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2024

Best Mystery Novel
*	All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby [review]
°	Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper [review]
°	Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head [review]
°	Face of Greed by James L’Etoile
°	The Last Devil To Die by Richard Osman [review]

Best First Mystery
*	Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon [review]
°	The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry [review]
°	Play the Fool by Lina Chern [review]
°	Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy [review]
°	City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	Hide by Tracy Clark [review]
°	No Home for Killers by E.A. Aymar
°	Because the Night by James D.F. Hannah
°	The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey
°	Magic City Blues by Bobby Matthews
°	Lowdown Road by Scott Von Doviak

Best Short Story
*	“Ticket to Ride” by Dru Ann Love and Kristopher Zgorski Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles
°	“Real Courage” by Barb Goffman Black Cat Mystery Magazine, October 2023
°	“Knock” by James D.F. Hannah Playing Games
°	“Green and California Bound” by Curtis Ippolito Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2023
°	“Tell Me No Lies” by Holly West Shotgun Honey Presents: Thicker Than Water

Best Juvenile/Young Adult
*	Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer
°	Finney and the Secret Tunnel by Jamie Lane Barber
°	Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
°	The Sasquatch of Hawthorne Elementary by K.B. Jackson
°	The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Sounders

Best Critical or Nonfiction Work
*	A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan
°	Finders: Justice, Faith and Identity in Irish Crime Fiction by Anjili Babbar
°	Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction by Max Allan Collins and James L. Traylor
°	A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak
°	Fallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Robert Morgan
°	Agatha Christie, She Watched: One Woman's Plot to Watch 201 Christie Adaptations Without Murdering the Director, Screenwriter, Cast, or Her Husband by Teresa Peschel
°	Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy by Steven Powell

Best Anthology or Collection
*	Killin’ Time in San Diego: Bouchercon Anthology 2023 edited by Holly West
°	School of Hard Knox edited by Donna Andrews, Greg Herren, and Art Taylor
°	Here in the Dark: Stories by Meagan Lucas
°	Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles edited by Josh Pachter
°	The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions by Art Taylor

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2023

Best Hardcover
*	Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett [review]
°	The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
°	The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman [review]
°	A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
°	The Maid by Nita Prose [review]
°	Secret Identity by Alex Segura [review]

Best Paperback/EBook/Audiobook
*	The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey
°	Real Bad Things by Kelly J. Ford
°	Dead Drop by James L’Etoile
°	Hush Hush by Gabriel Valjan
°	In the Dark We Forget by Sandra SG Wong

Best First Novel
*	The Maid by Nita Prose [review]
°	Don’t Know Tough by Eli Cranor [review]
°	Shutter by Ramona Emerson [review]
°	The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra [review]
°	Devil’s Chew Toy by Rob Osler [review]

Best Historical
*	Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris [review]
°	The Lindbergh Nanny by Mariah Fredericks [review]
°	In Place of Fear by Catriona McPherson [review]
°	Danger on the Atlantic by Erica Ruth Neubauer
°	Under a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden [review]
°	Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen [review]

Best Humorous
*	Scot in a Trap by Catriona McPherson
°	Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron
°	Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow
°	A Streetcar Named Murder by T.G. Herren
°	Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes

Best Short Story
*	“Beauty and the Beyotch” by Barb Goffman Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, February 2022
°	“Still Crazy After All These Years” by E.A. Aymar Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon
°	“The Impediment” by Bruce Robert Coffin Deadly Nightshade: Best New England Crime Stories 2022
°	“The Estate Sale” by Curtis Ippolito Vautrin Magazine, Summer 2022
°	“C.O.D.” by Gabriel Valjan Low Down Dirty Vote Volume 3: The Color of My Vote

Best Critical or Nonfiction
*	The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators by Martin Edwards
°	The Alaskan Blonde: Sex, Secrets and the Hollywood Story that Shocked America by James T. Bartlett
°	American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America’s Jack the Ripper by Daniel Stashower
°	Promophobia: Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Crime Fiction edited by Diane Vallere
°	Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free by Sarah Weinman
°	Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley

Best Children’s/Young Adult
*	Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade by Nancy Springer
°	Daybreak on Raven Island by Fleur Bradley
°	In Myrtle Peril by Elizabeth C. Bunce
°	Vanish Me by Lee Matthew Goldberg
°	#shedeservedit by Greg Herren
°	The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutano

Best Anthology
*	Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction’s Top Authors edited by S.J. Rozan
°	Low Down Dirty Vote Volume 3: The Color of My Vote edited by Mysti Berry
°	Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Warren Zevon edited by Libby Cudmore & Art Taylor
°	Land of 10,000 Thrills: Bouchercon Anthology 2022 edited by Greg Herron
°	Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon edited by Josh Pachter

