The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers (IACW) has announced that Crook Manifesto, by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday), has won its 2023 Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime writing.
The four other novels vying for that award were Night Letter, by Sterling Watson (Akashic); Stealing, by Margaret Verble (Mariner); The Quiet Tenant, by Clémence Michallon (Knopf); and The Almost Widow, by Gail Anderson-Dargatz (Harper Avenue).
The IACW has handed out this honor—named, of course, for author Dashiell Hammett—every year since 1991. Previous recipients include James Crumley, Margaret Atwood, Martin Cruz Smith, Carol Goodman, Dan Fesperman, Lisa Sandlin, Lou Berney, and last year’s winner, Samantha Jayne Allen.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
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