AWARD WINNERS 2009-2010
Nero Wolfe Award Winner
The Wolfe Pack announced at the Black Orchid Banquet on December 5 that Joseph Teller won the Nero Wolfe Award for THE TENTH CASE (MIRA, 2008). And Steve Liscow won the Black Orchid Novella Award for "The Strangle Hold," to be printed in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award Winner
The Crime Writers Association of Britain (CWA) announced that Philip Kerr won the 2009 CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award for IF THE DEAD RISE NOT (Quercus), the sixth Bernie Gunther novel. The winner was announced on October 29 at Six Fitzroy Square in London.
T. Jefferson Parker Award Winner
The Sothern California Independent Bookseller Association (SCIBA) announced that Debra Ginsberg won the T. Jefferson Parker Mystery Award (award in the mystery category) for THE GRIFT (Shaye Areheart Books, 2008). And Lisa See, a sometime mystery writer, won the SCIBA Book Award for SHANGHAI GIRLS (Random House, 2008) in the fiction category. The winners in all the categories were announceed at the Author's Feast at Millennium Biltomore Hotel in Los Angeles on October 24.
CWA Dagger Award Winners
The Crime Writers Association of Britain (CWA) announced the winners for the second half of the 2009 CWA Dagger Awards as follows:
Gold Dagger: A WHISPERED NAME by William Brodrick (Little, Brown)
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger: THE LAST CHILD by John Hart (John Murray)
John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger: ECHOES FROM THE DEAD by Johan Theorin (Doubleday)
Film Dagger: Gran Torino (Warner Bros.)
TV Dagger: Red Riding (Channel 4 Films; Channel 4)
International TV Dagger: The Wire (HBO; BBC Two)
Best Actress Dagger: Juliet Stevenson for Place of Execution (Coastal Productions; ITV1)
Best Actor Dagger: Dominic West for The Wire (HBO; BBC Two)
Bestseller Dagger: Harlan Coben
Colin Dexter, Lynda La Plante, Ian Rankin, and Val McDermid were induced into the Hall of Fame, "which honors the achievements of the genre's greatest exponents, past and present."
The winners were announced on October 21 at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.
Anthony Award Winners
Bouchercon 2009 announced the winners for the 2009 Anthony Awards as follows:
Best Novel: THE BRASS VERDICT by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
Best First Novel: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)
Best Paperback Original: STATE OF THE ONION by Julie Hyzy (Berkley)
Best Short Story: "A Sleep Not Unlike Death" by Sean Chercover (in HARDCORE HARDBOILED, edited by Todd Robinson; Kensington)
Best Critical Nonfiction Work: ANTHONY BOUCHER: A BIOBIBLIOGRAPHY by Jeffrey Marks (McFarland)
Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: THE CROSSROADS by Chris Grabenstein (Random House)
Best Cover Art: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO designed by Peter Mendelsund and witten by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)
Special Service Award: Jon and Ruth Jordan
The winners were announced on October 17 at the Anthony awards ceremony during Bouchercon in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Shamus Award Winners
The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) announced the winners for the 2009 Shamus Awards as follows:
Hammer Award: Matt Scudder (created by Lawrence Block)
Best Novel: EMPTY EVER AFTER by Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House Books), featuring Moe Prager
Best First Novel: IN THE HEAT by Ian Vasquez (St. Martin's Minotaur), featuring Miles Young
Best Paperback Original: SNOW BLIND by Lori Armstrong (Medallion), featuring Julie Collins
Best Short Story: "Family Values" by Mitch Alderman (Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 2008), featuring Bubba Simms
The Eye (Lifetime Achievement) Award: Robert J. Randisi
The winners were announced on October 16 at the PWA Banquet during the Bouchercon Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Barry Award Winners
Mystery News and Deadly Pleasures announced the winners for the 2009 Barry Awards as follows:
Don Sandstrom Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Mystery Fandom: Art Scott
Best Novel: THE DRAINING LAKE by Arnaldur Indridason (Minotaur)
Best First Novel: CHILD 44 by Tom Rob Smith (Grand Central)
Best British Novel: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO by Stieg Larsson (MacLehose/Quercus)
Best Paperback Original: STATE OF THE ONION by Julie Hyzy (Berkley)
Best Thriller: THE DECEIVED by Brett Battles (Delacorte)
Best Short Story: "The Drought" by James O. Born (from THE BLUE RELIGION, edited by Michael Connelly; Little, Brown)
The winners were announced on October 15 during the Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Macavity Award Winners
The Mystery Readers International announced the winners for the 2009 Macavity Awards as follows:
Best Mystery Novel: WHERE MEMORIES LIE by Deborah Crombie (William Morrow)
Best First Mystery: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)
Best Nonfiction/Critical: AFRICAN AMERICAN MYSTERY WRITERS: A HISTORICAL & THEMATIC STUDY by Frankie Y. Bailey (McFarland)
Best Mystery Short Story: "The Night Things Changed" by Dana Cameron (in WOLFSBANE & MISTLETOE, edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner; Penguin)
Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery: A ROYAL PAIN by Rhys Bowen (Berkley)
The winners were announced on October 15 during the Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies in Indianapolis, Indiana.
2009 Hammett Prize Winner
The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers announced on October 4 in Baltimore that George Pelecanos won the Hammett Prize for THE TURNAROUND (Little, Brown, 2008). The Hammett Prize is given annually for a work of literary excellence in the field of cirme writing.
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