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2022

Best Mystery Novel
*	Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby [review]
°	Runner by Tracy Clark [review]
°	The Collective by Alison Gaylin
°	Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
°	These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall [review]

Best First Mystery
*	Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala [review]
°	Her Name Is Knight by Yasmin Angoe
°	The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris [review]
°	Walking Through Needles by Heather Levy
°	All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris [review]

Best Paperback/EBook/AudioBook
*	Bloodline by Jess Lourey
°	The Ninja Betrayed by Tori Eldridge
°	Warn Me When It’s Time by Cheryl A. Head
°	Bury Me In Shadows by Greg Herren
°	The Mother Next Door by Tara Laskowski

Best Short Story
*	“Not My Cross to Bear” by S.A. Cosby Down & Out Books
°	“The Search for Eric Garcia” by E.A. Aymar
°	“The Vermeer Conspiracy” by V.M. Burns Midnight Hour
°	“Lucky Thirteen” by Tracy Clark Midnight Hour
°	“Doc’s at Midnight” by Richie Narvaez
°	“The Locked Room Library” by Gigi Pandian Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Burnt Ends” by Gabriel Valjan

Best Juvenile/Young Adult
*	I Play One on TV by Alan Orloff
°	Cold-Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
°	Bury Me In Shadows by Greg Herren
°	The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur
°	Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer

Best Critical or Nonfiction Work
*	How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America by MWA with editors Lee Child and Laurie R. King
°	The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston’s Struggle for Justice by Jan Brogan
°	Murder Book: A Graphic Memoir of a True Crime Obsession by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
°	Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green
°	The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale

Best Anthology or Collection
*	This Time for Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021 edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan
°	Under the Thumb: Stories of Police Oppression edited by S.A. Cosby
°	Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color by Abby L VanDiver
°	Trouble No More: Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and Blues edited by Mark Westmoreland
°	When a Stranger Comes to Town edited by Michael Koryta

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2021

Best Hardcover Novel
*	Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby [review]
°	What You Don’t See by Tracy Clark [review]
°	Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier [review]
°	And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall [review]
°	The First To Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Best First Novel
*	Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden [review]
°	Derailed by Mary Keliikoa
°	Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March [review]
°	Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer [review]
°	The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman [review]

Best Paperback Original/E-Book/Audiobook Original Novel
*	Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey [review]
°	The Fate of a Flapper by Susanna Calkins
°	When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole [review]
°	The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day
°	Dirty Old Town by Gabriel Valjan

Best Short Story
*	“90 Miles” by Alex Segura Both Sides: Stories from the Border
°	“Dear Emily Etiquette” by Barb Goffman Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“The Boy Detective & The Summer of ’74” by Art Taylor Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
°	“Elysian Fields” by Gabriel Valjan California Schemin’: The 2020 Bouchercon Anthology
°	“The Twenty-Five Year Engagement” by James W. Ziskin In League with Sherlock Holmes

Best Juvenile/Young Adult
*	Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richard Narvaez
°	Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley
°	Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
°	From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
°	Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall by Alex Segura

Best Critical or Nonfiction Work
*	Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession edited by Sarah Weinman
°	Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy by Leslie Brody
°	American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson
°	Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club edited by Martin Edwards
°	The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia by Emma Copley Eisenberg
°	Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock by Christina Lane

Best Anthology or Collection
*	Shattering Glass: A Nasty Woman Press Anthology edited by Heather Graham
°	Both Sides: Stories from the Border edited by Gabino Iglesias
°	Noiryorican by Richie Narvaez
°	The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell edited by Josh Pachter
°	California Schemin’: The 2020 Bouchercon Anthology edited by Art Taylor
°	Lockdown: Stories of Crime, Terror, and Hope During a Pandemic edited by Nick Kolakowski and Steve Weddle

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2020

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan
°	Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha [review]
°	They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall
°	Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
°	Miami Midnight by Alex Segura

Best First Mystery
*	One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski [review]
°	The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge [review]
°	Miracle Creek by Angie Kim [review]
°	Three-Fifths by John Vercher [review]
°	American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	The Alchemist’s Illusion by Gigi Pandian [review]
°	The Unrepentant by E.A. Aymar
°	Murder Knocks Twice by Susanna Calkins
°	The Pearl Dagger by L.A. Chandlar
°	Scot & Soda by Catriona McPherson
°	Drowned Under by Wendall Thomas [review]
°	The Company Files: 2. The Naming Game by Gabriel Valjan

