I like to be in America (OK by me in America)

Well, at least when I'm packing to go home I won't have the irritating problem of how I fit the prize into my suitcase. Like most people at last night's Edgars awards dinner I left having met some interesting people and made some new friends but without a statuette to mislay at the after-party. Probably PD James should have felt more miffed that her hotly-tipped "Talking about Detective Fiction" didn't win a prize. I was in the "happy just to be nominated" section of the room. And we're having a great time over here courtesy of my American publisher, Felony and Mayhem. After a few days in New York, Ann and I are off to Arlington VA today, for Malice Domestic, where I am on a panel on Saturday discussing the legacy of the Golden Age of crime fiction. My thanks to everyone here and in the UK who has sent their good wishes over the past few days. Next year, perhaps ....

Congratulations Roger

Congratulations to Roger for his well-deserved nomination for a CWA Dagger (for A Vengeful Longing)!

See http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2008/gold.html