Winners of the 2014 Arthur Ellis Awards

Tonight, the Crime Writers of Canada presented the 2014 Arthur Ellis Awards. Best Novel THE DEVIL'S MAKING by Seán Haldane(Stone Flower Press) Best First Novel BAIT by J. Kent Messum (Penguin Canada) Best Novella THE GODDAUGHTER'S REVENGE by Melodie Campbell (Orca...

Nominees for 2014 Anthony Awards

The 2014 Bouchercon has announced the nominees for this year's Anthony Awards. The awards will be presented on Saturday evening, November 15th. Best Novel Robert Crais, Suspect (Putnam) Sara J. Henry, A Cold and Lonely Place (Crown Publishers) William Kent Krueger,...

Shortlists for CWA Dagger Awards

At CrimeFest, the shortlists were announced for the CWA Dagger Awards. The CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger: DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA, by Antonia Hodgson (Hodder & Stoughton) THE LATE SCHOLAR, by Jill Paton Walsh (Hodder & Stoughton) TREACHERY, by S.J. Parris...

2013 Agatha Award winners

Today, at the Malice Domestic mystery conference, the 2013 Agatha Awards were presented: Best First Novel DEATH AL DENTE by Leslie Budewitz (Berkley Prime Crime) Best Historical Novel   A Question of Honor by Charles Todd (William Morrow) Best Contemporary Novel...

2014 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

Mystery Writers of America have announced the winners for the 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Awards. Best Novel  ORDINARY GRACE by William Kent Krueger (Simon & Schuster – Atria Books) Best First Novel RED SPARROW by Jason Matthews (Simon & Schuster - Scribner) Best...