Yesterday I mentioned a book called OPEN SEASON by C.J. Box,
and Edgar nominee for first novel, which I suggested as
something you should think about nominating int hat category
if you were going to Bouchercon this Fall.
I'd like to mention several other books that I think are
deserving of nominations. If you're going, the nominating
ballat has to be in by the end of May. You're allowed to
nominate up to five in each category. If you're going, and
you've already got your five picked out in each category,
skip the rest of this post, but, if not, I'd appreciate it if
you'd give these suggestions some consideration.
FIRST NOVEL: AUSTIN CITY BLUE by Jan Grape
It's from a small publisher (Five Star), and consequently
likley to be overlooked. The book's very good, and Jan's a
great lady, through her Austin bookstore, has been a great
friend of the genre. Plus, I have to admit, the idea of a
local Austin writer getting nominated for a book set in
Austin at a convention held in Austin has an attractive
resonance.
P.B.O. NOVEL: I'd like to suggest two more books from a small
publisher, Design Image.
The first is THE BIG SWITCH by our own Jack Bludis, a dandy
period PI novel set in 1950s Hollywood.
The second is AND FELSH AND BLOOD SO CHEAP by Wayne Dundee,
the welcome return of Rockford, IL, private eye Joe
Hannibal.
Again, the small publisher would keep this from getting
noticed.
NON-FICTION: It's no surprise to most of you, I'm sure, that
I'm a big fan of the original DRAGNET, the grand-daddy of all
police procedurals in every medium. If you've got space on
your ballot, I'd like to suggest Michael Hayde's exhaustive
and entertaining history of the series, MY NAME'S FRIDAY. It
was an Edgar nominee in the Critical/Biographical category,
but since its subject matter is a TV show, and a hard-boiled
one at that, I'm afraid the fan base that makes up most
Bouchercon attendees will probably overlook this one, and it
really deserves a nomination.
Thanks for bearing with this lobbying effort.
JIM DOHERTY
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