Crime Fiction Award Nominees & Winners Thread [Edgars etc]
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Crime Fiction Award Nominees & Winners Thread [Edgars etc]
Has anyone read any of these 2002 Edgar Award Nominees? I'd love a review if you have one...
Best Novel
The Judgment by D.W. Buffa (Warner Books)
Tell No One by Harlan Coben (Delacorte Press)
Money, Money, Money by Ed McBain (Simon & Schuster)
Silent Joe by T. Jefferson Parker (Hyperion)
Reflecting the Sky by S.J. Rozan (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Best First Novel by an American Author
Open Season by C.J. Box (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Red Hook by Gabriel Cohen (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur)
Line of Vision by David Ellis (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Gun Monkeys by Victor Gischler (Uglytown)
The Jasmine Trade by Denise Hamilton (Scribner)
Best Novel
The Judgment by D.W. Buffa (Warner Books)
Tell No One by Harlan Coben (Delacorte Press)
Money, Money, Money by Ed McBain (Simon & Schuster)
Silent Joe by T. Jefferson Parker (Hyperion)
Reflecting the Sky by S.J. Rozan (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Best First Novel by an American Author
Open Season by C.J. Box (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Red Hook by Gabriel Cohen (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur)
Line of Vision by David Ellis (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Gun Monkeys by Victor Gischler (Uglytown)
The Jasmine Trade by Denise Hamilton (Scribner)
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Here are the 2003 Edgar Award nominees:
BEST NOVEL
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews (HarperCollins)
Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster)
City of Bones by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
Winter and Night by S.J. Rozan (St. Martin's Minotaur)
No Good Deed by Manda Scott (Bantam)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Southern Latitudes by Stephen J. Clark (Penguin Putnam)
The Blue Edge of Midnight by Jonathon King (Dutton)
High Wire by Kam Majd (Random House)
Buck Fever by Ben Rehder (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt (Mysterious Press)
I only read 3 of them, but they were all quite good. City of Bones is probably the best of the lot and is reviewed on Mystery Ink. (Blue Edge of Midnight is also reviewed.) Open and Shut is the other one I read, although I didn't review it.
The MWA missed the best mystery of 2002, though, which was George Pelecanos' Right as Rain.
BEST NOVEL
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews (HarperCollins)
Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster)
City of Bones by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
Winter and Night by S.J. Rozan (St. Martin's Minotaur)
No Good Deed by Manda Scott (Bantam)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Southern Latitudes by Stephen J. Clark (Penguin Putnam)
The Blue Edge of Midnight by Jonathon King (Dutton)
High Wire by Kam Majd (Random House)
Buck Fever by Ben Rehder (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt (Mysterious Press)
I only read 3 of them, but they were all quite good. City of Bones is probably the best of the lot and is reviewed on Mystery Ink. (Blue Edge of Midnight is also reviewed.) Open and Shut is the other one I read, although I didn't review it.
The MWA missed the best mystery of 2002, though, which was George Pelecanos' Right as Rain.
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Mystery writers name Edgar Award winners
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...s/news/3160731
I have California Girl and The Confession in my to-read pile and recently picked up the New Annotated Sherlock Holmes set.
Mystery writers name Edgar Award winners
By FRITZ LANHAM
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
California Girl, T. Jefferson Parker's tale of murder in '60s-era Southern California, was named best novel of 2004 by Mystery Writers of America.
Parker's Edgar Allan Poe Award was one of a dozen announced Thursday at the organization's annual banquet in New York. The Edgars recognize the year's best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television scripts and films. This is the second best-novel Edgar for Parker, who won in 2002 for Silent Joe.
Other winners include:
•Best first novel by an American author: Country of Origin by Don Lee.
•Best paperback original: The Confession by Domenic Stansberry.
