Best Novel Awards
2011
The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews
The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis
Wicked Autumn by G M Malliet
Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews
The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis
Wicked Autumn by G M Malliet
Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
2010
Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews
The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Truly, Madly by Heather Webber
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (winner)
Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews
The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Truly, Madly by Heather Webber
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (winner)
2009
Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews
Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen
Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (winner)
Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews
Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen
Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (winner)
2008
Six Geese A-slaying by Donna Andrews
A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry
I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny (winner)
Six Geese A-slaying by Donna Andrews
A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry
I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny (winner)
2007
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Hard Row by Margaret Maron
Murder with Reservations by Elaine Viets
Dead Cold by Louise Penny (winner)
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Hard Row by Margaret Maron
Murder with Reservations by Elaine Viets
Dead Cold by Louise Penny (winner)
2006
The Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler
Why Casey Had to Die by L C Hayden
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard (winner)
The Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler
Why Casey Had to Die by L C Hayden
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard (winner)
2005
The Belen Hitch by Pari Noskin Taichert
Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews
Rituals of the Season by Margaret Maron
The Body in the Snowdrift by Katherine Hall Page (winner)
The Belen Hitch by Pari Noskin Taichert
Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews
Rituals of the Season by Margaret Maron
The Body in the Snowdrift by Katherine Hall Page (winner)
2004
We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
High Country Fall by Margaret Maron
The Pearl Diver by Sujata Massey
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear (winner)
We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
High Country Fall by Margaret Maron
The Pearl Diver by Sujata Massey
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear (winner)
2003
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews
Dream House by Rochelle Krich
Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets
Last Lessons of Summer by Margaret Maron
Mumbo Gumbo by Jerrilyn Farmer
Letter From Home by Carolyn Hart (winner)
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews
Dream House by Rochelle Krich
Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets
Last Lessons of Summer by Margaret Maron
Mumbo Gumbo by Jerrilyn Farmer
Letter From Home by Carolyn Hart (winner)
2002
Death Of Riley by Rhys Bowen
Blues in the Night by Rochelle Krich
The Body In The Bonfire by Katherine Hall Page
The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters
You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews (winner)
Death Of Riley by Rhys Bowen
Blues in the Night by Rochelle Krich
The Body In The Bonfire by Katherine Hall Page
The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters
You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews (winner)
2001
Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler
The Bride's Kimono by Sujata Massey
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Shadows of Sin by Rochelle Krich
Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen (winner)
Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler
The Bride's Kimono by Sujata Massey
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Shadows of Sin by Rochelle Krich
Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen (winner)
2000
Guns and Roses: An Irish Eyes Travel Mystery Set in Colonial Williamsburg by Taffy Cannon
Killer Wedding by Jerrilyn Farmer
Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey
Storm Track by Margaret Maron (winner)
Guns and Roses: An Irish Eyes Travel Mystery Set in Colonial Williamsburg by Taffy Cannon
Killer Wedding by Jerrilyn Farmer
Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey
Storm Track by Margaret Maron (winner)
1999
The Flower Master by Sujata Massey
In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman
Death on the River Walk by Carolyn Hart
Immaculate Reception by Jerrilyn Farmer
Mariner's Compass by Earlene Fowler (winner)
The Flower Master by Sujata Massey
In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman
Death on the River Walk by Carolyn Hart
Immaculate Reception by Jerrilyn Farmer
Mariner's Compass by Earlene Fowler (winner)
1998
Blind Bloodhound Justice by Virginia Lanier
Dove in the Window by Earlene Fowler
Liar by Jan Burke
The Ape Who Guards The Balance by Elizabeth Peters
Home Fires by Margaret Maron
Butchers Hill by Laura Lippman (winner)
Blind Bloodhound Justice by Virginia Lanier
Dove in the Window by Earlene Fowler
Liar by Jan Burke
The Ape Who Guards The Balance by Elizabeth Peters
Home Fires by Margaret Maron
Butchers Hill by Laura Lippman (winner)
1997
Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler
Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
Hocus by Jan Burke
The Devil in Music by Kate Ross (winner)
Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler
Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
Hocus by Jan Burke
The Devil in Music by Kate Ross (winner)
1996
The Grass Widow by Teri Holbrook
Kansas Troubles by Earlene Fowler
