Just the Facts, Ma’am: Mystery Awards roundup
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
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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
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Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
The Hammett Prize
Winner:
The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer
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Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
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Anthony Award
Novel:
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
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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
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Best First Mystery Novel:
Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva
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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
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eAudiobook
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The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger:
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
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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
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Non-Fiction Dagger:
The Killer of Little Shepherds by Douglas Starr

















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