Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, a new John Sandford and Faye Kellerman highlight a fantastic week of books! See what else we're reading:
The Mystery Readers International have announced the nominees for the 2017 Macavity Awards. The Macavity Award—named for the “mystery cat” of T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats—is an annual award celebrating the year's best in the mystery genre.
IQ by Joe Ide follows a resident of one of LA's toughest neighborhoods as he uses his blistering intellect to solve the crimes the LAPD ignores. It is nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel. If someone had told me before I read this book that I was going to love it as…
The Barry Awards, which began in 1997, are presented at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. Voted on by the readers of Deadly Pleasures, the award is named in honor of Barry Gardner, a well-known fan reviewer and American critic.
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has recently announced their finalists for the 22nd annual Audie Awards competition—the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. This year's awards will be presented at the Audie Awards Gala to be held on June 1, 2017, at the French Institute Alliance…
