We are excited to share that William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has FIVE titles nominated for the 2019 Anthony Awards!
BEST NOVEL
November Road by Lou Berney (William Morrow): Set against the assassination of JFK, a poignant and evocative crime novel that centers on a desperate cat-and-mouse chase across 1960s America—a story of unexpected connections, daring possibilities, and the hope of second chances from the Edgar Award-winning author of The Long and Faraway Gone.
Sunburn by Laura Lippman (William Morrow): New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with a superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck: two people locked in a passionate yet uncompromising game of cat and mouse. But instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals—and cold-blooded murder.
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL
If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin (William Morrow Paperbacks): Reminiscent of the bestsellers of Laura Lippman and Harlan Coben—with a dose of Big Little Lies or Stranger Things—an absorbing, addictive tale of psychological suspense from the author of the highly acclaimed and Edgar Award-nominated What Remains of Me and the USA Today bestselling and Shamus Award-winning Brenna Spector series, in which a seemingly open-and-shut police case with a clear-cut hero and villain turns out to be anything but simple.
Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day (William Morrow Paperbacks): From the critically-acclaimed author of The Day I Died comes a terrifying twist on a locked-room mystery that will keep readers guessing until the last page, set in a remote dark sky park.
BEST CRITICAL OR NON-FICTION WORK
Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession by Alice Bolin (William Morrow Paperbacks): In this poignant collection, Alice Bolin examines iconic American works from the essays of Joan Didion and James Baldwin to Twin Peaks, Britney Spears, and Serial, illuminating the widespread obsession with women who are abused, killed, and disenfranchised, and whose bodies (dead and alive) are used as props to bolster men’s stories. Smart and accessible, thoughtful and heartfelt, Bolin investigates the implications of our cultural fixations, and her own role as a consumer and creator.
The Anthony Awards will be voted on by attendees at the 50th annual Bouchercon® World Mystery Convention in Dallas, Texas and presented on Saturday, November 2.
-Chris