2018 Hammett Prize for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing

Winner

November Road by Lou Berney (William Morrow)

Nominees:The Lonely Witness by William Boyle (Pegasus)
Paris in the Dark by Robert Olen Butler, (Mysterious Press)
Under My Skin by Lisa Unger, (Park Row)
Cut You Down by Sam Wiebe, (Random House Canada)

This years’s finalist judges: Gary Giddins, jazz critic and author Steven Beattie, editor of Quill and Quire,Kristen Bates, bookseller at McLean & Eakin 

Join IACW as they honor Mary Frisque and all the nominees as the Hammett is presented. 11 a.m., Friday, November 1, 2019 at Bouchercon in Dallas, Texas.

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.