ODDS & ENDS
LEFT COAST CRIME
Where Murder is the Last Resort
This year Left Coast Crime will be at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from March 21 thru 24. Guests of Honor will be Craig Johnson and Laura Lippman; Toastmaster is David Corbett and "Last Resort" Troubadour is Parnell Hall. Fan Guests of Honor are Tom and the late Enid Schantz. Ghost of Honor is Stephen J. Cannell.
For more information check their website at LEFT COAST 2013
MALICE DOMESTIC 25
The Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Malice Domestic will be held at the Hyatt Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland, from May 3-5. Guest of Honor is Laurie R. King, Toastmaster is Laura Lippman, Lifetime Achievement Recipient is Aaron Elkins. In addition, Peter Robinson is the International Guest of Honor, Carolyn Hart is the recipient of the Amelia Award and Fan Guest of Honor is Cindy Silberblatt. This year Malice Remembers Dick Francis.
For more information check their website at MALICE DOMESTIC.
CRIMEFEST 2013
Where The Pen Is Bloodier Than The Sword
If you are looking for a convention overseas CrimeFest 2013, which takes place in Bristol, England, would be just right. This year CrimeFest will be held May 30 to June 2 at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel. Robert Goddard is the Featured Guest Author/Toastmaster and there is a long list of British crime authors slated to attend; as well as a few Americans.
For further information go to CRIMEFEST.
THRILLERFEST VIII
ThrillerFest takes place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City July 10-13. ThrillerMaster is Anne Rice, Spotlight Guests of Honor are Michael Connelly, T. Jefferson Parker and Michael Palmer. The 2013 Silver Bullet Award recipient is Steve Berry.
More information is available at their website THRILLERFEST.
BOUCHERCON 2013
A New York State of Crime
This year Boucherson will be held in Albany, New York, from September 19-22. Setting for the event is the Empire Plaza which does not have its own hotel but there are a number of hotels adjacent to the venue. Honored Guests are Sue Grafton, P. C. Doherty, Tess Gerritsen and Steve Hamilton with others to be announced.
Further information: BOUCHERCON 2013.
2013 DEADLY INK MYSTERY CONFERENCE
For further details go to their website: http://www.deadlyink.com/
The 2013 Deadly Ink Mystery Conference will be held August 2-4, 2013
at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Guest of Honor is Hank Phillippi Ryan, Toastmaster is Rosemary Harris and Fan Guest of Honor is Bob Daniher.
MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA EDGAR AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards for those books published in 2012. The Edgar Awards will be presented May 2, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.
BEST NOVEL
Ace Atkins -
THE LOST ONES
Lyndsay Faye -
THE GODS OF GOTHAM
Gillian Flynn -
GONE GIRL: A NOVEL
Jesse Kellerman -
POTBOILER
Al Lamanda -
SUNSET
Dennis Lehane -
LIVE BY NIGHT
Walter Mosley -
ALL I DID WAS SHOOT MY MAN
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Kim Fay -
THE MAP OF LOST MEMORIES
Daniel Friedman -
DON'T EVER GET OLD
Susan Elia MacNeal -
MR. CHURCHILL'S SECRETARY
Chris Pavone -
THE EXPATS
Matthew Quirk -
THE 500
Michael Sears -
BLACK FRIDAYS
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Isaac Adamson -
COMPLICATION
Lou Berney -
WHIPLASH RIVER
Alan Glynn -
BLOODLAND
Malla Nunn -
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD
Ben H. Winters -
THE LAST POLICEMAN: A NOVEL
BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
John Paul Athanasourelis -
RAYMOND CHANDLER'S PHILIP MARLOWE: THE HARD-BOILED DETECTIVE TRANSFORMED
John Connolly and Declan Burke, editors -
BOOKS TO DIE FOR: THE WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERY WRITERS ON THE WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERY NOVELS
James O'Brien -
THE SCIENTIFIC SHERLOCK HOLMES: CRACKING THE CASE WITH SCIENCE AND FORENSICS
Otto Penzler, editor
BEST SHORT STORY
Mike Carey - An Apple for the Creature -
IPHIGENIA IN AULIS
Steve Liskow - "Hot Sugar Blues" -
MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA PRESENTS: VENGEANCE
Tom Piccirilli - "The Void it Often Brings With It" - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Karin Slaughter - "The Unremarkable Heart" -
MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA PRESENTS: VENGEANCE
Teresa Solana - "Still Life No. 41" - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
Patricia Smith - "When They Are Done With Us" - STATEN ISLAND NOIR
GRAND MASTER
Ken Follett
Margaret Maron
RAVEN AWARDS
Oline Cogdill
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, San Diego & Redondo Beach, CA
ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
Akashic Books
THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
(Presented at MWA's Agents & Editors Party on Wednesday, May 1, 2013)
S. J. Bolton -
DEAD SCARED
Rebecca Cantrell -
A CITY OF BROKEN GLASS
Jane Casey -
THE RECKONING
Hank Phillippi Ryan -
THE OTHER WOMAN
Wendy Corsi Staub -
SLEEPWALKER
MALICE DOMESTIC AGATHA AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
Best Novel
Krista Davis - THE DIVA DIGS UP THE DIRT
G. M. Malliet - A FATAL WINTER
Margaret Maron - THE BUZZARD TABLE
Louise Penny - THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY
Hank Phillippi Ryan - THE OTHER WOMAN
Best Historical Novel
Rhys Bowen - THE TWELVE CLUES OF CHRISTMAS
Catriona McPherson - DANDY GILVER AND AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR MURDER
Victoria Thompson - MURDER ON FIFTH AVENUE
Charles Todd - AN UNMARKED GRAVE
Jacqueline Winspear - ELEGY FOR EDDIE
Best First Novel
Susan M. Boyer - LOWCOUNTRY BOIL
Duffy Brown - ICED CHIFFON
Mollie Cox Bryan - A SCRAPBOOK OF SECRETS
Erika Chase - A KILLER READ
Stephanie Jaye Evans - FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
Best Non Fiction
John Connolly & Declan Burke - BOOKS TO DIE FOR: THE WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERY WRITERS ON THE WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERY NOVELS
Joseph Goodrich, editor - BLOOD RELATIONS: THE SELECTED LETTERS OF ELLERY QUEEN, 1947-1950
D. P. Lyle - MORE FORENSICS AND FICTION: CRIME WRITERS MORBIDLY CURIOUS QUESTIONS EXPERTLY ANSWERED
Ben Macintyre - DOUBLE CROSS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE D-DAY SPIES
Mathew Prichard, editor - THE GRAND TOUR: AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE QUEEN OF MYSTERY AGATHA CHRISTIE
Best Short Story
Dana Cameron - "Mischief in Mesopotamia" -
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Sheila Connolly - "Kept in the Dark" - BEST NEW ENGLAND CRIME STORIES 2013: BLOOD MOON ANTHOLOGY
Barb Goffman - "The Lord is My Shamus" - CHESAPEAKE CRIMES: THIS JOB IS MURDER
B. K. Stevens - "Thea's First Husband" -
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Art Taylor - "When Duty Calls" - CHESAPEAKE CRIMES: THIS JOB IS MURDER
Best Childrens/Young Adult Novel
Harlan Coben - SECONDS AWAY
Elizabeth George - THE EDGE OF NOWHERE
Rebecca Stead - LIAR & SPY
Penny Warner - THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB, CASE #2: THE HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE
Elizabeth Wein - CODE NAME VERITY