Anthony Nominees

Great news this year! One of our regular bloggers on The Poisoned Fiction review has been nominated for an Anthony Award for best website this year(Chantelle Aimée Osman). If you get a chance head over to her website and say Hi. We are also happy to note that 4 out of the 5 authors nominated for best first novel signed at The Poisoned Pen.  To find out more about this prestigious award head over to the Bouchercon Website. 

 

 BEST WEBSITE/BLOG
Jen's Book Thoughts - Jen Forbus [www.jensbookthoughts.com]
The Rap Sheet - J. Kingston Pierce [therapsheet.blogspot.com]
Sirens of Suspense - Chantelle Aimée Osman [www.sirensofsuspense.com]
Spinetingler - Sandra Ruttan [www.spinetinglermag.com]
Stop, You're Killing Me! - Lucinda Surber, Stan Ulrich [www.stopyourekillingme.com]

BEST NOVEL
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter - Tom Franklin [William Morrow]
Faithful Place - Tana French [Viking]
The Lock Artist - Steve Hamilton [Minotaur Books]
I'd Know You Anywhere - Laura Lippman [William Morrow]
Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny [Minotaur Books]

BEST FIRST NOVEL
Damage Done - Hilary Davidson [Forge Books]
Rogue Island - Bruce DeSilva [Forge Books]
The Poacher's Son - Paul Doiron [Minotaur Books]
The Sherlockian - Graham Moore [Twelve]
Snow Angels - James Thompson [Putnam]

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Long Time Coming - Robert Goddard [Bantam]
The Hanging Tree - Bryan Gruley [Touchstone]
Drive Time - Hank Phillippi Ryan [Mira]
Expiration Date - Duane Swierczynski [Minotaur Books]
Vienna Secrets - Frank Tallis [Random House]

BEST SHORT STORY
"Scent of Lilacs" - Doug Allyn, EQMM Sep/Oct'10
"Swing Shift" - Dana Cameron, Crimes By Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side [Berkley]
"The Hitter" - Chris F. Holm, Needle: A Magazine of Noir Summer'10
"So Much in Common" - Mary Jane Maffini, EQMM Sep/Oct'10
"Homeless" - Patricia L. Morin, Mystery Montage: A Collection of Short Story Mystery Genres [Top]
"The Frame Maker" - Simon Wood, The Back Alley Webzine Vol III No.3

BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL
Scalped Vol 6: The Gnawing - Jason Aaron [Vertigo]
Richard Stark's Parker, Vol 2: The Outfit - Darwyn Cooke [IDW Press]
Tumor - Joshua Hale Fialkov, Noel Tuazon [Archaia Studios Press]
Sickness in the Family - Denise Mina [Vertigo]
Beasts of Burden - Jill Thompson, Evan Dorkin [Dark Horse]
The Chill - Jason Starr [Vertigo]

BEST CRITICAL/NONFICTION
The Wire: Truth Be Told - Rafael Alvarez [Grove Press]
Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks - John Curran [Harper Collins]
Sherlock Holmes for Dummies - Steve Doyle [For Dummies]
Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History - Yunte Huang [W W Norton]
Thrillers: 100 Must Reads - David Morrell [Oceanview]