Die glücklichen Gewinner der diesjährigen, von der Mystery Writers of America vergebenen Edgars sind:
BEST NOVEL
The Last Child (Das letzte Kind) von John Hart (Minotaur Books)
nominiert
The Missing von Tim Gautreaux (Random House – Alfred A. Knopf)
The Odds von Kathleen George (Minotaur Books)
Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death (Das Clean-Team) von Charlie Huston (Random House – Ballantine Books)
Nemesis von Jo Nesbø, übersetzt von Don Bartlett (HarperCollins)
A Beautiful Place to Die von Malla Nunn (Simon & Schuster – Atria Books)
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BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
In the Shadow of Gotham von Stefanie Pintoff (Minotaur Books)
nominiert
The Girl She Used to Be von David Cristofano (Grand Central Publishing)
Starvation Lake von Bryan Gruley (Simon & Schuster – Touchstone)
The Weight of Silence von Heather Gudenkauf (MIRA Books)
A Bad Day for Sorry von Sophie Littlefield (Minotaur Books – Thomas Dunne Books)
Black Water Rising von Attica Locke (HarperCollins)
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BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Body Blows von Marc Strange (Dundurn Press – Castle Street Mysteries)
nominiert
Bury Me Deep von Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)
Havana Lunar von Robert Arellano (Akashic Books)
The Lord God Bird von Russell Hill (Pleasure Boat Studio – Caravel Books)
The Herring-Seller’s Apprentice von L.C. Tyler (Felony & Mayhem Press)
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BEST FACT CRIME
Columbine von Dave Cullen (Hachette Book Group – Twelve)
nominiert
Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde von Jeff Guinn (Simon & Schuster)
The Fence: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston’s Racial Divide von Dick Lehr (HarperCollins)
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art von Laney Salisbury und Aly Sujo (The Penguin Press)
Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa von R.A. Scotti (Random House – Alfred A. Knopf)
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BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
The Lineup: The World’s Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives, herausgegeben von Otto Penzler (Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown and Company)
nominiert
Talking About Detective Fiction von P.D. James (Random House – Alfred A. Knopf)
Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King von Lisa Rogak (Thomas Dunne Books)
The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith von Joan Schenkar (St. Martin’s Press)
The Stephen King Illustrated Companion von Bev Vincent (Fall River Press)
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BEST SHORT STORY
“Amapola” (in Phoenix Noir) von Luis Alberto Urrea (Akashic Books)
nominiert
“Last Fair Deal Gone Down” (in Crossroad Blues) von Ace Atkins (Busted Flush Press)
“Femme Sole” (in Boston Noir) von Dana Cameron (Akashic Books)
“Digby, Attorney at Law” (in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine) von Jim Fusilli (Dell Magazines)
“Animal Rescue” (in Boston Noir) von Dennis Lehane (Akashic Books)
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BEST JUVENILE
Closed for the Season von Mary Downing Hahn (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Books)
nominiert
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity von Mac Barnett (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
The Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour von Michael D. Beil (Random House Children’s Books – Alfred A. Knopf)
Creepy Crawly Crime von Aaron Reynolds (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)
The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline von Nancy Springer (Penguin Young Readers Group – Philomel Books)
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BEST YOUNG ADULT
Reality Check von Peter Abrahams (HarperCollins Children’s Books – HarperTeen)
nominiert
If the Witness Lied von Caroline B. Cooney (Random House Children’s Books – Delacorte Press)
The Morgue and Me von John C. Ford (Penguin Young Readers Group – Viking Children’s Books)
Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone von Dene Low (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Books)
Shadowed Summer von Saundra Mitchell (Random House Children’s Books – Delacorte Press)
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BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
“Place of Execution” Drehbuch von Patrick Harbinson (PBS/WGBH Boston)
nominiert
“Strike Three” (The Closer), Drehbuch von Steven Kane (Warner Bros TV for TNT)
“Look What He Dug Up This Time” (Damages), Drehbuch von Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman (FX Networks)
“Grilled” (Breaking Bad), Drehbuch von George Mastras (AMC/Sony)
“Living the Dream” (Dexter), Drehbuch von Clyde Phillips (Showtime)
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ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
“A Dreadful Day” (in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine) von Dan Warthman (Dell Magazines)
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GRAND MASTER
Dorothy Gilman
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RAVEN AWARDS
Mystery Lovers Bookshop, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Zev Buffman, International Mystery Writers’ Festival
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ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
Poisoned Pen Press (Barbara Peters & Robert Rosenwald)
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THE SIMON & SCHUSTER – MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
(Presented at MWA’s Agents & Editors Party on Wednesday, April 28, 2010)
Awakening von S.J. Bolton (Minotaur Books)
nominiert
Cat Sitter on a Hot Tin Roof von Blaize Clement (Minotaur Books)
Never Tell a Lie von Hallie Ephron (HarperCollins – William Morrow)
Lethal Vintage von Nadia Gordon (Chronicle Books)
Dial H for Hitchcock von Susan Kandel (HarperCollins)
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch an alle Gewinner!
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