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Best Crime Books

Best crime books are our passion and we will not countenance anything but the best, you understand. North American readers may be confused by our title: what you call mysteries are what we call crime books. This mighty genre covers a wealth of writing, from thrillers and suspense novels, to survival, hard-boiled noir and Golden … Continue reading

The Edgars 2010 – The Winners Of The Edgars

Mystery Writers of America announced the 2010 Award Winners on April 29, 2010 – the 201st anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe The Edgar® Awards were presented to the winners at the 64th Gala Banquet, 29 April, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, NYC. BEST NOVEL The Last Child by John Hart (Minotaur … Continue reading

RJ Ellory wins 2010 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

R.J. Ellory has received one of the most prestigious awards in crime writing after his novel A Simple Act of Violence scooped this year’s Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Beating off stiff competition from a shortlist that included genre giants Ian Rankin, Peter James and Mark Billingham R.J. Ellory also beat … Continue reading

Shortlisted Announced for 2010 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

The public has spoken: after three weeks of voting, crime fans have chosen their favourite crime novels for the shortlist of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, one of the most prestigious crime writing prizes in the country. This year, crime aficionados have welcomed two debut authors to the crime-writing hall … Continue reading

Macavity Nominations 2010

Best Novel Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster) Tower by Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman (Busted Flush Press) Necessary as Blood by Deborah Crombie (Wm. Morrow) Nemesis by Jo Nesbo, translated by Don Bartlett (HarperCollins) The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (Minotaur) The Shanghai Moon by S.J. Rozan (Minotaur) Best First … Continue reading

Edgar Awards Nominees 2010

Best Novel Nominees • The Missing by Tim Gautreaux (Random House – Alfred A. Knopf) • The Odds by Kathleen George (Minotaur Books) • The Last Child by John Hart (Minotaur Books) • Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston (Random House – Ballantine Books) • Nemesis by Jo Nesbo, translated … Continue reading

Val McDermid wins the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger

Bestselling author Val McDermid has been named as the recipient of this year’s prestigious CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, which honours outstanding achievement in the field of crime writing. The announcement has been made by the Crime Writers’ Association in recognition of Val’s work over more than 20 years. Margaret Murphy, chair of the CWA, … Continue reading