Toney wins inaugural Carter Brown Mystery Writing Award
Wilson Toney’s novel Alibi for a Dead Man has won the inaugural Carter Brown Mystery Writing Award for an unpublished manuscript. Judges praised the novel for its plotting, sharp dialogue...
Skeletons in the closet: L J M Owen on ‘Olmec Obituary’
L J M Owen’s debut novel Olmec Obituary (Echo), the first instalment in her ‘Dr Pimms, Intermillennial Sleuth’ series, is ‘a cosy and rollicking tale in a sub-genre that is refreshing...
Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2014 winners announced
In the US, the Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television’ published...
2013 Edgar Allen Poe Award winners announced
In the US, the Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television’ published...
Nunn nominated for Edgar Award
Australian-based author Malla Nunn has been nominated for the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards for her novel The Silent Valley (Macmillan), published in the US as Blessed Are the Dead...