The 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

On May 1, 2008 in New York City, the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) held their 62nd annual Gala Banquet, where the winners of this year's Edgar Allan Poe Awards were announced. This ceremony honored the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television and film published or produced in 2007.

BEST NOVEL
DOWN RIVER by John Hart (St. Martin's Minotaur)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
IN THE WOODS by Tana French (Viking)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
QUEENPIN by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)

BEST FACT CRIME
RECLAIMING HISTORY: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, by Vincent Bugliosi (W.W. Norton and Company)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE: A Life in Letters, by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley (The Penguin Press)

BEST SHORT STORY
"The Golden Gopher" from LOS ANGELES NOIR by Susan Straight (Akashic Books)

BEST JUVENILE
THE NIGHT TOURIST by Katherine Marsh (Hyperion Books for Young Readers)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
RAT LIFE by Tedd Arnold (Dial Books for Young Readers)

BEST PLAY
"Panic" by Joseph Goodrich (International Mystery Writers' Festival)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
Pilot – "Burn Notice", Teleplay by Matt Nix (USA Network/Fox Television Studios)

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
Michael Clayton, Screenplay by Tony Gilroy (Warner Bros. Pictures)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
"The Catch" – STILL WATERS by Mark Ammons (Level Best Books)

RAVEN AWARDS
Center for the Book in the Library of Congress
Kate's Mystery Books (Kate Mattes, owner)

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
WILD INDIGO by Sandi Ault (Berkley Prime Crime)


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The 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominees

The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) recently announced the nominees of the 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television and film published or produced in 2007. The Awards will be presented at their 62nd Gala Banquet on May 1st at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

BEST NOVEL
CHRISTINE FALLS by Benjamin Black (Henry Holt and Company)
PRIEST by Ken Bruen (St. Martin's Minotaur)
THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
SOUL PATCH by Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House Books)
DOWN RIVER by John Hart (St. Martin's Minotaur)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
MISSING WITNESS by Gordon Campbell (William Morrow)
IN THE WOODS by Tana French (Viking)
SNITCH JACKET by Christopher Goffard (The Rookery Press)
HEAD GAMES by Craig McDonald (Bleak House Books)
PYRES by Derek Nikitas (St. Martin's Minotaur)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
QUEENPIN by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)
BLOOD OF PARADISE by David Corbett (Mortalis)
CRUEL POETRY by Vicki Hendricks (Serpent's Tail)
ROBBIE'S WIFE by Russell Hill (Hard Case Crime)
WHO IS CONRAD HIRST? by Kevin Wignall (Simon & Schuster)

BEST FACT CRIME
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Stanley Alpert (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
RECLAIMING HISTORY: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, by Vincent Bugliosi (W.W. Norton and Company)
CHASING JUSTICE: My Story of Freeing Myself After Two Decades on Death Row for a Crime I Didn't Commit, by Kerry Max Cook (William Morrow)
RELENTLESS PURSUIT: A True Story of Family, Murder, and the Prosecutor Who Wouldn't Quit by Kevin Flynn (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
SACCO & VANZETTI: The Men, The Murders and the Judgment of Mankind, by Bruce Watson (Viking)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
THE TRIUMPH OF THE THRILLER: How Cops, Crooks and Cannibals Captured Popular Fiction, by Patrick Anderson (Random House)
A COUNTER-HISTORY OF CRIME FICTION: Supernatural, Gothic, Sensational, by Maurizio Ascari (Palgrave Macmillan)
DEVIANCE IN CONTEMPORARY CRIME FICTION by Christiana Gregoriou (Palgrave Macmillan)
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE: A Life in Letters, by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley (The Penguin Press)
CHESTER GOULD: A Daughter's Biography of the Creator of Dick Tracy, by Jean Gould O’Connell (McFarland & Company)

BEST SHORT STORY
"The Catch" from STILL WATERS by Mark Ammons (Level Best Books)
"Blue Note" from CHICAGO BLUES by Stuart M. Kaminsky (Bleak House Books)
"Hardly Knew Her" from DEAD MAN'S HAND by Laura Lippman (Harcourt Trade Publishers)
"The Golden Gopher" from LOS ANGELES NOIR by Susan Straight (Akashic Books)
"Uncle" from A HELL OF A WOMAN by Daniel Woodrell (Busted Flush Press)

