Edgar Award submissions (updated)

This is the new list of books submitted by their publishers for the true crime genre's most prestigious award. Since my own made the list, I'll hold off on sharing my strong opinions on which should (or should not) make the final cut. Not to mention that half the list is comprised of my writing pals and correspondents. So I'll hold mum (until there's a final cut, anyway.)

Though -- I can't help myself -- it ought to be said that the absence of a book from this list means nothing. And the presence of a book on this list does not mean it has no fictional details (which ought to disqualify a book, IMHO). And if Ann Rule is robbed again, they ought to just give her a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ballard, Michaele, BEAUTY SLEEP: A GLAMOROUS MOTHER, A WOMAN FROM HER PAST, AND HER MYSTERIOUS DEATH

Bartlett, Allison Hoover, THE MAN WHO LOVED BOOKS TOO MUCH: THE TRUE STORY OF A THIEF, A DETECTIVE, AND A WORLD OF LITERARY OBSESSION

Beattie, Robert, LANGUAGE OF EVIL

Beebe, Michael, THE BIKE PATH KILLER

Benson, Michael, THE BURN FARM

Billups, Andrea &, Miller, Steve, A SLAYING IN THE SUBURBS: THE TARA GRANT MURDER

Boser, Ulrich, GARDNER HEIST: THE TRUE STORY OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST UNSOLVED ART HEIST

Brown, Ethan, SHAKE THE DEVIL OFF: THE TRUE STORY OF THE MURDER THAT ROCKED NEW ORLEANS

Butts, Edward, LINE OF FIRE: HEROISM, TRAGEDY AND CANADA'S POLICE

Caine, Alex, BEFRIEND AND BETRAY: INFILTRATING THE HELLS ANGELS, BANDITOS AND OTHER CRIMINAL BROTHERHOODS

Carlo, Philip, THE BUTCHER: ANATOMY OF A MAFIA PSYCHOPATH

Chadwick, Bruce, I AM MURDERED: GEORGE WYTHE, THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE KILLING THAT SHOCKED A NEW NATION

Ciotta, Rose, CRUEL GAMES: A BRILLIANT PROFESSOR, A LOVING MOTHER, A BRUTAL MURDER

Cohen, Lisa R., AFTER ETAN: THE MISSING CHILD CASE THAT HELD AMERICA CAPTIVE

Crandell, Doug, FEAR CAME TO TOWN: THE SANTA CLAUS, GEORGIA MURDERS

Crowl, Thomas, MURDER OF A JOURNALIST: THE TRUE STORY OF THE DEATH OF DONALD RING MELLETT

Cullen, Dave, COLUMBINE

Dash, Mike, THE FIRST FAMILY: TERROR, EXTORTION, REVENGE, MURDER, AND THE BIRTH OF THE AMERICAN MAFIA

Delano, Det. Dennis, Schober, Jeff &, BIKE PATH RAPIST: A COP'S FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF CATCHING THE KILLER WHO TERRORIZED A COMMUNITY

DiCosmo, Bridget, SERIAL MURDER 101

Dobyns, Jay, NO ANGEL: MY HARROWING UNDERCOVER JOURNEY TO THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE HELL'S ANGELS

Emmins, Alan, MOP MEN: INSIDE THE WORLD OF CRIME SCENE CLEANERS

Fanning, Diane, A POISONED PASSION: A YOUNG MOTHER, HER WAR HERO HUSBAND, AND THE MARRIAGE THAT ENDED IN MURDER

Fanning, Diane, MOMMY'S LITTLE GIRL: CASEY ANTHONY AND HER DAUGHTER CAYLEE'S TRAGIC FATE

Flacco, Anthony, THE ROAD OUT OF HELL: SANFORD CLARK AND THE TRUE STORY OF THE WINEVILLE MURDERS

Folsom, Tom, THE MAD ONES: CRAZY JOE GALLO & THE REVOLUTION AT THE EDGE OF THE UNDERWORLD

Glatt, John C., SECRETS IN THE CELLAR

Guinn, Jeff, GO DOWN TOGETHER: THE TRUE, UNTOLD STORY OF BONNIE AND CLYDE

Hallcox, Jarrett &, Welch, Amy, BEHIND THE YELLOW TAPE: ON THE ROAD WITH SOME OF AMERICA'S HARDEST WORKING CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS

Heidenry, John, ZERO AT THE BONE: THE PLAYBOY, THE PROSTITUTE, AND THE MURDER OF BOBBY GREENLEASE

Henderson, Tom, AFRAID OF THE DARK: THE TRUE STORY OF A RECKLESS HUSBAND, HIS STUNNING WIFE, AND THE MURDER THAT SHATTERED A FAMILY

Hodel, Steve with, Pezzullo, Ralph, MOST EVIL: AVENGER, ZODIAC AND THE FURTHER SERIAL MURDERS OF DR. GEORGE HODEL

Hoobler, Dorothy & Thomas, CRIMES OF PARIS

Hunter, George, LIMB FROM LIMB

James, Laura, THE LOVE PIRATE AND THE BANDIT'S SON: MURDER, SIN AND SCANDAL IN THE SHADOW OF JESSE JAMES

Johnson, Larry &, Baldyga, Scott, FROZEN: MY JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF CRYONICS, DECEPTION AND DEATH

