Anthony Awards

2013 Nominees

Best Mystery Novel
°	Dare Me by Megan Abbott
°	Trinity Game by Sean Chercover
°	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
°	The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
°	The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan [review]

Best First Mystery
°	Don’t Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman [review]
°	The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen [review]
°	The Expats by Chris Pavone [review]
°	The 500 by Matthew Quirk
°	Black Fridays by Michael Sears [review]

Best Paperback Original
°	Whiplash River by Lou Berney [review]
°	Murder for Choir by Joelle Charbonneau
°	And She Was by Alison Gaylin
°	Blessed Are the Dead by Malla Nunn [review]
°	Big Maria by Johnny Shaw

Best Short Story
°	“Mischief in Mesopotamia” by Dana Cameron Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 2012
°	“Kept in the Dark” by Shelia Connolly Best New England Crime Stories: Blood Moon
°	“The Lord is My Shamus” by Barb Goffman Chesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder
°	“Peaches” by Todd Robinson Grift, Spring 2012
°	“The Unremarkable Heart” by Karin Slaughter MWA Presents: Vengeance

Best Critical Nonfiction Work
°	Books To Die For: The World’s Greatest Mystery Writers on the World’s Greatest Mystery Novels edited by John Connolly and Declan Burke
°	Blood Relations: The Selected Letters of Ellery Queen, 1947-1950 edited by Joseph Goodrich
°	More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered by D.P. Lyle
°	The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery edited by Mathew Prichard
°	In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero edited by Otto Penzler

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2012

Best Mystery Novel
*	A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny [review]
°	The End of Everything by Megan Abbott [review]
°	Hurt Machine by Reed Farrel Coleman [review]
°	The Drop by Michael Connelly
°	One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming [review]

Best First Mystery
*	Learning To Swim by Sara J. Henry [review]
°	Nazareth Child by Darrell James [review]
°	All Cry Chaos by Leonard Rosen [review]
°	Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
°	The Informationist by Taylor Stevens [review]
°	Purgatory Chasm by Steve Ulfelder [review]
°	Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy
°	The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett
°	Choke Hold by Christa Faust
°	The Death of the Mantis by Michael Stanley [review]
°	Fun & Games by Duane Swierczynski [review]
°	Vienna Twilight by Frank Tallis [review]

Best Short Story
*	“Disarming” by Dana Cameron Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 2011
°	“The Case of Death and Honey” by Neil Gaiman A Study in Sherlock
°	“Palace by the Lake” by Daryl Wood Gerber Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology
°	“Truth and Consequences” by Barb Goffman Mystery Times Ten
°	“The Itinerary” by Roberta Isleib MWA Presents The Rich and The Dead
°	“Happine$$” by Twist Phelan MWA Presents The Rich and The Dead

Best Critical Nonfiction Work
*	The Sookie Stackhouse Companion by Charlaine Harris, ed.
°	Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure by Leslie Budewitz
°	Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making: More Stories and Secrets from Her Notebooks by John Curran
°	On Conan Doyle: Or, the Whole Art of Storytelling by Michael Dirda
°	Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film by Philippa Gates

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2011

Best Mystery Novel
*	Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny [review]
°	Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin [review]
°	Faithful Place by Tana French [review]
°	The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton [review]
°	I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman [review]

Best First Mystery
*	The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson [review]
°	Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva [review]
°	The Poacher’s Son by Paul Doiron [review]
°	The Sherlockian by Graham Moore [review]
°	Snow Angels by James Thompson [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski [review]
°	Long Time Coming by Robert Goddard [review]
°	The Hanging Tree by Bryan Gruley [review]
°	Drive Timeby Hank Phillippi Ryan [review]
°	Vienna Secrets by Frank Tallis [review]

Best Short Story
*	“Swing Shift” by Dana Cameron Crimes by Moonlight
°	“Scent of Lilacs” by Doug Allyn Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2010
°	“The Hitter” by Chris Holm Needle
°	“So Much in Common” by Mary Jane Maffini Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2010
°	“Homeless” by Patricia Morin Mystery Montage
°	“The Frame Maker” by Simon Wood The Back Alley