•Best fact crime: Conviction: Solving the Moxley Murder: A Reporter and a Detective's Twenty-Year Search for Justice by Leonard Levitt. Nominees in this category included Are You There Alone? The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates by Rice University writer in residence Suzanne O'Malley.
•Best short story: Something About a Scar from the collection Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You by Laurie Lynn Drummond.
•Best critical/biographical: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes edited by Leslie S. Klinger.
•Best young adult: In Darkness, Death by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler.
•Best juvenile: Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett.
•Best motion picture screenplay: A Very Long Engagement, screenplay by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, based on the novel by Sebastien Japrisot.
Houston bookseller Martha Farrington, owner of Murder by the Book, was presented a Raven award honoring her contributions to the genre.
By FRITZ LANHAM
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
California Girl, T. Jefferson Parker's tale of murder in '60s-era Southern California, was named best novel of 2004 by Mystery Writers of America.
Parker's Edgar Allan Poe Award was one of a dozen announced Thursday at the organization's annual banquet in New York. The Edgars recognize the year's best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television scripts and films. This is the second best-novel Edgar for Parker, who won in 2002 for Silent Joe.
Other winners include:
•Best first novel by an American author: Country of Origin by Don Lee.
•Best paperback original: The Confession by Domenic Stansberry.
•Best fact crime: Conviction: Solving the Moxley Murder: A Reporter and a Detective's Twenty-Year Search for Justice by Leonard Levitt. Nominees in this category included Are You There Alone? The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates by Rice University writer in residence Suzanne O'Malley.
•Best short story: Something About a Scar from the collection Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You by Laurie Lynn Drummond.
•Best critical/biographical: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes edited by Leslie S. Klinger.
•Best young adult: In Darkness, Death by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler.
•Best juvenile: Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett.
•Best motion picture screenplay: A Very Long Engagement, screenplay by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, based on the novel by Sebastien Japrisot.
Houston bookseller Martha Farrington, owner of Murder by the Book, was presented a Raven award honoring her contributions to the genre.
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2006 Edgar Awards (winners in bold)
BEST NOVEL
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
Red Leaves by Thomas H. Cook (Harcourt)
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine Books)
Drama City by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown)
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (Regan Books)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Die A Little by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)
Immoral by Brian Freeman (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Run the Risk by Scott Frost (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Hide Your Eyes by Alison Gaylin (Signet)
Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel (St. Martin's Minotaur)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Homicide My Own by Anne Argula (Pleasure Boat Studio)
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman (Penguin - Plume)
Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford (Dark Alley)
Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie (Hard Case Crime)
Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston (Ballantine Books)
BEST NOVEL
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
Red Leaves by Thomas H. Cook (Harcourt)
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine Books)
Drama City by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown)
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (Regan Books)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Die A Little by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)
Immoral by Brian Freeman (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Run the Risk by Scott Frost (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Hide Your Eyes by Alison Gaylin (Signet)
Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel (St. Martin's Minotaur)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Homicide My Own by Anne Argula (Pleasure Boat Studio)
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman (Penguin - Plume)
Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford (Dark Alley)
Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie (Hard Case Crime)
Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston (Ballantine Books)
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2007 Edgar Awards (winners in bold)
BEST NOVEL
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard (HarperCollins)
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin (Sarah Crichton Books/FSG)
Gentlemen & Players by Joanne Harris (HarperCollins - William Morrow)
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina (Hachette Book Group - Little, Brown and Company)
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard (Random House - Ballantine Books)
Liberation Movements by Olen Steinhauer (St. Martin's Minotaur)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson (Random House)
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (Crown - Shaye Areheart Books)
King of Lies by John Hart (St. Martin's Minotaur - Thomas Dunne Books)
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith (St. Martin's Minotaur)
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read (Warner Books - Mysterious Press)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
The Goodbye Kiss by Massimo Carlotto, translated by Lawrence Venuti (Europa Editions)
The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson (Coffee House Press)
Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara (Bantam Dell Publishing - Delta Books)
The Deep Blue Alibi by Paul Levine (Bantam Dell Publishing - Bantam Books)
City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate (Penguin Group - Riverhead Books)
BEST NOVEL
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard (HarperCollins)
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin (Sarah Crichton Books/FSG)
Gentlemen & Players by Joanne Harris (HarperCollins - William Morrow)
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina (Hachette Book Group - Little, Brown and Company)
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard (Random House - Ballantine Books)
Liberation Movements by Olen Steinhauer (St. Martin's Minotaur)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson (Random House)
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (Crown - Shaye Areheart Books)
King of Lies by John Hart (St. Martin's Minotaur - Thomas Dunne Books)
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith (St. Martin's Minotaur)
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read (Warner Books - Mysterious Press)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
The Goodbye Kiss by Massimo Carlotto, translated by Lawrence Venuti (Europa Editions)
The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson (Coffee House Press)
Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara (Bantam Dell Publishing - Delta Books)
The Deep Blue Alibi by Paul Levine (Bantam Dell Publishing - Bantam Books)
City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate (Penguin Group - Riverhead Books)
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2008 Edgar Awards (winners in bold)
BEST NOVEL
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black (Henry Holt and Company)
Priest by Ken Bruen (St. Martin's Minotaur)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House Books)
Down River by John Hart (St. Martin's Minotaur)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell (HarperCollins – William Morrow)
In the Woods by Tana French (Penguin Group – Viking)
Snitch Jacket by Christopher Goffard (The Rookery Press)
Head Games by Craig McDonald (Bleak House Books)
Pyres by Derek Nikitas (St. Martin's Minotaur)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Queenpin by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)
Blood of Paradise by David Corbett (Random House - Mortalis)
Cruel Poetry by Vicki Hendricks (Serpent's Tail)
Robbie's Wife by Russell Hill (Hard Case Crime)
Who is Conrad Hirst? by Kevin Wignall (Simon & Schuster)
BEST NOVEL
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black (Henry Holt and Company)
Priest by Ken Bruen (St. Martin's Minotaur)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House Books)
Down River by John Hart (St. Martin's Minotaur)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell (HarperCollins – William Morrow)
In the Woods by Tana French (Penguin Group – Viking)
Snitch Jacket by Christopher Goffard (The Rookery Press)
Head Games by Craig McDonald (Bleak House Books)
Pyres by Derek Nikitas (St. Martin's Minotaur)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Queenpin by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)
Blood of Paradise by David Corbett (Random House - Mortalis)
Cruel Poetry by Vicki Hendricks (Serpent's Tail)
Robbie's Wife by Russell Hill (Hard Case Crime)
Who is Conrad Hirst? by Kevin Wignall (Simon & Schuster)
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Thanks for the update!
