Roger Hobbs became the proud recipient of the Maltese Falcon — a hand-carved wooden statue awarded by the Maltese Falcon Society in Japan to the writer of the best hardboiled-style crime fiction. A fitting honor for the author of Ghostman, whose razor-sharp prose and criminal expertise earned him fans and accolades across the globe.

Booklist named Ghostman one of the 101 best crime novels of the last decade, placing Roger Hobbs alongside legends like Lee Child, Gillian Flynn, and James Ellroy. A major honor for a debut novel that arrived already decorated with awards and critical acclaim from the world's top publications.

Well, I didn't win the Anthony or Barry awards, but at least I got this badass nomination thing to put on my wall: #anthony #awards...

Hey, everybody! I'm spending the week here in beautiful Long Beach California to attend this year's world mystery convention, Bouchercon....