On Friday night, the Los Angeles Times announced the winners for their 2012 Book Prizes. In the Mystery/Thriller category, Tara French took home the prize for Broken Harbor (Viking).
The other finalists:
Nick Harkaway / Angelmaker (Knopf)
Fuminori Nakamura / The Thief (Soho Crime)
Chris Pavone / The Expats (Crown)
Ariel S. Winter / The Twenty-Year Death (Hard Case Crime)