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AWARD WINNERS

You've Got Murder | Donna Andrews

Murphy's Law | Rhys Bowen

Blue Heaven | CJ Box

Bones | Jan Burke

The Dark Road to Mercy | Wiley Cash (Fiction)

Raven Black | Ann Cleeves

Revenger | Rory Clements*

Mistress of the Art of Death | Ariana Fanklin (Fiction)

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter | Tom Franklin (PB Mystery)

Dead Lions | Mick Herron (Fiction)

Down River | John Hart (Fiction)

Gone | Mo Hayder (Fiction)

The Janissary Tree | Jason Goodwin*

The Last Child | John Hart (Fiction) *

Letter From Home | Carolyn G. Hart

The Lock Artist | Steve Hamilton (Fiction)

If the Dead Rise Not | Philip Kerr

The Rage | Gene Kerrigan (Fiction)

Ordinary Grace | William Kent Krueger

The Bottoms | Joe Lansdale*

Live by Night | Dennis Lehane (Fiction)

Sidetracked | Henning Mankell (PB Mystery)

Storm Track | Margaret Maron*

Three Day Town | Margaret Maron

Icelight | Aly Monroe

The Body in the Snowdrift | Katherine Hall Page

California Girl | T. Jefferson Parker (Fiction)

Silent Joe | T. Jefferson Parker*

Beautiful Mystery | Louise Penny

A Brutal Telling | Louise Penny

Bury Your Dead | Louise Penny

The Cruelest Month | Louise Penny

A Fatal Grace | Louise Penny

The Virgin of Small Plains | Nancy Pickard

Resurrection Men | Ian Rankin

Winter and Night | S. J. Rozan

The Wrong Girl | Hank Phillippi Ryan

The Scent of Death| Andrew Taylor

The Broken Shore | Peter Temple* (Fiction)

Citizen Vince | Jess Walter (Fiction)

Fox Evil | Minette Walters

Birds of a Feather | Jacqueline Winspear

* Book available at another MARINet

library

The Edgar Award

for Best Mystery Novel

Named for Edgar Allan Poe, father of the

modern detective story, this award by the

Mystery Writers of America is the most

prestigious award in the realm of mystery and

detective fiction.

www.theedgars.com

The Agatha Awards

The Agatha Awards honor the traditional mystery — books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie. The genre is generally characterized by mysteries that contain no explicit sex, excessive gore, or gratuitous violence. They are chosen and presented by members of the mystery fan organization Malice Domestic, Ltd. www.malicedomestic.org

The Dagger Awards

The Dagger Awards were founded by the Crime Writers’

Association in 1956 and celebrate the very best in crime and thriller writing. Dagger Awards are given for lifetime achievement, crime, thrillers, historical, and first time au-thors. www.thecwa.co.uk

The Liar | Steve Cavanagh* When a wealthy businessman’s daughter is kidnapped he calls on Eddie Flynn, former con-artist now hotshot lawyer, to find her. But as

Eddie learns more he starts to suspect it may all be a set-up.

Dodgers | Bill Beverly (Fiction) When the cops bust a stash house and arrest 15-year-old East’s uncle, he feels ready to step up and do a man's job -- even if it means finding

and killing a key witness." -- From jacket

The Dry | Jane Harper Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. As Falk

reluctantly investigates Luke's death, long-buried mysteries resurface, as do the lies that have haunted them.

Before the Fall | Noah Hawley (Fiction) Nine important people are killed in a plane crash. Two others survive: an artist and a 4 year old child. As we

learn more about the passengers and the crash the mystery deepens and soon spirals out of control.

Mr. Mercedes | Stephen King (Fiction) In a high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes King has ever

created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands.

Bluebird, Bluebird | Attica Locke An African-American Texas Ranger becomes embroiled in an investigation into the deaths of an African American lawyer from

Chicago, and a local white woman.

Long upon the Land | Margaret Maron Judge Deborah Knott's father, Kezzie, comes under suspicion in the death of a man, while Deborah delves into the pasts of her wealthy mother and

bootlegger dad.

Rising Man | Abir Mukherjee In the days of the British Raj in 1919, Captain Sam Wyndham, a former Scotland Yard detective newly arrived in Calcutta, is confronted with the

murder of a British official who was found with a note in his mouth warning the British to leave India.

Glass Houses | Louise Penny In another thrilling Gamache adventure, a mysterious figure appears on the village green and refuses to communi-cate in any way.

A Great Reckoning | Louise Penny Armand Gamache is given an intricate old map as a gift the first day of his new job, the map eventually leads him to shattering secrets.

Life or Death | Michael Robotham A day before he’s due to be released, an inmate who may be the only one who knows where a heist’s 5 million dollars is hidden, disappears. The hunt for the

inmate, and the money is on.

Let Me Die in His Footsteps | Lori Roy (Fiction) In a small Kentucky town, Annie Hol-leran confronts the secrets of two families touched by an evil that has

passed between generations. Truth be Told | Hank Phillippi Ryan A family is evicted from their home. Investigating the foreclosures, reporter Jane Ryland learns the truth behind a big-bucks scheme and those who will

stop at nothing to keep their goal a secret.

Listed books are shelved in Mystery unless

otherwise noted.