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Entries from June 2008

Macavity Award Nominations 2008

June 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Mystery Readers International (Mystery Readers Journal) announces the Macavity Award nominations for works published in 2007. The awards will be presented during opening ceremonies at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention (Baltimore, October 2008). MACAVITY NOMINEES: Best Mystery Novel o Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House) o The Unquiet by John Connolly (Hodder & [...]

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2008 CWA Daggers Short-Lists

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Shortlists for the 2008 CWA / Duncan Lawrie Daggers were announced at a reception at the British Library on 3rd June. The authors shortlisted for the £20,000 Duncan Lawrie Dagger, the world’s largest prize for a crime novel, are James Lee Burke (The Tin Roof Blowdown), Colin Cotterill (Coroner’s Lunch), Frances Fyfield (Blood From Stone), [...]

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