Strong as Death by Sharan Newman
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Up Jumps the Devil by Margaret Maron (winner)
The Grass Widow by Teri Holbrook
Kansas Troubles by Earlene Fowler
Strong as Death by Sharan Newman
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Up Jumps the Devil by Margaret Maron (winner)
1995
Escapade by Walter Satterthwait
Twilight by Nancy Pickard
The Wandering Arm by Sharan Newman
Miracles in Maggody by Joan Hess
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... by Sharyn McCrumb (winner)
Escapade by Walter Satterthwait
Twilight by Nancy Pickard
The Wandering Arm by Sharan Newman
Miracles in Maggody by Joan Hess
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... by Sharyn McCrumb (winner)
1994
Angel of Death by Rochelle Krich
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R King
Scandal in Fair Haven by Carolyn Hart
Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters
She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (winner)
Angel of Death by Rochelle Krich
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R King
Scandal in Fair Haven by Carolyn Hart
Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters
She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (winner)
1993
Old Scores by Aaron Elkins
O Little Town of Maggody by Joan Hess
Southern Discomfort by Margaret Maron
To Live and Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trocheck
Fair Game by Rochelle Krich
Dead Man's Island by Carolyn Hart (winner)
Old Scores by Aaron Elkins
O Little Town of Maggody by Joan Hess
Southern Discomfort by Margaret Maron
To Live and Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trocheck
Fair Game by Rochelle Krich
Dead Man's Island by Carolyn Hart (winner)
1992
Southern Ghost by Carolyn Hart
The Snake, The Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
Defend and Betray by Anne Perry
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumb
Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (winner)
Southern Ghost by Carolyn Hart
The Snake, The Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
Defend and Betray by Anne Perry
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumb
Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (winner)
1991
The Christie Caper by Carolyn Hart
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters
An Owl Too Many by Charlotte MacLeod
Make No Bones by Aaron Elkins
I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard (winner)
The Christie Caper by Carolyn Hart
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters
An Owl Too Many by Charlotte MacLeod
Make No Bones by Aaron Elkins
I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard (winner)
1990
The Potter's Field by Ellis Peters
The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry
Deadly Valentine by Carolyn Hart
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
Bum Steer by Nancy Pickard (winner)
The Potter's Field by Ellis Peters
The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry
Deadly Valentine by Carolyn Hart
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
Bum Steer by Nancy Pickard (winner)
1989
Corpus Christmas by Margaret Maron
A Little Class on Murder by Carolyn Hart
The Sirens Sang Of Murder by Sarah Caudwell
Philly Stakes by Gillian Roberts
Naked Once More by Elizabeth Peters (winner)
Corpus Christmas by Margaret Maron
A Little Class on Murder by Carolyn Hart
The Sirens Sang Of Murder by Sarah Caudwell
Philly Stakes by Gillian Roberts
Naked Once More by Elizabeth Peters (winner)
1988
Paying the Piper by Sharyn McCrumb
Dead Crazy by Nancy Pickard
Mischief in Maggody by Joan Hess
The Widow's Club by Dorothy Cannell
Something Wicked by Carolyn Hart (winner)
Paying the Piper by Sharyn McCrumb
Dead Crazy by Nancy Pickard
Mischief in Maggody by Joan Hess
The Widow's Club by Dorothy Cannell
Something Wicked by Carolyn Hart (winner)
Best First Novel Awards
2011
Dire Threads by Janet Bolin
Choke by Kaye George
Learning to Swim by Sara J Henry
Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
Dire Threads by Janet Bolin
Choke by Kaye George
Learning to Swim by Sara J Henry
Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
2010
Murder At the PTA by Laura Alden
Maid of Murder by Amanda Flower
Full Mortality by Sasscer Hill
Diamonds for the Dead by Alan Orloff
The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames (winner)
Murder At the PTA by Laura Alden
Maid of Murder by Amanda Flower
Full Mortality by Sasscer Hill
Diamonds for the Dead by Alan Orloff
The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames (winner)
2009
For Better, for Murder by Lisa Bork
Posed for Murder by Meredith Cole
The Cold Light of Mourning by Elizabeth J Duncan
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (winner)
For Better, for Murder by Lisa Bork
Posed for Murder by Meredith Cole
The Cold Light of Mourning by Elizabeth J Duncan
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (winner)
2008
Through a Glass, Deadly by Sarah Atwell
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris
Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell-Slan
Death of a Cozy Writer by G M Malliet (winner)
Through a Glass, Deadly by Sarah Atwell
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris
Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell-Slan
Death of a Cozy Writer by G M Malliet (winner)
2007
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
A Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
A Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
2006
Consigned to Death by Jane K Cleland
Feint of Art by Hailey Lind
Murder On the Rocks by Karen MacInerney
The Chef Who Died Sauteing by Honora Finkelstein and Susan Smily
The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall (winner)
Consigned to Death by Jane K Cleland
Feint of Art by Hailey Lind
Murder On the Rocks by Karen MacInerney
The Chef Who Died Sauteing by Honora Finkelstein and Susan Smily
The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall (winner)
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