Best Critical Non-Fiction
*	The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton
°	Hitchcock and the Censors by John Billheimer
°	The Hooded Gunman: An Illustrated History of Collins Crime Club by John Curran
°	The Trail of Lizzie Borden: A True Story by Cara Robertson
°	The Five: The Untold Stories of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

Best Short Story
*	“The Red Zone” by Alex Segura Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico
°	“Turistas” by Hector Acosta Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico
°	“Unforgiven” by Hilary Davidson Murder a-Go-Go’s: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go’s
°	“Better Days” by Art Taylor Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019
°	“Hard Return” by Art Taylor Crime Travel

Best Anthology or Collection
*	Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible edited by Verena Rose Rita Owen and Shawn Reilly Simmons
°	The Eyes of Texas: Private Investigators from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods edited by Michael Bracken
°	¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico edited by Angel Luis Colón
°	Crime Travel edited by Barb Goffman
°	Murder a-Go-Go’s: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go’s edited by Holly West

Best Young Adult
*	Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry by Jen Conley
°	Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer [review]
°	Killing November by Adriana Mather
°	Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
°	The Deceivers by Kristen Simmons
°	Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas

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2019 Nominees

Best Mystery Novel
*	November Road by Lou Berney [review]
°	Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott [review]
°	Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier [review]
°	Sunburn by Laura Lippman [review]
°	Blackout by Alex Segura

Best First Mystery
*	My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite [review]
°	Broken Places by Tracy Clark [review]
°	Dodging and Burning by John Copenhaver [review]
°	What Doesn’t Kill You by Aimee Hix [review]
°	Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day [review]
°	Hollywood Ending by Kellye Garrett
°	If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin [review]
°	Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara
°	A Stone’s Throw by James W. Ziskin

Best Short Story
*	“The Grass Beneath My Feet” by S.A. Cosby Tough Magazine, August 2018
°	“Bug Appétit” by Barb Goffman Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November/December 2018
°	“Cold Beer No Flies” by Greg Herren Florida Happens
°	“English 398: Fiction Workshop” by Art Taylor Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July/August 2018
°	“The Best Laid Plans” by Holly West Florida Happens

Best Critical or Nonfiction Work
*	I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
°	Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession by Alice Bolin
°	Mastering Plot Twists: How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers by Jane K. Cleland
°	Pulp According to David Goodis by Jay A. Gertzman
°	Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s by Leslie S. Klinger
°	The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman

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2018

Best Mystery Novel
*	Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke [review]
°	The Late Show by Michael Connelly
°	Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz [review]
°	Glass Houses by Louise Penny
°	The Force by Don Winslow

Best First Mystery
*	Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett [review]
°	The Dry by Jane Harper [review]
°	She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper [review]
°	Ragged; or, The Loveliest Lies of All by Christopher Irvin
°	The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day
°	Uncorking a Lie by Nadine Nettmann
°	Bad Boy Boogie by Thomas Pluck
°	What We Reckon by Eryk Pruitt
°	Cast the First Stone by James W. Ziskin [review]

Best Short Story
*	“My Side of the Matter” by Hilary Davidson Killing Malmon
°	“The Trial of Madame Pelletier” by Susanna Calkins Charlaine Harris Presents Malice Domestic 12: Mystery Most Historical
°	“God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Jen Conley Just to Watch Them Die: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Johnny Cash
°	“Whose Wine Is It Anyway” by Barb Goffman 50 Shades of Cabernet
°	“The Night They Burned Miss Dixie’s Place” by Debra Goldstein Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May/June 2017
°	“A Necessary Ingredient” by Art Taylor Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Bill Crider Award for Best Novel in a Series
*	Y Is for Yesterday (Kinsey Millhone #25) by Sue Grafton
°	Give Up the Dead (Jay Porter #3) by Joe Clifford
°	Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch #20) by Michael Connelly
°	Glass Houses (Armand Gamache #13) by Louise Penny
°	Dangerous Ends (Pete Fernandez #3) by Alex Segura

Best Anthology
*	The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir edited by Gary Phillips
°	Just to Watch Them Die: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Johnny Cash edited by Joe Clifford
°	Killing Malmon edited by Dan & Kate Malmon
°	Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea edited by Andrew McAleer & Paul D. Marks
°	Passport to Murder, Bouchercon Anthology 2017 edited by John McFetridge

Best Critical/Non-Fiction Book
*	Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
°	From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon by Mattias Boström
°	The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books by Martin Edwards
°	Chester B. Himes: A Biography by Lawrence P. Jackson
°	Rewrite Your Life: Discover Your Truth Through the Healing Power of Fiction by Jessica Lourey

