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- Best Novel
- Best First Novel
- Best Paperback/E-Book Original
- Best Fact Crime
- Best Critical-Biographical
- Best Short Story
- Best Juvenile
- Best Young Adult
- Best TV Episode
- Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
- Mary Higgins Clark Award
- Sue Grafton Award
- Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Best Novel
Adams, Parker, THE LOCK BOX
Ailes, Kat, THE EXPECTANT DETECTIVES
Ailes, Kat, DEAD TIRED
Akhtar, Amina, ALMOST SURELY DEAD
Alexander, Tasha, DEATH BY MIDADVENTURE
Allen, Preston L., I DISAPPEARED THEM
Allen, Samantha Jayne, NEXT OF KIN
Alterman, Liz, THE HOUSE ON COLD CREEK LANE
Andrews, Donna, BETWEEN A FLOCK AND A HARD PLACE
Andrews, Brian &, Wilson, Jeffrey, EMBER
Andrews, Brian &, Wilson, Jeffrey, FOUR MINUTES
Angoe, Yasmin, NOT WHAT SHE SEEMS
Armstrong, Kelley, THE BOY WHO CRIED BEAR
Armstrong, Kelley, DISTURBING THE DEAD
Atkins, Ace, DON’T LET THE DEVIL RIDE
Bahr, Dane, STAG
Bailey, Maggie, QUILTY AS CHARGED
Baldacci, David, A CALAMITY OF SOULS
Bannalec, Jean-Luc, DEATH OF A MASTER CHEF
Barclay, Linwood, I WILL RUIN YOU
Barnes, S.A., GHOST STATION
Battle-Felton, Yvonne, CURDLE CREEK
Belsky, R.G., BROADCAST BLUES
Bennett, Michael, RETURN TO BLOOD
Bennett, Robert Jackson, THE TAINTED CUP
Bernard, C.B., ORDINARY BEAR
Berry, Connie, A COLLECTION OF LIES
Berry, Flynn, TRUST HER
Berry, Steve, THE ATLAS MANEUVER
Berry, Steve with, Blackwood, Grant, RED STAR FALLING
Billingham, Mark, THE WRONG HANDS
Black, Cara, MURDER AT LA VILLETTE
Black, Lisa, THE DEEPEST KILL
Blackburn, Maggie, A KILLER ROMANCE
Blake, Matthew , ANNA O
Booth, Claire, HOME FIRES
Borgos, Bruce, SHADES OF MERCY
Bowen, Rhys, THE ROSE ARBOR
Bowen, Rhys &, Broyles, Clare, IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW
Box, C.J., THREE-INCH TEETH
Brazier, Eliza Jane, IT HAD TO BE YOU
Brennan, Allison , THE MISSING WITNESS
Brook, Allison , BOOKED ON MURDER
Brown, Dale, THE DEVIL’S FORTRESS
Brown, Rita Mae, FELINE FATALE
Bruen, Ken, GALWAY CONFIDENTIAL
Bryant, Kathleen, OVER THE EDGE
Burdette, Lucy, A POISONOUS PALATE
Burke, James Lee, CLETE
Burton, Jeffrey B., THE DEAD YEARS
Campbell, Rick, THE BIN LADEN PLOT
Campisi, Megan, THE WIDOW SPY
Carcaterra, Lorenzo, NONNA MARIA AND THE CASE OF THE LOST TREASURE
Carr, Jack, RED SKY MORNING
Carrasco, Katrina, ROUGH TRADE
Carson, Scott, LOST MAN’S LANE
Castillo, Linda, THE BURNING
Cavanagh, Steve, KILL FOR ME, KILL FOR YOU
Chance, Maia, THE BODY NEXT DOOR
Charles, Paula, HAMMERS AND HOMICIDE
Chase, Nolan, A LONESOME PLACE FOR DYING
Chavez, Heather, WHAT WE’LL BURN LAST
Chilton, L.M., SWIPED
Chouinard, Michelle, THE SERIAL KILLER GUIDE TO SAN FRANCISCO
Church, Wendy, KNIFE SKILLS
Cleeves, Ann, THE DARK WIVES
Clements, Oliver, THE QUEEN’S LIES
Cobb, May, THE HOLLYWOOD ASSISTANT
Coben, Harlan, THINK TWICE
Cohen, Julie Mae, BAD MEN
Coile, Mason, WILLIAM
Coleman, Reed Farrel, BLIND TO MIDNIGHT
Collins, Sarah-Jane, RADIANT HEAT
Comey, James, WESTPORT
Condie, Ally, THE UNWEDDING
Connelly, Lucy, DEATH AT A SCOTTISH WEDDING
Connolly, John, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS
Constantine, K.C., ANOTHER DAY’S PAIN
Constantine, Liv, THE NEXT MRS. PARRISH
Conway, Elly, ARGYLLE
Copenhaver, John, HALL OF MIRRORS
Correa, Armando Lucas, THE SILENCE IN HER EYES
Cosimano, Elle, FINLAY DONOVAN ROLLS THE DICE
Costello, Matt &, Roker, Al, MURDER ON DEMAND
Cox, James , GRAND THEFT AI
Cranor, Eli, BROILER
Crosby, Ellen, DODGE AND BURN
Dag, Niklas Natt och, THE ORDER OF THE FURIES
Dahl, Julia, I DREAMED OF FALLING
Davis, Lindsey, DEATH ON THE TIBER
Day, Jamie, ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY
de la Motte, Anders, THE MOUNTAIN KING
Dean, Abigail, DAY ONE
Deaver, Jeffery &, Madonado, Isabella, FATAL INTRUSION
Delany, Vicki, THE SIGN OF FOUR SPIRITS
Denfeld, Rene, SLEEPING GIANTS
Dewil, M.M., THE HELPER
Doctorow, Cory, THE BEZZLE
Dodd, Christina, EVERY SINGLE SECRET
Doiron, Paul, PITCH DARK
Dolan, Harry, DON’T TURN AROUND
Donohue, Keith, THE GIRL IN THE BOG
Donovan, Kemper, THE BUSY BODY
Doquang, Mailan, BLOOD RUBIES
Douaihy, Margot, BLESSED WATER
Dovalpage, Teresa, LAST SEEN IN HAVANA
Downes, Anna, RED RIVER ROAD
Downing, David, UNION STATION
Dugoni, Robert, A KILLING ON THE HILL
Ellis, David, THE BEST LIES
Elston, Ashley, FIRST LIE WINS
Estleman, Loren D., IRON STAR
Ewan, C.M., THE HOUSE HUNT
Ferraro, Nicolás, MY FAVORITE SCAR
Finlay, Alex, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME
Finn, A.J., END OF STORY
Fisher, Tarryn, GOOD HALF GONE
Flynn, Laurie Elizabeth, TILL DEATH DO US PART
Fram, John, NO ROAD HOME
Fredericks, Mariah, THE WHARTON PLOT
Freeman, Brian, ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE BOURNE SHADOW
Freeman, Brian, BREAK EVERY RULE
French, Tana, THE HUNTER
Frick, Kit, THE SPLIT
Gardiner, Meg, SHADOWHEART
Gardner, Lisa, STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE
Garrett, Kellye, MISSING WHITE WOMAN
Gates, Eva, THE STRANGER IN THE LIBRARY
Gauntlett, A.E., THE STRANGER AT THE WEDDING
Gerber, Daryl Wood, THE SON’S SECRET
Goldberg, Lee, DREAM TOWN
Golden, Christopher, THE HOUSE OF LAST RESORT
Golden, S.K., STOLEN PIECES
Goldis, Jaclyn, THE MAIN CHARACTER
Gomez-Jurado, Juan, BLACK WOLF
Grady, James, THE SMOKE IN OUR EYES
Grames, Juliet, THE LOST BOY OF SANTA CHIONIA
Grant, Kimi Cunningham, THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING
Gray, John MacLachlan, MR. GOOD EVENING
Griffiths, Elly, THE LAST WORD
Grippando, James, GOODBYE GIRL
Grumley, Michael C., DEEP FREEZE
Guggenheim, Marc, IN ANY LIFETIME
Haines, Carolyn, LIGHTS, CAMERA, BONES
Hallett, Janice, THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS
Hambly, Barbara, THE NUBIAN’S CURSE
Hamilton, Steve, AN HONORABLE ASSASSIN
Handler, David, THE WOMAN WHO LOWERED THE BOOM
Hanson, Hart, THE SEMINARIAN
Harding, Robyn, THE HATERS
Hardy, Mina, LIKE A MOTHER
Harrison, Jamie, THE RIVER VIEW
Hart, Matthew, THE LUCIFER CUT
Hart, Rob, ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS
Hastings, Anastasia, OF HOAXES AND HOMICIDE
Hawkins, Rachel, THE HEIRESS
Hayes, Terry, THE YEAR OF THE LOCUST
Hendricks, Jaime Lynn, A LOVELY LIE
Hendricks, T.R., THE INFILTRATOR
Hepworth, Sally, DARLING GIRLS
Hill, Edwin, WHO TO BELIEVE
Hillerman, Anne, LOST BIRDS
Hilliard, M.E., SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Hoffmann, Jeff, LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED
Hollander, Jenny, EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD
Hood, Joshua, BURN OUT
Horowitz, Anthony, CLOSE TO DEATH
Housewright, David, MAN IN THE WATER
Houston, Victoria, AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODS
Huevelt, Thomas Olde, ORACLE
Hurwitz, Gregg, LONE WOLF
Idov, Michael, THE COLLABORATORS
Iles, Greg, SOUTHERN MAN
Jacobs, Nova, THE STARS TURNED INSIDE OUT
James, Elizabeth Gonzalez, THE BULLET SWALLOWER
Jance, J.A., DEN OF INQUITY
January, Ava, THE MAYFAIR DAGGER
Jayatissa, Amanda, ISLAND WITCH
Jean, Emiko, THE RETURN OF ELLIE BLACK
Johansen, Iris, ON THE HUNT
Johansen, Iris and Roy, FLASHBACK
Johnson, Craig, FIRST FROST
Jonasson, Ragnar, DEATH AT THE SANATORIUM
Joris-Peyrafitte, Miles &, Shepard, Sara, GASLIGHT
Justice, Robert, A DREAM IN THE DARK
Kanon, Joseph, SHANGHAI
Karst, Leslie, MOLTEN DEATH
