The nominations for Mystery Ink's Third Annual Gumshoe Awards have been announced!

BEST NOVEL

Marshall Browne - Eye of the Abyss (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Lee Child - Persuader (Delacorte)
Barry Eisler - Hard Rain (Putnam)
Steve Hamilton - Blood Is the Sky (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Minotaur)
Jim Fusilli - Tribeca Blues (Putnam)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

Maggie Estep - Hex (Three Rivers)
Elaine Flinn - Dealing in Murder (Avon)
Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (Doubleday)
P.J. Tracy - Monkeewrench (Putnam)
Louise Welsh - The Cutting Room (Canongate)

The winners, along with awards for Best Author Website and Lifetime Achievement, will be announced on April 7.