Best Graphic Novel
*	The Chill by Jason Starr & Mick Bertilorenzi
°	Scalped Vol 6: The Gnawing by Jason Aaron & Jock
°	Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit by Darwyn Cooke
°	Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson
°	Tumor by Joshua Hale Fialkov & Noel Tuazon
°	A Sickness in the Family by Denise Mina & Antonio Fuso

Best Critical /Non-Fiction
*	Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks: 50 Years of Mysteries in the Making by John Curran
°	The Wire: Truth Be Told by Rafael Alvarez
°	Sherlock Holmes for Dummies by Stephen Doyle & David A. Crowder
°	Thrillers: 100 Must Reads edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner
°	Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang

Best Website/Blog
*	Stop, You’re Killing Me! – Lucinda Surber & Stan Ulrich (us!)
°	Jen’s Book Thoughts – Jen Forbus
°	The Rap Sheet – J. Kingston Pierce
°	Sirens of Suspense – Chantelle Aimée Osman
°	Spinetingler – Sandra Ruttan

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2010

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny [review]
°	The Last Child by John Hart [review]
°	The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston [review]
°	The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
°	The Shanghai Moon by S.J. Rozan [review]

Best First Mystery
*	A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield [review]
°	The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley [review]
°	Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley [review]
•	The Ghosts of Belfast (The Twelve) by Stuart Neville [review]
°	In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley [review]
°	Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott
°	Tower by Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman
°	Quarry in the Middle by Max Allan Collins
°	Death and the Lit Chick by G.M. Malliet [review]
°	Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan [review]

Best Short Story
*	“On the House” by Hank Phillippi Ryan Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers
°	“Last Fair Deal Gone Down” by Ace Atkins Crossroad Blues
°	“Femme Sole” by Dana Cameron Boston Noir
°	“Animal Rescue” by Dennis Lehane Boston Noir
°	“Amapola” by Luis Alberto Urrea Phoenix Noir

Best Critical Nonfiction Work
*	Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. James
°	The Lineup: The World’s Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives edited by Otto Penzler
°	Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King by Lisa Rogak
°	Dame Agatha’s Shorts by Elena Santangelo
°	The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith by Joan Schenkar

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2009

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly [review]
°	Trigger City by Sean Chercover
°	Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
°	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson [review]
°	The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

Best First Mystery
*	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson [review]
°	Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris [review]
°	Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer [review]
•	Death of a Cozy Writer by G.M. Malliet [review]
°	Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

Best Paperback Original
*	State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy [review]
°	The First Quarry by Max Allan Collins
°	Money Shot by Christa Faust [review]
°	In a Dark Season by Vicki Lane
°	South of Hell by P.J. Parrish

Best Short Story
*	“A Sleep Not Unlike Death” by Sean Chercover Hardcore Hardboiled
°	“The Night Things Changed” by Dana Cameron Wolfsbane & Mistletoe
°	“Killing Time” by Jane K. Cleland Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, November 2008
°	“Skull and Cross Examination” by Toni L.P. Kelner Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, February 2008
°	“Scratch a Woman” by Laura Lippman Hardly Knew Her
°	“The Secret Lives of Cats” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 2008

Best Children’s/Young Adult Mystery
*	The Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein
°	Paper Towns by John Green
°	Kiss Me, Kill Me by Lauren Henderson
°	The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
°	Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash by Wendelin Van Draanen

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2008

Best Mystery Novel
*	What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
°	The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
°	Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
°	The Watchman by Robert Crais
°	Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger

Best First Mystery
*	In the Woods by Tana French [review]
°	Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
°	The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz [review]
•	Head Games by Craig McDonald [review]
°	The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey

Best Paperback Original
*	A Thousand Bones by P.J. Parrish
°	Queenpin by Megan Abbott [review]
°	Slide by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
°	Blood of Paradise by David Corbett
°	Baby Shark’s Beaumont Blues by Robert Fate