BEST JUVENILE
THE NAME OF THIS BOOK IS SECRET by Pseudonymous Bosch (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
SHADOWS ON SOCIETY HILL by Evelyn Coleman (American Girl Publications)
DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS by Mary Downing Hahn (Clarion Books)
THE NIGHT TOURIST by Katherine Marsh (Hyperion Books for Young Readers)
SAMMY KEYES AND THE WILD THINGS by Wendelin Van Draanen (Alfred A. Knopf)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
RAT LIFE by Tedd Arnold (Dial Books for Young Readers)
DIAMONDS IN THE SHADOW by Caroline B. Cooney (Delacorte Press)
TOUCHING SNOW by M. Sindy Felin (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
BLOOD BROTHERS by S.A. Harazin (Delacorte Press)
FRAGMENTS by Jeffry W. Johnston (Simon Pulse)

BEST PLAY
"If/Then" by David Foley (International Mystery Writers' Festival)
"Panic" by Joseph Goodrich (International Mystery Writers' Festival)
"Books" by Stuart M. Kaminsky (International Mystery Writers' Festival)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
It’s Alive – "Dexter", Teleplay by Daniel Cerone (Showtime)
Yahrzeit – "Waking the Dead", Teleplay by Declan Croghan & Barbara Machin (BBC America)
Pie-Lette – "Pushing Daisies", Teleplay by Bryan Fuller (ABC/Warner Bros Television
Senseless – "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", Teleplay by Julie Martin & Siobhan Byrne O’Connor (Wolf Films/NBC Universal)
Pilot – "Burn Notice", Teleplay by Matt Nix (USA Network/Fox Television Studios)

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
Eastern Promises, Screenplay by Steven Knight (Focus Features)
The Lookout, Screenplay by Scott Frank (Miramax)
Michael Clayton, Screenplay by Tony Gilroy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
No Country for Old Men, Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, based on the book by Cormac McCarthy (Miramax)
Zodiac, Screenplay by James Vanderbilt, based on the book by Robert Graysmith
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
"The Catch" – STILL WATERS by Mark Ammons (Level Best Books)

GRAND MASTER
Bill Pronzini

RAVEN AWARDS
Center for the Book in the Library of Congress
Kate's Mystery Books (Kate Mattes, owner)

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
IN COLD PURSUIT by Sarah Andrews (St. Martin's Minotaur)
WILD INDIGO by Sandi Ault (Berkley Prime Crime)
INFERNO by Karen Harper (MIRA Books)
THE FIRST STONE by Judith Kelman (Berkley Prime Crime)
DEADMAN'S SWITCH by Barbara Seranella (St. Martin's Minotaur)


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2007 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners


The winners of the 2007 Edgar Awards were announced on April 26th, at the MWA Gala banquet held in New York City. They include:

BEST NOVEL
THE JANISSARY TREE by Jason Goodwin (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
THE FAITHFUL SPY by Alex Berenson (Random House)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
SNAKESKIN SHAMISEN by Naomi Hirahara (Delta Books/Bantam Dell Publishing)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
THE SCIENCE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: FROM BASKERVILLE HALL TO

BEST FACT CRIME
MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER by James L. Swanson (William Morrow/HarperCollins)

BEST SHORT STORY
"The Home Front" from DEATH DO US PART by Charles Ardai (Hachette Book Group)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
BURIED by Robin Merrow MacCready (Dutton Children's Books/Penguin Young Readers)

BEST JUVENILE
ROOM ONE: A MYSTERY OR TWO by Andrew Clements (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers)

BEST PLAY
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure by Steven Dietz (Arizona Theater Company)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
Life on Mars - Episode 1, Teleplay by Matthew Graham (BBC America)

BEST TELEVISION FEATURE/MINI-SERIES TELEPLAY
"The Wire," Season 4, Teleplays by Ed Burns, Kia Corthron, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon & William F. Zorzi (Home Box Office)

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
The Departed, Screenplay by William Monohan (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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2007 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominees


The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) recently announced the nominees of the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honor outstanding writing in fiction, nonfiction, television, and film published or produced in the past year. The Awards will be presented at the MWA Gala Banquet on April 26th in New York City.

