Mystery Writer's of America EDGAR Award Winners

Best Novel
Down River by John Hart .
Best First Novel by an American Author
In the Woods by Tana French .
Best Paperback Original
Queenpin by Megan Abbott .
Best Fact Crime
Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi .
Best Critical/Biographical
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley .
Best Short Story
"The Golden Gopher" in Los Angeles Noir by Susan Straight .
Best Juvenile
The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh .
Best Young Adult
Rat Life by Tedd Arnold .
Best TV Episode Teleplay
"Pilot" for Burn Notice, teleplay by Matt Nix .
Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Michael Clayton, screenplay by Tony Gilroy .

Mystery Bestsellers in September

The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association put out its September list of bestselling mystery novels.

Hardcover

1. Heartsick by Chelsea Cain (Link)
2. The Girl with Braided Hair by Margaret Coel (Link)
3. Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay (Link)
4. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (Link)
5. Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger (Link)
6. The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter (Link)
7. Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs (Link)
8. Second Shot by Zoë Sharp (Link)
9. Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson (Link)
10. The Bloody Tower by Carola Dunn (Link)

Paperback

1. First Drop by Zoë Sharp (Link)
2. The Alehouse Murders by Maureen Ash (Link)
3. A Stolen Season by Steve Hamilton (Link)
4. Love, Lies and Liquor by M.C. Beaton (Link)
5. Catnapped by Gabriella Herkert (Link)
6. Crime Seen by Victoria Laurie (Link)
6. The Drowning Man by Margaret Coel (Link)
6. Still Life by Louise Penny (Link)
9. String of Lies by Mary Ellen Hughes (Link)
10. Face Down O'er the Border by Kathy Lynn Emerson (Link)

(Source: http://www.shelf-awareness.com/)

Mystery Bestsellers in July: The IMBA List

The International Mystery Bookseller's Association puts out a monthly list of best seller's...links to our catalog are included. Any item we do not own, we are willing to purchase. Just email us the title and your name and barcode.

The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke.
The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva.
Killer Weekend by Ridley Pearson.
The Judas Strain by James Rollins.
Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde.
Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich.
A Welcome Grave by Michael Koryta.
Silence by Thomas Perry.
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny.
Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle.
Still Life by Louise Penny.
The False-Hearted Teddy by John Lamb.
Brush with Death by Hailey Lind.
A Thousand Bones by P.J. Parrish.
Death by Sudoku by Kaye Morgan.
Missing White Girl by Jeffrey J. Mariotte.
Dead Wrong by J.A. Jance.
Jesus Out to Sea by James Lee Burke.
Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan.

The IMBA Bestsellers: June

These books were the best sellers at Independent Mystery Booksellers Association member stores in June. We own most, but if you want us to purchase them, send us an email flref @ farmingtonlibct.org. Enjoy!



The Overlook by Michael Connelly.

Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich.

Free Fire by C. J. Box.

Stalin's Ghost by Martin Cruz Smith.

Suffer the Little Children by Donna Leon.

Requiem for an Assassin by Barry Eisler.

Love Kills by Edna Buchanan.

Little Tiny Teeth by Aaron Elkins.

Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann.

Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child.

Play Dead by David Rosenfelt.


Paperbacks...


The False-Hearted Teddy by John Lamb.

Our Lady of Pain by Marion Chesney.

Jesus Out to Sea by James Lee Burke.

The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard.

The Last Assassin by Barry Eisler.

Death Rides the Surf by Nora Charles.

The Art of Detection by Laurie King.

Cruel Poetry by Vicki Hendricks.

Hit Parade by Lawrence Block.

International Thriller Awards 2007

The International Thriller Writers "prize is the world's most prestigious thriller book prize" according to the ITW web site.

Best Novel	Winner: Killer Instinct by Joseph Finder.	Finalists: False Impression by Jeffrey Archer. Cold Kill by Stephen Leather. The Messenger by Daniel Silva. Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger.
Best First Novel	Winner: Mr. Clarinet by Nick Stone.	Finalists: Shadow of Death by Patricia Gussin. Switchback (British novel) by Matthew Klein. A Thousand Suns by Alex Scarrow. 18 Seconds by George D. Shuman.
Best Paperback Original	Winner: An Unquiet Grave by P.J. Parrish.	Finalists: Skeleton Coast by Clive Cussler with Jack DuBrul. The Deep Blue Alibi by Paul Levine. Headstone City by Tom Piccirilli. Mortal Faults by Michael Prescott.