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Macavity Awards

2023

Best Mystery Novel
*	A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
°	Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King
°	Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone [review]
°	A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin
°	Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn [review]
°	Secret Identity by Alex Segura [review]

Best First Mystery Novel
*	The Maid by Nita Prose [review]
°	Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
°	Shutter by Ramona Emerson [review]
°	Devil’s Chew Toy by Rob Osler [review]
°	The Verifiers by Jane Pek [review]

Best Mystery Critical/Biographical
*	The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators by Martin Edwards
°	The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha Christie edited by Mary Anna Evans & J.C. Bernthal
°	The Crime World of Michael Connelly: A Study of His Works and Their Adaptations by David Geherin
°	Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“Beauty and the Beyotch” by Barb Goffman
°	“The Landscaper’s Wife” by Brendan DuBois
°	“First You Dream, Then You Die” by Donna Moore
°	“Schrödinger, Cat” by Anna Scotti
°	“Stockholm” by Catherine Steadman
°	“The Angel of Rome” by Jess Walter
°	“My Two-Legs” by Melissa Yi

Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery
*	Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen [review]
°	The Lindbergh Nanny by Mariah Fredericks [review]
°	In Place of Fear by Catriona McPherson [review]
°	Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris [review]
°	The Secret in the Wall by Ann Parker
°	One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips

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2022

Best Mystery Novel
*	Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby [review]
°	The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly [review]
°	1979 by Val McDermid [review]
°	Bobby March Will Live Forever by Alan Parks
°	We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker [review]
°	Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead [review]

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala [review]
°	Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews [review]
°	Girl A by Abigail Dean [review]
°	Deer Season by Erin Flanagan
°	All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris [review]

Best Nonfiction/Critical
*	How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America by MWA with editors Lee Child and Laurie R. King
°	Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge
°	The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History by Margalit Fox
°	The Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham Greene by Richard Greene
°	Tony Hillerman: A Life by James McGrath Morris
°	The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science by John Tresch
°	The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense by Edward White

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“Sweeps Week” by Richard Helms Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021
°	“Lucky Thirteen” by Tracy Clark Midnight Hour
°	“Curious Incidents” by Steve Hockensmith Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January/February 2021
°	“The Road to Hana” by R.T. Lawton Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May/June 2021
°	“The Locked Room Library” by Gigi Pandian Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021
°	“Julius Katz and the Two Cousins” by Dave Zeltserman Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
°	The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
°	The Hollywood Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
°	The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey
°	Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia [review]
°	Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day [review]

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2021

Best Mystery Novel
*	Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby [review]
°	Before She Was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney
°	Blind Vigil by Matt Coyle
°	All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
°	These Women by Ivy Pochoda [review]
°	When She Was Good by Michael Robotham [review]

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden [review]
°	Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara [review]
°	Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March [review]
°	The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman [review]
°	Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel [review]

Best Mystery Critical/Biographical
*	H.R.F. Keating: A Life of Crime by Sheila Mitchell
°	Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy by Leslie Brody
°	Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club edited by Martin Edwards
°	Ian Rankin: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Erin E. MacDonald
°	Southern Cross Crime: The Pocket Essential Guide to the Crime Fiction, Film & TV of Australia and New Zealand by Craig Sisterson

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“Elysian Fields” by Gabriel Valjan California Schemin’: The 2020 Bouchercon Anthology
°	“Dear Emily Etiquette” by Barb Goffman Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Sept/Oct 2020
°	“The Boy Detective & The Summer of ‘74” by Art Taylor Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Jan/Feb 2020
°	“Dog Eat Dog” by Elaine Viets The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell
°	“The Twenty-Five Year Engagement” by James W. Ziskin In League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	Turn to Stone by James W. Ziskin
°	The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen [review]
°	The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart [review]
°	The Turning Tide by Catriona McPherson
°	Mortal Music by Ann Parker
°	The Mimosa Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu

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2020

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Chain by Adrian McKinty [review]
°	Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha [review]
°	This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
°	Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
°	The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan
°	Sarah Jane by James Sallis [review]

Best First Mystery Novel
*	One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski [review]
°	The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge [review]
°	My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing [review]
°	Miracle Creek by Angie Kim [review]
°	Call Me Evie by J.P. Pomare [review]
°	American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson [review]