BEST NOVEL
THE PALE BLUE EYE by Louis Bayard (HarperCollins)
THE JANISSARY TREE by Jason Goodwin (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS by Joanne Harris (William Morrow/HarperCollins)
THE DEAD HOUR by Denise Mina (Hachette Book Group)
THE VIRGIN OF THE SMALL PLAINS by Nancy Pickard (Ballantine/Random House)
THE LIBERATION MOVEMENTS by Olen Steinhauer (St. Martin's Minotaur)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
THE FAITHFUL SPY by Alex Berenson (Random House)
SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Flynn (Shaye Areheart/Crown)
KING OF LIES by John Hart (THomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur)
HOLMES ON THE RANGE by Steve Hockensmith (St. Martin's Minotaur)
A FIELD OF DARKNESS by Cornelia Read (Mysterious Press/Warner Books)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
THE GOODBYE KISS by Massimo Carlotto (Europa Editions)
THE OPEN CURTAIN by Brian Evenson (Coffee House Press)
SNAKESKIN SHAMISEN by Naomi Hirahara (Delta Books/Bantam Dell Publishing)
THE DEEP BLUE ALIBI by Paul Levine (Bantam Books/Bantam Dell Publishing)
CITY OF TINY LIGHTS by Patrick Neate (Riverhead Books/Penguin Group)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
UNLESS THE THREAT OF DEATH IS BEHIND THEM: HARD-BOILED FICTION AND FILM NOIR by John T. Irwin (John Hopkins University Press)
THE SCIENCE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: FROM BASKERVILLE HALL TO THE VALLEY OF FEAR by E. J. Wagner (John Wiley & Sons)

BEST FACT CRIME
STRANGE PLACE OF PARADISE by Terri Jentz (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
A DEATH IN BELMONT by Sebastian Junger (W. W. Norton and Co.)
FINDING AMY: A TRUE STORY OF MURDER IN MAINE by Capt. Joseph K. Loughlin and Kate Clark Flora (University Press of New England)
RIPPEROLOGY: A STUDY OF THE WORLD'S FIRST SERIAL KILLER by Robin Odell (The Kent State University Press)
THE BEAUTIFUL CIGAR GIRL: MARY ROGERS, EDGAR ALLAN POE AND THE INVENTION OF MURDER by Daniel Stashower (Dutton)
MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER by James L. Swanson (William Morrow/HarperCollins)

BEST SHORT STORY
"The Home Front" from DEATH DO US PART by Charles Ardai (Hachette Book Group)
"Rain" from MANHATTAN NOIR by Thomas H. Cook (Akashhic Books)
"Cranked" from DAMN NEAR DEAD by Bill Brider (Busted Flush Press)
"White Trash Noir" from MURDER AT THE FOUL LINE by Michael Malone (Mysterious Press/Hachette Book Group)
"Building" from MANHATTAN NOIR by S. J. Rozam (Akashic Books)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
THE ROAD OF THE DEAD by Kevin Brooks (The Chicken House/Scholastic)
THE CHRISTOPHER KILLER by Alane Ferguson (Sleuth/Viking/Penguin Young Readers)
CRUNCH TIME by Mariah Fredericks (Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books/Simon & Schuster)
BURIED by Robin Merrow MacCready (Dutton Children's Books/Penguin Young Readers)
THE NIGHT MY SISTER WENT MISSING by Carol Plum-Ucci (Harcourt Children's Books)

BEST JUVENILE
GILDA JOYCE: THE LADIES OF THE LAKE by Jennifer Allison (Dutton Juvenile/Penguin Young Readers)
THE STOLEN SAPPHIRE: A SAMANTHA MYSTERY by Sarah Masters Buckey (American Girl Publishing )
ROOM ONE: A MYSTERY OR TWO by Andrew Clements (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers)
THE BLOODWATER MYSTERIES: SNATCHED by Pete Hautman & Mary Logue (Putnam Juvenile/Penguin Young Readers)
THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS: AN ENOLA HOLMES MYSTERY by Nancy Springer (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers)

BEST PLAY
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure by Steven Dietz (Arizona Theater Company)
Curtains by Rupert Holmes (Ahmanson Theatre)
Ghosts of Ocean House by Michael Kimball (The Players' Ring)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
The Closer - "Blue Blood", Teleplay by James Duff & Mike Berchem (Turner Network Television)
Dexter - "Crocodile", Teleplay by Clyde Phillips (Showtime)
House - "Clueless", Teleplay by Thomas L. Moran (Fox/NBC Universal)
Life on Mars - Episode 1, Teleplay by Matthew Graham (BBC America)
Monk - "Mr. Monk Gets A New Shrink", Teleplay by Hy Conrad (USA Network/NBC Universal) 

