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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)
Lovely post. I do hope we all take time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and it's people. Especially at a time when we have so many still serving in this volatile time.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's so easy to get caught up in the excitement of a long weekend, that I think many of us need a gentle reminder of the reason behind it.
DeleteI will spend a moment saying a prayer for the families of all those who made the ultimate sacrifice. thanks for a lovely post.
ReplyDeleteI saw your post of Flanders Field this morning. Remembering all the families touched by loss.
DeleteFirst we will be visiting my Grandpa's grave. Then we will be spending the day working on our garden, fixing out porch and having a picnic. It's the last family get together we will have before my husband has his surgery.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the time with your family--adding prayers for your husband's operation.
DeleteI leave flowers at cemeteries, but admit to fake ones. The exception was when I was in Paris as a teenager. I bought real flowers and left the on Lafayette's grave.
ReplyDeleteWell, the artificial would hold up better--but don't tell Audrey I said that!
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