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“Better Days” by Art Taylor Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019
°	“West Texas Barbecue” by Michael Chandos The Eyes of Texas
°	“The Cardboard Box” by Terence Faherty Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January/February 2019
°	“Alex's Choice” by Barb Goffman Crime Travel
°	“Whiteout” by G.M. Malliet Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January/February 2019
°	“Brother’s Keeper” by Dave Zeltserman Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019

Best Mystery Nonfiction/Critical
*	Hitchcock and the Censors by John Billheimer
°	Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story by Laird R. Blackwell
°	Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan by Ursula Buchan
°	Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History by Peter Houlahan
°	The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton
°	Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall by James Polchin

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott [review]
°	Murder Knocks Twice by Susanna Calkins
°	The Pearl Dagger by L.A. Chandlar
°	A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman
°	The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey [review]
°	Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell

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2019

Best Mystery Novel
*	November Road by Lou Berney [review]
°	If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin [review]
°	The Lost Man by Jane Harper [review]
°	Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier [review]
°	Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara
°	Under My Skin by Lisa Unger [review]

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Dodging and Burning by John Copenhaver [review]
°	My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite [review]
°	Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens [review]
°	Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman [review]
°	The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor [review]

Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction
*	The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman
°	The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton: A Critical Study of the Father Brown Stories and Other Detective Fiction by Laird R. Blackwell
°	Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World’s Most Famous Detective Writer by Margalit Fox
°	Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s by Leslie S. Klinger
°	I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
°	Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“English 398: Fiction Workshop” by Art Taylor Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Jul/Aug 2018
°	“Race to Judgment” by Craig Faustus Buck Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November/December 2018
°	“All God’s Sparrows” by Leslie Budewitz Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May/Jun 2018
°	“Bug Appétit” by Barb Goffman Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November/December 2018
°	“Three-Star Sushi” by Barry Lancet Down & Out: The Magazine, Vol.1, No. 3
°	“The Cambodian Curse” by Gigi Pandian The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey [review]
°	A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman [review]
°	City of Ink by Elsa Hart [review]
°	Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King [review]
°	A Dying Note by Ann Parker
°	A Forgotten Place by Charles Todd

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2018

Best Mystery Novel
*	Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz [review]
°	The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne [review]
°	Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke [review]
°	Glass Houses by Louise Penny
°	The Old Man by Thomas Perry [review]
°	The Force by Don Winslow

Best First Mystery Novel
*	The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal [review]
°	Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett [review]
°	The Dry by Jane Harper [review]
°	She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper [review]
°	The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka [review]
°	Lost Luggage by Wendall Thomas [review]

Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction
*	The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books by Martin Edwards
°	From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women who Created an Icon by Mattias Bostrom
°	Chester B. Himes: A Biography by Lawrence P. Jackson
°	The Man From the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James
°	Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes by Michael Sims
°	Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“Windward” by Paul D. Marks Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea
°	“As Ye Sow” by Craig Faustus Buck Passport to Murder: Bouchercon Anthology 2017
°	“The #2 Pencil” by Matt Coyle Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea
°	“Infinite Uticas” by Terence Faherty Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May/June 2017
°	“Whose Wine is it Anyway?” by Barb Goffman 50 Shades of Cabernet
°	“A Necessary Ingredient” by Art Taylor Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
°	The Devouring by James R. Benn
°	A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee [review]
°	Dangerous To Know by Renee Patrick
°	Racing the Devil by Charles Todd
°	Cast the First Stone by James W. Ziskin [review]

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2017

Best Mystery Novel
*	A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
°	You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott [review]
°	Dark Fissures by Matt Coyle [review]
°	Before the Fall by Noah Hawley [review]
°	Real Tigers by Mick Herron [review]
°	Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman

Best First Mystery Novel
*	IQ by Joe Ide [review]
°	The Widow by Fiona Barton [review]
°	Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry [review]
°	Dodgers by Bill Beverly [review]
°	Design for Dying by Renee Patrick [review]

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“Parallel Play” by Art Taylor Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning
°	“Autumn at the Automat” by Lawrence Block In Sunlight or In Shadow
°	“Blank Shot” by Craig Faustus Buck Black Coffee
°	“Survivor’s Guilt” by Greg Herren Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016
°	“Ghosts of Bunker Hill” by Paul D. Mark Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2016
°	“The Crawl Space” by Joyce Carol Oates Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September-Ocober 2016

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	Heart of Stone by James W. Ziskin [review]
°	A Death Along the River Fleet by Susanna Calkins
°	Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye [review]
°	Delivering the Truth by Edith Maxwell [review]
°	The Reek of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson
°	What Gold Buys by Ann Parker

