BROKEN HARBOUR amongst LA Times Book Prize finalists

The finalists for the thirty third LA Times Book Prizes were announced overnight (NZT). Amongst the ten categories, there is one that Crime Watch readers care about the most: the best mystery/thriller book.

The five books in the running for the LA Times Book Prize: Mystery/Thriller are:

• Tana French, BROKEN HARBOUR (Viking)
• Nick Harkaway, ANGELMAKER (Knopf)
• Fuminori Nakamura, THE THIEF (Soho Crime)
• Chris Pavone, THE EXPATS (Crown)
• Ariel S, THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH (Hard Case Crime)

In addition to the 50 books in 10 categories that are in the running for the awards, two authors - Margaret Atwood and Kevin Starr - will receive special recognition.