Mystery Writers of America has named finalists for the 2004 Edgar Awards, which will be handed out April 29 in New York. California finalists include:
• Jacqueline Winspear for Maisie Dobbs (Soho Press)
• Martha Conway for 12 Bliss Street (St. Martin’s Minotaur)
• Nina Revoyr for Southland (Akashic Books)
• Steve Hodel for Black Dahlia Avenger (Arcade)
• Steve Oney for And The Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank (Random House)
• Wendelin Van Draanen for Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception (Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House Childrens)
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