British correspondent Ali Karim just phoned in to tell us that the winner of this year’s Ellis Peters Historical Award for crime fiction is Stratton’s War, by Laura Wilson (Orion). That announcement was made during a ceremony this evening in London.
Also on the shortlist of nominees for the 2008 Ellis Peters commendation were: The Death Maze, by Ariana Franklin (Bantam Press); A Quiet Flame, by Philip Kerr (Quercus); Death on a Branch Line, by Andrew Martin (Faber and Faber); Revelation, by C.J. Sansom (Macmillan); and Bleeding Heart Square, by Andrew Taylor (Michael Joseph).
Four additional books appeared on the judges’ longlist but didn’t make the second cut: Last Nocturne, by Marjorie Eccles (Allison & Busby); A Mortal Curiosity, by Ann Granger (Headline); Inspector Ghote’s First Case, by H.R.F. Keating (Allison & Busby); and A Vengeful Longing, by R.N. Morris (Faber and Faber).
Previous winners of the Ellis Peters Award can be found here. To read the opening chapter of Stratton’s War, click here.
Monday, October 27, 2008
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I think it's a well deserved win for Laura
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