WAPL Spring 2006 Conference

Handout by Gary Niebuhr

 

CRIME AND MYSTERY FICTION AWARDS

THE AGATHA AWARDS
MALICE DOMESTIC MYSTERY CONFERENCE

April, 2006 (for works published in 2005)

Best Novel
**The Body in the Snowdrift by Katherine Hall Page, William Morrow
Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews, St. Martin's Minotaur
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear, Henry Holt Books
Rituals of the Season by Margaret Maron, Mysterious Press & Warner Books
The Belen Hitch by Pari Noskin Taichert, University of NM Press
Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber, Avon/HarperCollins Publishers

Best First Novel
**Better Off Wed by Laura Durham, HarperCollins Publishers
Blood Relations by Lisa Tillman, Hilliard & Harris
Jury of One by Laura Bradford, Hilliard & Harris
Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton, Penguin Group
Witch Way to Murder by Shirley Damsgaard, Avon/HarperCollins Publishers

Best Non-Fiction
**Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak, Harcourt
Behind the Mystery-Top Mystery Writers by Stuart Kaminsky, Hothouse Press
The Heirs of Anthony Boucher by Marvin Lachman, Poisoned Pen Press
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Leslie S. Klinger, W.W. Norton

Best Children/Young Adult Fiction
**Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams, HarperCollins Publishers
**Flush by Carl Hiaasen, Alfred A. Knopf
The Coastwatcher by Elise Weston, Peachtree Publications
The Curse of Ravenscourt by Sarah Masters Buckey, American Girl-Pleasant Company Publications
Danger at the Zoo by Kathleen Ernst, American Girl-Pleasant Company Publications

Best Short Story
**Driven to Distraction by Marcia Talley-Chesapeake Crimes II, Quiet Storm Publishing,
House Rules by Libby Fischer Hellmann- Murder in Vegas, Tor
Mother Love by Harriette Sackler-Chesapeake Crimes II, Quiet Storm Publishing
Murder at Sleuthfest by Barb Goffman-Chesapeake Crimes II, Quiet Storm Publishing
Rear View Murder by Carla Coupe-Chesapeake Crimes II, Quiet Storm Publishing

http://www.malicedomestic.org/agatha.htm

THE ANTHONY AWARDS
BOUCHERCON: THE WORLD MYSTERY CONVENTION

October, 2005 (for works published in 2004)

Best Novel
**Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger (Simon & Schuster/Atria)
By A Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman (Harpercollins)
California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker (Harpercollins)
The Killing Of The Tinkers by Ken Bruen (St. Martins/Minotaur)
The Madman's Tale by John Katzenbach (Random House/Ballantine)
Out Of The Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming (St. Martins/Minotaur)

Best First Novel
**Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak (Random House/Doubleday)
Retribution by Juliane P. Hoffman (Putnam)
Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo (Five Star)
Until The Cows Come Home by Judy Clemens (Poisoned Pen Press)
Whiskey Sour by J. A. (Joe) Konrath (Hyperion)

Best Paperback Original
**Twisted City by Jason Starr (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
Blue Blood by Susan Mcbride (Harpercollins/Avon)
Cold Case by Robin Burcell (Harpercollins/Avon)
The Halo Effect by M.J. Rose (Harlequin/Mira)
Putt To Death by Roberta Isleib (Penguin/Berkley Prime Crime)

Nonfiction Work
**Men's Adventure Magazines by Max Allan Collins (Et Al) (Taschen)
The Ballad Of The Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein (Timewarner/Little, Brown)
Blue Blood by Edward Conlon (Penguin Putnam/Riverhead)
Famous American Crimes & Trials by Frankie Bailey & Steven Chermak (Greenwood Publishing)
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Leslie S. Klinger (Ed) (Norton)

Best Short Story
** "Wedding Knife," by ElaineViets. Chesapeake Crimes (Quiet Storm)
"Voodoo," by Rhys Bowen. Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2004
"The Widow Of Slane," by Terence Faherty. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2004
"It's Crackers To Slip A Rozzer The Dropsey In Snide," by Ted Hertel Jr. Small Crimes; Bracken, Ed (Betancourt/Wildside)
"Hunter Trapper," by Arthur Nersesian. Brooklyn Noir (Akashic Books)

http://www.bouchercon.info

THE BARRY AWARDS
DEADLY PLEASURES MYSTERY MAGAZINE

October, 2005 (for works published in 2004)

Best Novel
**The Enemy by Lee Child
Alone At Night by K. J. Erickson
Darkly, Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Hard Revolution by George Pelecanos
Little Scarlet by Walter Mosley
Remembering Sarah by Chris Mooney

Best First Novel
**The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Coroner's Lunch byColin Cotterill
Relative Danger by Charles Benoit
Skinny Dipping by Claire Matturro
Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas
Walking Money by James O. Born