Originally Posted by djmont
2008 Edgar Awards
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
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2006 International Thriller Writers (ITW) Awards (winners in bold)
BEST NOVEL
PANIC by Jeff Abbott (Dutton)
CONSENT TO KILL by Vince Flynn (Atria)
VELOCITY by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
THE PATRIOTS CLUB by Christopher Reich (Delacorte Press)
CITIZEN VINCE by Jess Walter (Regan Books)
BEST FIRST NOVEL
IMPROBABLE by Adam Fawer (William Morrow)
THE COLOR OF LAW by Mark Gimenez (Doubleday)
COLD GRANITE by Stuart MacBride (St. Martin's Minotaur)
PAIN KILLER by Will Staeger (William Morrow)
BENEATH A PANAMANIAN MOON by David Terrenoire (Thomas Dunne Books)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
SLEEPER CELL by Jeffrey Anderson (Berkley)
PRIDE RUNS DEEP by R. Cameron Cooke (Jove)
UPSIDE DOWN by John Ramsay Miller (Dell)
THE DYING HOUR by Rick Mofina (Pinnacle Books)
EXIT STRATEGY by Michael Wiecek (Jove)
BEST NOVEL
PANIC by Jeff Abbott (Dutton)
CONSENT TO KILL by Vince Flynn (Atria)
VELOCITY by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
THE PATRIOTS CLUB by Christopher Reich (Delacorte Press)
CITIZEN VINCE by Jess Walter (Regan Books)
BEST FIRST NOVEL
IMPROBABLE by Adam Fawer (William Morrow)
THE COLOR OF LAW by Mark Gimenez (Doubleday)
COLD GRANITE by Stuart MacBride (St. Martin's Minotaur)
PAIN KILLER by Will Staeger (William Morrow)
BENEATH A PANAMANIAN MOON by David Terrenoire (Thomas Dunne Books)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
SLEEPER CELL by Jeffrey Anderson (Berkley)
PRIDE RUNS DEEP by R. Cameron Cooke (Jove)
UPSIDE DOWN by John Ramsay Miller (Dell)
THE DYING HOUR by Rick Mofina (Pinnacle Books)
EXIT STRATEGY by Michael Wiecek (Jove)
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2007 International Thriller Writers (ITW) Awards (winners in bold)
BEST NOVEL
False Impression, Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin's Press)
Killer Instinct, Joseph Finder (St. Martin's Press)
Cold Kill, Stephen Leather (Hodder & Stoughton)
The Messenger, Daniel Silva (Putnam)
Beautiful Lies, Lisa Unger (Shaye Areheart Books/Bantam)
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Shadow of Death, Patricia Gussin (Oceanview Publishing)
Switchback, Matthew Klein (Orion)
A Thousand Suns, Alex Scarrow (Orion)
18 Seconds, George D. Shuman (Simon & Schuster)
Mr. Clarinet, Nick Stone (Michael Joseph Ltd/Penguin)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Skeleton Coast, Clive Cussler with Jack DuBrul (Berkley Trade)
The Deep Blue Alibi, Paul Levine (Bantam)
An Unquiet Grave, P.J. Parrish (Pinnacle)
Headstone City, Tom Piccirilli (Spectra Books/Crown)
Mortal Faults, Michael Prescott (Onyx Books)
BEST NOVEL
False Impression, Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin's Press)
Killer Instinct, Joseph Finder (St. Martin's Press)
Cold Kill, Stephen Leather (Hodder & Stoughton)
The Messenger, Daniel Silva (Putnam)
Beautiful Lies, Lisa Unger (Shaye Areheart Books/Bantam)
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Shadow of Death, Patricia Gussin (Oceanview Publishing)
Switchback, Matthew Klein (Orion)
A Thousand Suns, Alex Scarrow (Orion)
18 Seconds, George D. Shuman (Simon & Schuster)
Mr. Clarinet, Nick Stone (Michael Joseph Ltd/Penguin)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Skeleton Coast, Clive Cussler with Jack DuBrul (Berkley Trade)
The Deep Blue Alibi, Paul Levine (Bantam)
An Unquiet Grave, P.J. Parrish (Pinnacle)
Headstone City, Tom Piccirilli (Spectra Books/Crown)
Mortal Faults, Michael Prescott (Onyx Books)
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2008 International Thriller Writers (ITW) Awards (winners TBD)
BEST NOVEL
NO TIME FOR GOODBYE by Linwood Barclay (Bantam)
THE WATCHMAN by Robert Crais (Simon & Schuster)
THE GHOST by Robert Harris (Simon & Schuster)
THE CRIME WRITER by Gregg Hurwitz (Viking)
TROUBLE by Jesse Kellerman (Putnam)
BEST FIRST NOVEL
INTERRED WITH THEIR BONES by Jennifer Lee Carrell (Dutton)
BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD by Sean Chercover (Morrow)
FROM THE DEPTHS by Gerry Doyle (McBook Press)
VOLK'S GAME by Brent Ghelfi (Holt)
HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill (Morrow)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
