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DERRINGER AWARDS SHORTLIST

Congratulations to Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Michael Bracken who are among the 2024 Derringer Awards finalists unveiled by The Short Mystery Fiction Society on April 1.

FLASH

  • SLEEP ROUGH by Brandon Barrows (Shotgun Honey, September 19, 2023)
  • THE REFEREE by C. W. Blackwell (Shotgun Honey, October 12, 2023)
  • TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN by Serena Jayne (Shotgun Honey, January 9, 2023)
  • TEDDY’S FAVORITE THING by Paul Ryan O’Connor (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Sept/Oct 2023)
  • SUPPLY CHAINS by Andrew Welsh-Huggins (Black Cat Weekly #89)

SHORT STORY 

  • DENIM MINING by Michael Bracken (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, May/June 2023)
  • DOGS OF WAR by Michael Bracken & Stacy Woodson (Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir Volume Four, Down & Out Books)
  • LAST DAY AT THE JACKRABBIT by John Floyd (The Strand, May 2023)
  • I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS by Josh Pachter (Mystery Magazine, July 2023)
  • JUDGE NOT by Twist Phelan (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, May/June 2023)
  • A TAIL OF JUSTICE by Shannon Taft (Black Cat Weekly #114)

LONG STORY

  • HARD RAIN ON BEACH STREET by C. W. Blackwell (Killin’ Time in San Diego, Down & Out Books)
  • REVERSION by Marcelle Dubé (Mystery Magazine, April 2023)
  • BACK TO HELL HOUSE by Nick Kolakowski (Vautrin, Fall 2023)
  • TROUBLED WATER by donalee Moulton (Black Cat Weekly #75)
  • IT’S NOT EVEN PAST by Anna Scotti (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Sept/Oct 2023)
  • GOOD DEED FOR THE DAY by Bonnar Spring (Wolfsbane: Best New England Crime Stories, Crime Spell Books)
  • IGNATIUS RUM-AND-COLA by Andrew Welsh-Huggins (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Jan/Feb 2023)

NOVELETTE

  • VENGEANCE WEAPON by James R. Benn (The Refusal Camp: Stories by James R. Benn, Soho Press)
  • MRS. HYDE by David Dean (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, March/April 2023)
  • THE CASE OF THE BOGUS CINDERELLAS by Jacqueline Freimor (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, July/Aug 2023)
  • MADAM TOMAHAWK by Nick Kolakowski (A Grifter’s Song, Down & Out Books, 2023)
  • CATHERINE THE GREAT by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (WMG 2023 Holiday Spectacular Calendar of Stories)

GLENCAIRN GLASS CRIME SHORT STORY COMPETITION WINNERS

High contrast image of a bloody crime scene with knife and evidence markers on the floor

A sinister story involving a Scottish recipe for ‘stovies’ and a grisly tale about the strange sheep of Greshornish have been chosen as the winning and runner-up stories in The Glencairn Glass crime short story competition this year.

Over 140 stories were entered into the 2023/24 competition and the winner and runner-up were selected by a panel of three judges including Callum McSorley, a Glasgow based writer whose debut novel Squeaky Clean won this year’s Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year. He was joined by Kate Foster; the Edinburgh based national newspaper journalist and author, whose debut novel The Maiden won this year’s Bloody Scotland’s Debut Prize. The third judge was Glencairn Crystal’s marketing director and experienced crime writer Gordon Brown.

WINNER 

  • “A Recipe For Stovies” by Philip Wilson

RUNNER-UP

  • “The Strange Sheep of Greshornish” by Elisabeth Ingram Wallace

The first prize of £1,000 goes to Philip Wilson and runner up Elisabeth Ingram Wallace receives £500. Both writers also receive a set of six bespoke engraved Glencairn Glasses. The winning story will be published in the May issue of Scottish Field Magazine (on shelf from 5th April) and the runner up story will then be published on Scottish Field Magazine’s website; www.scottishfield.co.uk. Both stories will also be available to read on the Glencairn Glass website: www.whiskyglass.com.