Best Short Story
*	“Hardly Knew Her” by Laura Lippman Dead Man’s Hand
°	“Please Watch Your Step” by Rhys Bowen The Strand Magazine, Spring 2007
°	“Dear Dr. Watson” by Steve Hockensmith Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, 2007
°	“How Stella Got her Grave Back” by Toni L.P. Kelner Many Bloody Returns
°	“Uncle” by Daniel Woodrell A Hell of a Woman

Best Website
*	Stop, You’re Killing Me! – Lucinda Surber & Stan Ulrich (us!)
°	Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind – Sarah Weinman
°	The Rap Sheet/January Magazine – J Kingston Pierce
°	Murderati – A Writer’s Blog
°	Crime Fiction Dossier – David Montgomery

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2007

Best Mystery Novel
*	No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman
°	Kidnapped by Jan Burke
°	The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
°	The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
°	All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Best First Mystery
*	Still Life by Louise Penny
°	King of Lies by John Hart
°	Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
•	A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
°	The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff

Best Paperback Original
*	Ashes and Bones by Dana Cameron
°	47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers by Troy Cook
°	The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle
°	Baby Shark by Robert Fate
°	Shotgun Opera by Victor Gischler
°	Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara
°	A Dangerous Man by Charlie Huston

Best Short Story
*	“My Father’s Secret” by Simon Wood Crimespree Magazine, Bouchercon Special Issue 2006
°	“Policy” by Megan Abbott Damn Near Dead
°	“The Lords of Misrule” by Dana Cameron Sugarplums and Scandal
°	“Cranked” by Bill Crider Damn Near Dead
°	“Sleeping with the Plush” by Toni Kelner Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May 2006
°	“After the Fall” by Elaine Viets Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, January/February 2006

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2006

Best Mystery Novel
*	Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger
°	Bloodlines by Jan Burke
°	The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
°	Red Leaves by Thomas H. Cook
°	To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman

Best First Mystery
*	Tilt-a-Whirl by Chris Grabenstein
°	Die a Little by Megan Abbott
°	Immoral by Brian Freeman
°	The Baby Game by Randall Hicks

Best Paperback Original
*	The James Deans by Reed Farrell Coleman
°	Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie
°	Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston
°	The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Susan McBride
°	A Killing Rain by P.J. Parrish

Best Short Story
*	“Misdirection” by Barbara Seranella Greatest Hits
°	“House Rules” by Libby Fischer Hellmann Murder in Vegas
°	“There Is No Crime On Easter Island” by Nancy Pickard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2005
°	“Driven To Distraction” by Marcia Talley Chesapeake Crimes I
°	“Killer Blonde” by Elaine Viets Drop-Dead Blonde

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2005

Best Mystery Novel
*	Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger
°	The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen
°	The Madman’s Tale by John Katzenbach
°	By a Spider’s Thread by Laura Lippman
°	California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker
°	Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Best First Mystery
*	Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak
°	Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo
°	Till the Cows Come Home by Judy Clemens
°	Retribution by Juliane Hoffman
°	Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath

Best Paperback Original
*	Twisted City by Jason Starr
°	Cold Case by Robin Burcell
°	Putt to Death by Roberta Isleib
°	Blue Blood by Susan McBride [review]
°	The Halo Effect by M.J. Rose

Best Short Story
*	“Wedding Knife” by Elaine Viets Chesapeake Crimes
°	Bowen, Rhys“Voodoo” by Rhys Bowen Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, November 2004
°	“The Widow of Slane” by Terence Faherty Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2004
°	“It’s Crackers to Slip a Rozzer the Dropsey in Snide” by Ted Hertel, Jr. Small Crimes
°	“Hunter Trapper” by Arthur Nersesian Brooklyn Noir

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2004

Best Mystery Novel
*	Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman
°	The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt
°	Blood Is the Sky by Steve Hamilton
°	Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
°	Close to Home by Peter Robinson

Best First Mystery
*	Monkeewrench/Want To Play? by P.J. Tracy [review]
°	Haunted Ground by Erin Hart [review]
°	Death of a Nationalist by Rebecca Pawel
°	Wiley’s Lament by Lono Waiwaiole
°	Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Best Paperback Original
*	Deadly Legacy by Robin Burcell
°	Dealing in Murder by Elaine Flinn
°	Thicker Than Water by P.J. Parrish
°	Tough Luck by Jason Starr
°	Find Me Again by Sylvia Maultash Warsh