Best Nonfiction
*	Sara Paretsky: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Margaret Kinsman
°	Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories that Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats by Jane K. Cleland
°	Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
°	Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula by David J. Skal
°	The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale

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2016

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney [review]
°	Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton
°	The Hot Countries by Timothy Hallinan
°	The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson [review]
°	Life or Death by Michael Robotham [review]
°	The Cartel by Don Winslow

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton [review]
°	Concrete Angel by Patricia Abbott [review]
°	The Killing Kind by Chris Holm [review]
°	Where All Light Tends To Go by David Joy [review]
°	The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan [review]
°	On the Road with Del & Louise by Art Taylor

Best Critical/Biographical
*	The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story by Martin Edwards
°	A Is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup
°	Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald by Suzanne Marrs & Tom Nolan, editors
°	Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid
°	The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett by Nathan Ward

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“The Little Men” by Megan Abbott A Bibliomystery by MysteriousPress.com
°	“On Borrowed Time” by Mat Coward Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 2015
°	“Sob Sister” by Loren D. Estleman Detroit Is Our Beat: Tales of the Four Horsemen
°	“A Year Without Santa Claus” by Barb Goffman Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, January/February 2015
°	“Quack and Dwight” by Travis Richardson Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds
°	“A Joy Forever” by B.K. Steven Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, March 2015

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	The Masque of a Murderer by Susanna Calkins [review]
°	A Gilded Grave by Shelley Freydont [review]
°	Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo by C. Joseph Greaves [review]
°	The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr [review]
°	The Secret Life of Anna Blanc by Jennifer Kincheloe [review]
°	Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King [review]

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2015

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood [review]
°	The Missing Place by Sophie Littlefield
°	The Lewis Man by Peter May
°	The Day She Died by Catriona McPherson [review]
°	The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
°	The Last Death of Jack Harbin by Terry Shames

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Invisible City by Julia Dahl [review]
°	Blessed Are the Dead by Kristi Belcamino
°	Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman [review]
°	Someone Else’s Skin by Sarah Hilary
°	Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little [review]
°	The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day [review]

Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction
*	Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer’s Journey edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan
°	The Figure of the Detective: A Literary History and Analysis by Charles Brownson
°	Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe by J. W. Ocker
°	400 Things Cops Know: Street Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman by Adam Plantinga

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“Honeymoon Sweet” by Craig Faustus Buck Murder at the Beach: The Bouchercon Anthology 2014
°	“The Shadow Knows” by Barb Goffman Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays
°	“Howling at the Moon” by Paul D. Marks Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 2014
°	“The Proxy” by Travis Richardson Thuglit #13, September/October 2014
°	“The Odds Are Against Us” by Art Taylor Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 2014

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson
°	Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen [review]
°	Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn
°	An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris [review]
°	Present Darkness by Malla Nunn [review]
°	Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd

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2014

Best Mystery Novel
*	Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger [review]
°	Sandrine’s Case by Thomas H. Cook [review]
°	Dead Lions by Mick Herron [review]
°	The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood [review]
°	How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny [review]
°	Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin

Best First Mystery Novel
*	A Killing at Cotton Hill by Terry Shames [review]
°	Yesterday’s Echo by Matt Coyle [review]
°	Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman [review]
°	Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman [review]
°	Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller [review]

Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction
*	The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot To Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower
°	The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley’s Masterpiece by Roseanne Montillo
°	Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard by Charles J. Rzepka

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“The Care and Feeding of Houseplants” by Art Taylor Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2013
°	“The Terminal” by Reed Farrel Coleman Kwik Krimes
°	“The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository” by John Connolly Bibliomysteries: Short Tales about Deadly Books
°	“The Dragon’s Tail” by Martin Limón Nightmare Range: The Collected Sueno and Bascom Short Stories
°	“The Hindi Houdini” by Gigi Pandian Fish Nets: The Second Guppy Anthology
°	“Incident on the 405” by Travis Richardson Malfeasance Occasional: Girl Trouble

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell
°	A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate by Susanna Calkins [review]
°	Saving Lincoln by Robert Kresge
°	Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses by Catriona McPherson
°	Ratlines by Stuart Neville [review]

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2013

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny [review]
°	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn [review]
°	The Blackhouse by Peter May [review]
°	The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan [review]
°	The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro [review]
°	The Twenty Year Death by Ariel S. Winter [review]
°	The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters [review]

