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Saturday, 22 April 2023

2023 CWA Dagger Longlists

 


The Gold Dagger

Oxblood by Tom Benn

Shoot the Moonlight Out by William Boyle

The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

The Kingdoms of the Savannah by George Dawes Green

The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan

The Bookseller of Inverness by SG Maclean

A Killing in November by Simon Mason

The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola 

The Winter Guest by William Ryan 

A Killing Rain by Faye Snowdon

The Bone Road by NE Solomons 

The Silent Brother by Simon Van der Velde


The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

Opera by Julie Anderson

A Kiss After Dying by Ashok Banker

Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay

Seventeen by John Brownlow

The Match by Harlan Coben

The Botanist by MW Craven

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

Alias Emma by Ava Glass

A Loyal Traitor by Tim Glister

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

May God Forgive by Alan Parks

The ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

A Good Day to Die by Amen Alonge

Better the Blood by Michael Bennett

Breaking by Amanda Cassidy 

Don't Know Tough by Eli Cranor

The Local by Joey Hartstone

The Truth Will Out by Rosemary Hennigan 

London in Black by Jack Lutz 

Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor

No Country for Girls by Emma Styles

Nobody But Us by Laure Van Rensburg

Outback by Patricia Wolf

The Partisan by Patrick Worrall

The Historical Dagger

The Darkest Sin by DV Bishop

Blackstone Fell by Martin Edwards

Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray

The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys by Jack Jewers

The Bookseller of Inverness by SG MacLean

The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola

Death at the Dolphin by Gretta Mulrooney

The Homes by JB Mylet

The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra

Blue Water by Leonora Nattrass

Hear No Evil by Sarah Smith

The Mushroom Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu


The ALCS Dagger for Non Fiction

The Poisonous Solicitor by Stephen Bates

Dead in the Water by Matthew Campbell & Kit Chellel

What We Fear Most by Ben Cave

Scandal at Dolphin Square by Simon Danczuk & Daniel Smith

The Life of Crime by Martin Edwards

Unlawful Killings by Wendy Joseph

Tremors In The Blood by Amit Katwala

To Hunt a Killer by Julie Mackay & Robert Murphy

The Real Special Relationship by Michael Smith

The Life Inside by Andy West

About A Son by David Whitehouse

Stitched Up by Shahed Yousaf


The Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger

Good Reasons to Die, by Morgan Audic (tr Sam Taylor)

The Red Notebook, by Michel Bussi (tr Vineet Lal)

Even the Darkest Night by Javier Cercas (tr Anne Mclean)

Bad Kids by Zijin Chen, (tr Michelle Deeter)

Impossible, by Erri De Luca (tr NS Thompson) 

Femicide by Pascal Engman (tr Michael Gallagher)

The Bleeding by Johana Gustawsson (tr David Warriner) 

The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock (tr Tara Chace) 

The Anomaly by HervĂ© Le Tellier (tr Adriana Hunter) 

The Dark Flood by Deon Meyer (tr KL Seggers) 

The Tattoo Murder by Akimitsu Takagi (tr Deborah Boehm)

Lady Joker by Kaoru Takamura (tr Allison Markin Powell & Marie Iida)


The Short Story Dagger

The Disappearance by Leigh Bardugo - In ‘Marple’ 

The Tears of Venus by Victoria and Delilah Dowd - In ‘Unlocked’ 

Strawberry Moon by John Grisham – In ‘Sparring Partners

Clout Chaser by Rachel Howzell Hall

The Beautiful Game by Sanjida Kay 

Paradise Lost by Abir Mukherjee

Death In Darjeeling by Vaseem Khan – In ‘The Perfect Crime’ 

Just One More by Laura Lippman – In ‘Seasonal Work & Other Killer Stories

Auld Bride by Judith O'Reilly – In ‘Gone’ 

The Lake House by Ferdinand von Schirach - In ‘Punishment’ (tr: Katharina Hall) 

Runaway Blues by C J Tudor – In ‘A Sliver of Darkness’ 

Cast A Long Shadow by Hazell Ward – In ‘Cast A Long Shadow


Dagger for the Best Mystery and Crime Publisher

Bitter Lemon Press 

Bookouture 

Canelo 

Harper Fiction 

Hodder & Stoughton 

Mantle 

Michael Joseph 

Raven 

Pushkin Vertigo 

Quercus 

Simon & Schuster 

Viper


Dagger in The Library

Ben Aaronovitch    

Sophie Hannah 

Mick Herron  

Erin Kelly  

Angela Marsons  

Brian McGilloway 

Tim Weaver


Congratulations to all the nominated authors.  The Shortlists will be announced on Friday 12 May at the  Crime Writer's Association Dagger Reception announcement which is due to take place at CrimeFest.