Kashiwai, Hisashi, THE KAMOGAWA FOOD DETECTIVES
Katzenbach, John, JACK’S BOYS
Keeland, Vi, THE UNRAVELING
Keir, Linda, THE ROYAL GAME
Kellerman, Jonathan, THE GHOST ORCHID
Kenda, Joe, FIRST DO NO HARM
Kerin, Liz, THE FIRST LIGHT
Khavari, Kate, A BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO SOCIETY AND SECRETS
King, Laurie R., THE LANTERN’S DANCE
Kliewer, Marcus, WE USED TO LIVE HERE
Koontz, Dean, THE BAD WEATHER FRIEND
Krueger, William Kent, SPIRIT CROSSING
Kubica, Mary, SHE’S NOT SORRY
Kuhn, Cynthia, IN THE EVENT OF MURDER
Kurian, Vera, A STEP PAST DARKNESS
Kushner, Rachel, CREATION LAKE
K’wan, , FALSE IDOLS
Landau, A.J., LEAVE NO TRACE
Langan, Sarah, A BETTER WORLD
Lapena, Shari, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
Larsen, Samantha, ONCE UPON A MURDER
Lasky, Kathryn, MORTAL RADIANCE
Lawson, Madison, THE REGISTRATION REWRITTEN
Lawson, Mike, KINGPIN
Leigh, Sydney, PERIL IN PINK
Lennon, J. Robert, HARD GIRLS
Leon, Donna, A REFINER’S FIRE
Lief, Katia, INVISIBLE WOMAN
Lindholm, James, CALYPSO DOWN
Littell, Robert, A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES
Lowe, Ali, THE SCHOOL RUN
Lowkis, Carmella, SPITTING GOLD
Luna, Louisa, TELL ME WHO YOU ARE
Lush, Tara, A BEAN TO DIE FOR
Lyons, Matthew, A MAKE OF FLIES
Mack, Catherine, EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION, SOMEONE DIES
Mackintosh, Clare, A GAME OF LIES
MacNeal, Susan Elia, THE LAST HOPE
Mahmood, Imran, FINDING SOPHIE
Mandelo, Lee, THE WOODS ALL BLACK
Mara, Andrea, SOMEONE IN THE ATTIC
Mark, David, WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS
Marlantes, Karl, COLD VICTORY
Marts, Jennie, KILL OR BEE KILLED
Mathews, Lisa Q., THE JIG IS UP
Maxwell, Jessa, I NEED YOU TO READ THIS
McAlpine, Gordon, AFTER OZ
Mccown, Marjorie, STAR STRUCK
McCreary, Marcy, THE SUMMER OF LOVE AND DEATH
McGuire, Rachel, ON THE SURFACE
McHugh, Laura, SAFE AND SOUND
McIver, Ruth, I SHOT THE DEVIL
Mclaughlin, M.A., THE LOST DRESSES OF ITALY
McPherson, Catriona, DEEP BENEATH US
McTiernan, Dervla, WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA?
Mead, Tom, CABARET MACABRE
Medina, Nick, INDIAN BURIAL GROUND
Mejia, Mindy, A WORLD OF HURT
Meyer, Nicholas, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE TELEGRAM FROM HELL
Michaelides, Alex, THE FURY
Miller, C.L., THE ANTIQUE HUNTER’S GUIDE TO MURDER
Miller, Philip, THE HOLLOW TREE
Millett, Larry, DEATH IN THE NEWS
Millett, Larry, THE BIRDMAN OF SUMMIT AVE
Millett, Larry, THE GOLD KING
Miranda, Megan, DAUGHTER OF MINE
Mitzner, Adam, THE BROTHERS KENNY
Montclair, Allison , MURDER AT THE WHITE PALACE
Moore, Liz, THE GOD OF THE WOODS
Moore, Taylor, COLD TRAIL
Moriarity, Liane, HERE ONE MOMENT
Mosley, Walter, FAREWELL, AMETHYSTINE
Mroz, Remigiusz, FINAL APPEAL
Mukherjee, Abir, HUNTED
Mullen, Thomas, THE RUMOR GAME
Muller, Marcia, CIRCLE IN THE WATER
Murgia, Jennifer, WHEN I WAS ALICE
Murrary, Andrew Hunter, THE SANCTUARY
Nagendra, Harini, A NEST OF VIPERS
Neville, Stuart, BLOOD LIKE MINE
Nichols, Peter, GRANITE HARBOR
Older, Malka, THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES
Olson, Karen E., AN INCONVENIENT WIFE
Osler, Rob, CIRQUE DU SLAY
Osman, Richard, WE SOLVE MURDERS
Otani, Akira, THE NIGHT OF BABA YAGA
Palombo, Alyssa, THE ASSASSIN OF VENICE
Pandian, Gigi, A MIDNIGHT PUZZLE
Panowich, Brian, NOTHING BUT THE BONES
Paris, B.A., THE GUEST
Parker, T. Jefferson, DESPERATION REEF
Parlato, Terri, WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS
Pearse, Sarah, THE WILDS
Peguero, Robin, ONE IN THE CHAMBER
Peikoff, Kira, BABY X
Pekkanen, Sarah, HOUSE OF GLASS
Perry, Thomas, HERO
Petrie, Nick, THE PRICE YOU PAY
Phillips, Gary, ASH DARK AS NIGHT
Phillips, Julia, BEAR
Phillips, Scott, THE DEVIL RAISES HIS OWN
Pinter, Jason, PAST CRIMES
Pitts, Delia, TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN
Pokwatka, Aimee, THE PARLIAMENT
Popp, Misha, THE LAST TO PIE
Porter, Regina, THE RICH PEOPLE HAVE GONE AWAY
Prak, Michelle, THE RUSH
Preston, Douglas, EXTINCTION
Preston, Douglas &, Child, Lincoln, ANGEL OF VENGEANCE
Price, Richard, LAZARUS MAN
Pryor, Mark, A BLOOD RED MORNING
Quartey, Kwei, THE WHITEWASHED TOMBS
Query, Matt &, Query, Harrison, WILDERNESS REFORM
Quinn, Spencer, A FAREWELL TO ARFS
Ramsay, Caro, OUT OF THE DARK
Ray, Elka, A FRIEND INDEED
Redman, Eric, DEATH IN HILO
Reed, Hilton, BEYOND ALL DOUBT
Reich, Christopher, MATTERHORN
Reichs, Kathy, FIRE AND BONES
Reida, Sarah, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
Rice, Luanne, LAST NIGHT
Ricks, Thomas E., EVERYONE KNOWS BUT YOU
Rickstad, Eric, LILITH
Ripley, Sam, THE RULE OF THREE
Robards, Karen, SOME MURDERS IN BERLIN
Robards, Kate, ONLY THE GUILTY SURVIVE
Robb, J.D., RANDOM IN DEATH
Robb, J.D., PASSIONS IN DEATH
Robotham, Michael, STORM CHILD
Romano-Lax, Andromeda, THE DEEPEST LAKE
Rose, Ayla, MURDER ON DEVIL’S POND
Rose, Jeneva, HOME IS WHERE THE BODIES ARE
Rosenfelt, David, DOG DAY AFTERNOON
Rotstein, Robert, THE OUT-OF-TOWN LAWYER
Rozan, S.J. &, Yen, John Shen, THE MURDER OF MR. MA
Rue, Gretchen, A PIE TO DIE FOR
Ryan, Hank Phillippi, ONE WRONG WORD
Ryan, Lindy, BLESS YOUR HEART
Sager, Riley, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
Samson, Lily, THE SWITCH
Schaffhausen, Joanna, ALL THE WAY GONE
Schellman, Katharine, THE LAST NOTE OF WARNING
Schellman, Katharine, A SCANDAL IN MAYFAIR
Schillace, Brandy, THE FRAMED WOMEN OF ARDEMORE HOUSE
Scott, Justin, THE SISTER QUEENS
Scottoline, Lisa, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS
Serafin, Shan, THE PARIS VENDETTA
Shames, Terry, PERILOUS WATERS
Shelton, Paige, THE POISON PEN
Shepherd, Peng, ALL THIS AND MORE
Sherwood, Kim, A SPY LIKE ME
Siger, Jeffrey, AT ANY COST
Simon, Clea, BAD BOY BEAT
Slaughter, Karin, THIS IS WHY WE LIED
Solvinic, Nicola, THE HUNTER’S DAUGHTER
Spufford, Francis, CAHOKIA JAZZ
Spufford, Francis, CAHOKIA JAZZ
Stage, Zoje, DEAR HANNA
Staub, Wendy Corsi, DOG DAYS
Steadman, Catherine, LOOK IN THE MIRROR
Stevenson, Benjamin, EVERYONE ON THIS TRAIN IS A SUSPECT
Straczynski, J. Michael, THE GLASS BOX
Swanson, Peter, A TALENT FOR MURDER
Swierczynski, Duane, CALIFORNIA BEAR
Tata, A.J., THE PHALANX CODE
Taylor, Elena, A COLD, COLD WORLD
Taylor, Sarah Stewart, AGONY HILL
Thoman, Lauren, YOU SHOULDN’T BE HERE
Thomas, Scarlett, THE SLEEPWALKERS
Thomas, Will, DEATH AND GLORY
Thor, Brad, SHADOW OF DOUBT
Thorne, Jennifer, DIAVOLA
Thornton, Chris Harding, LITTLE UNDERWORLD
Tingle, Chuck, BURY YOUR GAYS
Tintera, Amy, LISTEN FOR THE LIE
Todd, Ruby, BRIGHT OBJECTS
Topping, Zac, ROGUE SEQUENCE
Tracy, P.J., CITY OF SECRETS
Tremel, Joyce, DEADLY TO THE CORE
Trias, Fernanda, PINK SLIME
Trinchieri, Camilla, THE ROAD TO MURDER
Tudor, C.J., THE GATHERING
Turton, Stuart, THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Valdés, Alisa Lynn, BLOOD MOUNTAIN
van den Berg, Laura, STATE OF PARADISE
Vee, Julie and, Bebelle, Ken, BLOOD JADE
Viets, Elaine, A SCARLET DEATH
Wade, James, HOLLOW OUT THE DARK
Wahlgren, Anna E., THE LAST TIME WE MET
Ware, Ruth, ONE PERFECT COUPLE
Watson, Christie, MORAL INJURIES
Wayne, Teddy, THE WINNER
Weaver, Ashley, LOCKED IN PURSUIT
Westerson, Jeri, THE TWILIGHT QUEEN
Westerson, Jeri, THE MUMMY OF MAYFAIR
Whitaker, Chris, ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK
White, Randy Wayne, ONE DEADLY EYE
