With roughly 1,900 hits, this year’s Stalker Awards got twice the votes as last year’s. This was no doubt because so many of you helped spread the word about voting. I thank you profusely for it. You made it extra fun for me, and once again confirmed that the crime fiction community has many passionate fans and authors.
Congratulations to all the winners! (Click here for the list of nominees.)
Novel You Shoved Most Often at Others
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Lead Character You Most Want as Your Friend
Elvis Cole (Taken by Robert Crais)
Most Scene-Stealing Supporting Character
Jon Stone (Taken by Robert Crais)
Most Throat-Grabbing Opening Sentence
“I’d come five years and two thousand miles to stand in the rain while they prepared my brother for his own murder.” (The Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli)
Most Memorable Dialogue
The Hard Bounce by Todd Robinson
Catchiest Title
Frank Sinatra in a Blender by Matthew McBride
Most Eye-Popping Cover
Dare Me by Megan Abbott
Favorite Author on Social Media
Megan Abbott
Most Criminally Underrated Author
Terrence P. McCauley
5 Comments
Terrence
August 21, 2013 at 5:04 amThank you to everyone who voted for me!
Meg Gardiner
August 21, 2013 at 7:05 amI happily hand over my sash and tiara to Megan Abbott. Congrats to all the winners!
Watch out for shifty-eyed people in the bushes.
Eirego
August 21, 2013 at 10:35 amA hearty CONGRATS to all the winners! I picked 3 of them, so I’m smiling.
Tea Time with Marce
August 22, 2013 at 5:15 amI knew Gone Girl would win even though I wasn’t a fan. I should try a Megan Abbott.
Naomi Johnson
August 22, 2013 at 7:10 amCongrats to all the winners! The voters have excellent taste (which is to say, their taste pretty much coincides with mine)!