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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

25th Annual Anthony Award nominees announced

The nominees for this year's Anthony Awards, which are given at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, have been announced by conference chair, Jon Jordan and Awards Chair John Purcell:

Best Novel

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

Best First Novel

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

Best Paperback Original

* Drive Time - Hank Phillippi Ryan - Mira
* Expiration Date - Duane Swierczynski - Minotaur Books
* The Hanging Tree - Bryan Gruley – Touchstone (Simon and Schuster)
* Long Time Coming - Robert Goddard - Bantam
* Vienna Secrets - Frank Tallis - Random House

Best Short Story

* The Frame Maker - Simon Wood - The Back Alley
* The Hitter - Chris Holm – Needle
* Homeless - Pat Morin - Mystery Montage
* Scent of Lilacs - Doug Allyn – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Sept/Oct 2010
* So Much in Common - Mary Jane Maffini - EQMM Sept/Oct. 2010
* Swing Shift - Dana Cameron - Crimes By Moonlight

Best Graphic Novel

* Beasts of Burden – Jill Thompson/Evan Dorkin – Dark Horse
* The Chill - Jason Starr – Vertigo Crime
* Richard Stark's Parker, Vol. 2: The Outfit –Darwyn Cooke - IDW Press
* Scalped Vol 6 - The Gnawing - Jason Aaron – Vertigo
* Sickness in the Family - Denise Mina – Vertigo Crime
* Tumor - Joshua Hale Fialkov/ Noel Tuazon - ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS

Best Critical /Non-Fiction

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

Best Website/Blog

* Jen's Book Thoughts - Jen Forbus
* The Rap Sheet - J. Kingston Pierce
* Sirens of Suspense - Chantelle Aimée Osman
* Spinetingler - Sandra Ruttan
* Stop. You're Killing Me - Surber/Ulrich

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