2009 Edgar Awards The mystery story is two stories in one: the story of what happened and the story of what appeared to happen. Mary Roberts Rinehard Introduction The Edgars Award are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America for the best in mystery and crime fiction and nonfiction. Blue heaven - Box, C. J. Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/08/2008 ISBN-13: 9780312365707 ISBN-10: 0312365705 2009 Edgar Award Winner, Best Novel. Fleeing the killers whom they witnessed committing murder, twelve-year-old Annie and her younger brother William escape into the woods of northern Idaho, not knowing whom they can trust and pursued by the murderers and a group of dirty cops seeking to prevent the youngsters from revealing what they know. By the award-winning author of the Joe Pickett mysteries. First Chapter The foreigner - Lin, Francie Publisher: Picador Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/27/2008 ISBN-13: 9780312364045 ISBN-10: 0312364040 2009 Edgar Award Winner, Best First Novel by An American. Following the death of his mother, Emerson Chang, a mild-mannered, bachelor and financial analyst, journeys to Taipei to scatter her ashes and to bring an inheritance to his younger brother, Little P., a member of the Taiwanese criminal underworld whose crimes have estranged him from his family. A first novel. First Chapter China Lake : an Evan Delaney novel - Gardiner, Meg Publisher: Obsidian Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/03/2008 ISBN-13: 9780451224552 ISBN-10: 0451224558 2009 Edgar Award Winner, Best Paperback Original. When she discovers that her unstable former sister-in-law has joined the Remnant, a fanatical religious cult, and that she plans to regain custody of her son and take him with her into the cult, Evan Delaney is dragged into the nightmare when a member of the Remnant is found murdered and her brother becomes a suspect in the crime. American lightning : terror, mystery, movie-making, and the crime of the century - Blum, Howard Publisher: Crown Publishers Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/16/2008 ISBN-13: 9780307346940 ISBN-10: 0307346943 2009 Edgar Award Winner, Best Fact Crime. A narrative history details a deadly explosion that ripped through the offices of the Los Angeles Times in October 1910, part of a planned assault on one hundred American cities, the investigation--led by master detective William J. Burns--that followed, and the arrest and sensational trial of two union activists for the crime. First Chapter Paper towns - Green, John Publisher: Dutton Books Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/16/2008 ISBN-13: 9780525478188 ISBN-10: 0525478183 2009 Edgar Award Winner, Best Young Adult. Having been in love with Margo forever, Quentin is happy to help her with her strange plots and campaigns for revenge, but when she vanishes one evening without a trace, Quentin finds himself delving into clues in order to resolve many unanswered questions. The postcard - Abbott, Tony Publisher: Little, Brown and Co. Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2008 ISBN-13: 9780316011723 ISBN-10: 031601172X 2009 Edgar Award Winner, Best Children's Title. Inspired by an old postcard and unfinished magazine, Jason gathers all the strange clues he has discovered and heads down to St. Petersburg with his friend Dia in the hopes of uncovering the truth about his family's past. The killer's wife - Floyd, Bill Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/04/2008 ISBN-13: 9780312373399 ISBN-10: 0312373392 2009 Edgar Award Winner: Mary Higgins Clark/Simon and Schuster Award (for the book most closely written in the Mary Higgins Clark tradition) Six years after her former husband had been sentenced to death for a series of brutal killings, Leigh Wren has built a new life for herself and her young son, until the father of one of her ex-husband's victims reveals her past, forcing her to confront her memories of life with a deviant serial killer and bringing her face to face with another, vicious murderer. First Chapter 2008 Edgar Award Winners Down river - Hart, John Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/02/2007 ISBN-13: 9780312359317 ISBN-10: 0312359314 Best Novel, 2008. Five years after fleeing to New York in the wake of a murder acquittal, Adam Harston returns to North Carolina and to a hostile family, only to find himself trapped in the middle of a new case of violence, greed, family secrets, and murder as the people around him begin to die and he becomes the prime suspect in the crimes. First Chapter In the woods - French, Tana Publisher: Viking Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/17/2007 ISBN-13: 9780670038602 ISBN-10: 0670038601 Best First Novel by an American Writer, 2008. Twenty years after witnessing the violent disappearances of two companions from their small Dublin suburb, detective Rob Ryan investigates a chillingly similar murder that takes place in the same wooded area, a case that forces him to piece together his traumatic memories. Queenpin : a novel - Abbott, Megan E. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/05/2007 ISBN-13: 9781416534280 ISBN-10: 1416534288 Best Paperback Original, 2008. Taken under the wing of an infamous mob luminary who reigned during the golden era of such figures as Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano, a bookkeeper from a seedy nightclub finds herself seduced by the lucrative lifestyle of the underworld. By the author of Die a Little. First Chapter Arthur Conan Doyle : a life in letters - Doyle, Arthur Conan Publisher: Penguin Press Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2007 ISBN-13: 9781594201356 ISBN-10: 1594201358 Best Critical/Biographical Work, 2008. An annotated collection of the esteemed author's private correspondence includes letters shared with his mother that offers insight into his endless search for fulfillment and success outside of the Sherlock Holmes tales, his decision to leave his medical profession to write full time, and his forays into spiritualism. 50,000 first printing. Table of Contents Reclaiming history : the assassination of President John F. Kennedy - Bugliosi, Vincent Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co. Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/30/2007 ISBN-13: 9780393045253 ISBN-10: 0393045250 Best Fact Crime, 2008. An all-encompassing analysis of the assassination of JFK and its surrounding conspiracy theories draws on forensic evidence, key witness testimonies, and other sources to explain what really happened and why conspiracy theories have become so popularized. Wild indigo - Ault, Sandi Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/02/2007 ISBN-13: 9780425213698 ISBN-10: 0425213692 Mary Higgins Clark/Simon and Schuster Award, 2008. Witnessing the death of a Tanoah man during a buffalo stampede, Bureau of Land Management agent Jamaica Wild begins to suspect that the man's demise may not have been accidental and evaluates the evidence at the side of her Pueblo surrogate grandmother and an adopted wolf cub.