Williams, Jen, THE HUNGRY DARK
Willingham, Stacy, ONLY IF YOU’RE LUCKY
Winslow, Don, CITY IN RUINS
Winspear, Jacqueline, THE COMFORTS OF GHOSTS
Winters, Ben H., BIG TIME
Wood, Katherine, LADYKILLER
Wright, Erica, HOLLOW BONES
Zunker, Chad, THE WIFE YOU KNOW
Best First Novel
Adams, Jenny, A DEADLY ENDEAVOR
Auffarth, Maggie, BURN IT ALL
Austin, Barbara Gayle, WHAT YOU MADE ME DO
Brand, Lori, BODIES TO DIE FOR
Brody, Kate, RABBIT HOLE
Burrows, Linda, FLIP CITY
Bush, Marlee, WHEN SHE WAS ME
Champine, Justine, KNIFE RIVER
Cleveland, Caroline, WHEN CICADAS CRY
Clifton, Ash, TWICE THE TROUBLE
Copeland, Johanna, OUR KIND OF GAME
Coryell, Tasha, LOVE LETTERS TO A SERIAL KILLER
Croft, Jennifer, THE EXTINCTION OF IRENA REY
Crook, Angela, HURT MOUNTAIN
Crouch, Sarah, MIDDLETIDE
Davis, Kat, IN A DARK MIRROR
Davis, Andrew and, Biggers, Jeff, DISTURBING THE BONES
Dyer, Alli, STRANGE FOLK
Estes, Christina, OFF THE AIR
Flaherty, Brendan, THE DREDGE
Fontaine, Tessa, THE RED GROVE
Friedman, Terry S., BONE PENDANT GIRLS
Garonzik, Sam, A ROUGH WAY TO GO
Greene, M.S., THERE’S NO MURDER LIKE SHOW MURDER
Greer, Sierra, ANNIE BOT
Greisman, Gordon, THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER
Hakoda, Kerri, COLD TO THE TOUCH
Heider, Elizabeth, MAY THE WOLF DIE
Howard, Scott Alexander, THE OTHER VALLEY
Hutchins, Pamela Fagan, HER SILENT BONES
Jade, Carinn, THE ASTROLOGY HOUSE
Kahler, Abbott, WHERE YOU END
Koffi, Sara, WHILE WE WERE BURNING
Lee, Audrey, THE MECHANICS OF MEMORY
Lefferts, Daniel, WAYS AND MEANS
Lewis, Gerri, THE LAST WORD
Lindstrom, Jon, HOLLYWOOD HUSTLE
Lorenz, Megaera C., THE SHABTI
Lyerly, Scott, THE LAST LINE
Lytle, Alana B., MAN’S BEST FRIEND
Ma-Kellams, Christine, THE BAND
Michaelson, Kate, HIDDEN ROOMS
Moorhead, Jennifer, BROKEN BAYOU
Murali, Ram, DEATH IN THE AIR
Nguyen, K.T., YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID
Ochs, Sara, THE RESORT
Parekh, Nishita, THE NIGHT OF THE STORM
Pearson, Joanna, BRIGHT AND TENDER DARK
Pease, Amy, NORTHWOODS
Pedersen, Kailee, SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS
Perry, Joshua, SERAPHIM
Plantinga, Adam, THE ASCENT
Podolski, Gregg, THE RECRUITER
Richter, Morgan, THE DIVIDE
Schwartz, Sagit, SINCE SHE’S BEEN GONE
Shi, Hansen, THE EXPAT
Sierra, Tracey, NIGHTWATCHING
Tietjen, Katie, DEATH IN THE DETAILS
Verona, Emily Ruth, MIDNIGHT ON BEACON STREET
Wells, Emma C., THIS GIRL’S A KILLER
Wetsel, Laura, BURNT ENDS
Wise, Henry, HOLY CITY
Best Paperback/E-Book Original
Abell, Stig, DEATH UNDER A LITTLE SKY
Alexander, Ellie, A SMOKING BUN
Alexander, Ellie, STICKS AND SCONES
Alexander, Skye, RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS
Ashford, Lindsay Jayne, THROUGH THE MIST
Aspenson, Carolyn Ridder, DARK INTENT
Aymar, E.A., WHEN SHE LEFT
Babitt, Debbie, THE MAN ON THE TRAIN
Bailey, Robert, RICH JUSTICE
Bailey, Samantha M., A FRIEND IN THE DARK
Baker, Shannon, BULL’S EYE
Barr, Lisa, THE GODDESS OF WARSAW
Beaumont, Jack, DARK ARENA
Belle, Kimberly, THE PARIS WIDOW
Berry, Lucinda, IF YOU TELL A LIE
Bird, Kristen, WATCH IT BURN
Bivald, Katarina, MURDERS IN GREAT DIDDLING
Blacke, Olivia, RHYTHM AND CLUES
Blaydes, Sara, THE LAST SECRET OF LILY ADAMS
Block, Sandra, THE BACHELORETTE PARTY
Bock, Kris, SOMEONE ROTTEN RIDING THE RAILS
Bond, Gwenda, THE FRAME-UP
Bowen, L.K., FOR WORSE
Bowen, Sarina, THE FIVE YEAR LIE
Brooks, Elizabeth, THE WOMAN IN THE SABLE COAT
Bruton, Keith, MURDER ON THE DODDER
Bryant, Elise, IT’S ELEMENTARY
Budewitz, Leslie, TO ERR IS CUMIN
Butler, Lyn Liao, WHAT IS MINE
Carlsson, Christoffer, UNDER THE STORM
Casale, Alexia, THE BEST WAY TO BURY YOUR HUSBAND
Cavanagh, Thomas B., DIAMOND CUT
Chandler, James, CONFLICT OF DUTY
Chase, Clare, THE ANTIQUE STORE DETECTIVE
Chien, Vivien, PEKING DUCK AND COVER
Chow, Jennifer J., ILL-FATED FORTUNE
Clark, C. Hope, EDGE OF EDISTO
Coggins, Mark, GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL
Collins, Max Allan, QUARREY’S RETURN
Conte, Cate, SHOCK AND PAW
Cost, Matt, CITY GONE ASKEW
Costa, Shelley, THE DAMAGES
Coughlan, Claire, WHERE THEY LIE
Cudmore, Libby, NEGATIVE GIRL
Dashofy, Annette, WHAT COMES AROUND
Dean, Will, THE CHAMBER
DeCarolis, Stephanie, THE PERFECT SISTER
Deverell, William, THE LONG-SHOT TRIAL
Douglas, Claire, THE WOMAN WHO LIED
Dues, Emma, RETURN TO MIDNIGHT
Fardig, Caroline, SINS OF THE FATHER
Farmer, Jordan, HEAD FULL OF LIES
Ferguson, Ian &, Ferguson, Will, I ONLY READ MURDER
Fisher, Tarryn, GOOD HALF GONE
Fitzgerald, Bea, THE THINGS WENT DARK
Fleury, Clive, OFF SEASON
Fox, Candice, DEVIL’S KITCHEN
Frey, Rea, DON’T FORGET ME
Gallagher, Elaine, UNEXPLODED REMNANTS
Geissinger, J.T., PEN PAL
Gentill, Sulari, THE MYSTERY WRITER
Glass, Seraphina Nova, THE VACANCY IN ROOM 10
Gleeson, Paula, ORIGINAL TWIN
Goldman, Matt, STILL WATERS
Graham, Scott, DEATH VALLEY DUEL
Gray, Claudia, THE PERILS OF LADY CATHERINE DE BOURGH
Guggenheim, Marc, IN ANY LIFETIME
Hart, Joe, NEVER COME BACK
Hays, Kim, A FONDNESS FOR TRUTH
Hunt, Margot, THE GUESTS
Hunter, Jennifer, THE ROSE REAPER
Jeng, Sarah Zachrich, WHEN I’M HER
Johnson, Claire M., FOG CITY
Johnson, Jill, THE WOMAN IN THE GARDEN
Jones, L.R., THE WEDDING PARTY
Jurcyzk, Eva, THE NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY
Keel, Ellie, THE FOUR
Kelly, Diane, FOUR-ALARM HOMICIDE
Kent, Minka, IMAGINARY STRANGERS
Konkoly, Steven, A CLEAN KILL
Kusel, Lisa, THE WIDOW ON DWYER COURT
Labuskes, Brianna, THE LIES YOU WROTE
Laughlin, Anne, CLEAN KILL
Laurin, Nina, THE LAST THING SHE SAW
Ledford, Deborah J., HAVOC
L’Etoile, James , SERVED COLD
Lillie, Vanessa &, Belle, Kimberly; Holahan, Cate; Fargo, Layne, RICH YOUNG WIDOWS
Magnani, B.J., WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE POISON
Maldonado, Isabella, A FORGOTTEN KILL
Mancini, Ruth, THE WOMAN ON THE LEDGE
Manning, S. Lee, DEADLY CHOICE
Marr, Elle, THE ALONE TIME
Mayfield, Jahmal, SMOKE KINGS
Mayne, Andrew, DARK DIVE
McDonald, Christina, WHAT LIES IN DARKNESS
McFadden, Freida, THE TEACHER
McFadden, Freida, THE HOUSEMAID IS WATCHING
McKinnon, Hannah Mary, ONLY ONE SURVIVES
McNamara, Frances, THREE-DECKER MURDER IN A NUTSHELL
Menger, Ivar Leon, WHAT MOTHER WON’T TELL ME
Methos, Victor, THE DECEIVING LOOK
Miller, Timothy, THE STRANGE CASE OF THE PHAROAH’S HEART
Mofina, Rick, SOMEONE SAW SOMETHING
Monnin, M.A., DEATH IN ST. GEORGE’S
Moraine, Sunny, YOUR SHADOW HALF REMAINS
Morris, Wanda, WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND
Morrison, Robbie, CAST A COLD EYE
Murphy, K.L., LAST GIRL MISSING
Myers, B.R., THE THIRD WIFE OF FARADAY HOUSE
Nettmann, Nadine, THE BOOTLEGGER’S DAUGHTER
Norlander, Linda, DEATH OF A DREAM CATCHER
Parks, Alan, TO DIE IN JUNE
Pelayo, Cynthia, FORGOTTEN SISTERS
Perry, Dana, THE NOWHERE GIRLS
Potter, A.M., SILVER MOON RISING
Pruitt, Eryk, BLOOD RED SUMMER
Quinn, Cate, THE CLINIC
Raybon, Patricia, TRUTH BE TOLD
Regan, Lisa, FACE HER FEAR
Richell, Hannah, THE SEARCH PARTY
Robinson, Bryan E., WAY DEAD UPON THE SUWANNEE RIVER
Rose, Willow, DON’T LET HER GO
Rose-Marie, Abigail, THE MOONFLOWERS
Rouda, Kaira, UNDER THE PALMS
Roy, Lori, LAKE COUNTY
Schott, Philipp, ELEVEN HUSKIES
Schultz, Emily, SLEEING WITH FRIENDS
Shea, Brian, INTO THE GRAY
Simpson, Roger, HALIFAX: RESURRECTION
Snider, Laura, MOLLY SAND MUST DIE
Stefanovich-Thomson, Alexis, THE ROAD TO HEAVEN
Steil, Ellen Won, BECOMING MARLOW FIN
