Hammett Prize nominations

The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers announced the nominees for their annual Hammett Prize for a work of literary excellence in the field of crime writing by a US or Canadian author. 

The nominees are – 

The Lonely Witnessby William Boyle (Pegasus Crime)
Under My Skinby Lisa Unger (Park Row)
Cut You Downby Sam Wiebe (Random House Canada)

November Roadby Lou Berney (William Morrow)

Paris in the Darkby Robert Olen Butler (The Mysterious Press)

Congratulations to all the nominated authors.

Rick Mofina

Author Rick Mofina's standalone novel Six Seconds is due to be released in the UK by Mira on 17 April 2009. If you would like to get your hands on a free proof copy please go here. There are 200 copies being given away.

Six Seconds is about a mother's search for her abducted son and a detective's investigation into a mysterious death lead them to uncover a global plot to asssinate the Pope - using the boy as a weapon.

I will be doing a Q & A with Rick nearer the date and it will be posted on the Shotsmag.co.uk website in due course. Watch this space!