006 Dilys Award took place during Left Coast Crime last weekend.

Congratulations go to Colin Coterill whose THIRTY-THREE TEETH won the 2006 Dilys. This award, given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association for books that IMBA members most enjoyed selling in the previous year.

The other nominees this year were
HALF BROKEN THINGS, Morag Joss
IN A TEAPOT, Terence Faherty
THE COLD DISH, Craig Johnson
THE POWER OF THE DOG, Don Winslow
THE TENOR WORE TAP SHOES, Mark Schweizer

For more information, see http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/

[3/23/2006]

GUMSHOE AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Gumshoe Awards 2006
The Gumshoe Awards are given by Mystery Ink each year to recognize the best achievements in the world of crime fiction. The nominated books were chosen from those published for the first time in the United States in 2005. The winners will be announced on May 9, 2006.

The nominees are:

Best Mystery:
AS DOG IS MY WITNESS, Jeffrey Cohen (Bancroft Press)
THE JAMES DEANS, Reed Farrel Coleman (Plume)
SAVAGE GARDEN, Denise Hamilton (Scribner)
TO THE POWER OF THREE, Laura Lippman (William Morrow)
THE WHEELMAN, Duane Swierczynski (St. Martin's Minotaur)

Best Thriller:
THE LINCOLN LAWYER, Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
COMPANY MAN, Joseph Finder (St. Martin's Press)
THE ONLY SUSPECT, Jonnie Jacobs (Kensington)
FALLS THE SHADOW, William Lashner (William Morrow)
CREEPERS, David Morrell (CDS Books)

Best European Crime Novel:

THE BIG OVER EASY, Jasper Fforde (Viking)
KISS HER GOODBYE. Allan Guthrie (Hard Case Crime)
JAR CITY, Arnaldur Indridason (St. Martin's Minotaur)
HAVE MERCY ON US ALL, Fred Vargas (Simon & Schuster)
THE VANISHED HANDS, Robert Wilson (Harcourt)

Best First Novel:

THE COLOR OF LAW, Mark Gimenez (Doubleday)
TILT-A-WHIRL, Chris Grabenstein (Carroll & Graf)
THE BABY GAME, Randall Hicks (Wordslinger Press)
SACRED COWS, Karen E. Olson (Mysterious Press)
BENEATH A PANAMANIAN MOON, David Terrenoire (St. Martin's Minotaur)

Best Crime Fiction Website:

To be announced.

Lifetime Achievement:

To be announced.

For more information see http://www.crimefictionblog.com/awards/index.html or http://www.mysteryinkonline.com/.

[3/22/2006]

LEFT COAST CRIME AWARDS ANNOUNCED

At Saturday's gala banquet at Left Coast Crime, being held this year in Bristol, England. the following award winners were honored.

The winner of The Lefty, given for best humorous crime novel, was Peter Guttridge for CAST ADRIFT.

And winning the Bruce Alexander Award, for the best historical crime novel,was Tony Broadbent for SPECTRES IN THE SMOKE.

[3/18/2006]

INTERNATIONAL THRILLER AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

On Friday, March 17, Gayle Lynds and David Morrell (co-presidents of ITW) announced the nominees for the first International Thriller Awards, to be given at the International Thriller Fest. For more information about the convention, see http://www.thrillerwriters.org/thrillerfest/about.html. For information about ITW, see their http://www.thrillerwriters.org/thrillerfest/.

Nominated for "The Thrillers" were

BEST NOVEL
PANIC, Jeff Abbott (Dutton)
CONSENT TO KILL, Vince Flynn (Atria)
VELOCITY, Dean Koontz (Bantam)
THE PATRIOTS CLUB, Christopher Reich (Delacorte Press)
CITIZEN VINCE, Jess Walter (Regan Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
IMPROBABLE, Adam Fawer (William Morrow)
THE COLOR OF LAW, Mark Gimenez (Doubleday)
COLD GRANITE, Stuart MacBride (St. Martin's Minotaur)
PAIN KILLER, Will Staeger (William Morrow)
BENEATH A PANAMANIAN MOON, David Terrenoire (Thomas Dunne Books)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
SLEEPER CELL, Jeffrey Anderson (Berkley)
PRIDE RUNS DEEP, R. Cameron Cooke (Jove)
UPSIDE DOWN, John Ramsay Miller (Dell)
THE DYING HOUR, Rick Mofina (Pinnacle Books)
EXIT STRATEGY, Michael Wiecek (Jove)

BEST SCREENPLAY
MATCH POINT, screenplay by Woody Allen
SYRIANA, based on the book by Robert Baer, written by Stephen Gaghan
CACHE (Hidden), screenplay by Michael Haneke
OLDBOY, screenplay by Jo-yun Hwang, Chun-hyeong Lim, Joon-hyung Lim, and Chan-wook Park; story by Garon Tsuchiya
MUNICH, screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth; based on the book by George Jonas

[3/17/2006]

LAMBDA LIT FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS

The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the nominees for its literary awards. Winners will be anounced on May 18, at a ceremony in Washington, DC right before the BookExpo annual convention.

