That’s the Key

While we await tonight’s news about the fate of the 2009 Edgar Award nominees, there’s also an announcement of nominees for the 2009 Glass Key Award. The Glass Key (taking its name from Dashiell Hammett’s 1931 novel) is given out annually for the best Scandinavian mystery of the previous year. Last year, the late Stieg Larsson’s final novel in his “Millennium Trilogy” walked away with the prize. For 2009, there are five nominees from five different countries, including Johan Theorin’s Nattfak (Night Blizzard) and Arnaldur Indridason’s Haroskafi (Hypothermia).

This year’s winner will be named on May 29.

(Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare.)