The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library announced the nominees for the 28th annual Minnesota Book Awards. Below are the nominees for Genre fiction: Genre Fiction (sponsored by Macalester College) THE DEVEREAUX DECISION by Steve McEllistrem (Calumet Editions)...
Crime Writers’ Association has announced that the Diamond Dagger will be bestowed upon Peter James. While James is best known for his DSI Roy Grace novels, he has published 31 novels overall (12 of which feature DSI Grace). The CWA Diamond Dagger is awarded each...
The powers that be behind LEFT COAST CRIME have announced the nominees for the 2016 LEFTY awards. Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel: LORD OF THE WINGS, by Donna Andrews (Minotaur) PLANTATION SHUDDERS, by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane) FEBRUARY FEVER, by Jess Lourey...
Saturday night, The Nero Wolf Literary Society presented the 2015 Nero Award at the Black Orchid Banquet. The award is presented to a novel, published in 2014) that is written in the tradition of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe stories. PETER PAN MUST DIE by John Verdon...
The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award were presented on the 25th, the awards are given in a number of categories, honoring both adult and children's books, but one that applies to our own little world is the Ireland AM Crime Novel Of The Year: The...
The Washington Post has announced their best of 2015. There are a number of categories, but our own interest is on one area, the Best Mystery Books and Thrillers. A BANQUET OF CONSEQUENCES, by Elizabeth George (Viking) BRUSH BACK, by Sara Paretsky (Putnam) DARK...
