Monday, February 22, 2010

New Awards

2010 AGATHA AWARDS
Best Novel
Donna Andrews. Swan for the Money ($25)
Barrett, Lorna. Bookplate Special ($7.99)
Rhys Bowen. Royal Flush ($25 Signed)
Lousie Penny. A Brutal Telling ($25 Signed)
Hank Phillippi Ryan. Air Time ($7.99)

Best First Novel
Lisa Bork. For Better For Murder ($15)
Alan Bradley. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie ($15)
Meredith Cole. Posed for Murder ($25)
Elizabeth Duncan. The Cold Light of Mourning ($25)
Stefanie Pintoff. In the Shadow of Gotham ($25)

2010 BRUCE ALEXANDER AWARD
Recognizing an historical mystery Presented
March 13 at Left Coast Crime
Tasha Alexander, Tears of Pearl ($27 Signed)
Rhys Bowen, In a Gilded Cage ($7.99 March)
Rebecca Cantrell, A Trace of Smoke ($15)
Gary Phillips, Freedom's Fight ($11)
Jeri Westerson, Serpent in the Thorns ($25 Signed)

2010 DIAMOND DAGGER
Val McDermid

2010 DILYS AWARD
Recognizing a favorite from Independent Mystery Booksellers
Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie ($15; $150 Signed)
R.J. Ellroy, A Quiet Belief in Angels ($25)
Craig Johnson, The Dark Horse ($14 May)
Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire ($7.99 March)
Stuart Neville, The Ghosts of Belfast ($25 Signed)
Louise Penny, The Brutal Telling ($25 Signed)
S.J. Rozan, The Shanghai Moon ($25)

2010 HAMMETT PRIZE
The prize will be presented at the Bloody Words Mystery Conference in Toronto, May 28–30
Abbott, Megan. Bury Me Deep ($15)
Atkins, Ace. Devil's Garden ($15 March; $25 Signed)
Berry, Jedidiah. The Manual of Detection ($15))—a 2009 First Mystery Pick.
Mosley, Walter. The Long Fall ($14)
Pelecanos, George. The Way Home ($25 Signed)
Atkins signs Infamous (Putnam $26) here April 20
Mosley signs the sequel Known to Evil (Putnam $27) here March 29

The International Association of Crime Writers/North America (IACW/NA) awards The Hammett Prize annually for literary excellence in the field of crime-writing, as reflected in a book published in the English language in the U.S. and/or Canada. The winner receives a "Thin Man" trophy, designed by sculptor Peter Boiger. Click here for more information on IACW & The Hammett Prize. http://www.crimewritersna.org/hammett/index.htm

2010 LA Times BOOK PRIZE
Presented April 23 Complete list at http://www.latimes.com/extras/bookprizes/
Mystery/Thriller

2010 LEFTY AWARD
Recognizing a humorous mystery
Donna Andrews, Swan for the Money ($25)
Mike Befeler, Living with Your Kids Is Murder
Denise Dietz, Strangle a Loaf of Italian Bread ($26)
Rita Lakin, Getting Old Is a Disaster ($6.99)
Kris Neri, High Crimes on the Magical Plane ($17 Signed)

2010 MINNESOTA BOOK AWARDS
Mystery
Housewright, David. Jelly's Gold ($25)
Sandford, John. Rough Country ($27 Signed)
Thompson, Richard. Frag Box ($25 Signed)

A PANIK AWARD
A one-time honor given at the March 2010 Left Coast Crime Conference in order of its deceased Chairman Paul Anik
Gar Anthony Haywood. Cemetery Road ($29)
Gregg Hurwitz. Trust No One ($27 Signed)
Linda Richards. Death Was in the Picture ($25)
Stephen J. Schwartz. Boulevard ($25 Signed).

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