MARK TERRY'S THE FALLEN WINS THE "BEST BOOKS 2010" AWARD

Oxford Author Wins Best Book Award

Mainstream & Independent Titles Score Top Honors in the 7th Annual "Best Books" Awards

The Fallen by Mark Terry (Oceanview Publishing) was awarded hottest new "Thriller/Adventure" in the USABookNews.com THE "BEST BOOKS 2010" AWARDS.

About THE FALLEN: Twenty of the world's leaders will meet in Colorado Springs for the G8 Summit.

A terrorist group, The Fallen Angels, will break through security and hold the world's leaders hostages.

Their first demand: release our fellow Fallen from Guantanamo Bay. Or we start killing world leaders, one every hour.

Only one man can stop them.

Dr. Derek Stillwater, troubleshooter for the Department of Homeland Security, undercover at the Summit, is that man.

The clock is ticking….

LOS ANGELES – USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced the winners and finalists of THE "BEST BOOKS 2010" AWARDS (BBA) on October 26, 2010. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 140 categories covering print and audio books. Awards were presented for titles published in 2010 and late 2009.

Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USABookNews.com, said this year's contest yielded an unprecedented number of entries, which were then narrowed down to over 500 winners and finalists.

Mark Terry is the author of two previous Derek Stillwater novels, The Devil's Pitchfork and The Serpent's Kiss, both of which were translated into French, German, and Slovak. In addition, he has published standalone novels, Dirty Deeds, Edge, Hot Money, and a collection of mystery novellas called Catfish Guru. His website is www.markterrybooks.com. He lives in Oxford, Michigan.