Best Historical Mystery
*	For the Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen
°	Let Loose the Dogs by Maureen Jennings
°	The Bridge of Sighs by Olen Steinhauer
°	Find Me Again by Sylvia Maultash Warsh
°	Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Best Short Story
*	“Doppelganger” by Rhys Bowen Blood On Their Hands
°	“The Grass Is Always Greener” by Sandy Balzo Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March 2003
°	“Munchies” by Jack Bludis Hardbroiled
°	“Wanda Wilcox Is Trapped” by Eddie Muller Plots With Guns, September/October 2003
°	“Red Meat” by Elaine Viets Blood On Their Hands

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2003

Best Mystery Novel
*	City of Bones by Michael Connelly
°	Murder in the Sentier by Cara Black
°	North of Nowhere by Steve Hamilton
°	Hell to Pay by George Pelecanos
°	Winter and Night by S.J. Rozan

Best First Mystery
*	In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
°	The Devil’s Redhead by David Corbett
°	An Eye for Murder by Libby Fischer Hellmann
°	The Blue Edge of Midnight by Jonathon King
°	The Distance by Eddie Muller

Best Paperback Original
*	Fatal Truth by Robin Burcell
°	Black Jack Point by Jeff Abbott
°	Six Strokes Under by Roberta Isleib
°	Paint It Black by P.J. Parrish
°	A Killing Sky by Andy Straka

Best Short Story
*	“Too Many Cooks” by Marcia Talley Much Ado About Murder
°	“Murder In The Land Of Wawat” by Lauren Haney The Mammoth Book Of Egyptian Whodunnits
°	“To Live and Die in Midland, Texas” by Clark Howard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2002
°	“Bible Belt” by Toni Kelner Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 2002
°	“A Man Called Ready” by Bob Truluck, Measures of Poison

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2002

Best Mystery Novel
*	Mystic River by Dennis Lehane [review]
°	Flight by Jan Burke
°	Tell No One by Harlan Coben
°	The Devil Went Down to Austin by Rick Riordan
°	Reflecting the Sky by S.J. Rozan

Best First Mystery
*	Open Season by C.J. Box [review]
°	Third Person Singular by K.J. Erikson
°	Austin City Blue by Jan Grape
°	The Jasmine Trade by Denise Hamilton
°	A Witness Above by Andy Straka

Best Paperback Original
*	Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
°	A Kiss Gone Bad by Jeff Abbott
°	Dim Sum Dead by Jerrilyn Farmer
°	Dead of Winter by P.J. Parrish
°	The Houdini Specter by Daniel Stashower

Best Short Story
*	“Chocolate Moose” by Bill and Judy Crider Death Dines at 8:30
°	“My Bonnie Lies…” by Ted Hertel, Jr. Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers
°	“Bitter Waters” by Rochelle Krich Criminal Kabbalah
°	“Virgo in Sapphires” by Margaret Maron Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2001
°	“Double-Crossing Delancy” by S.J. Rozan Mystery Street

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2001

Best Mystery Novel
*	A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
°	Deep South by Nevada Barr
°	The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale
°	Listen to the Silence by Marcia Muller
°	He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
°	Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd

Best First Mystery
*	Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong
°	Black Dog by Stephen Booth [review]
°	A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss
°	The Ice Harvest by Scott Philllips
°	Street Level by Bob Truluck
°	Run by Douglas E. Winter

Best Paperback Original
*	Death Dances to a Reggae Beat by Kate Grilley
°	Bad to the Bone by Katy Munger
°	The Floating Lady Murder by Daniel Stashower
°	Killing Kin by Chassie West
°	A Little Death by Laura Wilson
°	The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn by Eric Wright

Best Short Story
*	“The Problem of the Potting Shed” by Edward D. Hoch Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 2000
°	“The Seal of the Confessional” by Rhys Bowen Unholy Orders
°	“Widow’s Peak” by Rochelle Krich Unholy Orders
°	“Don’t Go Upstaris” by Donald Olson Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, August 2000
°	“Missing in Action” by Peter Robinson Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 2000