Stone, Victoria Helen, FOLLOW HER DOWN
Strong, A.M. &, Sargent, Sonya, THE LAST GIRL LEFT
Sutanto, Jesse Q., THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE AUNTIES
Swartwood, Robert, ENEMY OF THE STATE
Takhar, Helen Monks, NOTHING WITHOUT ME
Tate, Ashley, TWENTY-SEVEN MINUTES
Taylor, Mel &, Shea, Brian, THE EXCLUSIVE
Taylor, Mel &, Shea, Brian, THE ARRANGEMENT
Thomas, Kara, LOST TO DUNE ROAD
Thompson, Aggie Blum, ONE WRONG WORD
Torre, A.R., THE LAST PARTY
Troutte, Kimberley, THE PACKAGE
Valjan, Gabriel, THE BIG LIE
Velton, Sonia, THE NIGHTINGALE’S CASTLE
Walker, LynDee, NO SECRETS REMAIN
Walker, LynDee &, Coffin, Bruce Robert, THE GENERAL’S GOLD
Walker, LynDee &, Coffin, Bruce Robert, THE CARDINAL’S CURSE
Wascom, Kent, THE GREAT STATE OF WEST FLORIDA
Webb, Debra, DEEPER THAN THE DEAD
Weizmann, Daniel, CINNAMON GIRL
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, SICK TO DEATH
Weston, Kate, YOU MAY NOW KILL THE BRIDE
White, Kate, THE LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM
Wiebe, Sam, OCEAN DRIVE
Wilson, Carter, THE FATHER SHE WENT TO FIND
Wishnia, Kenneth, FROM SUN TO SUN
Wolfe, Leslie, IF I GO MISSING
Wolfe, Leslie, THE HOSPITAL
Wolff, Caroline, THE WAYSIDE
Wyler, Allen, DEADLY ODDS 7.0
Zacharias, Pete, THE MAN FEARED BY DARKNESS
Zur, Yigal, CHILD OF DUST
Best Fact Crime
Akbari, Anna, THERE IS NO ETHAN: HOW THREE WOMEN CAUGHT AMERICA’S BIGGEST CATFISH
Bernstein, Robin, FREEMAN’S CHALLENGE: THE MURDER THAT SHOOK AMERICA’S ORIGINAL PRISON FOR PROFIT
Brottman, Mikita, GUILTY CREATURES: SEX, GOD, AND MURDER IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Brunelle, Kathleen, SHE’S GONE: FIVE MYSTERIOUS TWENTIETH-CENTURY COLD CASES
Cohen, Shawn , COLLEGE GIRL, MISSING: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW A YOUNG WOMAN DISAPPEARED IN PLAIN SIGHT
Cooper, Sean Patrick, THE SHOOTER AT MIDNIGHT: MURDER, CORRUPTION, AND A FARMING TOWN DIVIDED
Eil, Philip, PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN: HOW A ONCE-PROMISING DOCTOR BECAME THE “PILL MILL KILLER”
Eischeid, Susan, MISTRESS OF LIFE AND DEATH: THE DARK JOURNEY OF MARIA MANDL, HEAD OVERSEER OF THE WOMEN’S CAMP AT AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU
Ervin, Kristine E., RABBIT HEART: A MOTHER’S MURDER, A DAUGHER’S STORY
Esau, Alvin A.J., 31 MURDERS: FOLLOWING THE TRAIL OF SERIAL SEX KILLER EARLE NELSON
Ferrante, Louis, BORGATA: RISE OF EMPIRE: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MAFIA
Figliuzzi, Frank, LONG HAUL: HUNTING THE HIGHWAY SERIAL KILLERS
Flock, Elizabeth, THE FURIES: WOMEN, VENGEANCE, AND JUSTICE
Fox, Margalit, THE TALENTED MRS. MANDELBAUM: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN ORGANIZED-CRIME BOSS
Gerard, Sarah, CARRIE CAROLYN COCO: MY FRIEND, HER MURDER, AND AN OBSESSION WITH THE UNTHINKABLE
Houlahan, Peter, READ THE WHIRLWIND: VIOLENCE, RACE, JUSTICE, AND THE TRUE STORY OF SAGON PENN
Jobb, Dean, A GENTLEMAN AND A THIEF: THE DARING JEWEL HEISTS OF A JAZZ AGE ROGUE
Johnson, Steven, THE INFERNAL MACHINE: A TRUE STORY OF DYNAMITE, TERROR, AND THE RISE OF THE MODERN DETECTIVE
Kahler, Abbott, EDEN UNDONE: A TRUE STORY OF SEX, MURDER, AND THE UTOPIA AT THE DAWN OF WORLD WAR II
Macintyre, Ben, THE SIEGE: A SIX-DAY HOSTAGE CRISIS AND THE DARING SPECIAL-FORCES OPERATION THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD
Mager, Kim with, Pulitzer, Lisa, A HUNGER TO KILL: A SERIAL KILLER, A DETERMINED DETECTIVE, AND THE QUEST FOR A CONFESSION THAT CHANGED A SMALL TOWN FOREVER
Murphy, Robert, DECOY: THE GRIPPING TRUE CRIME STORY OF ONE OF BRITAIN’S MOST SHOCKING AND SECRETIVE HISTORICAL UNDERCOVER POLICE OPERATIONS
Olsen, Gregg, THE AMISH WIFE: UNRAVELING THE LIES, SECRETS, AND CONSPIRACY THAT LET A KILLER GO FREE
Pederson, Rena, THE KING OF DIAMONDS: THE SEARCH FOR THE ELUSIVE TEXAS JEWEL THIEF
Polchin, James, SHADOW MEN: THE TANGLED STORY OF MURDER, MEDIA, AND PRIVILEDGE THAT SCANDALIZED JAZZ AGE AMERICA
Poston, Jr., McCracken, ZENITH MAN: DEATH, LOVE, AND REDEMPTION IN A GEORGIA COURTROOM
Rail, Evan , THE ABSINTHE FORGER: A TRUE STORY OF DECEPTION, BETRAYAL, AND THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS SPIRIT
Ramsland, Katherine &, Ullman, Tracy, THE SERIAL KILLER’S APPRENTICE: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW HOUSTON’S DEADLIEST MURDERER TURNED A KID INTO A KILLING MACHINE
Romig, Rollo, I AM ON A HIT LIST: A JOURNALIST’S MURDER AND THE RISE OF AUTOCRACY IN INDIA
Ryan, Jason, SWAMP KINGS: THE STORY OF THE MURDAUGH FAMILY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND A CENTURY OF BACKWOODS POWER
Sherman, Casey , A MURDER IN HOLLYWOOD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF TINSELTOWN’S MOST SHOCKING CRIME
Swift, Earl, HELL PUT TO SHAME: THE 1921 MURDER FARM MASSACRE AND THE HORROR OF AMERICA’S SECOND SLAVERY
Wolraich, Michael, THE BISHOP AND THE BUTTERFLY: MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
Best Critical-Biographical
Abrams, Nathan &, Kolker, Robert P., KUBRICK: AN ODYSSEY
Ashman, Nathan, JAMES SALLIS: A COMPANION TO THE MYSTERY FICTION
Biesen, Sheri Chinen, THROUGH A NOIR LENS: ADAPTING FILM NOIR VISUAL STYLE
Chan, Chris &, Chan, Ph.D., Patricia, THE AUSTIC SLEUTH: SCREEN PORTRAYALS OF DETECTIVES ON THE SPECTRUM IN SHERLOCK HOLMES ADAPTATIONS…
Dauber, Jeremy, AMERICAN SCARY: A HISTORY OF HORROR, FROM SALEM TO STEPHEN KING AND BEYOND
Mello-Goldner, Diane, A DETECTIVE’S HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING KEY THEORIES AND CONCEPTS THROUGH MYSTERY FICTION
Meuel, David, JOAN CRAWFORD IN FILM NOIR: THE ACTRESS AS AUTEUR
Shakespeare, Nicholas, IAN FLEMING: THE COMPLETE MAN
Best Short Story
Ade, William, “PUNCH-DRUNK” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Adler, Mary , “THE LAKE” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Allison, Jason, “CLUB NIGHT” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Allyn, Doug, “CAPONE’S CASTLE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Anger, Sue, “HURRICANE BUDDIES” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Atkins, Ace, “THE HAVANA RUN” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Atwood, Margaret, “CUT AND THIRST” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Bartz, Andrea, “THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Bechol, Jay, “RUFUS” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Bell, Terena Elizabeth, “LITTLE JIM” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Benn, James R., “BOOM IT UP!” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Bernier, Ashley-Ruth M., “AFTERGLOW” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Binney, Robert J., “RESTORATION SOFTWARE” – THE KILLING RAIN
Blackwicks, Christine, “THE MODERN EPIMETHEUS” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Blouin, Geneviève, “SEPPUKU” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Bomey, Kathryn Prater, “RUNNING INTERFERENCE” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Bosworth, John, “A BAD PLACE TO DIE” – THE KILLING RAIN
Bracken, Michael, “BAR NONE” – MURDER, NEAT
Bracken, Michael, “BERMUDA TRIANGLE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Bracken, Michael, “FAMILY BUSINESS” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Brennert, Alan, “APANA’S LAST CASE” – HONOLULU NOIR
