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Jo Callaghan Wins Theakston Crime Award
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival has announced the winners for the 2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and McDermid Debut Award as follows:
Theakston Crime Award: IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, by Jo Callaghan (Simon & Schuster UK)
McDermid Debut Award: DEADLY ANIMALS, by Marie Tierney (Bonnier)
Theakston Outstanding Contribution Award Recipient: Martina Cole , in recognition of her impressive writing career.
The winners were announced on Thursday, July 18 during an opening-night ceremony at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival held in Harrogate, England. (June 19, 2024)
Strand Critics Award Nominees Announced
The Strand Magazine announced the nominees for the 2024 Strand Magazine Critics Awards in as follows:
Best Mystery Novel: (7)
All the Sinners Bleed, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)
Everybody Knows, by Jordan Harper (Mulholland Books)
Small Mercies, by Dennis Lehane (Harper)
Resurrection Walk, by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
Prom Mom, by Laura Lippman (William Morrow)
Timefs Undoing, by Cheryl A. Head (Dutton)
The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron (Soho Crime)
Best Debut Mystery: (6)
Fadeaway Joe, by Hugh Lessig (Crooked Lane Books)
Mother-Daughter Murder Night, by Nina Simon (William Morrow)
The House in the Pines, by Ana Reyes (Dutton)
Donft Forget the Girl, by Rebecca McKanna (Sourcebooks Landmark)
Adrift, by Lisa Brideau (Sourcebooks Landmark)
The Peacock and the Sparrow, by I.S. Berry (Atria Books)
TWO Strand Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:
Kathy Reichs and
Max Allan Collins
Strand Publisher of the Year Award Recipient:
Jonathan Karp of Simon and Schuster
(July, 19 2024)
Colson Whitehead Wins Hammett
The International Association of Crime Writers/North America (IACW/NA) announced that CROOK MANIFESTO, by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) is the winner for the 2024 Hammett Award as the best book published in 2023 for literary excellence in crime writing.
The Hammett Award-winning novel is the second installment in the series featuring Harlem furniture store owner and ex-fence Ray Carney, following HARLEM SHUFFLE (2021).
The location of the award presentation of the 2024 Hammett Award will be announced soon. (July 18, 2024)
S.A. Cosby Wins Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon Society of Japan has announced that S.A. Cosby is the winner of the 2024 Maltese Falcon Award for RAZORBLADE TEARS (Flatiron Books, 2021) as the best hardboiled/private eye novel published in Japan in the previous year. Shawn Cosby will receive a wood-crafted Falcon statuette. (July 17, 2024)
Una Mannion Wins CWA Gold Dagger
The Crime Writers' Association of Britain (CWA) announced the winners for the 2024 Dagger Awards as follows:
Gold Dagger: TELL ME WHAT I AM, by Una Mannion (Faber & Faber)
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger: EVERYBODY KNOWS, by Jordan Harper (Faber & Faber)
John Creasey New Blood Dagger: IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, by Jo Callaghan (Simon & Schuster UK)
Historical Dagger: VIPER'S DREAM, by Jake Lamar (No Exit Press)
Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger: MY HUSBAND, by Maud Ventura; translated by Emma Ramadan (Hutchinson/Heinemann)
Gold Dagger for Non-fiction: IAN FLEMING: THE COMPLETE MAN, by Nicholas Shakespeare (Vintage)
Short Story Dagger: "The Divide," by Sanjida Kay (from THE BOOK OF BRISTOL; Comma Press)
Dagger in the Library: Anthony Horowitz
Publishers' Dagger: Pushkin Vertigo
Debut Dagger: MAKOTO MURDERS, by Richard Jerram
Red Herring Award Recipients: Jean Briggs and Dea Parkin
Diamond Dagger Recipients: Lynda La Plante and James Lee Burke
The winners were announced at the Dagger Awards Dinner, on Thursday, July 04 in London. (July 05, 2024)
2024 PWA Shamus Award Nominees Announced
The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) announced the nominees for the 2024 Shamus Awards. The nominees in the best P.I. hardcover category are as follows:
HARD RAIN, by Samantha Jayne Allen (Minotaur Books), featuring Annie McIntyre