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2000

Best Mystery Novel
*	In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson
°	River of Darkness by Rennie Airth
°	Bones by Jan Burke
°	L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais
°	High Five by Janet Evanovich

Best First Mystery
*	Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews
°	Murder in the Marais by Cara Black [review]
°	Circles of Confusion by April Henry
°	Revenge of the Gypsy Queen by Kris Neri
°	Inner City Blues by Paula L. Woods

Best Paperback Original
*	In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman
°	Every Move She Makes by Robin Burcell
°	Lucky Man by Anthony P. Dunbar
°	Outcast by José Latour
°	Antidote for Avarice by Caroline Roe

Best Short Story
*	“Noir Lite” by Margaret Chittenden Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January 1999
°	“A Bit of a Treat” by Barry Baldwin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, September 1999
°	“At The Hop” by Bill and Judy Crider Till Death Do Us Part
°	“Triangle” by Jeffrey Deaver Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March 1999
°	“Paleta Man” by Laurie R. King Irreconcilable Differences

Best Mystery of the Century
*	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
°	The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
°	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
°	The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
°	Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

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1999

Best Mystery Novel
*	Blood Work by Michael Connelly
°	Blind Descent by Nevada Barr
°	On Beulah Height by Reginald Hill
°	Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
°	Framework for Death by Aileen Schumacher

Best First Mystery
*	Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
°	Sympathy for the Devil by Jerrilyn Farmer
°	Tiger’s Palette by Jacqueline Fielder
°	A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton [review]
°	Eleven Days by Donald Harstad

Best Paperback Original
*	Butchers Hill by Laura Lippman
°	Zen Attitude by Sujata Massey
°	The Widower’s Two Step by Rick Riordan
°	Remedy for Treason by Caroline Roe
°	Murder Manual by Steven Womack

Best Short Story
*	“Of Course You Know that Chocolate Is a Vegetable?” by Barbara D’Amato Chittenden Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 1998
°	“Two Bits” by Jan Burke Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May 1998
°	“A Simple Philosophy” by Harlan Coben Malice Domestic 7
°	“A Small Silver Gun” by Rick Riordan MSCMM, Summer 1998
°	“The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage” by Peter Robinson Malice Domestic 7

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1998

Best Mystery Novel
*	No Colder Place by S.J. Rozan
°	Devil’s Food by Anthony Bruno
°	Deception Pass by Earl Emerson
°	The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte
°	Eye of the Cricket by James Sallis

Best First Mystery
*	Killing Floor by Lee Child
°	If I Should Die by Grace Edwards
°	Except the Dying by Maureen Jennings
°	Bird Dog by Philip Reed
°	Skin Deep, Blood Red by Robert E. Skinner

Best Paperback Original
*	Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan [review]
°	Charm City by Laura Lippman
°	The Salaryman’s Wife by Sujata Massey
°	Time Release by Martin J. Smith
°	23 Shades of Black by K.J.A. Wishnia

Best Short Story
*	“A Front-Row Seat” by Jan Grape (tie) Vengeance Is Hers
*	“One Bag of Coconuts” by Edward D. Hoch (tie) Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 1997
°	“Ways to Kill a Cat” by Simon Brett Malice Domestic 6
°	“A Fog of Many Colors” by James DeFilippi New Mystery
°	“Paperboxing Art” by James Dorr New Mystery

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1997

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Poet by Michael Connelly
°	Firestorm by Nevada Barr
°	Lethal Genes by Linda Grant
°	Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
°	Multiple Wounds by Alan Russell

Best First Mystery (tie)
*	Death in Little Tokyo by Dale Furutani
*	Somebody Else’s Child by Terris McMahan Grimes
°	Tularosa by Michael McGarrity
°	A Test of Wills by Charles Todd [review]
°	A Brother’s Blood by Michael C. White