Brightwell, Colin, “RIDE ALONG” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Brooks, Max, “TIGER CHAIR” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Brown, Susan Love, “IN KIND” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Burke, Tim, “STRAYS” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Campbell, Melodie, “THE MOB, THE MODEL…AND THE COLLEGE REUNION,” MURDER, NEAT
Chase, Joslyn, “SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS” – MYSTERY MAGAZINE
Chase, Joslyn, “MALL COP CHRISTMAS PARADE” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Chase, Joslyn, “WILLOW, DON’T WEEP” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Ciporin, Leone, “POLLY WANTS A CRACKER” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Clarke, Vasa, “THE ADVENTURE OF THE AYRSHIRE HERD” – STRAND MAGAZINE
Constantine, Liv, “EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Coward, Mat, “WHERE IS YOUR…?,” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Crandell, Doug, “THE PASTURE AT NIGHT” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Cranor, Eli, “MASK UP” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
D’Agnese, Joseph, “WHEN LILACS LAST IN THE DOORYARD BLED” – MURDER, NEAT
Davenport, Kiana, “HAIRSTYLES OF THE JIHADI” – HONOLULU NOIR
Davidson, Hilary, “THE GOOD FATHER” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Davidson, Maddi, “OFF THE BEATEN TRAIL” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
De Noux, O’Neil, “FLESH WOUNDS” – MURDER, NEAT
De Voe, P.A., LOST” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Dean, David, “THE ATONEMENT OF MICHAEL DARCY” – MURDER, NEAT
Dean, David, “THE CARFAX LUNATIC SOCIETY” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Deaver, Jeffery, “THE RULE OF THREES” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Dobbyn, John F., “RIDERS UP” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Dobbyn, John F., “THE MOMENT OF TRUTH” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Dubé, Marcelle, “THE BOY” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Egan, Kevin, “NEGATIVE PREGNANT” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Egan, Kevin, “FOXX GOES TO COLLEGE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Elwood, Elizabeth, HOW MARY’S GARDEN GREW” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Eskilson, Christine, “A FAMILY AFFAIR” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Ewing, Lynn, “THE LAST LAP GOODBYE” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Faherty, Terence, “THE CROOKED MAN” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Faherty, Terence, “MARGO AND THE FEMME FATALE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Fallis, Gregory, “WHERE’S DOOKIE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Fiecke, Tyler, “BLOOD AND BUTTER” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Fisher, Eve, “BAD INFLUENCE” – MURDER, NEAT
Floyd, John M., “BOURBON AND WATER” – MURDER, NEAT
Floyd, John M., “PUSHING JOE CARTER” – STRAND MAGAZINE
Freeborn, Richard, “THE CLEANSING OF ABEL” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Freimor, Jacqueline, “IN THE END” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Freimore, Jacqueline, “WHERE THE HEART IS” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Fuller, Fran, “OH, WHAT NOW?” – THE KILLING RAIN
Gammarino, Tom, “IT ENTERED MY MIND” – HONOLULU NOIR
Gates, David Edgerley, “SHUFFLE OFF TO BUFFALO” – MURDER, NEAT
Gaudet, Pat, “THE LEGEND OF PENNY AND THE LUCK OF THE DRAW CASINO” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Gibson, Roberta, “BODYGUARD OF LIES” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Gilbertson, Nils, “APPLE JUICE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Glatzer, Hal, “WAS IT WOODY’S?” – THE KILLING RAIN
Goffman, Barb, “NEVER HAVE I EVER” – MURDER, NEAT
Goffman, Barb, “A MATTER OF TRUST’ – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Goldberg, Tod, “A DOG’S YEAR” – THE KILLING RAIN
Graves, Peter Lance, “NEIGHBORLY” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Grossman, Leigh &, Betancourt, John Gregory, “HE KNOWS WHEN YOU’VE BEEN BAD” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Hall, Rachel Howzell, “SCORPIONS” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Hamdy, Adam &, Fox, Emily, “THE FEAR IN THEIR EYES” – STRAND MAGAZINE
Han, Stephanie, “THE SWIMMERS” – HONOLULU NOIR
Hannah, James D.F., “A TEAR IN HIS HAND” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Harrington, Karen, “FISH AROUND AND FIND OUT” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Harris, Sherry, “THE ULTIMATE BOUNTY HUNTER” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Hearn, James A., “FOR LYDIA” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Helms, Richard, “THE FOUR-NINE PROFILE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Henson, Robby, “GUN IN HAND” – THE KILLING RAIN
Hertenstein, Jane, “ZEN GARDEN” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Hockensmith, Steve, “ENCHANTRESS” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Hodgkins, H., “WHEN BAPTISTS GO BAD” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Hodgkins, Hope, “MINE!” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Honerman, Mary Angela, “4TH FLOOR ALICE” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Hung, C.H., “THE QUEBECOIS QUOTIENT” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Jain, Smita Harish, “OIL AND WATER” – THE KILLING RAIN
Jain, Smita Harish, “HEADS, I WIN, TAILS, YOU LOSE,” MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Jain, Smita Harish, “RUN FOR YOUR LIFE” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Johnson, Douglas Grant, “BLIND LUCK” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Jovena, LaToya, “MATERNITY LEAVE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Jovena, LaToya, “DOWNHILL” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Kardos, Michael, “QUICK CHANGE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Katsu, Alma, “SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Katsu, Alma, “THE VANISHING MAN” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Katsu, Alma, “ON ENEMY GROUND” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Kepnes, Caroline, “THE BAD FRIEND” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Kikkawa, Scott, “MIDORI” – HONOLULU NOIR
Kisska, Kristin, “NOT YO’MAMA’S IPA” – MURDER, NEAT
Kobayashi, B.A., “SHADOWS AND HAOLES” – HONOLULU NOIR
Kohler, Sheila, “TURNABOUT” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Larsen, Tom, “LA HERMANA DEL ALCALDE” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Law, Janice, “THE COLONEL” – MURDER, NEAT
Lawhon, Ariel, BARRIERS TO ENTRY
Lawton, R.T., “THE BAR” – MURDER, NEAT
Lewin, Michael Z., “ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Lieunoir, Pete, “FAR FROM THE TREE” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Liskow, Steve, “WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE ROOM” – MURDER, NEAT
Lopresti, Robert, “SHANK’S SUNBEAM” – MURDER, NEAT