Thursday, 19 May 2022

Anthony Award Nominees

 The Bouchercon 2022 committee have announced the Nominees for the 2022 ANTHONY AWARDS. 

Voting for the Anthony Awards will happen at Bouchercon from Thursday 8 September 2022 at 7:00am and end on Saturday 10 October at 1:00pm. Winners will be announced at the Anthony Awards ceremony at Bouchercon 2022 in Minneapolis. 

Congratulations to all the nominated authors.

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Announcing SlaughterFest 2021

The programme for SlaughterFest 2021, a crime writing festival curated by internationally 

bestselling author Karin Slaughter has been announced. 

SlaughterFest will be broadcast on the Killer Reads Facebook page on 4th September 2021 and 

you can view the events programme below. Register your interest here.

Wednesday, 2 June 2021

The 2021 Shamus Award Finalists

 

The finalists for the 2021 Shamus Awards, for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2020, have just been announced by Gay Toltl Kinman, Chairperson for the Shamus Awards.

BEST PI HARDCOVER

What You Don’t See by Tracy Clark (Kensington)

Do No Harm by Max Allan Collins Tor Forge)

Blind Vigil by Matt Coyle (Oceanview)

House on Fire by Joseph Finder (Dutton)

And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall (Tor Forge)

BEST ORIGINAL PI PAPERBACK

Farewell Las Vegas by Grant Bywaters (Wild Rose Press)

All Kinds of Ugly by Ralph Dennis Brash Books)

Brittle Karma by Richard Helms (Black Arch Books)

Remember My Face by John Lantigua (Arte Publico)

Damaged Goods by Debbi Mack (Renegade Pressr)

BEST PI SHORT STORY

“A Dreamboat Gambol” by O’Neil De Noux in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

Mustang Sally” by John M. Floyd in Black Cat Mystery Magazine

Setting the Pick” by April Kelly in Mystery Weekly Magazine

Show and Zeller” by Gordon Linzer in Black Cat Mystery Magazine

Nashua River Floater” by Tom MacDonald in Coast to Coast Noir

BEST FIRST PI NOVEL

Squatter’s Rights by Kevin R. Doyle (Camel Press)

Derailed by Mary Keliikoa (Epicenter Press)

I Know Where You Sleep by Alan Orloff (Down & Out Books)

The Missing American by Kwei Quartey ( Soho)

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden ( Ecco)

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Bouchercon 2021 Anthony Award Nominations

Best Hardcover Novel

What You Don't See by Tracy Clark (Kensington)

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier (Minotaur Books)

And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall (Forge Books)

The First to Lie - Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge Books)


Best First Novel

Derailed by Mary Keliikoa (Camel Press)

Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March (Minotaur Books)

Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Kensington)

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Pamela Dorman Books)

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Ecco Press)


Best Paperback Original/E-Book/Audiobook Original Novel

The Fate of a Flapper by Susanna Calkins (Griffin)

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (William Morrow)

Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer)

The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day (William Morrow)

Dirty Old Town by Gabriel Valjan (Level Best Books)


Best Short Story

"Dear Emily Etiquette" by Barb Goffman - EQMM - (Dell Magazines)

"90 Miles" by Alex Segura - Both Sides: Stories From the Border (Agora Books)

"The Boy Detective & The Summer of '74" by Art Taylor - AHMM (Jan-Feb) (Dell Magazines)

"Elysian Fields" by Gabriel Valjan - California Schemin' (Wildside Press)

"The Twenty-Five Year Engagement" by James W. Ziskin - In League with Sherlock Holmes (Pegasus Crime)


Best Juvenile/Young Adult

Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley (Viking Books for Young Readers)

Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce (Algonquin Young Readers)

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (Katherine Tegen Books)

Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie Narvaez (Piñata Books)

Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall byAlex Segura (Disney Lucasfilm Press)


Best Critical or Nonfiction Work
Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy by Leslie Brody (Seal Press)

American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson (G.P. Putnam's Sons)

Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club Edited by Martin Edwards (Collins Crime Club)

The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia by Emma Copley Eisenberg (Hachette Books)

Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman behind Hitchcock by Christina Lane (Chicago Review Press)

Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession edited by Sarah Weinman, (Ecco Press)


Best Anthology or Collection

Shattering Glass: A Nasty Woman Press Anthology - Heather Graham, ed. (Nasty Woman Press)

Both Sides: Stories from the Border - Gabino Iglesias, ed. (Agora Books)

Noiryorican - Richie Narvaez (Down & Out Books)