Best Paperback Original
*	Somebody Else’s Child by Terris McMahan Grimes
°	Fade Away by Harlan Coben
°	The Grass Widow by Teri Holbrook
°	Walking Rain by Susan Wade
°	Chain of Fools by Steven Womack

Best Short Story
*	“Accidents Will Happen” by Carolyn Wheat Malice Domestic 5
°	“The Dark Snow” by Brendan DuBois Playboy, November 1996
°	“Luminarias Make it Christmas-y” by Janet LaPierre Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, February 1996
°	“Bugged” by Eve K. Sandstrom Malice Domestic 5

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1996

Best Mystery Novel
*	Under the Beetle’s Cellar by Mary Willis Walker
°	The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly
°	Hard Christmas by Barbara D’Amato
°	True Crime by Andrew Klavan
°	Blue Lonesome by Bill Pronzini

Best First Mystery
*	Death in Bloodhound Red by Virginia Lanier
°	The Innocents by Richard Barre
°	Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca? by G.M. Ford [review]
°	Hammurabi’s Code by Charles Kenney
°	Murder in Scorpio by Martha C. Lawrence

Best Paperback Original
*	Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
°	Bad Medicine by Eileen Dreyer
°	A Far and Deadly Cry by Teri Holbrook
°	Charged with Guilt by Gloria White
°	Closet by R.D. Zimmerman

Best Short Story
*	“And Pray Nobody Sees You” by Gar Anthony Haywood Spooks, Spies & Private Eyes
°	“Rule of Law” by K.K. Beck Malice Domestic 4
°	“The Judge’s Boy” by Jean B. Cooper Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, August 1995
°	“How I Found a Cat, Lost True Love, and Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” by Bill Crider Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation
°	“The Dog Who Remembered too Much” by Elizabeth Daniels Squire Malice Domestic 4

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1995

Best Mystery Novel
*	She Walks These Hills by Sharon McCrumb
°	The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly
°	Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson
°	One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
°	K Is for Killer by Sue Grafton
°	Murder on the Kibbutz by Bayta Gur
°	Pictures of Perfection by Reginald Hill
°	Cold Shoulder by Lynda La Plante
°	The 13th Juror by John Lescroart
°	Crack Down by Val McDermid
°	Black Betty by Walter Mosley
°	Not Till the Red Fog Rises by Derek Raymond
°	Just a Corpse at Twilight by Janwillem van de Wetering

Best First Mystery
*	The Alienist by Caleb Carr
°	Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
°	Cuckoo by Alex Keegan
°	A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane
°	Mallory’s Oracle by Carol O’Connell [review]
°	Shinju by Laura Joh Rowland
°	Every Breath You Take by Michelle Spring
°	Big Town by Doug J. Swanson
°	Death of a Blue Lantern by Christopher West

Best Short Story
*	“The Monster of Glarnis” by Sharyn McCrumb Royal Crimes
°	“The Gentleman in the Lake” by Robert Barnard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 1994
°	“One of Those Days, One of Those Nights” by Ed Gorman Crime Yellow
°	“A Deep Hole” by Ian Rankin London Noir

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1994

Best Mystery Novel
*	Wolf in the Shadows by Marcia Muller
°	The Black Ice by Michael Connelly
°	Morons and Madmen by Earl Emerson
°	O Little Town of Maggody by Joan Hess
°	Sacred Clowns by Tony Hillerman
°	Old Enemies by Janet LaPierre
°	Southern Discomfort by Margaret Maron
°	To Live and Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trocheck
°	The Sculptress by Minette Walters
°	Consider the Crows by Charlene Weir

Best First Mystery
*	Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
°	Goodnight, Irene by Jan Burke
°	A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
°	Death Comes as Epiphany by Sharan Newman
°	Child of Silence by Abigail Padgett

Best Short Story
*	“Checkout” by Susan Dunlap Malice Domestic 2
°	“A Romance in the Rockies” by K.K. Beck Malice Domestic 2
°	“Kim’s Game” by M.D. Lake Malice Domestic 2
°	“Crow’s Feat” by Robert Lopresti Constable New Crimes 2

