The Gumshoe Awards are given by Mystery Ink each year to recognize the best achievements in the world of crime fiction. The nominated books were chosen from those published for the first time in the United States in 2007. The winners will be announced on April 21, 2008.
The nominees are:
BEST MYSTERY
James Lee Burke - Tin Roof Blowdown (Simon & Schuster)
John Connolly - The Unquiet (Atria)
Ariana Franklin - Mistress of the Art of Death (Putnam)
Charlie Huston - The Shotgun Rule (Ballantine)
Laura Lippman - What the Dead Know (William Morrow)
BEST THRILLER
Lee Child - Bad Luck and Trouble (Delacorte)
Robert Crais - The Watchman (Simon & Schuster)
Joseph Finder - Power Play (St. Martin's Press)
Michael Gruber - The Book of Air and Shadows (William Morrow)
Richard K. Morgan - Thirteen (Del Rey)
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Sean Chercover - Big City, Bad Blood (William Morrow)
Philip Hawley, Jr. - Stigma (Harper)
Lisa Lutz - The Spellman Files (Simon & Schuster)
Craig McDonald - Head Games (Bleak House Books)
Nick Stone - Mr. Clarinet (HarperCollins)
Still to be announced is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented at the same time as the other winners.
Congratulations to all the nominees!
Posted by David J. Montgomery in Awards | Permalink
Comments
Congratulations to all the nominees! What a great year for criminal minds!
Posted by: Chris Grabenstein | Mar 10, 2008 11:41:38 AM
I'm interested in the writings of \:
Stuart M. Kaminsky & Peter Robinson
I'm surprised they're not on your list.
I'm hoping that my contacting you will make it possible for you to reciprocat in kind.
Best regards,
Marion Shanker
Posted by: Marion Shanker | Mar 17, 2008 1:00:55 PM
For future awards,I wish you would set up a murder ink poll so your readers could cast our own votes for the Gumshoe Awards or anyother awards you hand out just to get a feel for who we like as a crime writer for best mystery, best thriller and 1st novel. My picks would be Robert Crais:The Watchman for Best Thriller, Best Mystery--Laura Lippman:What The Dead Know and 1st Novel Lisa Lutz:The Spellman Files.
Posted by: Donna | Mar 17, 2008 8:14:35 PM
