The Spanish Hammett Prize

The finalist for the best crime-novel written in Spanish during 2010, the Hammett Prize, that is awarded during the Semana Negra de Gijón are:

• Juan Ramón Biedma, España: El humo en la botella. Salto de página.
• Willy Uribe, España: Cuadrante las Planas. Tusquets.
• Manuel Rivas, España: Todo es silencio. Alfaguara.
• José Carlos Somoza, España: El cebo. Plaza & Janes.
• Hiber Conteris, Uruguay: El séptimo año. HUM.
• Juan Bolea, España: Orquídeas Negras, Espasa.
• Ricardo Piglia, Argentina: Blanco nocturno, Anagrama.

Unfortunately I’ve only read Blanco Nocturno. You can find my post HERE.

Given the prohibitive price of books in Spain I’ll have to look if they are available at public libraries. To my knowledge, only El cebo by Juan Carlos Somoza has been released so far in paperback.  

Semana Negra de Gijón

Click HERE for additional information (in Spanish).

Wonder when they’ll post their information in English also to become a true international event.