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Matthew Quirk Roars to the Lead in the Edgar Race
Ay, carumba. When I read Black Fridays, the Edgar nominee for Best First Novel (reviewed here), I had high hopes that this would be the worthy successor to John Grisham’s white-collar, bruised-… more →
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2013 Commonwealth Book Prize and Short Story Prize shortlists
wrote 5 days ago: The Commonwealth Foundation has announced the regional winners for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize … more →
Nice Review in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix!
wrote 4 weeks ago: Banner week! First, The Beggar’s Opera was shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award for Best Fir … more →
Matthew Quirk Roars to the Lead in the Edgar Race
wrote 2 months ago: Ay, carumba. When I read Black Fridays, the Edgar nominee for Best First Novel (reviewed here), I h … more →
Friedman, Sears worthy nominees for Best First Novel
wrote 2 months ago: Youthful Daniel Friedman I’ve read two of the five nominees for the Mystery Writers of America … more →
The 2013 Edgar Award Nominees
wrote 4 months ago: The nominees for the 2013 Edgar Awards have been announced! The awards ceremony will be held o … more →
Edgars announced
wrote 1 year ago: Bed time but must post quickly! The Edgars are out. I called it on Best Novel: Gone by Mo Hayder. … more →
Fourth Edgar nominee: Purgatory Chasm by Steve Ulfelder
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wrote 1 year ago: April 26 is approaching quickly, so these reviews are coming fast and furious. The Mystery Writers … more →
Last to Fold third Edgar nominee
wrote 1 year ago: Turbo Vlast is an interesting man. Once a zek, always a zek – Russian slang for a prisoner in … more →
Bent Road takes on Red on Red
wrote 1 year ago: I read Lori Roy’s Bent Road in one sitting, starting it when I couldn’t get to sleep one … more →
Newbies vie in Edgar race
wrote 1 year ago: Oh, golly. The Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards ceremony is coming up on April 26 and I have … more →
Edgar Nominees Announced. Let the Readfest Begin.
wrote 1 year ago: The MWA Edgar nominees have been announced, and as usual, up for awards are Books. That. I. Never. H … more →
My Stammering Edgar Awards Acceptance Speech
wrote 2 years ago: The good folks at Mystery Writers of America have posted a video of my acceptance speech at the rece … more →
Lunchbox offbase on Edgar picks this year
wrote 2 years ago: The Mystery Writers of America has announced the Edgar Award winners! And unlike last year, where m … more →
"Rogue Island" wins the Edgar Award!
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wrote 2 years ago: Over the years, I won my share of journalism awards, but nothing compared to walking across the stag … more →
Snow Angels final nominee for Best First Novel Edgar
wrote 2 years ago: James Thompson’s Snow Angels is the final nominee for the MWA Edgar for Best First Novel to be … more →
The Poacher's Son: A worthy opponent!
wrote 2 years ago: Wow. Great new entry into the Literary Lunchbox reviewing/ranking for the Mystery Writers of Americ … more →
Bruce DeSilva's Rogue Island up for the Edgar
wrote 2 years ago: The hard-drinking, fact-finding, womanizing reporter is a cliche in crime (and other) fiction… … more →
Galveston vs. The Serialist: Smackdown
wrote 2 years ago: The Edgar Awards ceremony is Thursday night… and I have neglected to blog about my rankings fo … more →
Maid of Murder is an Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel
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wrote 2 years ago: Exciting news! I’m so thrilled to announce Maid of Murder is a 2010 Agatha Award Nominee for Best Fi … more →
