The winner of the 2009 Nero Award, for books published in 2008, was announced last night at the Black Orchid Banquet in New York City, and presented by the Nero Wolfe Society for literary excellence in the mystery genre written in the tradition of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe stories.
And the winner this year is:
◊ The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller
We had the pleasure of reviewing The Tenth Case, calling the book "a cracker-jack of a page-turning mystery" and adding that it "sets the standard for defense attorney procedurals."
Also announced was The Black Orchid Novella Award, which is presented jointly by The Wolfe Pack and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine to celebrate the novella format popularized by Rex Stout. This year's winner is Steve Liskow for The Strangle Hold.
Our congratulations to the winners!
(Many thanks to In Reference to Murder, which forwarded to us a copy of the press release announcing the winners.)
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