The Ellis Peters Historical Dagger nominees

Deadly Pleasures breaks the news of the Historical Dagger nominees (while the CWA’s website seems to have been caught napping). They are:

Barbara Cleverly, THE DAMASCENED BLADE

Marjorie Eccles, THE SHAPE OF SAND

Tom Franklin, HELL AT THE BREECH

Janet Gleeson, THE THIEF TAKER

Matthew Pearl, THE DANTE CLUB

Steven Saylor, THE JUDGMENT OF CAESAR

Laura Wilson, THE LOVER

An interesting list, to say the least. My pick by a mile is Tom Franklin, but in terms of who will win, methinks it’s a tossup between Cleverly and Wilson.

Congratulations to all the nominees. The winner will be announced at a special ceremony on October 19th.