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February 19, 2020

The LA Times Prime Crime

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The Los Angeles Times announced the finalists for the 40th Annual Book Prizes, with winners in the various categories to be announced on Friday, April 17th, at 7pm. The Robert Kirsch Award winner for lifetime achievement this year is Walter Mosley. Mosley is the author of more than 43 books including his 14-volume series featuring detective Easy Rawlins, a Black private detective living in South Central Los Angeles.

The nods in the Mystery/Thriller category include:

  • Steph Cha, Your House Will Pay (Ecco)
  • Michael Connelly, The Night Fire (Little, Brown and Company)
  • Jane Harper, The Lost Man (Flatiron Books)
  • Laura Lippman, Lady in the Lake (William Morrow)
  • Attica Locke, Heaven, My Home (Mulholland Books)


Congratulations and best of luck to all!

Posted by on February 19, 2020 at 07:53 PM in Awards |

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