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2022 CRIMEFEST AWARDS SHORTLISTS

CrimeFest, a British crime fiction convention in Bristol, announced their 2023 CrimeFest Awards nominees. These prizes “honour the best crime books released in 2022 in the UK.” The awards will be presented on May 13.

Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award

  • A Good Day to Die, by Amen Alonge (Quercus)
  • Bad for Good, by Graham Bartlett (Allison & Busby)
  • The Maid, by Nita Prose (HarperCollins)
  • Ashes in the Snow, by Oriana Rammuno, translated by Katherine Gregor (HarperCollins)
  • Kalmann, by Joachim B. Schmidt, translated by Jamie Lee Searle (Bitter Lemon)
  • Dirt Town, by Hayley Scrivenor (Macmillan)
  • The Siege, by John Sutherland (Orion)
  • A Flicker in the Dark, by Stacy Willingham (HarperCollins)

eDunnit Award

  • The Cliff House, by Chris Brookmyre (Abacus)
  • Desert Star, by Michael Connelly (Orion)
  • The Botanist, by M.W. Craven (Constable)
  • The Book of the Most Precious Substance, by Sara Gran
  • (Faber and Faber)
  • A Heart Full of Headstones, by Ian Rankin (Orion)
  • Nine Lives, by Peter Swanson (Faber and Faber)

H.R.F. Keating Award (for the best biographical or critical book related to crime fiction)

  • The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha Christie, by J.C. Bernthal and Mary Anna Evans (Bloomsbury Academic)
  • A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré, 1945-2020, by John le Carré, edited by Tim Cornwell (Viking)
  • The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators, by Martin Edwards (Collins Crime Club)
  • Simenon: The Man, The Books, The Films, by Barry Forshaw (Oldcastle)
  • Gender Roles and Political Contexts in Cold War Spy Fiction,
  • by Sian MacArthur (Palgrave Macmillan)
  • Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman, by Lucy Worsley
  • (Hodder & Stoughton)

Last Laugh Award (for the best humorous crime novel)

  • Bryant & May’s Peculiar London, by Christopher Fowler (Doubleday)
  • The Locked Room, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus)
  • Bad Actors, by Mick Herron (Baskerville)
  • Hope to Die, by Cara Hunter (Viking)
  • Mr. Campion’s Mosaic, by Mike Ripley (Severn House)
  • The Moose Paradox, by Antti Tuomainen (Orenda)

Best Crime Fiction Novel for Children (aged 8-12)

  • A Girl Called Justice: The Spy at the Window, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus Children’s Books)
  • Where Seagulls Dare: A Diamond Brothers Case, by Anthony
  • Horowitz (Walker)
  • The Good Turn, by Sharna Jackson (Puffin)
  • Spark, by M.G. Leonard (Walker)
  • The Ministry of Unladylike Activity, by Robin Stevens (Puffin)
  • Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire! A Recipe for Trouble, by Sarah
  • Todd Taylor (Nosy Crow)

Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults (aged 12-16)

  • Five Survive, by Holly Jackson (Electric Monkey)
  • Needle, by Patrice Lawrence (Barrington Stoke)
  • The Butterfly Assassin, by Finn Longman (Simon & Schuster Children’s)
  • Truth or Dare, by Sophie McKenzie (Simon & Schuster Children’s)
  • I Must Betray You, by Ruta Sepetys (Hodder Children’s Books)
  • The Notorious Scarlett and Browne, by Jonathan Stroud (Walker)

GLENCAIRN GLASS CRIME SHORT STORY COMPETITION

The winner of the 2023 Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition has been announced. The trophy is a nice crystal whisky glass, which is certainly useful.

WINNER: “The Dummy Railway” by Frances Crawford

RUNNER-UP: “The Last Tram To Gorbals Cross” by Allan Gaw

The winning story will be published in the May issue of Scottish Field Magazine (on shelf Friday 7th April). Both the winner and runner-up will also be published from 11th April on Scottish Field Magazine’s website; www.scottishfield.co.uk and here.

2022 HAMMETT PRIZE SHORTLIST

The finalists for the 2022 Hammett Prize have been announced by The International Association of Crime Writers, North America. Their official website isn’t updated yet but The Rap Sheet has the list.