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
Casino Royale, Screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade & Paul Haggis, based on the novel by Ian Fleming (MGM)
Children of Men, Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby, based on a novel by P. D. James (Universal Pictures)
The Departed, Screenplay by William Monohan (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Good Shepherd, Teleplay by Eric Roth, based on a novel by Joseph Kanon (Universal Pictures)
Notes on a Scandal, Screenplay by Patrick Marber (Scott Rudin Productions)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
William Dylan Powell
"Evening Gold" - EQMM November 2006 (Dell Magazines)

GRAND MASTER
Stephen King

RAVEN AWARDS
Books & Books (Mutchell Kaplan, owner)
Mystery Loves Company Bookstore (Kathy & Tom Harig, owners)

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
BLOODLINE by Fiona Mountain (St. Martin's Minotaur)

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The 2006 Edgar Awards


Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 2006 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television and film published or produced in 2005. The Edgar Awards were presented to the winners April 27, 2006 at their 60th Gala Banquet at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

* denotes the winner in each category

BEST NOVEL
THE LINCOLN LAWYER by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
RED LEAVES by Thomas H. Cook (Harcourt)
VANISH by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine Books)
DRAMA CITY by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown)
* CITIZEN VINCE by Jess Walter (Regan Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
DIE A LITTLE by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)
IMMORAL by Brian Freeman (St. Martin's Minotaur)
RUN THE RISK by Scott Frost (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
HIDE YOUR EYES by Alison Gaylin (Signet)
* OFFICER DOWN by Theresa Schwegel (St. Martin's Minotaur)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
HOMICIDE MY OWN by Anne Argula (Pleasure Boat Studio)
THE JAMES DEANS by Reed Farrel Coleman (Plume)
* GIRL IN THE GLASS by Jeffrey Ford (Dark Alley)
KISS HER GOODBYE by Allan Guthrie (Hard Case Crime)
SIX BAD THINGS by Charlie Huston (Ballantine Books)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
WRITING AND SELLING YOUR MYSTERY NOVEL: How to Knock 'em Dead with Style by Hallie Ephron (Writer's Digest Books)
BEHIND THE MYSTERY: Top Mystery Writers Interviewed by Stuart Kaminsky, photos by Laurie Roberts (Hot House Press)
THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Novels edited by Leslie S. Klinger (W.W. Norton)
DISCOVERING THE MALTESE FALCON AND SAM SPADE: The Evolution of Dashiell Hammett's Masterpiece, Including John Huston's Movie with Humphrey Bogart edited by Richard Layman (Vince Emery Productions)
* GIRL SLEUTH: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak (Harcourt)

BEST FACT CRIME
* RESCUE ARTIST: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece by Edward Dolnick (HarperCollins)
THE ELEMENTS OF MURDER: The History of Poison by John Emsley (Oxford University Press)
WRITTEN IN BLOOD by Diane Fanning (St. Martin's True Crime)
TRUE STORY: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa by Michael Finkel (HarperCollins)
DESIRE STREET: A True Story of Death and Deliverance in New Orleans by Jed Horne (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
GREEN RIVER, RUNNING RED: The Real Story of the Green River Killer -- America's Deadliest Serial Murderer by Ann Rule (Free Press)

BEST SHORT STORY
"Born Bad" in DANGEROUS WOMEN by Jeffery Deaver (Mysterious Press)
* "The Catch" in GREATEST HITS by James W. Hall (Carroll & Graf)
"Her Lord and Master" in DANGEROUS WOMEN by Andrew Klavan (Mysterious Press)
"Misdirection" in GREATEST HITS by Barbara Seranella (Carroll & Graf)
"Welcome to Monroe" in A KUDZU CHRISTMAS by David Wallace (River City Publishing)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE by Peter Abrahams (HarperCollins - Laura Geringer Books)
* LAST SHOT by John Feinstein (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
QUID PRO QUO by Vicki Grant (Orca Book Publishers)
YOUNG BOND, BOOK ONE: SILVERFIN by Charlie Higson (Hyperion/Miramax Books)
SPY GODDESS, BOOK ONE: LIVE & LET SHOP by Michael Spradlin (HarperCollins Children's Books)

