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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
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
2009 CWA Dagger Award Winners Announced
The Crime Writers’ Association is pleased to announce that: William Brodrick wins the CWA Gold Dagger for A Whispered Name John Hart wins the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for The Last Child Johan Theorin wins the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for Echoes from The Dead Philip Kerr wins the Ellis Peters Historical … Continue reading
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION DAGGER AWARDS 2009
The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to announce the shortlists for a number of this year’s Daggers – the prestigious awards that celebrate the very best in crime and thriller writing in 2009. The CWA Dagger Awards are the longest established literary awards in the UK and are internationally recognised as a mark of excellence … Continue reading
Macavity Award Nominations 2008
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 & … Continue reading
Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008
2008 Longlist Announced The longlist was announced today for one of the most prestigious awards in the international crime writing calendar – the 4th Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, the only literary prize of its kind to be voted for by the general public. This year’s list is a vibrant and … Continue reading