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1993

Best Mystery Novel
*	Bootlegger’s Daughter by Margaret Maron
°	Lullaby Town by Robert Crais
°	Booked To Die by John Dunning
°	Southern Ghost by Carloyn G. Hart
°	The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumb

Best First Mystery
*	Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
°	Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert
°	Decked by Carol Higgins Clark
°	The Black Echo by Michael Connelly [review]
°	The Winter Widow by Charlene Weir

Best Short Story
*	“Cold Turkey” by Diane Mott Davidson Sisters in Crime 5
°	“Candles in the Rain” by Doug Allyn Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 1992
°	“The Summer of our Discontent” by Edward D. Hoch Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 1992
°	“One Hit Wonder” by Gabrielle Kraft Sisters in Crime 5
°	“A Golden Opportunity” by Rochelle Krich Sisters in Crime 5

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1992

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey
°	Rogue Wave by Susan Dunlap
°	Love Nor Money by Linda Grant
°	Hour of the Hunter by J.A. Jance
°	I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard
°	A Single Stone by Marilyn Wallace

Best First Mystery
*	Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry
°	Carpool by Mary Cahill
°	A Relative Stranger by Margaret Lucke
°	The Bulrush Murders by Rebecca Rothenberg
°	The Chocolate Box by Leslie Elizabeth Watts
°	Murder on the Run by Gloria White

Best Short Story
*	“Lucky Dip” by Liza Cody A Woman’s Eye
°	“Last Rites” by Linda Grant Sisters in Crime 4
°	“Nine Sons” by Wendy Hornsby Sisters in Crime 4
°	“Deborah’s Judgment” by Margaret Maron A Woman’s Eye
°	“The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown” by Peter Lovesey Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, February 1996
°	“Wolf Winter” by Maxine O’Callahan Sisters in Crime 4

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1991

Best Mystery Novel
*	G Is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
°	A Ticket to the Boneyard by Lawrence Block
°	The Good Fight by Lia Matera
°	If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb
°	New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith

Best First Mystery
*	Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
°	Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson
°	Kindred Crimes by Janet Dawson
°	Where’s Mommy Now? by Rochelle Krich
°	Grave Undertaking by James McCahery

Best Paperback Original (tie)
*	Where’s Mommy Now? by Rochelle Krich
*	Grave Undertaking by James McCahery
°	Not a Creature Was Stirring by Jane Haddam
°	Dead in the Scrub by B.J. Oliphant
°	Sisters in Crime 2 edited by Marilyn Wallace

Best Short Story
*	“The Celestial Buffet” by Susan Dunlap Sisters in Crime 2
°	“The Luncheon” by Sharyn McCrumb Sisters in Crime 2
°	“Remains to Be Seen” by Sharyn McCrumb Mummy Stories
°	“Say You’re Sorry” by Sarah Shankman Sisters in Crime 3
°	“A Tale of Two Pretties” by Marilyn Wallace Sisters in Crime 3

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1990

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Sirens Sang of Murder by Sarah Caudwell
°	Pious Deception by Susan Dunlap
°	A Little Class on Murder by Carolyn G. Hart
°	Corpus Christmas by Margaret Maron

Best First Mystery
*	Katwalk by Karen Kijewski
°	Grime & Punishment by Jill Churchill
°	The Mother Shadow by Melodie Johnson Howe [review]
°	The Mark Twain Murders by Edith Skom
°	The Last Billable Hour by Susan Wolfe

Best Paperback Original
*	Honeymoon with Murder by Carolyn G. Hart
°	On My Honor by Malacai Black
°	Murder by Deception by D.R. Meredith
°	Rough Justice by Keith Peterson
°	A Collector of Photographs by Deborah Valentine

Best Short Story
*	“Afraid All the Time” by Nincy Pickard Sisters in Crime
°	“No Safety” by Susan Dunlap Sisters in Crime
°	“A Wee Doch and Doris” by Sharyn McCrumb Mistletoe Mysteries
°	“A Terrible Thing” by Shelley Singer Sisters in Crime