The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell - Josh Pachter, ed. (Untreed Reads Publishing)

California Schemin' - Art Taylor. ed. (Wildside Press)

Lockdown: Stories of Crime, Terror, and Hope During a Pandemic - Nick Kolakowski and Steve Weddle, eds. (Polis Books)

Sunday, 21 March 2021

2021 Lefty Award Nominees

 

Lefty Nominees for Best Humorous Mystery Novel

Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)

Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow(Berkley Prime Crime)

Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen, (Alfred A. Knopf)

The Study of Secrets by Cynthia Kuhn (Henery Press)

The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing by J. Michael Orenduff (Aakenbaaken & Kent)

Skin Deep by Sung J. Woo (Agora Books)

Lefty Nominees for Best Historical Mystery Novel for books set before 1970

The Fate of a Flapper by Susanna Calkins (Minotaur Books)

A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington Books)

Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King (Bantam Books)

The Turning Tide by Catriona McPherson (Quercus)

Mortal Music by Ann Parker(Poisoned Pen Press)

Turn to Stone by James W. Ziskin (Seventh Street Books)

Lefty Nominees for Best Debut Mystery Novel

Murder Goes to Market by Daisy Bateman (Seventh Street Books)

Derailed by Mary Keliikoa (Camel Press)

Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer, (Kensington Books)

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Viking)

The Lady Upstairs by Halley Sutton (Putnam)

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, (Ecco)

Lefty Nominees for Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories)

What You Don’t See by Tracy Clark (Kensington Books)

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)

Blind Vigil by Matt Coyle (Oceanview Publishing)

And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall (Forge)

All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)

Hat-tip- Mystery Fanfare

Monday, 18 January 2021

Left Coast Crime Lefty Award Nominations

 

Because of the pandemic, the April 2021 Left Coast Crime convention was rescheduled for 2022. While everything else may have changed, the Lefty Awards continue!

Left Coast Crime will be presenting four Lefty Awards in 2021: humorous, historical, debut, and best. This year, the awards will be voted on virtually and presented online April 10, 2021.

The award nominees have just been selected by registrants at the last in-person convention in San Diego and the next one scheduled for Albuquerque in April 2022. 

LCC is delighted to announce the 2021 Lefty nominees for books published in 2020:

Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel

Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)
Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow (Berkley Prime Crime)
Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen (Alfred A. Knopf)
The Study of Secrets by Cynthia Kuhn (Henery Press)

The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing by J. Michael Orenduff (Aakenbaaken & Kent)

Skin Deep by Sung J. Woo (Agora Books)

Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel for books set before 1970. The nominees are:
 The Fate of a Flapper by Susanna Calkins (Minotaur Books)
 A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington Books)
 Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King (Bantam Books)
The Turning Tide by Catriona McPherson (Quercus)
Mortal Music by Ann Parker (Poisoned Pen Press)
Turn to Stone by James W. Ziskin (Seventh Street Books)

Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel.
Murder Goes to Market by Daisy Bateman (Seventh Street Books)
Derailed by Mary Keliikoa (Camel Press)
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Kensington Books)
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Viking)
The Lady Upstairs by Halley Sutton (Putnam)
 Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Ecco)

Lefty for Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories)
What You Don’t See by Tracy Clark (Kensington Books)
Blacktop Wasteland by S.A.Cosby (Flatiron Books)
Blind Vigil by Matt Coyle,  (Oceanview Publishing)
And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall (Forge)
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)

The Left Coast Crime Convention is an annual event sponsored by mystery fans, both readers and authors. Usually held in the western half of North America, LCC’s intent is to host an event where readers, authors, critics, librarians, publishers, and other fans can gather in convivial surroundings to pursue their mutual interests. Lefty Awards have been given since 1996.

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The 2022 Left Coast Crime Convention — Southwest Sleuths — will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 7–10, 2022. The Guests of Honor will be authors Mick Herron and Catriona McPherson. Kristopher Zgorski will be the Fan Guest of Honor, and Kellye Garrett will serve as Toastmaster. Tony Hillerman will be the Ghost of Honor.

Left Coast Crime is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation holding annual mystery conventions in the West since 1991. Each LCC convention raises money to support a local literary organization and is staffed entirely by volunteers.

For more information on Left Coast Crime 2022, visit https://leftcoastcrime.org/2022/

 


Monday, 8 June 2020

2020 Anthony Award Nominees

Bouchercon, the world mystery convention, is pleased to announce the nominees for its prestigious Anthony Award. Awards voting will take place during Virtual Bouchercon, October 16–7, 2020, and the awards will be presented as part of an online ceremony on October 17.


