Jan 29, 2007

Crimespree Favorite Books of 2006

The polling is done.
The counting is done.
We had a few ties again.

And here's this year's list of winners:

Favorite Book Of the Year
1st place
THE CLEAN-UP by Sean Doolittle

2ndplace
THE BLONDE by Duane Swierczynski

3rd place
BOOK OF LOST THINGS by John Connolly
THE NIGHT GARDENER by George Pelecanos

4th place
DOPE by Sara Gran
ESCAPE CLAUSE by James O. Born
NO GOOD DEEDS by Laura Lippman
SATURDAY'S CHILD by Ray Banks
SHOTGUN OPERA by Victor Gischler
5th place
AMERICAN SKIN by Ken Bruen
A DANGEROUS MAN by Charlie Huston
THE DRUMMER by Anthony Neil Smith
A NECESSARY EVIL by Alex Kava
THE TWO MINUTE RULE by Robert Crais

Best contribution to an ongoing series

1st place (again!)
THE HARD WAY by Lee Child

2nd place
ALL MORTAL FLESH by Julia Spencer Fleming
ECHO PARK by Michael Connelly
3rd place
KIDNAPPED by Jan Burke
THE LAST ASSASSIN by Barry Eisler
4th place
A NECESSARY EVIL by Alex Kava
NO GOOD DEEDS by Laura Lippman
5th place
DYING LIGHT by Stuart MacBride
THE NEXT TIME YOU DIE by Harry Hunsicker
A STOLEN SEASON by Steve Hamilton
AN UNQUIET GRAVE by P. J. Parrish

Ken Bruen of the year
AMERICAN SKIN

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Typo in the header, but I dig that Pelecanos selection.

Anonymous said...

Can't believe Mark Billingham's LIFELESS isn't in there somewhere!