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I'm thrilled to say that The Strand magazine has selected THE STOLEN as one of the best mysteries of 2008. I'm thrilled and humbled by this considering the talent on the list. THE MARK was on their best of '07 list, and it feels wonderful to know that the Henry Parker series, though young, is still going strong (though I truly feel what's in store for 2009 raises the bar). Special thanks to Andrew Gulli, managing editor of The Strand for his support. Here's the whole list:

1. THE MURDER NOTEBOOK by Jonathan Santlofer

2. CHILD 44 by Tom Rob Smith

3. THE WHOLE TRUTH by David Baldacci

4. MASTER OF THE DELTA by Thomas H. Cook

5. BETRAYAL by John Lescroart

6. CARELESS IN RED by Elizabeth George

7. THE RESURRECTIONIST by Jack O'Connell

8. THE BROKEN WINDOW by Jeffery Deaver

9. THE COMFORTS OF A MUDDY SATURDAY by Alexander McCall Smith

10. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson

11. THE LIKENESS by Tana French

12. THE STOLEN by Jason Pinter

And I'm so saddened to hear about the passing of Michael Crichton. He was so much much more than a thriller writer, he was a novelist who created some of the most popular books and scenarios in the last half century and inspired an entire genre unto himself. There are few novels that were more influential to a genre than THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN and JURASSIC PARK. And many of his other novels, CONGO, SPHERE, DISCLOSURE, were simply terrific stories that pushed the boundaries of what science could do to make a fantastical realty seem that much more possible. He was not afraid to challenge dogma on many issues within his books, including global warming and cloning (which was hardly a blip on the radar until JP was released). He will be missed.