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Don’t Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman [review]
°	Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer [review]
°	Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal [review]
°	The Expats by Chris Pavone [review]

Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction
*	Books To Die For: The World’s Greatest Mystery Writers on the World’s Greatest Mystery Novels edited by John Connolly and Declan Burke
°	Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French
°	In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero edited by Otto Penzler

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“The Lord Is My Shamus” by Barb Goffman Chesapeake Crimes: This Job Is Murder
°	“The Unremarkable Heart” by Karin Slaughter Mystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance
°	“Thea’s First Husband” by B.K. Stevens Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, June 2012
°	“When Duty Calls” by Art Taylor Chesapeake Crimes: This Job Is Murder
°	“Blind Justice” by Jim Fusilli Mystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance
°	“The Sequel” by Jeffrey Deaver The Strand Magazine, November-February 2012-2013

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd
°	A City of Broken Glass by Rebecca Cantrell [review]
°	Princess Elizabeth’s Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
°	The Confession by Charles Todd
°	Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear [review]

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2012

Best Mystery Novel
*	Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran [review]
°	1222 by Anne Holt [review]
°	The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz [review]
°	The Ridge by Michael Koryta [review]
°	A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny [review]
°	The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes by Marcus Sakey [review]
°	Hell & Gone by Duane Swierczynski

Best First Mystery Novel
*	All Cry Chaos by Leonard Rosen [review]
°	Learning To Swim by Sara J. Henry [review]
°	Nazareth Child by Darrell James [review]
°	Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante [review]
°	The Informationist by Taylor Stevens [review]
°	Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson [review]

Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction
*	The Sookie Stackhouse Companion by Charlaine Harris
°	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
°	Wilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the Evolution of the Casebook Novel by A.B. Emrys
°	The Savage City: Race, Murder, and a Generation on the Edge by T.J. English

Best Mystery Short Story
*	“Disarming” by Dana Cameron Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 2011
°	“Facts Exhibiting Wantonness” by Trina Corey Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 2011
°	“Palace by the Lake” by Daryl Wood Gerber Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology
°	“Truth and Consequences” by Barb Goffman Mystery Times Ten
°	“Heat of Passion” by Kathleen Ryan A Twist of Noir, February 2011
°	“The Man Who Took His Hat Off to the Driver of the Train” by Peter Turnbull Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2011

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains by Catriona McPherson [review]
°	Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen
°	Narrows Gate by Jim Fusilli
°	Mercury’s Rise by Ann Parker [review]
°	Troubled Bones by Jeri Westerson
°	A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear [review]

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2011

Best Mystery Novel
*	Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny [review]
°	The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke
°	Faithful Place by Tana French [review]
°	The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan [review]
°	Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer [review]
°	The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva [review]
°	The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson [review]
°	The Poacher’s Son by Paul Doiron [review]
°	Full Mortality by Sasscer Hill
°	A Thousand Cuts by Simon Lelic [review]

Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction
*	Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks: 50 Years of Mysteries in the Making by John Curran
°	The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
°	Following the Detectives: Real Locations in Crime Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowski
°	Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang
°	Thrillers: 100 Must Reads edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner

Best Short Story
*	“Swing Shift” by Dana Cameron Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side
°	“The Scent of Lilacs” by Doug Allyn Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Devil’s Pocket” by Keith Gilman Philadelphia Noir
°	“The Gods for Vengeance Cry” by Richard Helms Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Bookworm” by G.M. Malliet Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin’

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	City of Dragons by Kelli Stanley [review]
°	A Marked Man by Barbara Hamilton
°	The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
°	The Red Door by Charles Todd
°	The Fifth Servant by Kenneth Wishnia [review]

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2010

Best Mystery Novel
*	Tower by Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman
°	Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott
°	Necessary as Blood by Deborah Crombie
°	Nemesis by Jo Nesbø, translated by Don Bartlett
°	The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny [review]
°	The Shanghai Moon by S.J. Rozan [review]

Best First Mystery Novel
*	The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley [review]
°	Running from the Devil by Jamie Freveletti [review]
°	A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield [review]
°	The Ghosts of Belfast (The Twelve) by Stuart Neville [review]
°	A Beautiful Place To Die by Malla Nunn [review]

Best Mystery Nonfiction
*	Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. James
°	L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City by John Buntin
°	Rogue Males: Conversations & Confrontations About the Writing Life by Craig McDonald
°	The Lineup: The World’s Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives edited by Otto Penzler
°	Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art by Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo
°	Dame Agatha’s Shorts by Elena Santangelo

