Adrenaline

2009 Winner(s)

Blue Heaven St. Martin Press In this relentlessly paced story two children witness a murder, elude crooked ex-cops, and find refuge with a taciturn rancher. The evocative landscape and emotional depth, along with the engaging characters and provocative story line, combine to create an unforgettable novel.

2009 Selection(s)

Read-Alikes

	Killer Weekend
	Hombre
	Nothing to Lose

2009 Honorable Mention(s)

Shortlist

	The Dirty Secrets Club
	Hold Tight
	L.A. Outlaws
	Rules of Deception

Fantasy

2009 Winner(s)

Veil of Gold The discovery of a golden bear in the walls of a derelict St. Petersburg bath house lifts the veil between the real world and that of fairy tales. Treachery is rampant and death is ever-present: stories aren’t safe, and love can’t rescue anyone—or can it?

2009 Selection(s)

Read-Alikes

	The Book of Lost Things
	Enchantment
	Forests of the Heart

2009 Honorable Mention(s)

Shortlist

	The House of the Stag
	Ink and Steel
	Shadowbridge
	Small Favor

Historical Fiction

2009 Winner(s)

The Steel Wave In this riveting tale of D-Day and its aftermath, Shaara closely follows events through the lives common soldiers and generals, Allies and Axis alike. A journalistic style underscores the drama of events, and the engaging warts-and-all portrayals add to the immediacy of the novel.

2009 Selection(s)

Read-Alikes

	An Army at Down: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
	Killing Rommel
	Sharpe series

Shortlist

	Dreamers of the Day
	The Given Day
	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
	The Whiskey Rebels

Horror

2009 Winner(s)

Sharp Teeth The insiders’ perspective and lyrical language of this haunting free verse novel offer a sympathetic glimpse into the lives of urban werewolves, a nightmarish noir world where violence and heartbreak go hand in hand.

2009 Selection(s)

Read-Alikes

	Bitten
	The Joe Pitt series
	The Wolfman

Shortlist

	Coffin County
	Infected
	The Killing Circle
	The Wolfman

Mystery

2009 Winner(s)

The Garden of Evil In contemporary Rome an unknown lascivious painting by Caravaggio, grisly murders, and a heart-stopping chase mark series detective Nic Costa’s return. The perfidious villains can only be outwitted by inventive police work and an unexpected ally in this masterfully crafted puzzler.

2009 Selection(s)

Read-Alikes

	The Death Artist
	Dressed for Death
	The Flanders Panel

Shortlist

	The Black Tower
	The Calling
	The Cruelest Month
	Vienna Blood

Romance

2009 Winner(s)

The Spymaster’s Lady Take a British spymaster and a resourceful French agent, spice with clever banter, toss in a refreshing and unexpected plot, add a heaping measure of sexual chemistry, and the result is an irresistible read with Napoleon’s ambitions for England hanging in the balance.

2009 Selection(s)

Read-Alikes

	It’s in His Kiss
	Scandal
	Seduced by a Spy

Shortlist

	My Lord and Spymaster
	Private Arrangements
	The Seduction of the Crimson Rose
	Your Scandalous Ways

Science Fiction

2009 Winner(s)

Hunter’s Run On a dangerous backwater planet, a criminal outcast stumbles across an alien race in hiding in this relentless and gritty adventure. Forced into a life-threatening hunt, he is irrevocably changed and learns what it means to be truly human.

2009 Selection(s)

Read-Alikes

	Downward to the Earth
	Enemy Mine
	Thirteen

Shortlist

	The Automatic Detective
	City at the End of Time
	Matter
	A World Too Near

Women's Fiction

2009 Winner(s)

Every Last Cuckoo Set against the richly textured landscape of rural Vermont, Maloy’s optimistic and heartwarming novel chronicles one woman’s experience of widowhood as she remembers the pains and pleasures of her long marriage and moves into a new phase of her life.

2009 Selection(s)

Read-Alikes

	Broken for You
	The Lost Garden
	The Year of Pleasures

Shortlist

	Belong to Me
	Certain Girls
	The Sugar Queen
	Thank You for All Things

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