Quill Awards Nominate Best Mystery Novels

The Quill awards, the literary version of the "People's Choice Awards," have nominated their choices for "Best Mystery Novel" of the year.

The nominees are:

• Michael Connelly: The Lincoln Lawyer (Little Brown)
• Arthur Conan Doyle: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (Norton)
• Harlan Coben: Promise Me (Dutton)
• Elizabeth Peters: Tomb of the Golden Bird (Morrow)
• Janet Evanovich: Twelve Sharp (St. Martin's Press)

Readers can vote for their favorite on the Quill Awards website. Voting continues until September 30. The awards will be presented at a dinner ceremony in New York City on October 10.

The Quill Awards are a joint project of Reed Business Publications and NBC Universal. The awards reward writers in 19 categories, including mystery/suspense/thrillers, chosen by the public. Last year's mystery award winner was Janet Evanovich for Eleven on Top.