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
°	“Digby, Attorney at Law” by Jim Fusilli Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May 2009
°	“Your Turn” by Carolyn Hart Two of the Deadliest
°	“The Desert Here and the Desert Far Away” by Marcus Sakey Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can’t Put Down
°	“Amapola” by Luis Alberto Urrea Phoenix Noir

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	A Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell [review]
°	In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff [review]
°	A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd [review]
°	Serpent in the Thorns by Jeri Westerson [review]
°	Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear [review]

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2009

Best Mystery Novel
*	Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie
°	Trigger City by Sean Chercover
°	The Price of Blood (The Dying Breed) by Declan Hughes [review]
°	The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason [review]
°	Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
°	The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
°	The Fault Tree by Louise Ure

Best First Mystery Novel
*	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson [review]
°	Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris [review]
°	Death of a Cozy Writer by G.M. Malliet [review]
°	Calumet City by Charlie Newton [review]
°	An Innocent Client by Scott Pratt
°	A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley [review]
°	The Blood Detective by Dan Waddell [review]

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen [review]
°	Stealing Trinity by Ward Larsen [review]
°	The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss
°	Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
°	Nox Dormienda: A Long Night for Sleeping by Kelli Stanley [review]
°	Veil of Lies by Jeri Westerson [review]

Best Short Story
*	“The Night Things Changed” by Dana Cameron Wolfsbane & Mistletoe
°	“A Sleep Not Unlike Death” by Sean Chercover Hardcore Hardboiled
°	“Keeping Watch Over His Flock” by Toni L.P. Kelner Wolfsbane & Mistletoe
°	“Scratch a Woman” by Laura Lippman Hardly Knew Her
°	“Between the Dark and the Daylight” by Tom Piccirilli Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2008

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2008

Best Mystery Novel
*	What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
°	Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
°	The Unquiet by John Connolly
°	Blood of Paradise by David Corbett
°	Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie

Best First Mystery Novel
*	In the Woods by Tana French [review]
°	Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
°	The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz [review]
°	Stealing the Dragon by Tim Maleeny
°	The Collaborator of Bethlehem by Matt Beynon Rees

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin [review]
°	Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
°	The Snake Stone by Jason Goodwin
°	Consequences of Sin by Clare Langley-Hawthorne
°	The Gravedigger’s Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates

Best Short Story
*	“Please Watch Your Step” by Rhys Bowen The Strand Magazine, Spring 2007
°	“A Rat’s Tale” by Donna Andrews Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2007
°	“The Missing Elevator Puzzle” by Jon L. Breen Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, February 2007
°	“Brimstone P.I.” by Beverle Graves Myers Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May 2007
°	“The Old Wife’s Tale” by Gillian Roberts Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2007

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2007

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
°	Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
°	The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin
°	The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
°	Piece of My Heart by Peter Robinson
°	All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Mr. Clarinet by Nick Stone
°	Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland
°	47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers by Troy Cook
°	King of Lies by John Hart
°	Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
°	A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	Oh Danny Boy by Rhys Bowen
°	The Lightning Rule by Brett Ellen Block [review]
°	The Bee’s Kiss by Barbara Cleverly
°	Dark Assassin by Anne Perry
°	Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear

Best Short Story
*	“Till Death Do Us Part” by Tim Maleeny Death Do Us Part: New Stories About Love, Lust, and Murder
°	“Provenance” by Robert Barnard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 2006
°	“Disturbance in the Field” by Roberta Isleib Seasmoke: Crime Stories by New England Writers

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2006

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
°	One Shot by Lee Child
°	The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman
°	Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
°	Solomon vs. Lord by Paul Levine
°	Strange Affair by Peter Robinson
°	The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Immoral by Brian Freeman
°	All Shook Up by Mike Harrison
°	Baby Game by Randall Hicks

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
*	Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
°	In Like Flynn by Rhys Bowen
°	Spectres in the Smoke by Tony Broadbent
°	The War of the World Murders by Max Allan Collins
°	Night’s Child by Maureen Jennings

Best Short Story
*	“There Is no Crime on Easter Island” by Nancy Pickard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2005
°	“Everybody’s Girl” by Robert Barnard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May 2005
°	“It Can Happen” by David Corbett San Francisco Noir
°	“The Big Road” by Steve Hockensmith Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May 2005

