Case Histories Tonight on PBS' Masterpiece Mystery!

 We read Case Histories in June 2011 and gave it a 2.5 / 5 rating.  It was a "love or hate" kind of book, but it inspired a lively discussion. The three-part BBC adaptation begins tonight on PBS. Here's a review from the Los Angeles Times.

Case Histories - PBS 

P.D. James' Pride & Prejudice Sequel - Coming Soon

I can't wait to get my hands on Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D. James' new book (to be released in the U.S. on December 6). I would probably gringe if any other author attempted a crime fiction sequel to Pride & Prejudice, but if anyone can pull this off, it is P.D. James. 

BBC News: P.D. James Writes Pride & Prejudice Crime Novel

Mystery Awards Announced

The 2011 Anthony Awards were presented on Sunday September 18, 2011 at the Bouchercon convention in St. Louis. Here are this year's winners:

Best Novel  - Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

Best First Novel
 - The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson

Best Graphic Novel - The Chill by Jason Starr

Best Short Story - "Swing Shift" by Dana Cameron (Crimes By Moonlight)

Best Web Site/Blog -
Stop, You’re Killing Me! edited by Stan Ulrich and Lucinda Surber

For a complete list of nominees, visit the Bouchercon website.

The Shanghai Moon by S.J. Rozan

Next meeting: September 28, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Newark Library

We will be discussing The Shanghai Moon: A Lydia Chin/ Bill Smith Novel by S.J. Rozan. Click here for a recent Publishers Weekly article about the origins of the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series.

The Chicago Sun-Times on The Shanghai Moon:  “It takes a gifted writer to create characters and stories this rich and touching, and Rozan has done it in spectacular fashion.”

Best Novel Nominee, 2010 Anthony Awards.

Copies of the book are available at the Newark Library. 

Crime Writers' Association (U.K.) Dagger Award Nominees Announced

EuroCrime - CWA Shortlist for 2011

Swedish Crime Fiction

Excellent review of Swedish crime fiction from Petrona

Michael Connelly news

ABC is developing "Lincoln Lawyer" series.
When we discussed The Lincoln Lawyer in 2007, we gave it a perfect score of 5! Click here for a complete list of the Mickey Haller series. 

Shatter by Michael Robotham

We will be discussing  Shatter  (Book 4, O'Loughlin/Ruiz series), a psychological thriller by Australian writer Michael Robotham, at our August 24th meeting. Robotham  had a successful career as an investigative reporter before turning to writing crime novels full time.  For more information about Michael Robotham and his books, check out this Author Spotlight from Fair Dinkum Crime.

Copies of Shatter are available for checkout at the Newark Library.

If you like Nordic crime fiction ...

More on the popularity of Scandinavian crime fiction from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Book 1, Joona Linna series

Book 5, Inspector Van Veeteren series

New European crime fiction titles.

New Crime Fiction Reviews From Euro Crime