Friday, April 27, 2007

The Edgars

Earlier this week the Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the 2007 Edgar awards. They have a dozen or so categories, but the essential news is that the winner for Best Novel is The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin ; Best First Novel by an American Author is The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson ; Best Paperback Original is Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara.

It is often the case with awards that the short list of nominees is a more useful guide to finding a good book to read than the particular title singled out to win. Only time will sort out the judges' choices. Meanwhile, explore the Edgar nominee lists on the MWA site, and use your own judgment. We already own most of the titles.

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