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2005

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen
°	Cold Case by Robin Burcell
°	Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
°	High Country Fall by Margaret Maron
°	California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker
°	Playing with Fire by Peter Robinson

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak
°	Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo
°	Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara
°	Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath
°	Misdemeanor Man by Dylan Schaffer

Best Short Story
*	“The Widow of Slane” by Terance Faherty Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2004
°	“Viscery” by Sandra Balzo Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2004
°	“The Lady’s Not for Dying” by Alana White Futures, Winter 2004

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2004

Best Mystery Novel
*	The House Sitter by Peter Lovesey
°	The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt
°	For the Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen
°	The Guards by Ken Bruen [review]
°	Done for a Dime by David Corbett

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
°	The Night of the Dance by James Hime
°	Death of a Nationalist by Rebecca C. Pawel
°	The Bridge of Sighs by Olen Steinhauer

Best Short Story
*	“The Grass is Always Greener” by Sandy Balzo Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March 2003
°	“Rogues’ Gallery” by Robert Barnard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March 2003
°	“Texas Two-Step” by Diana Deverell Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, February 2003
°	“No Man’s Land” by Beth Foxwell Blood on Their Hands
°	“War Crimes” by G. Miki Hayden A Hot & Sultry Night for Crime
°	“Child Support” by Ronnie Klaskin A Hot & Sultry Night for Crime
°	“Red Meat” by Elaine Viets Blood on Their Hands

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2003

Best Mystery Novel
*	Winter and Night by S.J. Rozan
°	Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
°	The Jolie Blon’s Bounce by James Lee Burke
°	Nine by Jan Burke
°	City of Bones by Michael Connelly

Best First Mystery Novel
*	In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
°	The Blue Edge of Midnight by Jonathon King
°	The Distance by Eddie Muller
°	A Valley To Die For by Radine Trees Nehring

Best Short Story
*	“Voice Mail” by Janet Dawson Scam & Eggs
°	“Boot Scoot” by Diana Deverell Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, October 2002
°	“An Empire’s Reach” by Brendan DuBois Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, November 2002
°	“Bible Belt” by Toni L.P. Kelner Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 2002
°	“Too Many Cooks” by Marcia Talley Much Ado About Murder
°	“The Adventures of the Rara Avis” by Carolyn Wheat Murder, My Dear Watson

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2002

Best Mystery Novel
*	Folly by Laurie R. King
°	Tell No One by Harlan Coben
°	The Deadhouse by Linda Fairstein
°	Mystic River by Dennis Lehane [review]
°	Silent Joe by T. Jefferson Parker

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Open Season by C.J. Box [review]
°	The Jasmine Trade by Denise Hamilton
°	Perhaps She’ll Die by M.K. Preston
°	Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter

Best Short Story
*	“The Abbey Ghosts” by Jan Burke Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, January 2001
°	“My Bonnie Lies…” by Ted Hertel, Jr. Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers
°	“Bitter Waters” by Rochelle Krich Criminal Kabbalah
°	“The Would-Be Widower” by Katherine Hall Page Malice Domestic 10

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2001

Best Mystery Novel
*	A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
°	Guns and Roses by Taffy Cannon
°	The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale
°	Half Moon Street by Anne Perry
°	The Whole Truth by Nancy Pickard

Best First Mystery Novel
*	A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss
°	Death Dances to a Reggae Beat by Kate Grilley
°	Three Dirty Women and the Garden of Death by Julie Wray Herman
°	Crow in Stolen Colors by Marcia Simpson [review]

Best Short Story
*	“A Candle for Christmas” by Reginald Hill Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January 2000
°	“The Man in the Civil Suit” by Jan Burke Malice Domestic 9
°	“The Chosen” by Joyce Christmas Unholy Orders

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2000

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Flower Master by Sujata Massey
°	River of Darkness by Rennie Airth [review]
°	L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais
°	In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson

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

Best Short Story
*	“Maubi and the Jumbies” by Kate Grilley Murderous Intent, Fall 1999
°	“Paleta Man” by Laurie R. King Irreconcilable Differences
°	“Heroes” by Anne Perry Murder and Obsession
°	“Show Me the Bones” by Carolyn Wheat Diagnosis Dead

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1999

Best Mystery Novel
*	Blood Work by Michael Connelly
°	Blind Descent by Nevada Barr
°	Butchers Hill by Laura Lippman
°	Home Fires by Margaret Maron
°	Blue by Abigail Padgett