BEST NOVEL
Your House Will Pay, by Steph Cha (Ecco)
They All Fall Down, by Rachel Howzell Hall (Forge)
Lady in the Lake, by Laura Lippman (William Morrow)
The Murder List, by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge)
Miami Midnight, by Alex Segura (Polis Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
The Ninja Daughter, by Tori Eldridge (Agora Books)
Miracle Creek, by Angie Kim (Sarah Crichton Books)
One Night Gone, by Tara Laskowski (Graydon House)
Three-Fifths, by John Vercher (Agora Books)
American Spy, by Lauren Wilkinson (Random House)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL**
The Unrepentant, by E.A. Aymar (Down & Out Books)
Murder Knocks Twice, by Susanna Calkins (Minotaur)
The Pearl Dagger, by L.A. Chandlar (Kensington)
Scot & Soda, by Catriona McPherson (Midnight Ink)
The Alchemist’s Illusion, by Gigi Pandian (Midnight Ink)
Drowned Under, by Wendall Thomas (Poisoned Pen Press)
The Naming Game, by Gabriel Valjan (Winter Goose Press)

BEST CRITICAL NON-FICTION WORK
Hitchcock and the Censors, by John Billheimer (University Press of Kentucky)
The Hooded Gunman: An Illustrated History of the Collins Crime Club, by John Curran (Collins Crime Club)
The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women, by Mo Moulton (Basic Books)
The Trail of Lizzie Borden: A True Story, by Cara Robertson (Simon & Schuster)
The Five: The Untold Stories of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, by Hallie Rubenhold (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

BEST SHORT STORY
Turistas,” by Hector Acosta (appearing in ¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico)
Unforgiven,” by Hilary Davidson (appearing in Murder a-Go-Gos: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go's)
The Red Zone,” by Alex Segura (appearing in ¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico)
Better Days,” by Art Taylor (appearing in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019)
Hard Return,” by Art Taylor (appearing in Crime Travel)

BEST ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION
The Eyes of Texas: Private Investigators from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, edited by Michael Bracken (Down & Out Books)
¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico, edited by Angel Luis ColĂłn (Down & Out Books)
Crime Travel, edited by Barb Goffman (Wildside Press)
Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible, edited by Verena Rose, Rita Owen, and Shawn Reilly Simmons (Wildside Press)
Murder A-Go-Go’s: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go's, edited by Holly West (Down & Out Books)

BEST YOUNG ADULT**
Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry, by Jen Conley (Down & Out Books)
Catfishing on CatNet, by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
Killing November, by Adriana Mather (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
Patron Saints of Nothing, by Randy Ribay (Kokila)
The Deceivers, by Kristen Simmons (Tor Teen)
Wild and Crooked, by Leah Thomas (Bloomsbury YA)

** This year, there are two categories with more than five nominees. This is the result of a tie for fifth place. When this occurs, according to Bouchercon standing rules, all of the authors who have tied become nominees. 

Congratulations to all the nominated authors

Tuesday, 14 April 2020

2020 International Thriller Award nominees!


BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
One Good Deed by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)...
Rag and Bone by Joe Clifford (Oceanview Publishing)
Recursion by Blake Crouch(Crown)
They all Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall (Forge Books)
The Chain by Adrian McKinty (Mulholland Books)
Conviction by Denise Mina (Mulholland Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing (Berkley)
Miracle Creek By Angie Kim(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
The Good Detective by John McMahon (G.P. Putnam’s Son)
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books)
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson (Random House)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL
Girl Most Likely by Max Allan Collins (Thomas a& Mercer)
Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin (William Morrow Paperbacks)
Jihadi Bride by Alistair Luft (Black Rose Writing)
The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan (Penguin Books)
The Bird Boys by Lisa Sandlin (Cinco Puntos Press)
Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White (Harper Paperbacks)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL
Night Man by Brett Battles (Brett Battles)
The Deep Abiding by Sean Black (Sean Black)
Murder Board by Brian Shea (Severn River Publishing)
Leave No Stone by LynDee Walker (Severn River Publishing)
Close to You by Kerry Wilkinson (Bookoutre)

BEST SHORT STORY
Turistas” by Hector Acosta (Down & Out Books)
Call Me Chuckles” by Michael Cowgill (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
The Long-Term Tenant” by Tara Laskowski (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Snow Job” by Lia Matera (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Fathers-in-Law” by Twist Phelan (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry by Jen Conley (Down & Out Books)
Catfishing on Catnet by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
We Speak in Storms by Natalie Lund (Philomel Books/Penguin Young Readers)
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay (Kokila/Penguin Young Readers)
Keep This To Yourself by Tom Ryan (Albert Whitman & Company)