The Hammett Prize is given for literary Excellence in Crime Writing. Books must be published in the English language in the U.S. or Canada.

  • Copperhead Road, by Brad Smith (At Bay Press)
  • Gangland, by Chuck Hogan (Grand Central)
  • Don’t Know Tough, by Eli Cranor (Soho Crime)
  • Pay Dirt Road, by Samantha Jayne Allen (Minotaur)
  • What Happened to the Bennetts, by Lisa Scottoline (Putnam)

[Thanks to Cora Buhlert for many of these links.]

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CRIMEFEST AWARDS

The 2022 CrimeFest Awards shortlists were revealed March 15

SPECSAVERS DEBUT CRIME NOVEL AWARD

In association with headline sponsor, the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award is for crime novels by previously unpublished authors bring vital fresh blood to the genre.

  • Girl A by Abigail Dean (HarperCollins)
  • The Appeal by Janice Hallett, (Viper)
  • The Khan by Saima Mir,(Point Blank)
  • How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina, (Abacus/ Little, Brown Book Group)
  • One Night, New York by Lara Thompson, (Virago/Little, Brown Book Group)
  • Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, (Simon & Schuster)

AUDIBLE SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARD

The Audible Sounds of Crime Award is for the best unabridged crime audiobook available for download from audible.co.uk, Britain’s largest provider of downloadable audiobooks.

  • Better Off Dead by Lee and Andrew Child – read by Jeff Harding (Penguin Random House Audio)
  • Girl A by Abigail Dean – read by Holliday Grainger (HarperFiction)
  • Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins – read by Rosamund Pike (Penguin Random House Audio)
  • The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell – read by Joanna Froggatt (Penguin Random House Audio)
  • Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty -read by Caroline Lee (Penguin Random House Audio)
  • The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman – read by Lesley Manville (Penguin Random House Audio)
  • The Marriage by K.L Slater – read by Lucy Price-Lewis (Audible Studios / Bookouture)
  • False Witness by Karin Slaughter – read by Kathleen Early (HarperCollins)

eDUNNIT AWARD

The eDunnit Award is for the best crime fiction eBook

  • The Turnout by Megan Abbott (Virago/ Little, Brown Book Group)
  • The Measure of Time by Gianrico Carofiglio (Bitter Lemon Press)
  • The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly (Orion Fiction)
  • Girl A by Abigail Dean (HarperCollins)
  • Running Out of Road by Cath Staincliffe (Constable/ Little, Brown Book Group)
  • The Royal Secret by Andrew Taylor (HarperCollins)

H.R.F. KEATING AWARD

The H.R.F. Keating Award is for the best biographical or critical book related to crime fiction. The award is named after H.R.F. ‘Harry’ Keating, one of Britain’s most esteemed crime novelists.

  • The Detective’s Companion in Crime Fiction: A Study in Sidekicks by Lucy Andrews (Palgrave Macmillan)
  • Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires: The Life of Patricia Highsmith by Richard Bradford Bloomsbury, Caravel)
  • Bond Behind the Iron Curtain by James Fleming (The Book Collector)
  • Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks by Patricia Highsmith (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
  • Murder Isn’t Easy: The Forensics of Agatha Christie by Carla Valentine (Sphere/ Little, Brown Book Group)
  • Hank Janson Under Cover by Stephen James Walker (Telos Publishing Ltd)

LAST LAUGH AWARD

The Last Laugh Award is for the best humorous crime novel.

