Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award

Last night in the library at the headquarters of publisher Little, Brown on London’s Victoria Embankment, the 16th-century thriller Revenger (John Murray) by Rory Clements, was named the winner of the 2010 Ellis Peters Historical Award for crime fiction. Critic Barry Forshaw made the announcement, which was followed by an emotional speech by author Clements.

Runner-up for this award was Heartstone (Mantle), by C.J. Sansom. 
Shortlisted: Washington Shadow (John Murray), by Aly Monroe; Heresy (HarperCollins), by S.J. Parris; The Anatomy of Ghosts (Michael Joseph/Penguin), by Andrew Taylor; and To Kill a Tsar (John Murray), by Andrew Williams.

Sponsors of this year’s Ellis Peters Historical Award were the British Crime Writers’ Association, the Estate of Ellis Peters, Headline Book Publishing Company, and the Little, Brown Book Group. Clements will receive £3,000 as part of his prize.


Hat Tip: The Rap Sheet

Philip Kerr Wins Ellis Peters Award

Philip Kerr, one of my favorite historical crime writers, won the Ellis Peters Historical Award, given out by the British Crime Writers’ Association, for his 2009 Bernie Gunther novel, If the Dead Rise Not (Quercus).

Also nominated for this year’s award: The Dead of Winter, by Rennie Airth (Macmillan); The Redemption of Alexander Seaton, by Shona MacLean (Quercus); The Information Officer, by Mark Mills (HarperCollins); The Interrogator, by Andrew Williams (John Murray); and An Empty Death, by Laura Wilson (Orion).

Read more here in The Rap Sheet.

In September, Philip Kerr won the RBA International Award for Crime Writing. It's a good year for Philip Kerr.

2009 CWA Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award Nominees

Crime Writers Association announced the nominees for the 2009 CWA Ellis Peters Award. What a great list!

Rennie Airth, THE DEAD OF WINTER (Macmillan)

Philip Kerr, IF THE DEAD RISE NOT (Quercus)

Shona MacLean, THE REDEMPTION OF ALEXANDER SEATON (Quercus)

Mark Mills, THE INFORMATION OFFICER (HarperCollins)

Andrew Williams, THE INTERROGATOR (John Murray)

Laura Wilson, AN EMPTY DEATH (Orion)

Hat Tip to Karen Meek of Euro Crime