BEST JUVENILE
SHAKESPEARE'S SECRET by Elise Broach (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)
WRIGHT & WONG: The Case of the Nana-Napper by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz (Penguin Young Readers - Sleuth/Razorbill)
THE MISSING MANATEE by Cynthia DeFelice (Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers)
FLUSH by Carl Hiassen (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
* THE BOYS OF SAN JOAQUIN by D. James Smith (Simon & Schuster Children's Books)

BEST PLAY
"River's End" by Cheryl Coons (Book and Lyrics), Chuck Larkin (Music) (Marin Theatre Company)
"Safe House" by Paul Leeper (Tennessee Stage Company)
* "Matter of Intent" by Gary Earl Ross (Theater Loft)
"Mating Dance of the Werewolf" by Mark Stein (Rubicon Theatre)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
CSI - "A Bullet Runs Through It, Parts 1 and 2"
Teleplay by Richard Catalani and Carol Mendelsohn
CSI - "Grave Danger"
Teleplay by Anthony Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar, story by Quentin Tarantino
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - "911"
Teleplay by Patrick Harbinson
* Sea of Souls - "Amulet"
Teleplay by Ed Whitmore
Wire in the Blood - "Redemption"
Teleplay by Guy Burt 

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
Crash - Story by Paul Haggis; Screenplay by Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (Lions Gate Films)
A History of Violence - Screenplay by Josh Olson, based on the Graphic Novel by John Wagner & Vince Locke (New Line Productions)
The Ice Harvest - Screenplay by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, based on the Novel by Scott Phillips (Focus Features)
Match Point - Screenplay by Woody Allen (BBC)
* Syriana - Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, based on the book by Robert Baer (Warner Brothers)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
Eddie Newton for "Home" in EQMM May 2005 (Dell Magazine)

GRAND MASTER
Stuart Kaminsky

ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
Brian Skupin and Kate Stine, Co-Publishers of Mystery Scene Magazine

RAVEN AWARDS
Black Orchid Bookshop (Bonnie Claeson & Joe Gugliemelli, owners)
Men of Mystery Conference (Joan Hansen, creator)

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
BREAKING FAITH by Jo Bannister (Allison & Busby Ltd.)
* DARK ANGEL by Karen Harper (MIRA Books)
SHADOW VALLEY by Gwen Hunter (MIRA Books)

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The 2005 Edgar Awards


This year's Edgar Awards ceremony, presented by the Mystery Writers of America, took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on April 28, 2005.

BEST NOVEL
CALIFORNIA GIRL by T. Jefferson Parker (William Morrow)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN by Don Lee (W.W. Norton & Company)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
THE CONFESSION by Domenic Stansberry (Hard Case Crime)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Complete Short Stories edited by Leslie S. Klinger (W.W. Norton & Company)

BEST FACT CRIME
CONVICTION: SOLVING THE MOXLEY MURDER: A Reporter and a Detective's Twenty-Year Search for Justice by Leonard Levitt (Regan Books)

BEST SHORT STORY
"Something About a Scar" in ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU by Laurie Lynn Drummond (HarperCollins)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
IN DARKNESS, DEATH by Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler (Philomel Books)

BEST JUVENILE
CHASING VERMEER by Blue Balliett (Scholastic Press)

BEST PLAY
"Spatter Pattern (Or, How I Got Away With It)" by Neal Bell (Playwrights Horizons)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - "Want"
Teleplay by Elizabeth Benjamin. Story by René Balcer & Elizabeth Benjamin

BEST TELEVISION FEATURE OR MINI-SERIES TELEPLAY
State of Play by Paul Abbott (BBC America)

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
A Very Long Engagement - Screenplay by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, based on the Novel by Sébastien Japrisot (2003 Productions)

And earlier, the announcement was made that the Mary Higgins Clark Award went to GRAVE ENDINGS by Rochelle Krich.


