On Wednesday, July 12, at an invitation-only cocktail party in Manhattan, Tana French won the Strand Critics Award for Best Novel for The Trespasser (Viking Penguin). Heather Young won the Best First Novel award for The Lost Girls (William Morrow). And, Clive Cussler was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the genre.
Ben Petrone accepting the Award for Best Novel on behalf of Tana French
Catherine Lowell, Kevin Wolf, Heather Young, Clive Cussler, and Cuyler Overholt
Juliet Granes and Paul Oliver
Alan Jacobson, Lukas Ortiz, Andrew Gulli, and Peter James
Heather Young, Ben Petrone and Clive Cussler
Joe Finder witnessing a magic trick!
Heather Young
Clive Cussler
Catherine Lowell, Kevin Wolf, Heather Young, Clive Cussler, and Cuyler Overholt