Keefe, Patrick Radden, THE SNAKEHEAD: AN EPIC TALE OF THE CHINATOWN UNDERWORLD AND THE AMERICAN DREAM

Kimball, Camille, A SUDDEN SHOT: THE PHOENIX SERIAL SHOOTER

King, Jeanne, SIGNED IN BLOOD: THE TRUE STORY OF TWO WOMEN, A SINISTER PLOT, AND COLD BLOODED MURDER

LaRosa, Paul, SEVEN DAYS OF RAGE: THE DEADLY CRIME SPREE OF THE CRAIGSLIST KILLER

Lasseter, Don, YOU'LL NEVER FIND MY BODY

Lasseter, Don, HONEYMOON WITH A KILLER

Lazar, Zachary, EVENING'S EMPIRE: THE STORY OF MY FATHER'S MURDER

Lehr, Dick, THE FENCE: A POLICE COVER-UP ALONG BOSTON'S RACIAL DIVIDE

Levenson, Thomas, NEWTON AND THE COUNTERFEITER: THE UNKNOWN DETECTIVE CAREER OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST SCIENTIST

McDonald, Brian, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT: THE SHOCKING TRUE STORY OF A FAMILY KILLED IN COLD BLOOD

McMurray, Kevin, DESIRE TURNED DEADLY: THE TRUE STORY OF A BEAUTIFUL GIRL, HER TEENAGE SWEETHEART, AND THE LOVE THAT ENDED IN MURDER

McPhee, Michele R., WHEN EVIL RULES: VENGEANCE AND MURDER ON CAPE COD

McRae, Donald , THE LAST TRIALS OF CLARENCE DARROW

Mustafa, Susan D., BLOOD BATH

Pappas, Kevin, GODFATHER OF THE NIGHT: A GREEK MAFIA FATHER, A DRUG RUNNER SON, AND AN UNEXPECTED SHOT AT REDEMPTION

Phelps, M. William, DEADLY SECRETS

Phelps, M. William, CRUEL DEATH

Puit, Glenn, FATHER OF THE YEAR

Puit, Glenn, IN HER PRIME: THE MURDER OF A POLITICAL STAR

Rayner, Richard, A BRIGHT AND GUILTY PLACE

Robisheaux, Thomas, THE LAST WITCH OF LANGENBURG

Rosen, Fred, DEADLY ANGEL: THE BIZARRE TRUE STORY OF ALASKA'S KILLER STRIPPER

Rother, Caitlin, BODY PARTS

Rule, Ann, BUT I TRUSTED YOU

Salisbury, Laney &, Sujo, Aly, PROVENANCE: HOW A CON MAN AND A FORGER REWROTE THE HISTORY OF MODERN ART

Sands, Stella, BEHIND THE MASK: A TRUE STORY OF OBSESSION AND A SAVAGE GENIUS

Scott, Robert, RIVERS OF BLOOD

Scott, Robert , LUST TO KILL

Scotti, R.A., VANISHED SMILE: THE MYSTERIOUS THEFT OF MONA LISA

Seal, Mark, WILDFLOWER: AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND UNTIMELY DEATH IN AFRICA

Sekulich, Daniel, TERROR ON THE SEAS: TRUE TALES OF MODERN-DAY PIRATES

Sherman, Casey, BAD BLOOD: FREEDOM AND DEATH IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS

Silver, Vernon, THE LOST CHALICE: THE EPIC HUNT FOR A PRICELESS MASTERPIECE

Smith, Carlton, THE PROM NIGHT MURDERS: A DEVOTED AMERICAN FAMILY, THEIR TROUBLED SON AND A GHASTLY CRIME

Sofios, Alysia &, Rother, Caitlin, WHERE HOPE BEGINS: ONE FAMILY'S JOURNEY OUT OF TRAGEDY AND THE REPORTER WHO HELPED THEM MAKE IT

Sullivan, Kevin M., THE BUNDY MURDERS: A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY

Sweetingham, Lisa, CHEMICAL COWBOYS: THE DEAS SECRET MISSION TO HUNT DOWN A NOTORIOUS ECSTASY KINGPIN

Van Meter, William, BLUEGRASS: A TRUE STORY OF MURDER IN KENTUCKY

Comments

[Sharlene Martin, Martin Literary Management]

Quite a formidible list. When does MWA announce the nominees that have made the cut?

[laura]

Hi Sharlene, the finalists are going to be announced any day now. I'll keep an ear out!

[Tom Levenson]

Thanks for compiling this. It came as a complete surprise to see my book (Newton...) on the list, and it is intimidating to realize that it shares that place with a formidable set of companions.

[laura]

Congratulations, Tom, because being nominated is a nice nod from your publisher (and it shows that your publisher has its act together, natch). The Edgar committee seems to have a very strong preference for historicals, so keep your fingers crossed eh!

[Kevin M. Sullivan]

I think we all need to keep our fingers crossed, LOL!

[Tom Levenson]

Both pairs x-ed, of course. ;)

[Kevin M. Sullivan]

Indeed, Tom. Indeed.