2011 Nero Wolfe Award finalists announced

[mainer]

for the mystery readers here, a list of this year's nominees for the Nero Award:

"The Nero Award is presented by the Wolfe Pack each year to an author for the best mystery written in the tradition of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe stories. It is presented at the Black Orchid Banquet, traditionally held on the first Saturday in December in New York City. The Nero Award celebrates literary excellence in the mystery genre.

Nominees:
Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen -- Ballantine Books
The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds -- St. Martin’s Press
Bury Your Dead byLouise Penny -- Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
The Midnight Show Murders by Al Roker -- Delacorte
Think of a Number by John Verdon -- Crown

The Wolfe Pack, the literary society that celebrates all things Nero Wolfe, also presents the Black Orchid Novella Award (BONA) in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine to celebrate the Novella format popularized by Rex Stout. The BONA is also announced at the Black Orchid Banquet in December."


http://mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2011/06/nero-wolfe-award-finalists-2011.html

[ensho]

1. thanks for posting this

nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. for mystery/thriller devotees, Wiki has a whole page of various awards in that genre.

from whence I have mined and found my new favorite author, Lee Child.
Gobbling his books up like M&Ms during this hot summer of lying about.

Mystery and detective fiction awards:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mystery_and_detective_fiction_awards

[monmouth]

3. Al Roker? Who knew? Go Al and congrats. Love that guy...n/t

[mainer]

4. Dick Lochte is listed as co-author on Amazon

So it's only fair to give Lochte at least 50% of the credit, if not more!

[monmouth]

5. Thanks, did not know that..n/t

[Riftaxe]

6. Lol i was forced to read Rex Stout

in college...then after i had finished, i had to read a little more, then a little more...until I owned every publicized work he had.

Do i feel bad about it, well..yes.

Do i regret it, heck no.