Lopresti, Robert, “SHANKS IN RETREAT” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Lopresti, Robert, “SHANKS’S ROLE MODEL” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Lopresti, Robert, “PROFESSOR PIE IS GOING TO DIE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Lundin, Leigh, “RAZING THE BAR” – MURDER, NEAT
Lynch, Sophia, “RENDERING” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Maddox, Lawrence, “DEEP TIME” – MURDER, NEAT
Mallory, Michael, “WHO WANTS TO KILL SOMEONE?” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Mangeot, Robert, “NOBLE ROT” – MURDER, NEAT
Marsh, Charley, “STREETS OF JOY” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Martin, Charles Phillip, “SMASH & GRAB” – THE KILLING RAIN
McCormick, William Burton, “DEATH IN THE MOONLIGHT” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
McKinney, Chris, “THE GAIJIN” – HONOLULU NOIR
McKinney, Morgan Miryung, “MOTHER’S MOTHER’S MOTHER” – HONOLULU NOIR
McMahon, Jackie, “DEATH AT EVERLEIGH ABBEY” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Meyer, Adam, “DOUBLE FAULT” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Muessig, Chris, “HINDSIGHT” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Muessig, Chris, “VERSES ON THE VESLE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Murray, Joshua, “THE SPINS” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Nethercott, Michael, “DARK EQUATION” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Norlander, Linda, “THE PLAN” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Obey, Erica, “THE PROBLEM OF THE VANISHING SOPRANOS” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
O’Connor, Paul Ryan, “NO ONE WILL BELIEVE YOU” – MYSTERY MAGAZINE
Oleksiw, Susan, “MURDER ALL SEWN UP” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Ong, Lawrence, “MURDER UNDER SEDATION” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Orloff, Alan, “MURDER AT HOME” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Osborne, Cayce, “CHASING DREAMS IN THE EMERALD CITY” – THE KILLING RAIN
Pachter, Josh, “TEXAS KINDA ATTITUDE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Pachter, Josh, WOULDA COULDA SHOULDA” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Passion, Christy, “MERCY” – HONOLULU NOIR
Pennybacker, Mindy Eun Soo, “DIAMOND DREAMS” – HONOLULU NOIR
Pham, Savio, “THE PANTHER” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Phelan, Twist, “AIM” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Phelan, Twist, “ARTIFICIAL HEARTS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Pochoda, Ivy, “JACKRABBIT SKIN” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Pronzini, Bill, “THE FINGER” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Pronzini, Bill, “FRIENDS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Quinn, Jill K., A FREE BREAKFAST” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Raichev, R.T., “BLIND WITNESS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Ray, Roz, “THE GRENADE” – THE KILLING RAIN
Richardson, Travis, GOLDEN PARACHUTE” – MURDER, NEAT
Ross, Gary Earl, “NICKEL CITY EAVESDROPPER” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Ross, Stephen, “ROOM OF ICE” – MURDER, NEAT
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn, “ARBORETUM HEIGHTS” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Santos de Oliveira, Fernando, “A SECOND OPINION” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
schlosser, db, “THE BARNUM DOCTRINE” – THE KILLING RAIN
Scotti, Anna, “INTO THE SILENT LAND” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Scotti, Anna, “A NEW WEARINESS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Serling, Rod, “FIRST SQUAD, FIRST PLATOON,” – STRAND MAGAZINE
Sheriff, John Paxton, “WHAT THE HELL HAS IT GOT TO DO WITH ME” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Silvis, Randall, “AND THE MOON DISAPPEARS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Skinner, Michelle Cruz, “THE UNKNOWN” – HONOLULU NOIR
Slee, Jennifer, “ZARPARAN” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Smith, Anthony Neil, “TWENTY-ELEVEN NISSAN SOMETHING” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Soni, M.J., “THE VIDEO GIRL” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Spencer, Nick, “A DEATH IN THE SWAMP” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Spielman, Rosalie, “OF MICE AND (MURDERED) MEN” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Spring, Bonnar, “GO WITH THE FLOW” – THE KILLING RAIN
Stephens, Sarah, “A MURDER IN KRAKOW” – MURDER MOST DEVIOUS
Styrsky, Stefen, “RESCUE ME” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Sullivan, Floyd, “OFF THE TOP” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Sun, Qinwen, “SACRIFICE IN WHITE” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
Sweazy, Larry D., “THE LOW WATERS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Taft, Shannon, “RACE TO THE BOTTOM” -THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Talley, F.J., “CUI BONO” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Taylor, Art , “TWO FOR ONE” – MURDER, NEAT
Taylor, Art , “DARK THREAD, LOOSEO STRANDS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Templeton, Robin, “EIGHT SECONDS TO LIVE” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Thielman, Mark, “LYRICS AND MUSIC” – MURDER, NEAT
Thielman, Mark, “THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Thielman, Mark, “SFORTUNA” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Thielman, Mark, “STREETWISE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Thornton, Brian, “THE CATHERINE WHEEL” – MURDER, NEAT
Thorsen, Mary, “CASADASTRAPHOBIA” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Tippee, Bob, “ANCILLARIES” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Tipton, James, “THE MISTS OF YR WYDDFA” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Todd, Marilyn, “LADY NITRO” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Tolnay, Tom, “POVERTY” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Valentine, Chad, “THE GIRL FROM NORTH KOREA” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Vincent, Bev, “PAYBACK” – THE KILLING RAIN
Waggett, Gerard J., “LACTOSE INTOLERANCE” – MYSTERY MAGAZINE
Waiwai’ole, Lono, “MELANI’S MAMA – HONOLULU NOIR
Walker, Joseph S., “AND NOW, AN INSPIRING STORY OF TRAGEDY OVERCOME” – THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE DEAD
Wallace, Don, “THIRD NIGHT OF CARNIVAL” – HONOLULU NOIR
Weagly, John, “THE CITY NEVER SLEEPS” -ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, “FROM ANOTHER ANGLE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
White, Loreth Anne, “THE GHOST WRITER” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Wiebe, Sam, “THE BARGUZIN SABLE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Wiebe, Sam, “THE LOVER OF EASTLAKE,” – THE KILLING RAIN
Winter, Jim, “BAD WHISKEY” – MURDER, NEAT
Woolfolk, Casey, “THE HARVEST” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 11
Zeltserman, Dave, “SUCKER’S BET” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2024
Zeltserman, Dave, “MARY & SHELLEY” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Zelvin, Elizabeth, “A FRIENDLY GLASS” – MURDER, NEAT
Best Juvenile
Aldridge, Ethan M., SCRIMSHAW
Alexander, K.R., LAST LAUGH
Alexander, K.R., DEAD GIRL’S DIARY
Arnold, Elana K., HARRIET TELLS THE TRUTH
Atkinson, Cale, SUPER FRENEMIES!
