Crimezone Thriller Award Nominations 2012

O.K. I wanted to post this, so I'm not translating from the Dutch. If I get time, I will :-) These awards were mentioned in late September. Check out CrimeZone.

Kanshebbers Crimezone Thriller Award 2012

CATEGORIE BUITENLAND
Arnaldur Indridason • Verdwijnpunt (Uitgeverij Q)
Camilla Lackberg • Engeleneiland (Anthos)
David Baldacci • De provocatie (A.W. Bruna)
Deon Meyer • 13 uur (A.W. Bruna)
Gillian Flynn • Donker hart (Boekerij)
Håkan Nesser • De man zonder hond (De Geus)
Jo Nesbø • De schim (Cargo)
John Hart • Het ijzeren huis (Luitingh-Sijthoff)
Jussi Adler-Olsen • Het Washingtondecreet (Prometheus)
Karin Slaughter • Genadeloos (Cargo)
Lars Kepler • Getuige (Cargo)
Lee Child • De affaire (Luitingh-Sijthoff)
Linwood Barclay • Kijk niet weg (Boekerij)
Lisa Gardner • Korte metten (The House of Books)
Nele Neuhaus • Sneeuwwitje moet sterven (Uitgeverij Q)
Nicci French • Dinsdag is voorbij (Anthos)
R.J. Ellory • De helden van New York (De Fontein)
Tess Gerritsen • Het stille meisje (The House of Books)

CATEGORIE NEDERLANDSTALIG
Alex van Galen • Ideale ouders (A.W. Bruna)
Charles den Tex • De vriend (De Geus)
Corine Hartman • Stormvloed (Karakter)
Ellen G • Schaduwspel (Manteau)
Ingrid Oonincx • Botsing (The House of Books)
Judith Visser • Time-out (Boekerij)
Lieneke Dijkzeul • Wat overblijft (Anthos)
Linda Jansma • Tweestrijd (Crime Compagnie)
Loes den Hollander • Troostkind (Karakter)
Luc Deflo • Losers (Manteau)
Marelle Boersma • Vals alarm (Crime Compagnie)
Michael Berg • Nacht in Parijs (The House of Books)
Piet Baete • Vrijdag de 14de (Manteau)

CATEGORIE DEBUUT *
Alice LaPlante • Hersenspinsels (Orlando)
Elizabeth Haynes • Waarheen je ook vlucht (Cargo)
Emily St. John Mandel • Aria voor een verleden (Boekerij)
Eriksson & Sundquist • Het kraaienmeisje (Cargo)
Jeroen Guliker • Verborgen vrucht (Credo)
Lars Rambe • Sporen op het ijs (De Fontein)
Louise Millar • Kom je spelen? (De Kern)
Mark Allen Smith • Manipulatie (Unieboek)
Thomas Enger • Schijndood (Uitgeverij Q)

Cartoon of the Day: GPS

From Bizarro, one of my favorite comics!

Giant Typewriter 1940

From one of my favorite websites, Retronaut, comes these archival photos of the Giant Typewriter at the World's Fair 1940.

Veterans Day: Remembering Those Who Served

Veterans Day: Remembering those who served.

My father Joseph Rudolph served during WWII as a physician on the front lines in Italy. He received the purple heart and other medals and commendations. I'll always remember his war stories. My mother said he talked about the war all night the first night he was back and didn't talk about it again for 40 years. But when he did choose to share the stories, there was an outpouring of both horrific and poignant memories.

My father was an avid mystery reader, so here's the link to Veterans Day Mysteries and Crime Fiction.

David Goodis Award: Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block was presented with the David Goodis Award at NoirCon. Congratulations, Larry!

Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar® and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers’ Association-- only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler. lawrenceblock.wordpress.com

VETERANS DAY MYSTERIES & CRIME FICTION

Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day (also known as Remembrance Day), is November 11. Veterans Day commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, that took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning — the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" 1918.

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day November 11, 1919. The U.S.  Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting the President issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with appropriate ceremonies. The 11th of November is"a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day'." It was later changed to Veteran's Day.

I love to read mysteries that reflect regions and holidays, so I'm reposting about Veterans Day with a few additions. Julia Spencer-Fleming's One Was a Soldier,  Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd's mystery series are at the top of my list of Veteran's Day Mysteries.  BV Lawson's 2007 post of Veteran's Day Mysteries is great. No need to duplicate her efforts. Be sure and read her blog, as well as all the comments. Another fine list is In Remembrance Fiction in Times of War (not all mysteries) from the St. Charles Public Library. I also did a Memorial Day post here on Mystery Fanfare that covers some of the same territory.  Mysteries in Paradise about Remembrance Day is also a great resource.

Wikipedia has an entry about Veteran's Day Mysteries. Several hardboiled heroes have been war veterans. H. C. McNeile (Sapper)'s Bulldog Drummond from World War I, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and many others from World War II, and John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee from the Korean War.  "The frequent exposure to death and hardship often leads to a cynical and callous attitude as well as a character trait known today as post-traumatic stress characterizes many hardboiled protagonists."

Read a Veteran's Day mystery today and remember the men and women who fought (and are fighting) for world peace.