1. Manny Durrell   The Organization   A Piece of the Action   Cry, the Beloved Country   A Warm December   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. Matt Younger   A Warm December   The Lost Man   Sneakers   A Patch of Blue   Half-n-half Clue   3. Alan Newell   Cry, the Beloved Country   The Slender Thread   The Defiant Ones   A Patch of Blue   Half-n-half Clue