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1989

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
°	The Widow’s Club by Dorothy Cannell
°	E Is for Evidence by Sue Grafton
°	Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman
°	Blood Shot by Sara Paretsky
°	Dead Crazy by Nancy Pickard
°	Shackles by Bill Pronzini
°	Pepper Pike by Les Roberts

Best First Mystery
*	A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
°	Murder Once Done by Mary Lou Bennett
°	The Killings at Badger’s Drift by Caroline Graham
°	Random Access Murder by Linda Grant
°	Fear of the Dark by Gar Anthony Haywood
°	Carolina Skeletons by David Stout

Best Paperback Original
*	Something Wicked by Carolin G. Hart
°	High Noon at Midnight by Michael Avallone
°	Murder Unrenovated by P.M. Carlson
°	The Man Who Died Laughing by David Handler
°	A Radical Departure by Lia Matera
°	Paying the Piper by Sharyn McCrumb
°	Murder by Impulse by D.R. Meredith
°	Primary Target by Marilyn Wallace

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1988

Best Mystery Novel
*	Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman
°	A Trouble of Fools by Linda Barnes [review]
°	Old Bones by Aaron Elkins
°	Trojan Gold by Elizabeth Peters
°	Marriage is Murder by Nancy Pickard

Best First Mystery
*	Caught Dead in Philadelphia by Gillian Roberts
°	Death on the Rocks by Michael Allegretto
°	The House of Blue Lights by Robert Bowman
°	Murder at the War by Mary Monica Pulver
°	An Infinite Number of Monkeys by Les Roberts

Best Paperback Original
*	The Monkey’s Raincoat by Robert Crais
°	The Cat Who Played Brahms by Lilian Jackson Braun
°	Death on Demand by Carolyn G. Hart [review]
°	Bishop’s Gambit, Declined by Conrad Haynes
°	Where Lawyers Fear To Tread by Lia Matera
°	Bimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb

Best Short Story
*	“Breakfast Television” by Robert Barnard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January 1987
°	“Scrap” by Max Allan Collins Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
°	“Soft Monkey” by Harlan Ellison Mystery Scene Reader #1
°	“Turn Away” by Ed Groman Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
°	“The Au Pair Girl” by Joyce Harrington Matter of Crime #1

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1987

Best Mystery Novel
*	C Is for Corpse by Sue Grafton
°	When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block
°	Tropical Heat by John Lutz
°	No Body by Nancy Pickard
°	Life’s Work by Jonathan Valin

Best First Mystery
*	Too Late To Die by Bill Crider
°	Strangled Prose by Joan Hess
°	The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman
°	Floater by Joseph Koenig
°	Dead Air by Mike Lupica

Best Paperback Original
*	The Junkyard Dog by Robert Campbell
°	The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun
°	Trial by Fury by J.A. Jance
°	The Back-Door Man by Rob Kantner
°	Too Old a Cat by Warren Murphy

Best Short Story
*	“The Parker Shotgun” by Sue Grafton Mean Streets
°	“Body Count” by Wayne D. Dundee Mean Streets
°	“Scalplock” by Clark Howard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 1986

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1986

Best Mystery Novel
*	B Is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
°	The Shortest Way to Hades by Sarah Caudwell
°	The Lonely Silver Rain by John D. MacDonald
°	The Plain Old Man by Charlotte MacLeod
°	Killing Orders by Sara Paretsky

Best First Mystery
*	When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman
°	The Gemini Man by Susan Kelly
°	Sleeping Dog by Dick Lochte
°	Doubting Thomas by Robert Reeves
°	Flood by Andrew Vachss

Best Paperback Original
*	Say No to Murder by Nancy Pickard
°	Murder Is Academic by P.M. Carlson
°	Poverty Bay by Earl Emerson
°	Shattered Moon by Kate Green
°	Sleightly Murder by Patrick A. Kelley

Best Short Story
*	“Lucky Penny” by Linda Barnes New Black Mask #3
°	“Eight Mile and Dequindre” by Loren D. Estleman Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May 1985
°	“Vandals” by Peter Lovesey Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1985
°	“Ride the Lightning” by John Lutz Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, January 1985
°	“The Convolvulus Clock” by Ruth Rendell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, August 1985

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