Nominees for Lesbian Mystery are
WOMEN OF MYSTERY, ed. Katherine Forrest (Haworth)
THE IRON GIRL, Ellen Hart (St. Martins Minotaur)
DESERT BLOOD: THE JUAREZ MURDERS, Alicia Gaspar De Alba (Arte Publico)
DARKNESS DESCENDING, Penny Mickelbury (Kings Crossing)
JUSTICE SERVED, Radclyffe (Bold Strokes)

Nominees for Gay Men's Mystery are

ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS, D. Travers Scott (Suspect Thoughts)
THE ACTOR'S GUIDE TO GREED, Rick Copp (Kensington)
THE PAPER MIRROR, Dorien Grey (GLB Publishers)
WHITE TIGER, Michael Allen Dymmoch (St. Martins Minotaur)
CAJUN SNUFF by W. Randy Haynes (Publish America)

For more information see http://www.lambdaliterary.org/finalists_LLF_awards.html

[3/06/2006]

AGATHA AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Malice Domestic has announced the nominees for the 2006 Agatha Awards. The winners will be announced at the annual convention, held this year April 21- 23.

Best Novel
OWLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL, Donna Andrews, St. Martin's Minotaur
PARDONABLE LIES, Jacqueline Winspear, Henry Holt Books
RITUALS OF THE SEASON, Margaret Maron, Mysterious Press & Warner Books
THE BELEN HITCH by Pari Noskin Taichert, University of NM Press
THE BODY IN THE SNOWDRIFT, Katherine Hall Page, William Morrow
TROUBLE IN SPADES, Heather Webber, Avon/HarperCollins Publishers

Best First Novel:
BETTER OFF WED, Laura Durham, HarperCollins Publishers
BLOOD RELATIONS, Lisa Tillman, Hilliard & Harris
JURY OF ONE, Laura Bradford, Hilliard & Harris
KNIT ONE, KILL TWO, Maggie Sefton, Penguin Group
WITCH WAY TO MURDER, Shirley Damsgaard, Avon/HarperCollins Publishers

Best Non-Fiction:
BEHIND THE MYSTERY —Top Mystery Writers, Stuart Kaminsky, Hothouse Press
GIRL SLEUTH: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her, Melanie Rehak, Harcourt
THE HEIRS OF ANTHONY BOUCHER, Marvin Lachman, Poisoned Pen Press
THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES, Leslie S. Klinger, W.W. Norton

Best Short Story:
"Driven to Distraction", Marcia Talley—CHESAPEAKE CRIME II, Quiet Storm Publishing
"House Rules", Libby Fischer Hellmann— MURDER IN LAS VEGAS, Tor
"Mother Love", Harriette Sackler—CHESAPEAKE CRIME II
"Murder at Sleuthfest", Barb Goffman—CHESAPEAKE CRIME II
"Rear View Murder", Carla Coupe—CHESAPEAKE CRIME II

Best Children/Young Adult Fiction
DANGER AT THE ZOO, Kathleen Ernst, American Girl-Pleasant Company Publications
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, Peter Abrahams, HarperCollins Publishers
FLUSH, Carl Hiaasen, Alfred A. Knopf
THE COASTWATCHER, Elise Weston, Peachtree Publications
THE CURSE OF RAVENSCOURT, Sarah Masters Buckey, American Girl-Pleasant Company Publications

For more information, see the website at http://www.malicedomestic.org/index.htm

[3/05/2006]

LEFT COAST CRIME ANNOUNCES AWARD NOMINEES

Left Coast Crime 2006, held this year in Bristol England, March 16-10 has announced the nominees for the Lefty Award, for the most humorous mystery novel of 2005 and the Brice Alexander Award, to be given for the best historical mystery of 2005. The awaerds will be given at the "Gala Dinner" on March 18.

Nominees for the Lefty:

Liz Evans, CUE THE EASTER BUNNY(Orion, UK)
Jasper Fforde, THE BIG OVER EASY (Hodder & Stoughton, UK)
Bill Fitzhugh, HIGHWAY 61 RESURFACED (Morrow, US)
Peter Guttridge, CAST ADRIFT(Allison & Busby, UK)
Charlie Williams, FAGS AND LAGER (Serpent’s Tail, UK)

Nominees for the Bruce Alexander:

Tony Broadbent, SPECTRES IN THE SMOKE (St Martin’s, US)
Maureen Jennings, NIGHT'S CHILD (McCelland & Stewart, Canada)
Jacqueline Winspear, PARDONABLE LIES (Henry Holt, US)

For more information, see Left Coast Crime's website at http://www.interbridge.com/leftcoastcrime2006/

[3/02/2006]

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