  • An Untidy Death by Simon Brett (Severn House)
  • Riccardino by Andrea Camilleri (Mantle)
  • Bryant & May: London Bridge is Falling Down by Christopher Fowler (Doubleday)
  • The Appeal by Janet Hallet (Viper)
  • Slough House by Mick Herron (Baskerville, John Murray Press)
  • The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen, (Orenda Books)

BEST CRIME FICTION NOVEL FOR CHILDREN

This award is for the best crime fiction novel for children (aged 8-12)

  • Noah’s Gold by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, (Macmillan Children’s Books)
  • Vi Spy: Licence to Chill by Maz Evans (Chicken House)
  • Nightshade by Anthony Horowitz, (Walker Books)
  • The Five Clues by Anthony Kessel, (Crown House Publishing)
  • Lake Evolution by Jennifer Killick Crater, (Firefly Press)
  • Twitch by M.G. Leonard,(Walker Books)
  • Wishyouwas: The Tiny Guardian of Lost Letters by Alexandra Page illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)
  • The Secret Detectives by Ella Risbridger (Nosy Crow)

BEST CRIME FICTION NOVEL FOR YOUNG ADULTS

This award is for the best crime fiction novel for young adults (aged 12-16).

  • Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké Íyímídé, (Usborne Publishing)
  • Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Rock the Boat)
  • The Girl Who … by Andreina Cordani (Atom/ Little, Brown Book Group)
  • The Outrage by William Hussey (Usborne Publishing)
  • As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson (Electric Monkey)
  • Splinters of Sunshine by Patrice Lawrence (Hodder Children’s Books)
  • The Outlaws of Scarlett & Browne by Jonathan Stroud (Walker Books)
  • The Island by C. L Taylor (HQ)

GLENCAIRN GLASS CRIME SHORT STORY COMPETITION

The prize winners of the inaugural Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition were announced March 7. Glencairn Glass, a manufacturer of whiskey glasses and sponsor of the Bloody Scotland crime fiction festival, limited all story entries to 2000 words, and required them to be based on the theme “A Crystal-Clear Crime.”

WINNER 

  • Halmeoni’s Wisdom by Brid Cummings

RUNNERS UP 

  • Teardrops by Jennifer Harvey
  • Auld Brideby Judith O’Reilly

The first prize winner will receive £1000, and the two runners up will each receive £250. All three authors will also receive a set of six bespoke engraved Glencairn Glasses. The winning entry will be published in the May issue of Scottish Field Magazine (on shelf April 8). The runners’ up stories will also be published from April 11 online on Scottish Field Magazine’s website (www.scottishfield.co.uk).

You will also be able to read the winning story and the runners up stories on the Glencairn Glass website: www.whiskyglass.com from April 11.

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CAPITAL CRIME AMAZON PUBLISHING NEW VOICES AWARD

The winner of the 2021 Capital Crime Amazon Publishing New Voices Award has been announced.

  • The Black Pool by Darren Boyle 

He will receive a £1000 cash prize, a trophy, and a potential offer of publication from Thomas & Mercer, the mystery and thriller imprint of prize sponsor Amazon Publishing

The Amazon New Voices Award is open to unpublished mystery, thriller, and crime fiction manuscripts in English from writers around the world. 

The judges also gave two honorable mentions:

  • Patti Buff for The Ice Beneath Me
  • Casey King for No Time to Cry

TONY HILLERMAN PRIZE

The winner of the 2020 Tony Hillerman Prize for debut crime writers was revealed October 9. 

  • Off the Air by Christina Estes

The Hillerman Prize is awarded annually to the best debut crime fiction set in the Southwest. Estes is an Emmy award-winning reporter who lives in Phoenix, and is also a founding member of Sisters in Crime Grand Canyon Writers. Off the Air is the story of a local TV news reporter who gets the scoop of a lifetime while investigating the murder of a popular radio talk show host. But the killer is determined to keep her silent.

THE INAUGURAL GLENCAIRN GLASS CRIME SHORT STORY COMPETITION

Glencairn Glass, manufacturer of whiskey glasses and sponsor of the Bloody Scotland crime fiction festival, are launching a crime short story competition: the Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition.

All story entries must be no more than 2000 words long and based on the theme ‘A Crystal-Clear Crime.’

The first prize winner will receive £1000, and two runners up will each receive £250. All three winners will also receive a set of six bespoke engraved Glencairn Glasses and the overall winning entry will be published by Scottish Field as well as on the Glencairn Glass website.

Further details about competition rules and regulations are available at www.whiskyglass.com

[Thanks to Cora Buhlert for the stories.]