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Winners from ThrillerFest

The 2012 Thriller Awards were announced this week, and each winner is action-packed and adrenaline-fueled!

Best First Novel: Spiral by Robert McEuen

Best Hardcover Novel: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

Best Paperback Original Novel: The Last Minute by Jeff Abbott

2012 ThrillerMaster: Jack Higgins

True Thriller Award: Ann Rule

Silver Bullet Award: Richard North Patterson

Honors were bestowed on the final day of the seventh annual ThrillerFest, the annual conference of the International Thriller Writers, who also publish a monthly webzine The Big Thrill.

By Readers' Advisor on July 18, 2012 Categories: Awards, Books, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense

Celebrate June is Audiobook Month

Just in time to highlight great listens for summer reading, the winners of the 2012 Audie Awards have been announced! Honoring the year’s best recordings in a rich mix of categories, these awards are a perfect source of listening suggestions while traveling on vacation, basking in the sun, or making everyday routines more exciting. Try one of the most recent winners below or sample past Audiobooks of the Year. Need more incentive? Don’t forget that listening to an audiobook counts as reading in our Summer Reading Program!

Audiobook of the Year: Bossypants by Tina Fey

Solo Narration (Male): Simon Vance, narrator of The King’s Speech

Biography/Memoir: Bossypants by Tina Fey

Fantasy: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Humor: Shatner Rules by William Shatner with Chris Regan

Literary Fiction: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Multi-Voiced Performance: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

Mystery: Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke

Narration by the Author: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Personal Development: Prime Time by Jane Fonda

Romance: New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb

Thriller/Suspense: The Nightmare Thief by Meg Gardiner

By Readers' Advisor on June 11, 2012 Categories: Audiobooks, Awards, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Humor, Literary, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense, Nonfiction, Romance

LISTS: British Crime Series

No one solves mysteries like the British! Classic or contemporary, gritty or cozy, the popular procedural format is best mastered by our friends in the UK. If you prefer to have your cases cracked by Detective Chief Inspectors, Superintendents, and Constables, check out this list of English whodunits on DVD.

Click here to see which British crime series and miniseries you may have missed.

By Readers' Advisor on June 8, 2012 Categories: Lists, Movies and Television, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense

Cathleen’s Pick: Mirage

In the mind-bending Mirage, Gregory Peck finds himself in a blacked-out office building with no memory of the past two years. The mysterious Diane Baker seems to know him well, and he hires PI Walter Matthau to discover why sinister gunmen are shadowing him. Suave ‘60s storytelling with a Hitchcockian feel.

By Readers' Advisor on June 5, 2012 Categories: All Staff Picks, Movies and Television, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense, Picks by Cathleen

LISTS: Hobby Mysteries

Steve Martin said, “When your hobbies get in the way of your work – that’s OK – but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves…well…” Glassblowing, crosswords, basket making, stitching, taxidermy, scrapbooking, soapmaking – whatever your hobby, make sure you save part of the day for it…or for reading about it!

Click here to see a list of the Library’s hobby mysteries.

By Readers' Advisor on May 25, 2012 Categories: Books, Lists, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense

Edgar Award Winning Mysteries

Follow the clues to discover the best mystery writing of the year. The Mystery Writers of America recently named the winners of the 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, and it would be a crime for you to leave these cases unsolved:

Best Novel: Gone by Mo Hayder

Best First Novel: Bent Road by Lori Roy

Best Fact Crime: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

Best Critical Biographical: On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling by Michael Dirda

Best Young Adult: The Silence of Murder by Dandi Daley Mackall

Best Juvenile: Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby

By Readers' Advisor on May 9, 2012 Categories: Awards, Books, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense

LISTS: If You Liked The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

If you’ve already seen The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in Swedish, English, and read the book, how about exploring other Scandinavian authors?

Click here for an overview of Scandinavian authors and culture.
Then click here for an in-depth list of Scandinavian crime novelists and here for Scandinavian thrillers on audiobook.

By Readers' Advisor on May 4, 2012 Categories: Audiobooks, Books, Lists, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense

LISTS: Presidential Intrigue

Stolen elections. Conspiracy. Assassination. War. Being the President of the United States isn’t an easy job. Whether you want to read about the questionably legit election of Rutherford B. Hayes, see Martin Sheen in The West Wing, or catch up with the latest political thrillers, the Library’s got something for you.

If this election year isn’t suspenseful enough for you, click here for books, audiobooks, and movies about the dangers of being president.

By Readers' Advisor on April 27, 2012 Categories: Books, Lists, Movies and Television, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense, Nonfiction

A Family Drama, Played Out in the Courtroom

What would you do if your 14-year-old son was accused of murdering one of his classmates? If you were Andy Barber, the assistant district attorney, you would defend him. Defending Jacob, by William Landay, is about a family torn apart by a crime that shocks a suburban New England town.

By Readers' Advisor on April 7, 2012 Categories: Books, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense, Web Video

Cathleen’s Pick: The House of Silk

Calling all Baker Street Irregulars! Anthony Horowitz’s The House of Silk, a new exploit of Sherlock Holmes, lives up to the high standard of the original stories. Derek Jacobi is perfect as the voice of Dr. Watson, and the twisty mystery is one of the most complex and harrowing yet.

By Readers' Advisor on March 27, 2012 Categories: All Staff Picks, Audiobooks, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense, Picks by Cathleen