Samantha Harvey’s The Western Wind has won the £1000 2019 Staunch Book Prize. The controversial award, now in its second year, is for a thriller novel in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered. The other contenders included Liar's Candle by August Thomas; Only To Sleep by Lawrence Osborne; Honey by Brenda Brooks; and The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre.
This past weekend, Sisters in Crime Australia handed out its 26th annual Scarlet Stiletto Awards for short fiction "written by Australian women and featuring a strong female protagonist." The top honor, the Swinburne University Award, went to “At Length I Would Be Avenged,” by Blanche Clark. For all the winners in the various categories, check out the full list on the SinC-Aussie website.
Forensic anthropologist and author, Kathy Reichs, was one of the most recent individuals to receive the Order of Canada. Reichs is perhaps best known for her series, Bones, and its TV adaptation. Reichs joined actors William Shatner and Donald Sutherland, as well as Christina Jennings, founder of the production company behind the Murdoch Mysteries, in the honor.
The Goodreads Choice Awards have narrowed the Best Mystery & Thriller nominees down to the list of finalists.
There will be a special post-show discussion/Q&A with three acclaimed Boston mystery writers after the Lyric Stage's performance of Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express, December 19. Participating will be Julie Hennrikus (the Theater Cop and Garden Squad series), Susan Larson, and Hank Phillippi Ryan (award-winning author of 11 mysteries including the latest, The Murder List).
Janet Rudolph has her annual list out of Thanksgiving-themed mysteries over at her Mystery Fanfare blog. Plenty of options there to enjoy while you're waiting for the turkey to cook.
Kings River Life has some free Thanksgiving short stories, including "Justice for Elijah: a Thanksgiving Mystery" by Earl Staggs and "Ya Never Know: A Thanksgiving Tale" by Gale Farrelly.
Mystery Lovers Kitchen has several recipes appropriate for the holiday. Sip on some Thanksgiving Cider by Krista Davis, enjoy some Roasted Sweet Potato and Squash Soup before the turkey, and finish up with some Pumpkin Bread Pudding or Pumpkin Cake.
Something else to be thankful for: "Bookstores are back and they're back in a big way."
Tired of the usual Thanksgiving football on TV? TV Guide has a list of all the marathons over the holiday, including Blue Bloods, Forensic Files, Homeland, Law & Order, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, and Law & Order:SVU among many, many more.
This week's crime poem at the 5-2 is "Appraisal" by J.D. Smith.
In the Q&A roundup, Lesa Holstine chatted with Diane Kelly, author of the Paw Enforcement series, as well as the Death and Taxes mysteries and the Home Flipper mysteries; the Dark Phantom blog had an interview with Deborah Serani, author of the psychological suspense novel, The Ninth Session; the Minneapolis Star Tribune spoke with Janet Evanovich, who is promoting her 26th Stephanie Plum novel, Twisted Twenty-Six; and Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series, explained to The National why "I'm fonder of Rebus than he would be of me."
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