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The 2005 Edgar Award Nominees

Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television and film published or produced in 2004. The winners will be announced April 28, 2005 at the 59th annual Edgar Awards dinner gala at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

BEST NOVEL
EVAN'S GATE by Rhys Bowen (St. Martin's Minotaur)
BY A SPIDER'S THREAD by Laura Lippman (William Morrow)
REMEMBERING SARAH by Chris Mooney (Atria Books)
CALIFORNIA GIRL by T. Jefferson Parker (William Morrow)
OUT OF THE DEEP I CRY by Julia Spencer-Fleming (St. Martin's Minotaur)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
LITTLE GIRL LOST by Richard Aleas (Hard Case Crime)
RELATIVE DANGER by Charles Benoit (Poisoned Pen Press)
CLOUD ATLAS by Liam Callanan (Delacorte Press)
TONIGHT I SAID GOODBYE by Michael Koryta (St. Martin's Minotaur)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN by Don Lee (W.W. Norton & Company)
BAHAMARAMA by Bob Morris (St. Martin's Minotaur)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
THE LIBRARIAN by Larry Beinhart (Nation Books)
INTO THE WEB by Thomas H. Cook (Bantam)
DEAD MEN RISE UP NEVER by Ron Faust (Dell)
TWELVE-STEP FANDANGO by Chris Haslam (Dark Alley)
THE CONFESSION by Domenic Stansberry (Hard Case Crime)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Complete Short Stories edited by Leslie S. Klinger (W.W. Norton)
LATIN AMERICAN MYSTERY WRITERS: An A-to-Z Guide by Darrell B. Lockhart (Greenwood Press)
BOOZE AND THE PRIVATE EYE: Alcohol in the Hard-Boiled Novel by Rita Elizabeth Rippetoe (McFarland & Co.)
THE LIFE OF GRAHAM GREENE, VOL. 3: 1956-1991 by Norman Sherry (Viking Books)

BEST FACT CRIME
READY FOR THE PEOPLE: My Most Chilling Cases as Prosecutor by Marissa N. Batt (Arcade Publishing)
CONVICTION: SOLVING THE MOXLEY MURDER: A Reporter and a Detective's Twenty-Year Search for Justice by Leonard Levitt (Regan Books)
FORENSICS FOR DUMMIES by D.P. Lyle, MD (Wiley Publishing - For Dummies)
ARE YOU THERE ALONE?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates by Suzanne O'Malley (Simon & Schuster)
BALLAD OF THE WHISKEY ROBBER: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein (Little, Brown)
GREEN RIVER, RUNNING RED: The Real Story of the Green River Killer -- America's Deadliest Serial Murderer by Ann Rule (Free Press)

BEST SHORT STORY
"Something About a Scar" in ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU by Laurie Lynn Drummond (HarperCollins)
"The Widow of Slane" by Terence Faherty (EQMM, March/April 2004)
"The Book Signing" in BROOKLYN NOIR by Pete Hamill (Akashic Books)
"Adventure of the Missing Detective" in SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE HIDDEN YEARS by Gary Lovisi (St. Martin's Minotaur)
"Imitate the Sun" by Luke Sholer (EQMM, November 2004)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
STORY TIME by Edward Bloor (Harcourt Children's Books)
IN DARKNESS, DEATH by Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler (Philomel Books)
JUDE by Kate Morgenroth (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)
THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS by Marcus Sedgwick (Wendy Lamb Books)
MISSING ABBY by Lee Weatherly (David Fickling Books)

BEST JUVENILE
CHASING VERMEER by Blue Balliett (Scholastic Press)
ASSASSIN: The Lady Grace Mysteries by Patricia Finney (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
ABDUCTION! by Peg Kehret (Dutton Children's Books)
LOOKING FOR BOBOWICZ by Daniel Pinkwater (HarperCollins Children's Books)
THE UNSEEN by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

BEST PLAY
"Spatter Pattern (Or, How I Got Away With It)" by Neal Bell (Playwrights Horizons)
"Eliot Ness: An Untouchable Life" by Max Allan Collins (The Art House)
"An Evening of Murder and the Like" by Edward Musto (Barrow Group Studio Theatre)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - "Want"
Teleplay by Elizabeth Benjamin, story by René Balcer & Elizabeth Benjamin
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - "Conscience"
Teleplay by Gerry Conway, story by René Balcer & Gerry Conway
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - "Consumed"
Teleplay by Warren Leight, story by René Balcer & Warren Leight
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - "Pas De Deux"
Teleplay by Warren Leight, story by René Balcer & Warren Leight
Monk - "Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf"
Teleplay by Hy Conrad

BEST TELEVISION FEATURE OR MINI-SERIES TELEPLAY
State of Play by Paul Abbott (BBC America)
Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness by Peter Berry (Granada TV & WGBH Boston)
Death in Holy Orders by Robert Jones, based on the novel by P.D. James (BBC Worldwide)
Amnesia by Chris Lang (BBC America)
"The Darkness of Light" - Wire in the Blood by Alan Whiting (Coastal Productions)

