The Big Give

Well, it seems no sooner did Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine announce the recipients of its 2007 Readers Awards, than Crimespree Magazine let loose with its rundown of Crimespree Award winners. These commendations also honor books published in 2007. “It was a good year for books and we had a lot of votes,” editor Jon Jordan writes, before introducing the victors:

Favorite Book of 2007: The Unquiet, by John Connolly (Atria)

Also nominated: What the Dead Know, by Laura Lippman (Morrow); The Watchman, by Robert Crais (Simon & Schuster); Priest, by Ken Bruen (St. Martin’s Minotaur); and Thunder Bay, by William Kent Krueger (Atria)

Best Ongoing Series: Peter Robinson’s Inspector Alan Banks

Also nominated: Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, Ken Bruen’s Jack Taylor, John Connolly’s Charlie “Bird” Parker, and Barry Eisler's John Rain

Favorite Anthology of 2007: Expletive Deleted, edited by Jennifer Jordan (Bleak House Books)

Also nominated: A Hell of a Woman, edited by Megan Abbott (Busted Flush Press); and Chicago Blues, edited by Libby Fischer Hellmann (Bleak House Books)

Favorite Comics Writer of 2007: Brian Azzarello

Also nominated: Ed Brubaker, Jason Aaron, Greg Rucka, and Garth Ennis

Best First Book of 2007: Big City, Bad Blood, by Sean Chercover (Morrow)

Also nominated: The Blade Itself, by Marcus Sakey (St. Martin’s Minotaur); Head Games, by Craig McDonald (Bleak House Books); Stealing the Dragon, by Tim Maleeny (Midnight Ink); and On the Ropes, by Tom Schreck (Midnight Ink)