Awards The Mystery Writers of America named authors Linda Fairstein and Martin Cruz Smith as the 2019 Grand Masters. Marilyn Stasio, the mystery critic for the NYTBR since 1988,will receive the Raven Award for “achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing.” The Ellery Queen Award honoring “outstanding writing teams and outstanding people in the mystery-publishing industry will go to Linda Landrigan for her work as the editor of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Honorees will be recognized at the Edgar Awards Banquet on April 25. Best of NPR has brought back its Book Concierge, featuring 319 titles. The Oregonian chose 19 titles as the best of […]