The Audio Publishers Association has announced the finalists for their annual Audie Awards honoring the best in audiobook recordings.
The Mystery category nods include:
- The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz, narrated by Simon Vance
- Glass Houses by Louise Penny, narrated by Robert Bathurst
- Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz, narrated by Samantha Bond
- On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service: A Royal Spyness Mystery, Book 11 by Rhys Bowen, narrated by Katherine Kellgren
- Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves, narrated by Julia Franklin.
The Thriller/Suspense finalists include:
- The Breakdown by B.A. Paris, narrated by Georgia Maguire
- Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben, narrated by Steven Weber
- The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer, narrated by Ellen Archer
- The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini and Graham Winton
- A Legacy of Spies by John le Carré, narrated by Tom Hollander
- Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles, narrated by Scott Brick
Bestselling crime and thriller writer Peter James, famous for the Brighton-based Roy Grace series, will be featured in an "Evening With…" in aid of the UK Sussex charity Care for Veterans. The Dead Good Evening will be held at the Sir Robert Woodard Academy in Lancing on Thursday, February 15 at 7pm.
Also across The Pond, Crime at the Castle takes a mixture of interviews, talks, and writers workshops to - you guessed it - a castle on February 24. The castle in question is Scotland's Glamis Castle, famous for being the childhood home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and also the setting for Shakespeare's Macbeth. Author who are scheduled to participate in the event include Val McDermid, Denise Mina, Christopher Brookmyre, Caro Ramsay, Jackie McLean, Douglas Skelton, Craig Robertson, Sandra Ireland, Shona MacLean, Michael J. Malone, Alex Gray, Frank Muir, Chris Longmuir, Caroline Dunford and Wendy H Jones.
The Mystery Writers of America announced the Edgar Week activities which kick off at the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, Tuesday, April 24 at 6:00pm with an event featuring MWA members, the 2018 Edgar Award nominees, bestselling authors, and publisher representatives. That's followed by a one-day Symposium with bestselling authors who will be participating in various panels to help tutor budding authors on the craft of the crime fiction trade.
The Malice Domestic conference organizers recently announced the finalists for the annual Agatha Awards, and Mystery Fanfare has posted links to all of the nominated short stories.
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express has been chosen as the Livingston Reads: One Book, One Community choice for 2018. Now in its fourteenth year, the program aims to present Michigan's Livingston County libraries as centers for culture, entertainment and enlightenment, and to position the libraries as leaders in promoting the joy of reading.
Last week, I noted a new award established to award thrillers that don't feature violence against women. Writing for The Guardian, author Sophie Hannah counters that it may sound like a good idea but it's not actually progressive, and other women authors also weighed in on the controversy.
Has the Jack the Ripper letter mystery been solved? Experts find that two key texts linked to the gruesome case were written by the same person.
Cellphone technology used in crime investigations has been in the news lately, and Mashable has the details about a murder case in Germany that revolves around an iPhone app.
Have you ever dreamed of owning a bookstore? Well, here's your chance: From My Shelf Books & Gifts in Wellsboro, Pennsylvaniaa (a store that is 1,000 square feet and includes about 50,000 books) is offering an open contest. The winner will receive six months free rent, an in-place staff, and free consulting from the owners. No business experience is needed, and there’s no money down, except a $75 entry fee. (You get your $75 back if you win, or if less than 4,000 people enter, in which case there is no winner.) You can sell the store after one year. If you're interested, just write a short essay of 250 words or fewer stating why bookstores are important to the community, and submit it before the deadline of March 18, 2018.
If you've ever wondered what kind of thriller protagonist you resemble, you can find out via this handy quiz from Bookriot.
Here's a way to have your book, er, cake, and eat it, too.
This week's crime poem at the 5-2 is "Like That" by Jeff Bagato.
In the Q&A roundup, the Daily Mail pinned down Mark Billingham to grill him on which book he'd take to a desert island; Omnimystery News welcomed Lauren Carr to continue a discussion of her new first in series mystery, Ice (Acorn Book Services); and Criminal Element spoke with Tracee de Hahn, author of the Agnes Lüthi Mysteries series, which includes Swiss Vendetta and the recent A Well-Timed Murder.
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