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Organizers of this year’s Capital Crime festival in London, England, have announced their finalists for the 2026 Fingerprint Awards. These prizes are said to “champion the very best in crime writing from the past year across the globe, as voted for by readers.”


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While we’re on the subject of crime-fiction commendations, today also brings news of which stories and authors have been chosen as finalists for the 2026 Anthony Awards “for excellence in crime fiction.”

Best Hardcover Novel:

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Southern California crime-fictionist Robert Crais has been enjoying a great deal of good news lately. The Big Empty (2025), the 20th installment in his long-running series about Los Angeles private eye Elvis Cole, recently won the Edgar Allan Poe...

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Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more.


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Here’s something I missed: Along with the announcement last week of which authors won this year’s Edgar Awards, Minotaur Books and Mystery Writers of America revealed the victor in their 2026 First Crime Novel Competition. It’s Ghost of a Clue, b...

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