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Just last evening, the Audio Publishers Association revealed the recipients of this year’s Audie Awards, recognizing quality in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainments. There were 27 winners, but two are likely of greatest interest to Rap Sheet followers. Myste...

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I just returned home from San Francisco and the 2026 Left Coast Crime convention. I’ll have more to say about that event soon, but for now, let me just post the winners of this year’s Lefty Awards. Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel: Scot’s Eggs, by Catriona McPherson (Severn House) Also nominated: Solid Gold Murder, by Ellen Byron (Kensington); Star...

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(Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a series comparing noteworthy crime, mystery, and thriller novels against their Hollywood feature adaptations—for better or worse.) By Randal S. Brandt Book: High Sierra, by W.R. ...

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We were already aware that the streaming service Apple TV+ intended to adapt the late Philip Kerr’s excellent Berlin Noir thriller...

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Presentation of the 2026 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes is set to take place on Friday, April 17. In the run-up to that, five final contenders have been announced in the Mystery/Thriller category. They are: El Dorado Drive...

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