Today, the Mystery Writers of America announced the recipients of the 2015 Grand Master, Raven, and Ellery Queen awards. The press release is below, but here are the winners: Grand Masters: Lois Duncan and James Ellroy Raven Awards:  Crimespree's own Jon and Jordan...

Our good friend Judy was awarded The David Thompson Award at Bouchercon. She was more than a bit surprised, and as a result didn't have anything prepared. As these things go, she came up with something great after the fact. I thought we'd let her share it here ~...

Tonight, the 2014 Anthony Awards were presented, at Bouchercon, in Long Beach. Best Novel William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace (Atria Books) Other nominees Robert Crais, Suspect (Putnam) Sara J. Henry, A Cold and Lonely Place (Crown Publishers) Hank Phillippi Ryan,...

Last night, at Boucheron, the Private Eye Writers of America handed out the 2014 Shamus awards   Best Hardcover P.I. Novel: THE GOOD COP, by Brad Parks (Minotaur) Other nominees LITTLE ELVISES, by Timothy Hallinan (Soho Crime) THE MOJITO COAST, by Richard...

Yesterday, at the annual Tony Hillerman Writers Conference, John Fortunato was awarded the 2014 Tony Hillerman Prize for DARK RESERVATIONS. The award, presented by Wordharvest and Thomas Dunne Books/ Minotaur Books, is awarded annually for the best first mystery...