GO FIND DADDY, by Steve Goble (Oceanview Publishing), featuring Ed Runyon
THE MISTRESS OF BHATIA HOUSE, by Sujata Massey (Soho Crime) featuring Perveen Mistry
THE BELL IN THE FOG, by Lev AC Rosen (Forge Books) featuring Evander Mills
HEART OF THE NILE, by Will Thomas (Minotaur Books), featuring Cyrus Barker & Thomas Llewelyn
To see all the nominees in the other categories, click here. The winners will be announced on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at the Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies to be held at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. (June 29, 2024)
2024 McIlvanney Prize Longlist Announced
Bloody Scotland has announced the longlist for the 2024 McIlvanney Prize (formerly known as the Bloody Scotland Prize for Scottish Crime Writing). The 12 longlistees are as follows:
12 McIlvanney Prize Longlistees:
A DIVINE FURY, by D V Bishop (Pan Macmillan)
THE CRACKED MIRROR, by Chris Brookmyre (Sphere)
PAST LYING, by Val McDermid (Sphere)
KENNEY 35, by Charles Cumming (HarperCollins)
THE GIRL IN THE LOCH, by Andrew James Greig (Storm Publishing)
THE COLLAPSING WAVE, by Doug Johnstone (Orenda)
THE WINTER LIST, by S G Maclean (Quercus)
HUNTED, by Abir Mukherjee (Vintage)
THE TRIALS OF MARJORY CROWE, by C S Robertson (Hodder & Stoughton)
A SPY LIKE ME, by Kim Sherwood (HarperCollins)
BLOOD RUNS DEEP, by Doug Sinclair (Storm Publishing)
THE HOLLOW MOUNTAIN, by Douglas Skelton (Polygon)
The Bloody Scotland Festival previously announced the five shortlistees for the 2024 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize as follows:
5 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize Shortlistees
CROW MOON, by Suzy Aspley (Orenda)
DARK ISLAND, by Daniel Aubrey (Harper North)
THE SILENT HOUSE OF SLEEP, by Allan Gaw (SA Press)
BLOOD RUNS DEEP, by Doug Sinclair (Storm)
DOUBLE PROOF, by Martin Stewart (Polygon)
The winners of the both prizes will be announced and presented on Friday, September 13 during the Bloody Scotland Festival to be held from September 13 through 15 in Stirling, Scotland. (June 28, 2024)
2024 Macavity Award Nominees Announced
The Mystery Readers International announced the nominees for the 2024 Macavity Awards. The nominees in the best mystery novel category are as follows:
DARK RIDE, by Lou Berney (William Morrow)
HIDE, by Tracy Clark (Thomas & Mercer)
ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)
HAPPINESS FALLS, by Angie Kim (Hogarth)
MURDER BOOK, by Thomas Perry (Mysterious)
CROOK MANIFESTO, by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
To see the other nominees in all the categories, click here. The winners will be announced at this year's Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies on Thursday, August 29 in Nashville, Tennessee. (May 29, 2024)
Anthony Award Nominees Announced
Bouchercon 2024 has announced the nominees for the 2024 Anthony Awards. The nominees in the best hardcover novel category are as follows:
ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)
EVERYBODY KNOWS, by Jordan Harper (Mulholland)
TIME'S UNDOING, by Cheryl A. Head (Dutton)
FACE OF GREED, by James L'Etoile (Oceanview)
THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE, by Richard Osman (Pamela Dorman)
To see the nominees for all the categories, click here.The winners will be announced on Saturday, August 31, during Bouchercon 2024 to be held in Nashville, Tennessee from August 28 through September 01. (May 11, 2024)
2024 Barry Award Nominees Announced
Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine has announced the nominees for the 2024 Barry Awards in four categories. The nominees in the best mystery or crime novel category are as follows:
DARK RIDE, by Lou Berney (Morrow)
ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)
OZARK DAGS, by Eli Cranor (Soho Crime)
EVERYBODY KNOWS, by Jordan Harper (Mulholland)
SMALL MERCIES, by Dennis Lehane (Harper)
THE DETECTIVE UP LATE, by Adrian McKinty (Blackstone)
To see the nominees in all the categories, click here. The winners will be voted by Deadly Pleasures readers and announced on Thursday, August 29 during the opening ceremonies of 2024 Bouchercon to be held in Nashville, Tennessee from August 28 through September 01. (February 27, 2024)
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