Atkinson, Cate, SUPER FRIENDS!
Bachmann, Stefan, RELEASE THE WOLVES
Butler, Dori Hillestad , KING & KAYLA AND THE CASE OF THE DOWNSTAIRS GHOST
Connolly, MarcyKate &, Holmes, Kathryn, THE THIRTEENTH CIRCLE
Currie, Lindsay, THE MYSTERY OF LOCKED ROOMS
davis, g. haron, THE LONELY BELOW
Dow, Alechia &, Badua, Tracy, THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
Downing, Erin Soderberg, THE GREAT PEACH EXPERIMENT 4: DUCK, DUCK, PEACH
Durst, Sarah Beth, SPY RING
Ebbeler, Jeffrey, JERRY, LET ME SEE THE MOON
Eliopulos, Nick &, Clark, Zack Loren, THE DOOMSDAY ARCHIVES: THE WANDERING HOUR
Eliopulos, Nick &, Clark, Zack Loren, THE DOOMSDAY ARCHIVES: THE HEART-STEALER MASK
Fournet, M.R., DARKNESS AND DEMON SONG
Gardner, PJ, THE GREAT ZOODINI
Gerber, Alyson, THE LIARS SOCIETY
Green, John Patrick, Hastings, Christopher, INVESTIGATORS: AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.: FROM BADGER TO WORSE
Haddix, Margaret Peterson, MYSTERIES OF TRASH AND TREASURE: THE STOLEN KEY
Harrier, Ash, THE DEADLY DAYLIGHT
Hicks, Deron R., THE DARK SKIES MYSTERY
Howard, Amalie, BUMPS IN THE NIGHT
Humphrey, Anna &, Kniivila, Irma, FLUFFLE BUNNIES #1: BUNS GONE BAD
Hutchinson, Shaun David, THE SCHOOL FOR INVISIBLE BOYS
Killick, Jennifer, DREAD DETENTION
Krovatin, Christopher, KILLER HARVEST
Landis, Matthew, NATIONAL ARCHIVE HUNTERS 1: CAPITOL CHASE
Lim, Aimee, THE SPINDLE OF FATE
Lute, Renee Beauregard, DINNER AT THE BRAKE FAST
Lyall, Casey, WAKING THE DEAD AND OTHER FUN ADVENTURES
Majoka, Salwa &, Chung, Christine D.U., VIEWFINDER
McDunn, Gillian, TROUBLE AT THE TANGERINE
McLachlan, Jenny, DEAD GOOD DETECTIVES
Millington, Allie, OLIVETTI
Moulton, Deke, BENJI ZEB IS A RAVENOUS WEREWOLF
Phillips, Tom, THE CURIOUS LEAGUE OF DETECTIVES AND THIEVES 3: THE PERUVIAN EXPRESS
Rellihan, Anne, NOT THE WORST FRIEND IN THE WORLD
Royce, Eden, THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE
Rundberg, Johan, THE QUEEN OF THIEVES
Saxton, K.H., THE A&A DETECTIVE AGENCY: THE GRIMTHORPE GRAVE
Shapiro, Esme &, Kaufman, Daniel Newell, ROY IS NOT A DOG
Smith, Heather, TIG
Stine, R.L., GOBLIN MONDAY
Strand, Jeff, IT WATCHES IN THE DARK
The Fan Brothers, , BARNABY UNBOXED!
Tubb, Kristin O’Donnell, FOWL PLAY
Ursu, Anne, NOT QUITE A GHOST
VanSickle, Vikki &, Eckwall, Jensine, INTO THE GOBLIN MARKET
Warga, Jasmine, A STRANGE THING HAPPENED IN CHERRY HALL
Williams, Carol, THE SUPERNATURAL FILES OF CJ DELANEY
Best Young Adult
Àbiké-íyímídé, Faridah, WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE
Adamo, Meredith, NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS
Albert, Melissa, THE BAD ONES
Ancrum, K., ICARUS
Bao, Karen, PANGU’S SHADOW
Benton Walker, Terry J., THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST
Burch, Ciera, SOMETHING KINDRED
Byrne, Elizabeth, BOOK, BEAST, AND CROW
Byrne, Tanya, IN THE SHALLOWS
Campbell, Colin, SILENT FLIGHT HOLY NIGHT
Carter, Aimée, ROYAL SCANDAL
Cast, Kristin &, Dunn, Pintip, SEASICK
Cerilli, Matteo L., LOCKJAW
Cesare, Adam, CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD
Cobell, K.A., LOOKING FOR SMOKE
Cotugno, Katie, HEMLOCK HOUSE
Davenport, Nia, OUT OF BODY
Davidhizar, Megan, SILENT SISTER
De Souza, Adam, THE GULF
Draper, Lauren, RETURN TO SENDER
Emill, Jumata, WANDER IN THE DARK
Fraistat, Ann, A PLACE FOR VANISHING
Franklin, Madeline Claire, THE WILDERNESS OF GIRLS
Fulton, Victoria &, McClaren, Faith, CURSED CRUISE
Garber, Romina, CASTLE OF THE CURSED
Giles, Lamar, RUIN ROAD
Goldsmith, Amy, OUR WICKED HISTORIES
Gregovic, Lydia, THE MONSTROUS KIND
He, Cindy R.X., PERFECT LITTLE MONSTERS
Hur, June, A CRANE AMONG WOLVES
Ichaso, Chelsea, SUMMER SHE WENT MISSING
Jackson, Holly, THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE
Johnson, Maureen, DEATH AT MORNING HOUSE
Jones, Ripley, THE OTHER LOLA
Kemp, Leon, TRESPASS AGAINST US
Kennedy, Kara A., I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU
Lee, Wen-yi, THE DARK WE KNOW
Levenseller, Tricia, THE DARKNESS WITHIN US
Levinson, Marilyn, THE DEVIL’S PAWN
Lin, Ann Sei, REBEL SKIES
Lin, Ann Sei, REBEL FIRE
Linsmeier, Amanda, SIX OF SORROW
Lu, Marie, ICON AND INFERNO
Lundy, Trish, THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY WITH MURDER
McCauley, Kyrie, BAD GRACES
McGinnis, Mindy, UNDER THIS RED ROCK
McKinney, L.L., ESCAPING MR. ROCHESTER
McLemore, Anna-Marie, FLAWLESS GIRLS
McManus, Karen M., SUCH CHARMING LIARS
Metoui, Meriam, PORTRAIT OF A SHADOW
Miller, Samuel, DARK PARTS OF THE UNIVERSE
Morris, Jordan, YOUTH GROUP
Murphy, Cynthia, LAST ONE TO DIE
Murphy, Cynthia, THE MIDNIGHT GAME
Oliver, Ben, THE KILL FACTOR
Pacton, Jamie, THE ABSINTHE UNDERGROUND
Peterson, Megan Cooley, DEAD GIRLS TALKING
Preston, Natasha, THE DARE
Ralph, Vincent, ONE HOUSE LEFT
Ramos, NoNieqa, THEY THOUGHT THEY BURIED US
Rice, Luanne, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME
Richards, Natalie D., 49 MILES ALONE
Ritany, Alex, DEAD GIRLS DON’T SAY SORRY
Roque, Rebecca, TILL HUMAN VOICES WAKE US
Stoffels, Maren, NO ESCAPE
Sumrow, Melanie, GIRLS LIKE HER
Tyndall, Nita, HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GIRL
Weston, Kate, MURDER ON A SUMMER BREAK
Winans, Justine Pucella, ONE KILLER PROBLEM
Wolverton, Nicole M., A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS
Wooten, Jeff, KILL CALL
Yu, Kelsea, IT’S ONLY A GAME
Best TV Episode
Brocklehurst, Danny, “EPISODE 8” – FOOL ME ONCE
Brocklehurst, Danny, “EPISODE 7” – FOOL ME ONCE
Brocklehurst, Danny, “EPISODE 2” – FOOL ME ONCE
Brocklehurst, Danny, “EPISODE 1” – FOOL ME ONCE
Coben, Charlotte, “EPISODE 3” – FOOL ME ONCE
Farrelly, Tom, “EPISODE 6” – FOOL ME ONCE
Metivier, Nina, “EPISODE 5” – FOOL ME ONCE
Oyefuwa, Yemi, “EPISODE 4” – FOOL ME ONCE
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
