The CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award 2008

The shortlist for the above award has been announced:

Ariana Franklin, The Death Maze, Bantam Press
Philip Kerr, A Quiet Flame, Quercus
Andrew Martin, Death on a Branch Line, faber and faber
C J Sansom, Revelation, Macmillan
Andrew Taylor, Bleeding Heart Square, Michael Joseph
Laura Wilson, Stratton’s War, Orion

Because this year "brought an unprecedented number of excellent historical crime novels", the judging panel asked that the following books from their long list should be published "in recognition of their merit":

Marjorie Eccles, Last Nocturne, Allison & Busby
Ann Granger, A Mortal Curiosity, Headline
H R F Keating, Inspector Ghote’s First Case, Allison & Busby
R N Morris, A Vengeful Longing, faber and faber

Comments

[crimeficreader]

Thanks, Norm. It was an unplanned break, but I needed it.

I too am surprised that A Vengeful Longing could make it to the Duncan Lawrie Dagger shortlist but only make the longlist here. Like you, I've read three of the longlist (but different, I suspect) and I am stunned that Morris did not make the shortlist.

[Norm]

cfr, of course the Kerr would be my choice but the other authors in the list are just so strong and I have read only three books from the extended list. I am very surprised that A Vengeful Longing did not make it to the short list as I thought it a better book than The Death Maze.
By the way it is nice to have you back posting after your break.

[crimeficreader]

Good God! And why was your hat not straight into the ring for Kerr? I thought it would have been a straight support run for you, dear Norm?

[Norm]

I don't envy the judges sorting out these contenders.