Thursday, February 24, 2022

Pursuing the Times Prizes

Organizers of the 27th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (April 23-24) have announced the finalists, in 11 categories, for the 2022 Times Book Prizes. Here are the five Mystery/Thriller contenders:

The Turnout, by Megan Abbott (Putnam)
The Dark Hours, by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)
The Collective, by Alison Gaylin (Morrow)
Velvet Was the Night, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)

This year will bring L.A.’s first in-person Festival of Books since the COVID-19 pandemic struck back in 2020. Book prize winners are expected to be declared on Friday, April 22.

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