Just the Facts, Ma’am: Mystery Awards roundup

October 30, 2011 | Book Buzz | Comments (0)

Autumn is a great time to be a fan of crime writing.  Five major awards have been announced over the past several weeks. 

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The Barry Awards
Novel:
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
    Large Print
    eAudiobook

First Novel:
The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron

British Crime Novel:
The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill

Paperback Original
Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid

Thriller:
Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer
    Audiobook
    Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)

The Hammett Prize
Winner:
The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer
    Audiobook
    Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)

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Anthony Award
Novel:
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
    Large Print
    Audiobook
    eAudiobook

First Novel:
The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson

Paperback Original
Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski

Critical Work
Agatha Chrisite's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making by John Curran

Macavity Award
Novel
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
    Large Print
    Audiobook
    eAudiobook

Best First Mystery Novel:
Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva
    Large Print

Non Fiction
Agatha Chrisite's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making by John Curran

Shamus Awards
Best First P.I. Novel:
In Search of Mercy by Michael Ayoob

Best Paperback Original P.I. Novel:
Asia Hand by Christopher Moore

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The CWA Dagger Awards
Gold Dagger:
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
    Large Print
    eAudiobook
    eBook

The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger:
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
    Large Print
    eAudiobook

The John Creasey Dagger:
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
    Large Print

International Dagger:
Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
    Large Print
    Audiobook
    eAudiobook

Non-Fiction Dagger:
The Killer of Little Shepherds by Douglas Starr

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