Best British Crime Novel
**Flesh & Blood by John Harvey
The Burning Girl by Mark Billingham
The Crime Trade by Simon Kernick
The Dramatist by Ken Bruen
First Drop by Zoë Sharp
Tokyo (U.S. Title: The Devil Of Nanking), Mo Hayder

Best Paperback Original
**Tagged For Murder, Elaine Flinn
The Confession by Domenic Stansberry
Into The Web by Thomas H. Cook
Last Seen In Aberdeen by M.G. Kincaid
The Librarian by Larry Beinhart
Twisted City by Jason Starr

Best Thriller
**Rain Storm by Barry Eisler
Bagman by Jay Maclarty
A Death In Vienna by Daniel Silva
Paranoia by Joseph Finder
Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly
Whirlwind by Joseph Garber

Best Short Story

Edward D. Hoch "The War In Wonderland" (Green For Danger)

THE DAGGERS
CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION (GREAT BRITAIN)
June, 2006 (for works published from June 2005 to May 2006)

2005 Winners
Cartier Diamond Dagger (Lifetime Achievement)
Elmore Leonard
The Dagger in the Library (for a lifetime of pleasure to readers)
Jake Arnott
Duncan Lawrie Gold Dagger (Best Novel)
Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason
Duncan Lawrie Silver Dagger (Second Best Novel)
Deadly Web by Barbara Nadel
Duncan Lawrie International Dagger (Best Translation)
New award for 2006
The CWA Gold Dagger (for Non-fiction)
On the Run by Gregg and Gina Hill
John Creasey Memorial Award (for Best First Novel)
Running Hot by Dreda Say Mitchell
Ellis Peters Historical Dagger
Dark Fire by C. J. Sansom
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (for Best Thriller)
Brandenburg by Henry Potter
The Short Story Dagger
The Debut Dagger

http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/index.html

THE DILYS AWARD
INDEPENDENT MYSTERY BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
April, 2006 (for works published in 2005)

Thirty Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill

http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/dilys.html

ARTHUR ELLIS AWARDS
CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA
June, 2006 (for works published in 2005)

Best Novel (2006 Nominees)
April Fool by William Deverell (McClelland & Stewart)
Blackfly Season by Giles Blunt (Random House Canada)
Cemetery of the Nameless by Rick Blechta (RendezVous Press)
Cold Dark Matter by Alex Brett (Castle Street Mystery/Dundurn)
Strange Affair by Peter Robinson (McClelland & Stewart)
Best First Novel
Best Short Story
Best Non-Fiction
Best Juvenile
Best Crime Writing in French
http://crimewriterscanada.com/cwc/pages/awards.html

THE HAMMET AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIME WRITERS NORTH AMERICAN BRANCH

October, 2006 (for works published in 2005)

2006 Nominees

Alibi: A Novel by Joseph Kanon (Henry Holt)
The Door to Bitterness by Martin Límon (Soho Crime)
Islandbridge by John Brady (McArthur & Co.)
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (Knopf)
The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow (Knopf)

http://www.crimewritersna.org/hammett/index.htm

THE MACAVITIES
MYSTERY READERS INTERNATIONAL

October, 2005 (for works published in 2004)

Best Mystery Novel
**The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen (St. Martin's Minotaur)
California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker (HarperCollins)
Cold Case by Robin Burcell (Avon)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (Doubleday)
High Country Fall by Margaret Maron (Mysterious Press)
Playing with Fire by Peter Robinson (William Morrow)

Best First Mystery Novel
**Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak (Doubleday)
Misdemeanor Man by Dylan Schaffer (Bloomsbury)
Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara (Delta)
Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo (Five Star)
Whiskey Sour by J A Konrath (Hyperion)

Best Nonfiction
***Forensics for Dummies by D.P. Lyle, MD (Wiley Publishing)
Famous American Crimes & Trials, Vol. 1 by Frankie Y. Bailey & Steven Chermak (Praeger Publishers)
Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops & Criminals by Jim Doherty (Deadly Serious Press)
Latin American Mystery Writers: An A-to-Z Guide by Darrell B. Lockhart (Greenwood Press)
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories edited by Leslie S. Klinger (W.W. Norton)

Best Short Story
***"The Widow of Slane" by Terence Faherty (EQMM, March/April 2004)
"The Lady's Not for Dying" by Alana White (Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine, Winter 2004)
"Viscery" by Sandra Balzo (EQMM, December 2004)

http://www.mysteryreaders.org/macavity.html

THE NED KELLY AWARDS
THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
August, 2005 (for works published in 2004)

Best Novel
***Lost by Michael Robotham
Covet by Tara Moss
Dangerous Deception by Sandy Curtis
The Domino Game by Greg Wilson
A Hand In the Bush by Jane Clifton
The Happiness Punch by Kirsty Brooks
Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood
Murder By Manuscript by Steve J. Spears
No Trace by Barry Maitland
Private Dicks and Feisty Chicks by Cathy Cole
Queen Of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood
Spiking The Girl by Gabrielle Lord
Static by Randall Longmire

