THE HAMMETT PRIZE

(For those who stop by and are not tied into such announcements)

I'll be back next week (if I get out of Detroit) although Friday's Forgotten Books will hopefully appear. God bless those who are getting dumped with snow again.

2010 Hammett Prize Nominations

The International Association of Crime Writers (IACW) has announced the 2010 Hammett Prize Nominations:

Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott(Simon & Schuster)
Devil's Garden by Ace Atkins (Putnam)
The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (Penguin)
The Long Fall by Walter Mosley (Riverhead)
The Way Home by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown)

IACW/NA awards The Hammett Prize annually for literary excellence in the field of crime-writing, as reflected in a book published in the English language in the U.S. and/or Canada. The winner receives a "Thin Man" trophy, designed by sculptor Peter Boiger. Go HERE for more information on IACW & The Hammett Prize.