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Sympathy for the Devil by Jerrilyn Farmer
°	Tiger’s Palette by Jacqueline Fieldler
°	The Doctor Digs a Grave by Robin Hathaway

Best Short Story
*	“Of Course You Know that Chocolate is a Vegetable” by Barbara D’Amato Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 1998
°	“Sleeping Dogs Lie” by Laurien Berenson Canine Crimes
°	“A Simple Philosophy” by Harlen Coben Malice Domestic 7
°	“The Village Vampire and the Oboe of Death” by Dean James Malice Domestic 7

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1998

Best Mystery Novel
*	Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
°	Hocus by Jan Burke
°	Trunk Music by Michael Connelly
°	The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte
°	The Ax by Donald E. Westlake

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Dead Body Language by Penny Warner
°	Killing Floor by Lee Child
°	Off the Face of the Earth by Aljean Harmetz
°	Charm City by Laura Lippman
°	The Salaryman’s Wife by Sujata Massey

Best Short Story
*	“The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage” by Peter Robinson Malice Domestic 6
°	“Real Bullets This Time” by William Bankier Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 1997
°	“Find Miriam” by Stuart M. Kaminsky New Mystery, Summer 1997
°	“The Corbett Correspondence” by Edward Marston & Peter Lovesey Malice Domestic 6
°	“Etiquette Lesson” by Paula Whitney Murderous Intent, Fall 1997

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1997

Best Mystery Novel
*	Bloodhounds by Peter Lovesey
°	The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H. Cook
°	Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
°	The Grass Widow by Teri Holbrook
°	Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Death in Little Tokyo by Dale Furutani
°	Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein [review]
°	Murder on a Girls’ Night Out by Anne George [review]
°	A Brother’s Blood by Michael C. White

Best Short Story
*	“Cruel and Unusual” by Carolyn Wheat Guilty as Charged
°	“Takeout” by Joyce Christmas Malice Domestic 5
°	“The Bun Also Rises” by Jill Churchill Malice Domestic 5
°	“Red Clay” by Michael Malone Murder for Love
°	“The Music Lesson” by Rosemarie Santini New Mystery, Number 9, 1996

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1996

Best Mystery Novel
*	Under the Beetle’s Cellar by Mary Willis Walker
°	Hard Christmas by Barbara D’Amato
°	The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly
°	Bookman’s Wake by John Dunning
°	A Wild and Lonely Place by Marcia Muller

Best First Mystery Novel
*	The Strange Files of Fremont Jones by Dianne Day [review]
°	The Body in the Transept by Jeanne M. Dams
°	A Far and Deadly Cry by Teri Holbrook
°	Horse of a Different Killer by Jody Jaffe
°	Death in Bloodhound Red by Virginia Lanier

Best Short Story
*	“Evans Tries an O-Level” by Colin Dexter Morse’s Greatest Mystery
°	“Rule of Law” by K.K. Beck Malice Domestic 4
°	“Cupid’s Arrow” by Dorothy Cannell Crimes of the Heart

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1995

Best Mystery Novel
*	She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb
°	The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly
°	Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George
°	Scandal in Fair Haven by Carolyn G. Hart
°	The Red Scream by Mary Willis Walker [review]

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Do Unto Others by Jeff Abbott
°	One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
°	Murder in the Place of Anubis by Lynda S. Robinson
°	North of Montana by April Smith

Best Short Story (tie)
*	“Cast Your Fate to the Wind” by Deborah Adams Malice Domestic 3
*	“Unharmed” by Jan Burke Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mid-December 1994

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1994

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Sculptress by Minette Walters
°	Missing Joseph by Elizabeth George
°	Dead Man’s Island by Carolyn G. Hart
°	Old Enemies by Janet LaPierre
°	To Live and Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trocheck

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Death Comes as Epiphany by Sharan Newman
°	Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
°	A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie [review]
°	A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
°	Child of Silence by Abigail Padgett

Best Short Story
*	“Checkout” by Susan Dunlap Malice Domestic 2
°	“Kim’s Game” by M.D. Lake Malice Domestic 2

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1993

Best Mystery Novel
*	Bootlegger’s Daughter by Margaret Maron
°	Booked To Die by John Dunning
°	The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumb
°	White Butterfly by Walter Mosley

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
°	Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton
°	Every Crooked Nanny by Kathy Hogan Trocheck

