The shortlists for the remaining three 2013 Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards were announced last week. Finalists for the CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year include Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer; The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes; Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman; and Dead Lions by Mick Herron. Check out the CWA website for all the categories and nominees.
Sisters in Crime Australia also announced the winners of its annual Davitt Awards for excellent in crime fiction. Mad Men, Bad Girls and the Guerilla Knitters Institute, by Maggie Groff, won in both the Best Adult Novel and Best Debut Novel categories. (Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare.)
Crime fiction author Sophie Hannah has been tapped to write a new Agatha Christie novel
featuring the author's famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The book
has been fully authorized by the Christie estate and will be published
by HarperCollins
in September 2014. It is the first ever Christie "continuation" novel
to be written.
Mike Ripley is back with his latest "Getting Away with Murder" column for Shots Ezine. He has a wrap-up of the recent Crime Fest in the UK where he lead the opening session, and also offers a remembrance of the late Elmore Leonard in addition to all the usual entertaining crime fiction reviews and news.
ThugLit is out with its latest issue for Kindle. Editor Todd Robinson has rounded up crime fiction stories from Joe Clifford, Edward Hagelstein, Christopher E. Long, Marie S. Crosswell, Justin Ordonez , Ed Kurtz , Benjamin Welton, and Michael Sears.
The 5-2's latest crime poem offering is "On Hearing the Supreme Court's Ruling Against the Voting Rights Act," by Robert Cooperman. Beat to a Pulp's weekly feature is a little different, three poems from Kyle J. Knapp, who passed away in June at the age of 24. Proceeds from a collection of his poetry available via Amazon will go to Kyle's family and Tompkins Cortland Community College.
Chris Rhatigan, editor of the ezine All Due Respect, announced that ADR is changing to a quarterly ebook and print magazine published by Full Dark City Press, and will start paying authors. (Hat tip to Kevin Tipple.)
Karin Slaughter will be the next featured guest of the Center for
Fiction Masters Program in New York, talking about her craft, her
new novel Unseen, and the elements that have made her one of the most
successful thriller writers today. Details about ticket information for the event on September 11 are available via the CFA's website.
The Q&A this week includes Louise Penny, chatting with BocaRaton Magazine about her latest book, How the Light Gets In; Karen Charlton joins Scene of the Crime to discuss her new novel, The Missing Heiress; Paul D. Brazill's "Short, Short Interview" is Nick Quantrill about his latest private eye novel, Crooked Beat; and Reed Farrel Coleman chats about writing with Robb Cddigan.
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