The nominees for the Edgar Awards were released on January 19, 2011 the 202nd anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe. The Edgars, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2010 will be presented in NYC on April 28, 2011.

I'm rooting for Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin in the best novel category as I thought it was an engrossing and well-written story of present-day Mississippi.

My next Monday Mysteries book discussion is January 28th at noon where we'll be discussing Raven Black by Ann Cleeves, the first book in the Shetland Quartet by Ms. Cleeves.