Best Online Content
*	Jungle Red Writers
°	BOLO Books
°	Do Some Damage: An Inside Look at Crime Fiction
°	Dru’s Book Musings
°	Writer Types Podcast

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2017

Best Mystery Novel
*	A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
°	You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott [review]
°	Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman [review]
°	Red Right Hand by Chris Holm [review]
°	Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman

Best First Mystery Novel
*	IQ by Joe Ide [review]
°	Dodgers by Bill Beverly [review]
°	Decanting a Murder by Nadine Nettmann [review]
°	Design for Dying by Renee Patrick [review]
°	The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	Heart of Stone by James W. Ziskin [review]
°	Shot in Detroit by Patricia Abbott [review]
°	Leadfoot by Eric Beetner
°	Salem’s Cipher by Jess Lourey
°	Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty [review]
°	How To Kill Friends and Implicate People by Jay Stringer

Best Short Story
*	“Oxford Girl” by Megan Abbott Mississippi Noir
°	“Autumn at the Automat” by Lawrence Block In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper
°	“Gary’s Got A Boner” by Johnny Shaw Waiting To Be Forgotten: Stories of Crime and Heartbreak, Inspired by the Replacements
°	“Parallel Play” by Art Taylor Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning
°	“Queen of the Dogs” by Holly West 44 Caliber Funk: Tales of Crime, Soul and Payback

Best Critical Nonfiction Work
*	Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
°	Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life by Peter Ackroyd
°	Letters from a Serial Killer by Kristi Belcamino & Stephanie Kahalekulu
°	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

Best Children’s/YA Novel
*	The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry [review]
°	Snowed by Maria Alexander
°	Tag, You’re Dead by J.C. Lane [review]
°	My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier [review]
°	The Fixes by Owen Matthews [review]

Best Anthology
*	Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016 edited by Greg Herren
°	Unloaded: Crime Writers Writing Without Guns edited by Eric Beetner
°	In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper edited by Lawrence Block
°	Cannibals: Stories from the Edge of the Pine Barrens by Jen Conley
°	Waiting To Be Forgotten: Stories of Crime and Heartbreak, Inspired by the Replacements edited by Jay Stringer

Best Novella (8,000-40,000 words)
*	The Last Blue Glass by B.K. Stevens Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, April 2016
°	Cleaning Up Finn by Sarah M. Chen
°	No Happy Endings by Angel Luis Colón
°	Crosswise by S.W. Lauden
°	Beware the Shill by John Shepphird

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2016

Best Mystery Novel
*	The Killing Kind by Chris Holm [review]
°	Night Tremors by Matt Coyle [review]
°	The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson [review]
°	The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
°	What You See by Hank Phillippi Ryan [review]

Best First Mystery
*	Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton [review]
°	Concrete Angel by Patricia Abbott [review]
°	New Yorked by Rob Hart
°	Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich [review]
°	On the Road with Del & Louise by Art Taylor

Best Paperback Original
*	The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney [review]
°	Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty [review]
°	Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day [review]
°	Young Americans by Josh Stallings
°	Stone Cold Dead by James W. Ziskin [review]

Best Critical or Nonfiction
*	Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid
°	The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story by Martin Edwards
°	Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald by Suzanne Marrs & Tom Nolan, editors
°	The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett by Nathan Ward
°	The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For, edited by Kate White

Best Short Story
*	“The Little Men” by Megan Abbott A Bibliomystery by MysteriousPress.com
°	“The Siege” by Hilary Davidson Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2015
°	“Feliz Navidead” by Brace Godfrey/Johnny Shaw Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule: Holiday Tales of Crime for People on the Naughty List
°	“Old Hands” by Erin Mitchell Dark City Lights
°	“Quack and Dwight” by Travis Richardson Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds
°	“Don’t Fear the Ripper” by Holly West Protectors 2: Heroes

Best Anthology or Collection
*	Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015 edited by Art Taylor
°	Safe Inside the Violence by Christopher Irvin
°	Protectors 2: Heroes-Stories to Benefit PROTECT edited by Thomas Pluck
°	Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule: Holiday Tales of Crime for People on the Naughty List edited by Todd Robinson
°	Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds edited by Kenneth Wishnia

Best Young Adult Novel
*	Need by Joelle Charbonneau [review]
°	How to Win at High School by Owen Matthews
°	A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
°	The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
°	Fighting Chance by B.K. Stevens
°	Ask the Dark by Henry Turner

