Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year: Edel Coffey’s first novel, Breaking Point (Sphere)
Shortlisted:
Remember My Name, by Sam Blake (Corvus) Run Time, by Catherine Ryan Howard (Corvus) The Accomplice, by Steve Cavanagh (Orion) The Interview, by Gill Perdue (Sandycove) Hide and Seek, by Andrea Mara (Transworld).
There were 17 other categories for the 2022 Irish Books Awards, chosen to represent the best Ireland has to offer in the literary arts. Winners listed here.
English author Stuart Turton won Germany’s 2022 Viktor Crime Award for The Devil and the Dark Water, a standalone historical thriller first released in English in 2020.
This announcement was made earlier in November at Mord am Hellweg, Europe's largest international crime festival.”
Shortlisted for the 2022 Viktor Award:
Kazltes Herz (Cold Heart), by Henri Faber
Horvath und die verschwundenen Schüler (Horvath and the Missing Students), by Marc Hofmann.
Watch the Three Pines Amazon Prime trailer.. The first two episodes will air this Friday, December 2 on Amazon Prime. Need to do something before the show? Read Louise Penny's latest novel, A World of Curiosities. It's a great read. It has it all: Ganache, Three Pines, all the supporting characters, art, food, a locked room, detection, and so much more. I think it's Louise's best yet!
Want to subscribe to the Notes from Three Pines Newsletter? Nancy Reddy's latest issue had lots of food descriptions from the books.
Here's the trailer for the Three Pines TV series. In the midst of this fun one-minute trailer you might notice that the “Ruth” character describes Three Pines as a place that will expel people who don’t belong. I need to make clear that I fought and fought to have that line changed in the show. It is, as you know, the antithesis of what Three Pines is about. The fact it was not only left it in, but is now highlighted is troubling on so many levels.
It makes me wonder if they understand the heart and soul of the village. Three Pines is the soft landing, the open arms, the place at the table. In an often cruel and turbulent world, where physical safety can never be guaranteed, it is a place where we are emotionally safe. Because we are accepted. It is a place of friendship, of belonging, of acceptance and inclusion. No matter who you are. No matter what we believe. No one is turned away.
I just needed you to know that I did fight. And lost. But there is much to also commend the series, otherwise I wouldn’t be promoting it. I will always be honest with you.
That ridiculous misstep aside, I think you’ll like the trailer.
Midsomer Murders: Series 23 premieres in North America on Acorn.tv on December 12th.
Homicide, blackmail, greed, and betrayal: just a taste of what goes on behind the well-trimmed hedges of Midsomer County in this deliciously sinister series. But the culprits are no match for DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles, Bergerac); his successor upon retirement, DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon, Life of Riley); and their assistants.
I can't wait. I love this series. I've seen it all the way through at least twice..some episodes more than twice. Just an FYI: I saw the Series 23 premiere date on Acorn.tv and one other place, but I haven't found much out about the series itself. I'll update if this information proves wrong.
