Because it’s evidently not possible to have too many declarations in one week of contenders for various crime-fiction commendations (we’ve already reported on finalists for both the 2019 Thriller Awards and this year’s CrimeFest honors), the people behind Toronto, Ontario’s Bloody Words Mini-Con have released their list of five rivals for the annual Bony Blithe Award. That prize “celebrates traditional, feel-good mysteries” capable of making the judges smile.
The nominees are:
• The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place, by Alan Bradley
(Delacorte Press)
• A Scandal in Scarlet, by Vicki Delany (Crooked Lane)
• The Marmalade Murders, by Elizabeth J. Duncan (Minotaur)
• Darkest Before the Dawn, by Mike Martin (Ottawa Press)
• Haunted Hayride with Murder, by Auralee Wallace
(St. Martin's Paperbacks)
The winner of the Bony Blithe will be announced during the Bloody Words Mini-Con, which is scheduled to be held on Friday, May 24 (from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.) at the High Park Club in Toronto. In 2018, the award went to Dying on Second, by E.C. Bell (Tyche).
Click here to watch a brief but “jolly video” highlighting the shortlist of this year’s prize nominees.
(Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare.)
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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