On the 199th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the father of the mystery fiction genre, the Mystery Writers of America announced their 2008 award nominees.
The nominees for Best Novel are:
- Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
- Priest by Ken Bruen
- The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
- Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
- Down River by John Hart
Other award categories include Best First Novel by an American Author, Best Paperback Original, Best Fact Crime, Best Critical/Biographical, Best Short Story, Best Juvenile, Best Young Adult, Best Play, Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay, and Best Motion Picture Screenplay. For the entire list of nominees, click here.
The awards will be presented at the Mystery Guild's annual gala banquet on May 1, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
