The Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of their prestigious Edgar Awards for the best crime and mystery writing at a banquet in New York City on Thursday night. Edgars went to John Hart, right, for his novel “The Last Child” and Stefanie Pintoff, whose “In the Shadow of Gotham” won best first novel by an American author. In nonfiction, “The Lineup: The World’s Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives,” edited by Otto Penzler, won in the critical-biographical category, and Dave Cullen took the prize for best “fact crime” for “Columbine,” his account of the 1999 shootings at that Colorado high school. Dorothy Gilman was named this year’s grand master. A complete list of winners is at theedgars.com.
Other best novel nominees - winner in red:
- The Missing by Tim Gautreaux (Random House - Alfred A. Knopf)
- The Odds by Kathleen George (Minotaur Books)
- The Last Child by John Hart (Minotaur Books)
- Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston (Random House - Ballantine Books)
- Nemesis by Jo Nesbø, translated by Don Bartlett (HarperCollins)
- A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn (Simon & Schuster - Atria Books)
1 comment:
Thanks for the round-up the Edgars, and for including my book.
I was really honored to win that cool bust of Edgar. What a fun night.
Because of the interest from students and teachers/profs, we’ve created lesson plans and I’m doing phone-ins or skype to book clubs.
An expanded paperback edition is just out. I spent a lot of time on the new material, so I hope it's OK to mention what I added:
— A 12-page afterword: “Forgiveness.” It includes startling new revelations on the killers' parents. The purpose, though, was to look at three victims in very different places 11 years later, and how forgiving played a pivotal role in their grief. I discovered the secret meetings with the killers' parents in the process.
— Actual journal pages from Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold.
— Book Club Discussion Questions (also available at Oprah.com).
— Diagram of Columbine High School and environs.
— A large-print edition is also now available.
There's lots more info at my Columbine site.
Thanks again.
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