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
A Very Long Engagement - Screenplay by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, based on the Novel by Sébastien Japrisot (2003 Productions)
The Bourne Supremacy - Screenplay by Tony Gilroy, based on the Novel by Robert Ludlum (The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Universal Pictures, Hypnotic)
Collateral by Stuart Beattie (DreamWorks SKG)
I'm Not Scared - Screenplay by Francesca Marciano, based on the Novel by Niccolò Ammaniti (Miramax Films)
Maria Full of Grace - Screenplay by Joshua Marston (HBO Films)

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER-MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
PERFECT SAX by Jerrilyn Farmer (William Morrow/Avon)
THE DROWNING TREE by Carol Goodman (Ballantine Books)
SCENT OF A KILLER by Christiane Heggan (MIRA Books)
GRAVE ENDINGS by Rochelle Krich (Ballantine Books)
MURDER IN A MILL TOWN by P.B. Ryan (Berkley Prime Crime)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
Thomas Morrissey for "Can't Catch Me" in BROOKLYN NOIR (Akashic Books)

GRAND MASTER
Marcia Muller

ELLERY QUEEN
Carolyn Marino, Vice President/Executive Editor, HarperCollins

RAVEN
Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theatre (founded by Steve Oney) DorothyL listserv (founded by Diane Kovacs and Kara Robinson)
Murder by the Book, Houston, TX (Martha Farrington, Owner)

SPECIAL EDGAR AWARD
David Chase (writer/producer - The Sopranos, The Rockford Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker and many other breakthrough TV shows)
Tom Fontana (writer/producer - Homicide: Life on the Street, Oz, The Jury and many other breakthrough TV shows)

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The 2004 Edgar Awards


This year's Edgar Awards ceremony, presented by the Mystery Writers of America, took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on April 29, 2004. The winners included:

BEST NOVEL
RESURRECTION MEN by Ian Rankin (Little, Brown)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
DEATH OF A NATIONALIST by Rebecca Pawel (Soho Press)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
FIND ME AGAIN by Sylvia Maultash Warsh (Dundurn Group)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
BEAUTIFUL SHADOW: A Life of Patricia Highsmith by Andrew Wilson (Bloomsbury)

BEST FACT CRIME
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson (Random House/Crown)

BEST SHORT STORY
"The Maids" in BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS by G. Miki Hayden (Berkley Prime Crime)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
ACCELERATION by Graham McNamee (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Children's)

BEST JUVENILE
BERNIE MAGRUDER AND THE BATS IN THE BELFRY by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
The Practice: "Goodbye." Teleplay by Peter Blake and David E. Kelley

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
Dirty Pretty Things by Steve Knight (BBC, Celador Productions, Jonescompany)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
Sandy Balzo for "The Grass Is Always Greener" (EQMM, March 2003)

GRAND MASTER
Joseph Wambaugh

RAVEN
Ray and Pat Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University, in recognition of its long-standing work in collecting and preserving detective fiction
Vanity Fair magazine, Graydon Carter, editor, in recognition of their coverage of True Crime

SPECIAL EDGAR AWARD
Home Box Office, in recognition of the creation and production of their groundbreaking crime series such as The Sopranos, Oz and The Wire.

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER-MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
SONG OF THE BONES by M.K. Preston (Intrigue Press)

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The 2004 Edgar Award Nominees

Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 2004 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which focus on works published or produced in 2003 in a number of categories. The winners will be announced Thursday, April 29, 2004 at the 58th annual Edgar Awards dinner gala at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

BEST NOVEL
THE GUARDS by Ken Bruen (St. Martin's Minotaur)
OUT by Natsuo Kirino (Kodansha International)
RESURRECTION MEN by Ian Rankin (Little, Brown)
MAISIE DOBBS by Jacqueline Winspear (Soho Press)

[Note: LOST LIGHT by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) was also nominated in this category, but Connelly withdrew his book from consideration because he's president of MWA.]

