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Congratulations to Killer Characters Authors
Best Contemporary Novel
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)
Beyond the Truth by Bruce Robert Coffin (Witness Impulse)
Cry Wolf by Annette Dashofy (Henery Press)
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny (Minotaur)
Trust Me by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge)
Best Historical Novel
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Berkley)
The Gold Pawn by LA Chandlar (Kensington)
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Crime)
Turning the Tide by Edith Maxwell (Midnight Ink)
Murder on Union Square by Victoria Thompson (Berkley)
Best First Novel
A Ladies Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington)
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill (Kensington)
What Doesn't Kill You by Aimee Hix (Midnight Ink)
Deadly Solution by Keenan Powell (Level Best Books)
Curses Boiled Again by Shari Randall (St. Martin's)
Best Short Story
"All God's Sparrows" by Leslie Budewitz (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)
"A Postcard for the Dead" by Susanna Calkins in Florida Happens (Three Rooms Press)
"Bug Appetit" by Barb Goffman (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
"The Case of the Vanishing Professor" by Tara Laskowski (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)
"English 398: Fiction Workshop" by Art Taylor (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Best Young Adult Mystery
Potion Problems (Just Add Magic) by Cindy Callaghan (Aladdin)
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (Henry Holt)
A Side of Sabotage by C.M. Surrisi (Carolrhoda Books)
Best Nonfiction
Mastering Plot Twists by Jane Cleland (Writer's Digest Books)
Writing the Cozy Mystery by Nancy J Cohen (Orange Grove Press)
Conan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox (Random House)
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson (Pegasus Books)
Wicked Women of Ohio by Jane Ann Turzillo (History Press)
I've always liked dressing up like a gypsy... it feels freeing, in a way, to be able to put all different colors on, and pile scarves and jewelry on top of it, and not care! A riot of color!
ReplyDeleteOne of my aunts made popcorn balls, too. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteOh, I did the gypsy thing, too, Victoria! Such fun! I also liked being a pirate, probably because I got a plastic saber to wave around.
ReplyDeleteI just remember counting out all the candies in my bag but I always keep the tootsie rolls. And when we went to a Halloween party, I did enjoy the candy apples.
ReplyDeleteMy foreign born husband dressed as Dracula, to the delight of one little boy, as they dribbled fake blood amidst guffaws. But then a little princess burst into tears, stabbing Dracula through the heart (no stake needed), and the costume was retired forever.
ReplyDeleteWhat a funny story, Liz!
ReplyDeleteI tend to go with a cat costume, whiskers and ears are so much fun.
~ Krista
My brother convinced me that Crunch bars had nuts in them, which I don't like, so I always gave him all the Crunch bars until one day I found out, lo and behold, that they DO NOT have nuts in them!
ReplyDeleteLiz, sweet story! Pobracita princess.
ReplyDeleteCaramel apples, Dru! I LOVE them. My mom is more a fan of candy apples. She likes that crunch.
ReplyDeleteI did the gypsy costume, too. Back in the day when you made do with whatever you had. I love those kind of costumes the best.
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