Winners of the 2011 Strand Magazine Critics Awards Announced

The winners of the 2011 Strand Magazine Critics Awards were announced this evening in New York City by the editors of Strand Magazine, selected by a group of book reviewers from the nation's top daily newspapers for books published during the 2011 calendar year.

The winners for Best Novel are The Cut by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown) and Buried Secrets by Joseph Finder (St. Martin's Press), who tied for the award.

The winner for Best First Novel is Sister by Rosamund Lupton (Crown).

In addition, John Sandford and Joseph Wambaugh were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards.