Speaking of mystery and crime fiction, the 2007 Edgar Award nominees were recently announced. First awarded in 1946 by The Mystery Writers of America, the Edgars honor achievement in mystery and crime writing in fiction, non-fiction, movies, television, and motion pictures. They are named after the “father of all mystery writing”, Edgar Allan Poe, who once said, “I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.” Here’s a photo of my daughter’s mysterious kitty-cat, “Mr. Boo”.