Anthony Awards
The Anthony Awards were created in 1986 and are given at each annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. Nominees and winners are selected by attendees.Best Novel Awards
2011
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
Faithful Place by Tana French
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (winner)
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
Faithful Place by Tana French
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (winner)
2010
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston
The Shanghai Moon by S J Rozan
The Last Child by John Hart
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (winner)
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston
The Shanghai Moon by S J Rozan
The Last Child by John Hart
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (winner)
2009
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
Trigger City by Sean Chercover
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (winner)
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
Trigger City by Sean Chercover
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (winner)
2008
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger
The Watchman by Robert Crais
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman (winner)
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger
The Watchman by Robert Crais
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman (winner)
2007
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Kidnapped by Jan Burke
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman (winner)
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Kidnapped by Jan Burke
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman (winner)
2006
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Bloodlines by Jan Burke
To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger (winner)
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Bloodlines by Jan Burke
To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger (winner)
2005
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming
California Girl by T Jefferson Parker
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
The Mad Man's Tale by John Katzenbach
The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen
Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger (winner)
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming
California Girl by T Jefferson Parker
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
The Mad Man's Tale by John Katzenbach
The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen
Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger (winner)
2004
Blood Is The Sky by Steve Hamilton
The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt
The Summer That Never Was by Peter Robinson
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (winner)
Blood Is The Sky by Steve Hamilton
The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt
The Summer That Never Was by Peter Robinson
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (winner)
2003
Hell To Pay by George Pelecanos
North of Nowhere by Steve Hamilton
Murder in the Sentier by Cara Black
Winter and Night by S J Rozan
City Of Bones by Michael Connelly (winner)
Hell To Pay by George Pelecanos
North of Nowhere by Steve Hamilton
Murder in the Sentier by Cara Black
Winter and Night by S J Rozan
City Of Bones by Michael Connelly (winner)
2002
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
Reflecting the Sky by S J Rozan
The Devil Went Down to Austin by Rick Riordan
Flight by Jan Burke
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (winner)
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
Reflecting the Sky by S J Rozan
The Devil Went Down to Austin by Rick Riordan
Flight by Jan Burke
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (winner)
2001
Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
The Bottoms by Joe R Lansdale
Deep South by Nevada Barr
Listen to the Silence by Marcia Muller
Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (winner)
Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
The Bottoms by Joe R Lansdale
Deep South by Nevada Barr
Listen to the Silence by Marcia Muller
Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (winner)
2000
L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais
Bones by Jan Burke
High Five by Janet Evanovich
River Of Darkness by Rennie Airth
In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson (winner)
L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais
Bones by Jan Burke
High Five by Janet Evanovich
River Of Darkness by Rennie Airth
In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson (winner)
1999
Blind Descent by Nevada Barr
On Beulah Height by Reginald Hill
Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
Framework for Death by Aileen Schumacher
Blood Work by Michael Connelly (winner)
Blind Descent by Nevada Barr
On Beulah Height by Reginald Hill
Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
Framework for Death by Aileen Schumacher
Blood Work by Michael Connelly (winner)
1998
The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Eye of the Cricket by James Sallis
Deception Pass by Earl W Emerson
Devil's Food by Anthony Bruno
No Colder Place by S J Rozan (winner)
The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Eye of the Cricket by James Sallis
Deception Pass by Earl W Emerson
Devil's Food by Anthony Bruno
No Colder Place by S J Rozan (winner)
1997
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Multiple Wounds by Alan Russell
Lethal Genes by Linda Grant
Firestorm by Nevada Barr
The Poet by Michael Connelly (winner)
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Multiple Wounds by Alan Russell
Lethal Genes by Linda Grant
Firestorm by Nevada Barr
The Poet by Michael Connelly (winner)
Best First Novel Awards
2011
Rogue Island by Bruce deSilva
Snow Angels by James Thompson
The Sherlockian by Graham Moore
The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron
The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson (winner)
Rogue Island by Bruce deSilva
Snow Angels by James Thompson
The Sherlockian by Graham Moore
The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron
The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson (winner)
2010
The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Twelve by Stuart Neville
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley
A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield (winner)
The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Twelve by Stuart Neville
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley
A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield (winner)
2009
Death of a Cozy Writer by G M Malliet
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris
Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (winner)
Death of a Cozy Writer by G M Malliet
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris
Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (winner)
2008
The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
Head Games by Craig McDonald
In the Woods by Tana French (winner)
The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
Head Games by Craig McDonald
In the Woods by Tana French (winner)
2007
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
The King of Lies by John Hart
The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
Still Life by Louise Penny (winner)
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
The King of Lies by John Hart
The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
Still Life by Louise Penny (winner)
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