Hammett Prize Awarded

Nothing from me till Labor Day but not surprisingly, Jiro Kimura is first out of the gate to report that the Hammett Prize, given by the IACW for the Best Crime Novel in 2004, was won by Chuck Hogan for PRINCE OF THIEVES (Scribner). He beat out T Jefferson Parker, John Katzenbach, Peter Robinson and Colin Harrison — who also just happens to be Hogan’s editor over at Scribner.

Congrats to Chuck, and also to Colin.