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
12 BLISS STREET by Martha Conway (St. Martin's Minotaur)
OFFER OF PROOF by Robert Heilbrun (William Morrow)
NIGHT OF THE DANCE by James Hime (St. Martin's Minotaur)
DEATH OF A NATIONALIST by Rebecca Pawel (Soho Press)
THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS by Olen Steinhauer (St. Martin's Minotaur)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
CUT AND RUN by Jeff Abbott (NAL-Penguin)
THE LAST WITNESS by Joel Goldman (Pinnacle)
WISDOM OF THE BONES by Christopher Hyde (NAL-Penguin)
SOUTHLAND by Nina Rovoyr (Akashic Books)
FIND ME AGAIN by Sylvia Maultash Warsh (Dundurn Group)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
MYSTERY WOMEN, VOLUME 3 by Colleen Barnett (Poisoned Pen Press)
AMELIA PEABODY'S EGYPT: A Compendium edited by Elizabeth Peters and Kristen Whitbread (William Morrow)
ALFRED HITCHCOCK: A Life in Darkness and Light by Patrick McGilligan (HarperCollins)
THE AMERICAN POLICE NOVEL: A History by Leroy Lad Panek (McFarland)
BEAUTIFUL SHADOW: A Life of Patricia Highsmith by Andrew Wilson (Bloomsbury)

BEST FACT CRIME
BLACK DAHLIA AVENGER: A Genius for Murder by Steve Hodel (Arcade)
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson (Random House/Crown)
JUDGMENT RIDGE: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders by Dick Lehr and Mitchell Zuckoff (HarperCollins)
AND THE DEAD SHALL RISE: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank by Steve Oney (Pantheon)
ROTHSTEIN: The Life, Times and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series by David Pietrusza (Carroll & Graf)

BEST SHORT STORY
"Bet on Red" in HIGH STAKES by Jeff Abbott (NAL-Penguin)
"Black Heart & Cabin Girl" in BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS by Shelly Costa (Berkley Prime Crime)
"Aces and Eights" by David Edgerley Gates (AHMM, December 2003)
"The Maids" in BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS by G. Miki Hayden (Berkley Prime Crime)
"Cowboy Grace" in THE SILVER GRYPHON by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Golden Gryphon)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
THE LAST TREASURE by Janet Anderson (Dutton Children's Group)
FEAST OF FOOLS by Bridget Crowley (McElderry/Simon & Schuster)
ACCELERATION by Graham McNamee (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Children's)
DEATH AND THE ARROW by Chris Priestly (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
UNCOVERING SADIE'S SECRETS by Libby Sternberg (Bancroft Press)

BEST JUVENILE
THE MALTED FALCON by Bruce Hale (Harcourt Children's Books)
BERNIE MAGRUDER AND THE BATS IN THE BELFRY by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum)
LILY'S GHOSTS by Laura Ruby (HarperCollins Children's Books)
DUST by Arthur Slade (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Children's)
SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION by Wendelin Van Draanen (Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House Children's)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
Law & Order: Criminal Intent: "Probability." Teleplay by Gerry Conway, story by Rene Balcer and Gerry Conway
Law & Order: SVU: "Coerced." Teleplay by Jonathan Greene
Monk: "Mr. Monk and the 12th Man." Teleplay by Michael Angeli
Monk: "Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man." Teleplay by Daniel Dratch
The Practice: "Goodbye." Teleplay by Peter Blake and David E. Kelley

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
The Cooler by Wayne Kramer and Frank Hannah (Lions Gate Films)
Dirty Pretty Things by Steve Knight (BBC, Celador Productions, Jonescompany)
Monster by Patty Jenkins (MDP Worldwide)
Mystic River by Brian Helgeland, based on the novel by Dennis Lehane (Malpaso Productions)
Runaway Jury by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland and Matthew Chapman, based on the novel by John Grisham

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER-MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
RICOCHET by Nancy Baker Jacobs (Five Star Publishing)
A BLOODHOUND TO DIE FOR by Virginia Lanier (HarperCollins)
SAMURAI'S DAUGHTER by Sujata Massey (HarperCollins)
THE BODY IN THE LIGHTHOUSE by Katherine Hall Page (William Morrow)
SONG OF THE BONES by M.K. Preston (Intrigue Press)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
Sandy Balzo for "The Grass Is Always Greener" (EQMM, March 2003)

GRAND MASTER
Joseph Wambaugh

RAVEN
Ray and Pat Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University, in recognition of its long-standing work in collecting and preserving detective fiction
Vanity Fair magazine, Graydon Carter, editor, in recognition of their coverage of True Crime

SPECIAL EDGAR AWARD
Home Box Office, in recognition of the creation and production of their groundbreaking crime series such as The Sopranos, Oz and The Wire.

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