Gaudet, Pat, “THE LEGEND OF PENNY AND THE LUCK OF THE DRAW CASINO” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Hodgkins, H., “WHEN BAPTISTS GO BAD” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2024
Kobayashi, B.A., “SHADOWS AND HAOLES” – HONOLULU NOIR
Lynch, Sophia, “RENDERING” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2024
McKinney, Morgan Miryung, “MOTHER’S MOTHER’S MOTHER” – HONOLULU NOIR
Ong, Lawrence, “MURDER UNDER SEDATION” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2024
Passion, Christy, “MERCY” – HONOLULU NOIR
Mary Higgins Clark Award
Adams, Jenny, A DEADLY ENDEAVOR
Ailes, Kat, THE EXPECTANT DETECTIVES
Ailes, Kat, DEAD TIRED
Alexander, Skye, RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS
Berry, Connie, A COLLECTION OF LIES
Blacke, Olivia, RHYTHM AND CLUES
Bowen, Rhys, THE ROSE ARBOR
Chouinard, Michelle, THE SERIAL KILLER GUIDE TO SAN FRANCISCO
Dovalpage, Teresa, LAST SEEN IN HAVANA
Fisher, Tarryn, GOOD HALF GONE
Fox, Sarah, MURDER MOST OWL
Freeman, Dianne, AN ART LOVER’S GUIDE TO PARIS AND MURDER
Gentill, Sulari, THE MYSTERY WRITER
Goodman, Carol, RETURN TO WYLDCLIFFE HEIGHTS
Hastings, Anastasia, OF HOAXES AND HOMICIDE
Hill, Edwin, WHO TO BELIEVE
Hilliard, M.E., SMOKE AND MIRRORS
January, Ava, THE MAYFAIR DAGGER
Khavari, Kate, A BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO SOCIETY AND SECRETS
Kubica, Mary, SHE’S NOT SORRY
Larsen, Samantha, ONCE UPON A MURDER
Lyerly, Scott, THE LAST LINE
Mack, Catherine, EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION, SOMEONE DIES
McKinnon, Hannah Mary, ONLY ONE SURVIVES
Mclaughlin, M.A., THE LOST DRESSES OF ITALY
Michaelson, Kate, HIDDEN ROOMS
Myers, B.R., THE THIRD WIFE OF FARADAY HOUSE
Nagendra, Harini, A NEST OF VIPERS
Pandian, Gigi, A MIDNIGHT PUZZLE
Parlato, Terri, WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS
Robards, Kate, ONLY THE GUILTY SURVIVE
Robbins, Lori, STUDY GUIDE FOR MURDER
Ryan, Hank Phillippi, ONE WRONG WORD
Schellman, Katharine, A SCANDAL IN MAYFAIR
Schillace, Brandy, THE FRAMED WOMEN OF ARDEMORE HOUSE
Schultz, Emily, SLEEPING WITH FRIENDS
Shelton, Paige, THE POISON PEN
Thompson, Aggie Blum, SUCH A LOVELY FAMILY
Tietjen, Katie, DEATH IN THE DETAILS
Sue Grafton Award
Alexander, Tasha, DEATH BY MIDADVENTURE
Allen, Samantha Jayne, NEXT OF KIN
Armstrong, Kelley, THE BOY WHO CRIED BEAR
Armstrong, Kelley, DISTURBING THE DEAD
Belsky, R.G., BROADCAST BLUES
Black, Cara, MURDER AT LA VILLETTE
Bock, Kris, SOMEONE ROTTEN RIDING THE RAILS
Bowen, Rhys &, Broyles, Clare, IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW
Brennan, Allison , THE MISSING WITNESS
Castillo, Linda, THE BURNING
Chan, Chris, SHE RUINED OUR LIVES
Chase, Jennifer, COUNT THEIR GRAVES
Copperman, E.J., SAME DIFFERENCE
Costa, Shelley, THE DAMAGES
Dranfield, Wendy, GRAVE MOUNTAIN
Edwards, Martin, THE HOUSE ON GRAVEYARD LANE
Giarratano, Kimberly G., DEVIL IN PROFILE
Goldberg, Lee, DREAM TOWN
Houston, Victoria, AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODS
January, Ava, THE MAYFAIR DAGGER
Johnson, Sara E., THE HUNGRY BONES
Kipness, Elise Hart, DANGEROUS PLAY
Ledford, Deborah J., HAVOC
Mackintosh, Clare, A GAME OF LIES
Magnani, B.J., WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE POISON
McCreary, Marcy, THE SUMMER OF LOVE AND DEATH
McDonald, Christina, WHAT LIES IN DARKNESS
Mejia, Mindy, A WORLD OF HURT
Nagendra, Harini, A NEST OF VIPERS
Pruitt, Eryk, BLOOD RED SUMMER
Quartey, Kwei, THE WHITEWASHED TOMBS
Regan, Lisa, HER DYING SECRET
Schaffhausen, Joanna, ALL THE WAY GONE
Silverman, Nancy Cole, MURDER ON THE MED
Tracy, P.J., CITY OF SECRETS
Winspear, Jacqueline, THE COMFORTS OF GHOSTS
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Abbott, Bailee, EASIER DEAD THAN DRAWN
Alexander, Ellie, A SMOKING BUN
Alexander, Ellie, STICKS AND SCONES
Bailey, Maggie, QUILTY AS CHARGED
Bivald, Katarina, THE MURDERS IN GREAT DIDDLING
Blackburn, Maggie, A KILLER ROMANCE
Blacke, Olivia, RHYTHM AND CLUES
Brook, Allison , BOOKED ON MURDER
Bryant, Elise, IT’S ELEMENTARY
Burdette, Lucy, A POISONOUS PALATE
Burns, Valerie, A CUP OF FLOUR, A PINCH OF DEATH
Byron, Ellen, A VERY WOODSY MURDER
Cahoon, Lynn, FIVE FURRY FAMILIARS
Charles, Paula, HAMMERS AND HOMICIDE
Chien, Vivien, PEKING DUCK AND COVER
Chow, Jennifer J., ILL-FATED FORTUNE
Connelly, Lucy, DEATH AT A SCOTTISH WEDDING
Conte, Cate, SHOCK AND PAW
Copperman, E.J., SAME DIFFERENCE
Dams, Jeanne M., VILLAGE POLITICS CAN BE MURDER
Delany, Vicki, THE SIGN OF FOUR SPIRITS
DiRiccio, Maria, THE WITLESS PROTECTION PROGRAM
Donovan, Kemper, THE BUSY BODY
Fox, Sarah, MURDER MOST OWL
Gates, Eva, THE STRANGER IN THE LIBRARY
Gayle, Katie, A COUNTRY WEDDING MURDER
Greene, M.S., THERE’S NO MURDER LIKE SHOW MURDER
Hill, Suzette A., A LURKING PRIMROSE
Karst, Leslie, MOLTEN DEATH
Kelly, Diane, FOUR-ALARM HOMICIDE
Kuhn, Cynthia, IN THE EVENT OF MURDER
Leigh, Sydney, PERIL IN PINK
Lewis, Gerri, THE LAST WORD
LoTempio, T.C., A CRUST TO DIE FOR
Lush, Tara, A BEAN TO DIE FOR
Mack, Catherine, EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION, SOMEONE DIES
Marts, Jennie, KILL OR BEE KILLED
Mathews, Lisa Q., THE JIG IS UP
Mccown, Marjorie, STAR STRUCK
Miller, Carol, MURDER OF A HERMIT
Moore, Ian, DEATH AND FROMAGE
Myers, Amy, MURDER AT TANTON TOWERS
Norlander, Linda, THE DEATH OF GOLDIE’S MISTRESS
Osler, Rob, CIRQUE DU SLAY
Pandia, Gigi, A MIDNIGHT PUZZLE
Reida, Sarah, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
Robbins, Lori, STUDY GUIDE FOR MURDER
Rose, Ayla, MURDER ON DEVIL’S POND
Rue, Gretchen, A PIE TO DIE FOR
Schmitt, Lois, BEARLY EVIDENT
Shea, Susan C., MURDER AND THE MISSING DOG
Shelton, Paige, THE POISON PEN
Siegel, Katie, CHARLOTTE ILLES IS NOT A TEACHER
Staub, Wendy Corsi, DOG DAYS
Thorogood, Robert, THE QUEEN OF POISONS
Tremel, Joyce, DEADLY TO THE CORE
