For those of you interested in the awards handed out by Mystery Writers of America, here’s a list of this year’s winners . . .
BEST NOVEL
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (Regan Books)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel (St. Martin’s Minotaur)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford (Dark Alley)
BEST FACT CRIME
Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece by Edward Dolnick (Harper Collins)
BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
by Melanie Rehak (Harcourt)
BEST SHORT STORY
“The Catch” – Greatest Hits by James W. Hall (Carroll & Graf)
BEST CHILDRENS
The Boys of San Joaquin by D. James Smith (Simon & Schuster Children’s Books)
BEST YOUNG ADULT
Last Shot by John Feinstein (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
BEST PLAY
Matter of Intent by Gary Earl Ross (Theater Loft)
BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
Sea of Souls – “Amulet”, Teleplay by Ed Whitmore
BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
Syriana – Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, based on the book by Robert Baer (Warner Brothers)
