Anthony Nominations 2011

The Hungry Detective was unable to attend last year's Bouchercon in San Francisco. I have looked forward to the St Louis Con with some anticipation. There was the hope that being in the middle west of these United States I would find some way to attend. Alas it not to be, and neither does it seem the 2012 and 2013 editions. Perhaps surprising to me is that while my interest in Crime Fiction has waned over the last year or so, my interest in attending the year B'Con remains pretty high. Maybe Albany, maybe.

Anyway Anthony Nominations are out.... and about.

Best Novel

BURY YOUR DEAD - Louise Penny - Minotaur Books

CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER - Tom Franklin – William Morrow

FAITHFUL PLACE - Tana French - Viking

I'D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE - Laura Lippman - William Morrow

THE LOCK ARTIST - Steve Hamilton - Minotaur

Best First Novel

DAMAGE DONE - Hilary Davidson - Forge Books

THE POACHER'S SON - Paul Doiron - Minotaur Books

ROGUE ISLAND- Bruce DeSilva - Forge Books

THE SHERLOCKIAN - Graham Moore - Twelve

SNOW ANGELS - James Thompson - Putnam

Best Paperback Original

DRIVE TIME - Hank Phillippi Ryan - Mira

EXPIRATION DATE - Duane Swierczynski - Minotaur Books

THE HANGING TREE - Bryan Gruley – Touchstone/Simon and Schuster

LONG TIME COMING - Robert Goddard - Bantam

VIENNA SECRETS - Frank Tallis - Random House

Best Short Story

THE FRAME MAKER - Simon Wood - The Back Alley

THE HITTER - Chris Holm – Needle

HOMELESS - Pat Morin - Mystery Montage

SCENT OF LILACS - Doug Allyn – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine  Sept/Oct 2010

SO MUCH IN COMMON - Mary Jane Maffini - EQMM Sept/Oct. 2010

SWING SHIFT - Dana Cameron - Crimes By Moonlight

Best Graphic Novel

BEASTS OF BURDEN – Jill Thompson/Evan Dorkin – Dark Horse

THE CHILL - Jason Starr – Vertigo Crime

RICHARD STARK'S PARKER, VOL. 2: THE OUTFIT –Darwyn Cooke  - IDW Press

SCALPED VOL. 6 - THE GNAWING - Jason Aaron – Vertigo

SICKNESS IN THE FAMILY - Denise Mina – Vertigo Crime

TUMOR -  Joshua Hale Fialkov/ Noel Tuazon - ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS

Best Critical /Non-Fiction

AGATHA CHRISTIE'S SECRET NOTEBOOKS - John Curran – Harper Collins

CHARLIE CHAN: THE UNTOD STORY OF THE HONORABLE DETECTIVE AND HIS RENDEZVOUS WITH AMERICAN HISTORY - Yunte Huang - W. W. Norton & Company

SHERLOCK HOLMES FOR DUMMIES - Steve Doyle and David A Crowder - For Dummies

THRILLERS: 1-- MUST READS - David Morrell - Oceanview

TTHE WIRE: TRUTH TOLD - Rafael Alvarez - Grove Press

Best Website/Blog

Jen's Book Thoughts - Jen Forbus

The Rap Sheet - J. Kingston Pierce

Sirens of Suspense - Chantelle Aimée Osman

Spinetingler - Sandra Ruttan

Stop. You're Killing Me - Surber/Ulrich