Best Short Story
*	“Henrie O’s Holiday” by Carolyn G. Hart Malice Domestic 1
°	“The Last to Know” by Joan Hess Malice Domestic 1
°	“The Hand of Carlos” by Charles McCarry The Armchair Detective, Fall 1992

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1992

Best Mystery Novel
*	I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard
°	The Christie Caper by Carolyn G. Hart
°	A Red Death by Walter Mosley

Best First Mystery Novel (tie)
*	Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry
*	Zero at the Bone by Mary Willis Walker
°	The Bulrush Murders by Rebecca Rothenberg
°	Roman Blood by Steven Saylor
°	Flowers for the Dead by Ann Williams

Best Short Story
*	“Deborah’s Judgment” by Margaret Maron A Woman’s Eye
°	“Dance of the Dead” by Joe Gores The Armchair Detective, Spring 1991
°	“Life, for Short” by Carolyn Wheat Sisters in Crime 4

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1991

Best Mystery Novel
*	If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb
°	Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George
°	Deadly Valentine by Carolyn G. Hart
°	Burn Marks by Sara Paretsky
°	The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
°	Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson
°	Kindred Crimes by Janet Dawson
°	The Chartreuse Clue by William F. Love

Best Short Story
*	“Too Much to Bare” by Joan Hess Sisters in Crime 2

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1990

Best Mystery Novel
*	A Little Class on Murder by Carolyn G. Hart
°	Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke
°	Bone by George C. Chesbro
°	The Death of a Joyce Scholar by Bartholomew Gill

Best First Mystery Novel
*	Grime & Punishment by Jill Churchill
°	The Cheerio Killings by Doug Allyn
°	The Mark Twain Murders by Edith Skom
°	A Collector of Photographs by Deborah Valentine
°	The Last Billable Hour by Susan Wolfe

Best Short Story
*	“Afraid all the Time” by Nancy Pickard Sisters in Crime
°	“Fire Burning Bright” by Brendan DuBois Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Winter 1989
°	“One Eye Open” by Jeremiah Healy Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 1989
°	“Too Many Crooks” by Donald E. Westlake Playboy, August 1989

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1989

Best Mystery Novel
*	Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman
°	Murder Unrenovated by P.M. Carlson
°	A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
°	E Is for Evidence by Sue Grafton
°	The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
°	Blood Shot by Sara Paretsky

Best First Mystery Novel
*	The Killings at Badger’s Drift by Caroline Graham
°	Murder Once Done by Mary Lou Bennett

Best Short Story
*	“Déjà Vu” by Doug Allyn Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, June 1988
°	“Fatherly Love” by Carl Martin Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 1988

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1988

Best Mystery Novel
*	Marriage is Murder by Nancy Pickard
°	Primary Target by Max Allan Collins
°	A Project Named Desire by John W. & Joyce H. Corrington
°	Venetian Mask by Mickey Friedman
°	The Right Jack by Margaret Maron
°	Bitter Medicine by Sara Paretsky
°	A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine
°	The Tenth Interview by John Wainwright

Best First Mystery Novel
*	The Monkey’s Raincoat by Robert Crais
°	Death on the Rocks by Michael Allegretto
°	Death on Demand by Carolyn G. Hart [review]
°	Fetish (A Personal Possession) by Jeanne Hart
°	Unquiet Grave by Janet LaPierre
°	Where Lawyers Fear To Tread by Lia Matera
°	Neon Flamingo by Matt & Bonnie Taylor
°	The Unorthodox Murder of Rabbi Wahl by Joseph Telushkin
°	Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Best Short Story
*	“The Woman in the Wardrobe” by Robert Barnard Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1987

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1987

Best Mystery Novel
*	A Taste for Death by P.D. James
°	When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block
°	The Million-Dollar Wound by Max Allan Collins
°	Come Morning by Joe Gores
°	Beyond Blame by Stephen Greenleaf
°	Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman
°	The Perfect Spy by John le Carré
°	Deadfall by Bill Pronzini
°	Lady Killer by Masako Togawa
°	Night Games by Collin Wilcox

Best First Mystery Novel (tie)
*	The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman
*	A Case of Loyalties by Marilyn Wallace
°	Too Late To Die by Bill Crider
°	Floater by Joseph Koenig
°	Dead Air by Mike Lupica
°	From a High Place by Edward Mathis
°	Kiss Me Once by Thomas Maxwell (Thomas Gifford)

Best Short Story
*	“The Parker Shotgun” by Sue Grafton Mean Streets

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