Best Crime Fiction Audiobook
*	The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny, narrated by Robert Bathurst
°	Dark Waters by Chris Goff, narrated by Assaf Cohen
°	The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, narrated by by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey & India Fisher
°	Causing Chaos by Deborah J Ledford, narrated by Christina Cox
°	Young Americans by Josh Stallings, narrated by Em Eldridge

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2015

Best Mystery Novel
*	After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman [review]
°	Lamentation by Joe Clifford [review]
°	The Secret Place by Tana French
°	The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
°	Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Best First Mystery
*	The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day [review]
°	Blessed Are the Dead by Kristi Belcamino
°	Ice Shear by M.P. Cooley [review]
°	Invisible City by Julia Dahl
°	The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	The Day She Died by Catriona McPherson [review]
°	Stay With Me by Alison Gaylin [review]
°	The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood [review]
°	World of Trouble by Ben H. Winters [review]
°	No Stone Unturned by James W. Ziskin [review]

Best Short Story
*	“The Odds Are Against Us” by Art Taylor Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 2014
°	“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
°	“Of Dogs & Deceit” by John Shepphird Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, November 2014

Best Critical or Non-Fiction Work
*	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
°	Death Dealer: How Cops and Cadaver Dogs Brought a Killer to Justice by Kate Clark Flora
°	Dru’s Book Musings by Dru Ann Love
°	Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe by J.W. Ocker

Best Anthology or Collection
*	In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon edited by Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger
°	Face Off edited by David Baldacci
°	Murder at the Beach: The Bouchercon Anthology 2014 edited by Dana Cameron
°	Trouble in the Heartland: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Bruce Springsteen edited by Joe Clifford
°	Carolina Crimes: 19 Tales of Love, Lust, and Longing edited by Karen Pullen

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2014

Best Mystery Novel
*	Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger [review]
°	Suspect by Robert Crais [review]
°	A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry
°	The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan [review]
°	Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Best First Mystery
*	Yesterday’s Echo by Matt Coyle [review]
°	Ghostman by Roger Hobbs [review]
°	Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman [review]
°	Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight [review]
°	The Hard Bounce by Todd Robinson [review]

Best Paperback Original
*	As She Left It by Catriona McPherson [review]
°	The Big Reap by Chris F. Holm
°	Purgatory Key by Darrell James
°	Joyland by Stephen King
°	The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood [review]

Best Short Story
*	“The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository” by John Connolly Bibliomysteries, The Mysterious Bookshop
°	“Dead End” by Craig Faustus Buck Untreed Reads
°	“Annie and the Grateful Dead” by Denise Dietz The Sound and the Furry
°	“Incident on the 405” by Travis Richardson Malfeasance Occasional: Girl Trouble
°	“The Care and Feeding of Houseplants” by Art Taylor Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March-April 2013

Best Critical or Non-Fiction Work
*	The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot To Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower
°	Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova
°	The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines by Cate Lineberry
°	All the Wild Children by Josh Stallings
°	Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives edited by Sarah Weinman

Best Children’s or Young Adult Novel
*	The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau [review]
°	Escape Theory by Margaux Froley [review]
°	Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein [review]
°	Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy by Elizabeth Kiem
°	The Code Busters Club: The Mystery of the Pirate’s Treasure by Penny Warner

Best Television Episode Teleplay First Aired in 2013
*	The Blacklist, Pilot, by Jon Bokenkamp
°	Breaking Bad, “Felina,” by Vince Gilligan
°	The Fall, “Dark Descent,” by Allan Cubitt
°	The Following, Pilot, by Kevin Williamson
°	Justified, “Hole in the Wall,” by Graham Yost

Best Audio Book
*	The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith, read by Robert Glenister
°	Crescendo by Deborah J Ledford, read by Christina Cox
°	Death and the Lit Chick by G.M. Malliet, read by Davina Porte
°	Hour of the Rat by Lisa Brackmann, read by Tracy Sallows
°	Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell, read by Mauro Hantman

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2013

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

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

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

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

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

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2012

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

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

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

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

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

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2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2010

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

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

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

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

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

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2009

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

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

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

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

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

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2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2005

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

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

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

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

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2004

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

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

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

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

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

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2003

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

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

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

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

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2002

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

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

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

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

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2001

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

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

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

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

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2000

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

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

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

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

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

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1999

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

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

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

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

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1998

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

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

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

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

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1997

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

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

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

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

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1996

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

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

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

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

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1995

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

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

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

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1994

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

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

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

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1993

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

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

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

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1992

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

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

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

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1991

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

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

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

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

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1990

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

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

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

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

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1989

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

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

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

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1988

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

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

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

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

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1987

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

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

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

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

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1986

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

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

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

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

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