Anthony Awards

2010 Nominees

Best Mystery Novel
•	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 Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
•	The Shanghai Moon by S.J. Rozan [review]

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

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

Best Short Story
•	“Last Fair Deal Gone Down” by Ace Atkins Crossroad Blues
•	“Femme Sole” by Dana Cameron Boston Noir
•	“Animal Rescue” by Dennis Lehane Boston Noir
•	“On the House” by Hank Phillippi Ryan Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers
•	“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
•	Trigger City by Sean Chercover
•	Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
•	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
•	The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

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

Best Paperback Original
*	State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy
•	The First Quarry by Max Allan Collins
•	Money Shot by Christa Faust
•	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
•	Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
•	The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
•	Head Games by Craig McDonald
•	The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey

Best Paperback Original
*	A Thousand Bones by P.J. Parrish
•	Queenpin by Megan Abbott
•	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
•	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
•	Haunted Ground by Erin Hart
•	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
•	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
•	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
•	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
•	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

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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
•	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
•	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
•	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
•	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
•	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
•	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
•	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
•	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
•	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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