The "Los Angeles Times" has announced the nominees for its 29th annual book prizes, to be awarded on April 28 at a ceremony on the campus of UCLA.
Prizes are awarded in a number of categories, including history, biography, current interest, young adult fiction, poetry, and mystery/thrillers. The 2006 nominees for the mystery/thriller category are:
- The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos
- Echo Park by Michael Connelly
- City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate
- The Zero by Jess Walter
- The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow
The mystery/thriller award will be presented by Mary Higgins Clark.
For the other nominees and to read more about the awards, click here.