THE LAST NIGHTINGALE by Anthony Flacco (Ballantine)
A THOUSAND BONES by P.J. Parrish (Pocket)
THE MIDNIGHT ROAD by Tom Piccirilli (Bantam)
THE QUEEN OF BEDLAM by Robert McCammon (Pocket)
SHATTERED by by Jay Bonansinga (Pinnacle)
BEST NOVEL
NO TIME FOR GOODBYE by Linwood Barclay (Bantam)
THE WATCHMAN by Robert Crais (Simon & Schuster)
THE GHOST by Robert Harris (Simon & Schuster)
THE CRIME WRITER by Gregg Hurwitz (Viking)
TROUBLE by Jesse Kellerman (Putnam)
BEST FIRST NOVEL
INTERRED WITH THEIR BONES by Jennifer Lee Carrell (Dutton)
BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD by Sean Chercover (Morrow)
FROM THE DEPTHS by Gerry Doyle (McBook Press)
VOLK'S GAME by Brent Ghelfi (Holt)
HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill (Morrow)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
THE LAST NIGHTINGALE by Anthony Flacco (Ballantine)
A THOUSAND BONES by P.J. Parrish (Pocket)
THE MIDNIGHT ROAD by Tom Piccirilli (Bantam)
THE QUEEN OF BEDLAM by Robert McCammon (Pocket)
SHATTERED by by Jay Bonansinga (Pinnacle)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28344533
THEAKSTONS CRIME NOVEL AWARD SHORTLIST
Winner: Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer
The Red Road - Denise Mina
The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter - Malcolm Mackay
The Chessmen - Peter May
Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths
Eleven Days - Stav Sherez
Winner: Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer
The Red Road - Denise Mina
The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter - Malcolm Mackay
The Chessmen - Peter May
Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths
Eleven Days - Stav Sherez
A novel about a student with Asperger's syndrome who investigates a murder has won a top crime writing award.
Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer has been named crime novel of the year at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Bauer's fourth novel, it tells the story of Patrick Fort, an anatomy student who suspects the body he is dissecting is a murder victim.
It beat books by Denise Mina, Malcolm Mackay, Elly Griffiths and Stav Sherez.
Mina was going for a hat-trick after winning the prize the previous two years in a row.
Bauer started her writing career as a journalist before winning a screenwriting competition run by Bafta in the 1990s.
She only had one script filmed - Happy Now, starring Ioan Gruffudd and Alison Steadman - but that was never released and she turned to writing novels instead.
"I'm a failed screenwriter," she said. "That became so soul-destroying, because you really pour your heart and soul into it.
"I wrote my first book Blacklands, and that was so successful that I immediately knew I could become a novelist rather than a screenwriter."
Her career change paid off when Blacklands won the British Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger Award in 2010.
Thirty per cent of all novels sold in the UK are crime stories, amounting to 17 million physical books per year, according to Nielsen Book Research.
Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer has been named crime novel of the year at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Bauer's fourth novel, it tells the story of Patrick Fort, an anatomy student who suspects the body he is dissecting is a murder victim.
It beat books by Denise Mina, Malcolm Mackay, Elly Griffiths and Stav Sherez.
Mina was going for a hat-trick after winning the prize the previous two years in a row.
Bauer started her writing career as a journalist before winning a screenwriting competition run by Bafta in the 1990s.
She only had one script filmed - Happy Now, starring Ioan Gruffudd and Alison Steadman - but that was never released and she turned to writing novels instead.
"I'm a failed screenwriter," she said. "That became so soul-destroying, because you really pour your heart and soul into it.
"I wrote my first book Blacklands, and that was so successful that I immediately knew I could become a novelist rather than a screenwriter."
Her career change paid off when Blacklands won the British Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger Award in 2010.
Thirty per cent of all novels sold in the UK are crime stories, amounting to 17 million physical books per year, according to Nielsen Book Research.