Best First Crime Novel
Best True Crime
Lifetime Achievement

http://www.crimedownunder.com/nedkellyawards.html

THE SHAMUS AWARDS
THE PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA
October, 2005 (for works published in 2004)

BEST P.I. NOVEL
***While I Disappear by Ed Wright
After The Rain by Chuck Logan
Choke Point by James Mitchell
Fade To Clear by Leonard Chang
The Wakeup by Robert Ferrigno

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL P.I. NOVEL
***Fade To Blonde by Max Phillips
Call The Devil by His Oldest Name by Sallie Bissell
Island Of Bones by P. J. Parrish
The London Blitz Murders by Max Allan Collins
Shadow Of The Dahlia by Jack Bludis

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
***The Dead by Ingrid Black
Aspen Pulp by Patrick Hasburgh
The Last Goodbye by Reed Arvin
Little Girl Lost by Richard Aleas
Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas
BEST P.I. SHORT STORY
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv72.html

THE EDGAR AWARDS
MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA
April, 2006 (for works published in 2005)

Best Novel
***Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (Regan Books)
Drama City by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown)
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
Red Leaves by Thomas H. Cook (Harcourt)
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine Books)

Best First Novel By An American Author
***Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Die A Little by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)
Hide Your Eyes by Alison Gaylin (Signet)
Immoral by Brian Freeman (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Run the Risk by Scott Frost (G.P. Putnam's Sons)

Best Paperback Original
***Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford (Dark Alley)
Homicide My Own by Anne Argula (Pleasure Boat Studio)
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman (Penguin - Plume)
Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie (Hard Case Crime)
Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston (Ballantine Books)

Best Critical/Biographical
***Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak (Harcourt)
Behind the Mystery: Top Mystery Writers Interviewed by Stuart Kaminsky, (Hot House Press)
Discovering the Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade edited by Richard Layman (Vince Emery Productions)
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels edited by Leslie S. Klinger (W.W. Norton)
Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel by Hallie Ephron (Writer's Digest Books)

Best Fact Crime
***Rescue Artist Masterpiece by Edward Dolnick (HarperCollins)
The Elements of Murder: The History of Poison by John Emsley (Oxford University Press)
Desire Street: A True Story of Death and Deliverance in New Orleans by Jed Horne (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa by Michael Finkel (HarperCollins)
Written in Blood by Diane Fanning (St. Martin's True Crime)

Best Short Story
***"The Catch" - Greatest Hits by James W. Hall (Carroll & Graf)
"Born Bad" - Dangerous Women by Jeffery Deaver (Mysterious Press)
"Her Lord and Master" - Dangerous Women by Andrew Klavan (Mysterious Press)
"Misdirection" - Greatest Hits by Barbara Seranella (Carroll & Graf)
"Welcome to Monroe" - A Kudzu Christmas by Daniel Wallace (River City Publishing)

Best Young Adult
***Last Shot by John Feinstein (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams (HarperCollins - Laura Geringer Books)
Quid Pro Quo by Vicki Grant (Orca Book Publishers)
Spy Goddess, Book One: Live & Let Shop by Michael Spradlin (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Young Bond, Book One: Silverfin by Charlie Higson (Hyperion/Miramax Books)

Best Juvenile
***The Boys of San Joaquin by D. James Smith (Simon & Schuster Children's Books)
Flush by Carl Hiassen (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
The Missing Manatee by Cynthia DeFelice (Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers)
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)

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

Best Television Episode Teleplay
***Sea of Souls - "Amulet" Teleplay by Ed Whitmore
CSI - "A Bullet Runs Through It, Parts 1 and 2" Teleplay by Richard Catalani & Carol Mendelsohn
CSI - "Grave Danger" Teleplay by A. Zuiker, C. Mendelsohn, N. Shankar. Story by Quentin Tarantino
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - "911" Teleplay by Patrick Harbinson
Wire in the Blood - "Redemption" Teleplay by Guy Burt

Best Motion Picture Screen Play
***Syriana - Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, based on the book by Robert Baer (Warner Brothers)
Crash - Story by Paul Haggis; Screenplay by Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (Lions Gate Films)
A History of Violence - Screenplay by Josh Olson (New Line Productions)
The Ice Harvest - Screenplay by Richard Russo & Robert Benton (Focus Features)
Match Point - Screenplay by Woody Allen (BBC)

Special Awards (not Edgars)

The Simon & Schuster - Mary Higgins Clark Award
***Dark Angel by Karen Harper (MIRA Books)
Breaking Faith by Jo Bannister (Allison & Busby Ltd.)
Shadow Valley by Gwen Hunter (MIRA Books)

The Robert L. Fish Award
The Raven
Ellery Queen Award

http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/awards/index.htm