Giants of the genre are pitted against a clutch of new voices in one of the most prestigious crime writing prizes in the U.K. The longlist for the 2015 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award sees stalwarts Ian Rankin, Lee Child and John Harvey in the...
This evening, at Malice Domestic, the winners for the 2014 Agatha Awards were announced. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees. Best Contemporary Novel Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge Books) Other nominees The Good, The Bad and The Emus by...
I can’t pinpoint exactly when I went from being just a reader and fan of the mystery genre to being a cheerleader and vocal supporter. I do know the details though, it was the first half of the 90s, I had been reading for years and had discovered a book store here...
Tonight, at a Banquet in NYC, the Mystery Writers of America presented the 2015 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2014. BEST NOVEL Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster –...
A couple of Crimespree favs are sharing an award! Chelsea Cain and Johnny Shaw are the recipients of the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award. ONE KICK, for Cain, and PLASTER CITY, for Shaw. If you have not yet read these two books, let me take this moment to...
The shortlist has been announced for the 2015 Bony Blithe Award The Bloody Words Light Mystery Award is an annual juried literary prize, presented at the Bloody Words Mystery Conference for a “book that makes us smile.” The book can be a print or an e-book,...
