Loading ...Is April gonna be an exciting month, or what? Well, it will be for some - and for others not quite the same. Yes, yes…I know the Edgar winners won’t be announced until May 1st - but we’ve got the Gumshoe Award winners due on April 21st - and the nominees for ITW’s Thriller Award are out.
The lists are a bit lengthy, but stick around for one hell of a fabulous interview with the one and only LEE CHILD. I spent much time pondering Lee’s introduction. I mean, the guy has been written up a zillion times, right? What more could I add? Well, maybe that I’d wished he’d been pegged as the new James Bond instead of Daniel Craig. Don’t get me wrong - Craig is okay, but to me he just doesn’t have that elusive sang-froid (as in tres cool), or the same elegant stance, or the low-key, but very sexy joie de vivre that oozes from Lee. And darlings, no one…I mean no one can smoke a cigarette like Lee. Even Jeremy Irons could take a lesson. So what to do? Well, when you get down aways, you’ll see…
AND NOW - THE NOMINEES…
THE GUMSHOE
This prestigious award from MYSTERY INK was created by one of our most discerning reviewers - David Montgomery. In it’s seventh year, The Gumshoe has become one of the most coveted awards in crime fiction. An additional award - Lifetime Achievement - will be announced along with the winners on April 21st. You can cheer, or weep at http://www.mysteryinkonline.com
BEST MYSTERY
James Lee Burke - TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN John Connolly - THE UNQUIET Ariana Franklin - MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH Charlie Huston - THE SHOTGUN RULE Laura Lippman - WHAT THE DEAD KNOW
BEST THRILLER
Lee Child - BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE Robert Crais - THE WATCHMAN Joseph Finder - POWER PLAY Michael Gruber - THE BOOK OF AIR AND SHADOW Richard K. Morgan - THIRTEEN
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Sean Chercover - BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD Philip Hawley,Jr. - STIGMA Lisa Lutz - THE SPELLMAN FILES Craig McDonald - HEAD GAMES Nick Stone - MR. CLARINET
THE THRILLER AWARD
Already in it’s third year - the winners will be announced on July 12th - at Thrillerfest.
BEST NOVEL
Linwood Barclay - NO TIME FOR GOODBYE Robert Crais - THE WATCHMAN Robert Harris - THE GHOST Gregg Hurwitz - THE CRIME WRITER Jesse Kellerman - TROUBLE
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Jennifer Lee Carrell - INTERRED WITH THEIR BONES Sean Chercover - BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD Gerry Doyle - FROM THE DEPTHS Brent Ghelfi - VOLK’S GAME Joe Hill - HEART SHAPED BOX
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Anthony Flacco - THE LAST NIGHTINGALE P.J. Parrish - A THOUSAND BONES Tom Piccirilli - THE MIDNIGHT ROAD Robert McCammon - THE QUEEN OF BEDLAM Jay Bonansinga - SHATTERED
WHEW!! So many of my favorite books and favorite people - best wishes to you all! SPOTLIGHT ON THREE DYNAMIC DUO’S!Three great writing teams - and all family!
P.J. PARRISH aka Kris Montee and Kelly Nichols are the critically acclaimed and NYT bestselling sister-authors of the Louis Kincaid series. Their books have been nominated for the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony and the Thriller - which they won last year for AN UNQUIET GRAVE - and again this year for A THOUSAND BONES! Not to forget all the hard work they do for Sleuthfest and MWA!
PERRI O’SHAUGHNESSY - another marvelous sister team - Mary and Pamela - have thirteen books under their respective belts - hit the NYT list - and hoards of fans breathlessly waiting for the next - SHOW NO FEAR - out this fall. Now that’s sisterly love when you can collaborate on that many books and be best friends as well!
P.J. TRACY - This time we have a mother & daughter team! P.J. and Tracy Lambrecht hit the ground running with their first book, MONKEEWRENCH - by nabbing the Anthony, Barry and Gumshoe awards! Two more followed with great acclaim - and their next - tenatively titled DISCONNECTED - will be out this fall.Aren’t these dynamic duo’s fantastic? Just goes to show - the family that writes together… Hmmm, I’ll have to think about that. In the meantime, ladies - thanks so much for hours of intrigue, all those tense moments - terrific plots, and simply great characters. You will all always be on my TBR pile…and not just because you’re all terrific writers - but because you’re also great people.
GENT’S I LIKE TO DRINK WITH…
Recently:
- And Final Jeopardy goes to Val McDermid! What is it about Scotland that produces such brilliant artists??
- A funny thing happened in the middle of Laura Lippman’s career…
- The Marvelous Michael Connelly & The Perils of Polished Stairs!
- SUTTON’S LAW
- I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT…
- WELCOME TO THE NEW EVIL E!
- AND WHAT A NIGHT IT WAS…
- MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE PLEASE?
- THE GOOD OLD DAYS…
- IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN…
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