Best Novel Awards
2009
Missing by Karin Alvtegen
The Night Following by Morag Joss
The Dying Breed by Declan Hughes
Sins of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
Blue Heaven by C J Box (winner)
Missing by Karin Alvtegen
The Night Following by Morag Joss
The Dying Breed by Declan Hughes
Sins of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
Blue Heaven by C J Box (winner)
2008
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Priest by Ken Bruen
Down River by John Hart (winner)
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Priest by Ken Bruen
Down River by John Hart (winner)
2007
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
The Istanbul Variations by Olen Steinhauer
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin (winner)
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
The Istanbul Variations by Olen Steinhauer
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin (winner)
2006
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Drama City by George Pelecanos
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (winner)
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Drama City by George Pelecanos
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (winner)
2005
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Remembering Sarah by Chris Mooney
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
Evan's Gate by Rhys Bowen
California Girl by T Jefferson Parker (winner)
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Remembering Sarah by Chris Mooney
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
Evan's Gate by Rhys Bowen
California Girl by T Jefferson Parker (winner)
2004
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
The Guards by Ken Bruen
Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin (winner)
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
The Guards by Ken Bruen
Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin (winner)
2003
City Of Bones by Michael Connelly
Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
No Good Deed by Manda Scott
Winter and Night by S J Rozan (winner)
City Of Bones by Michael Connelly
Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
No Good Deed by Manda Scott
Winter and Night by S J Rozan (winner)
2002
Reflecting the Sky by S J Rozan
The Judgment by D W Buffa
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
Money, Money, Money by Ed McBain
Silent Joe by T Jefferson Parker (winner)
Reflecting the Sky by S J Rozan
The Judgment by D W Buffa
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
Money, Money, Money by Ed McBain
Silent Joe by T Jefferson Parker (winner)
2001
Red Light by T Jefferson Parker
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
The Whole Truth by Nancy Pickard
A Dangerous Road by Kris Nelscott
The Bottoms by Joe R Lansdale (winner)
Red Light by T Jefferson Parker
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
The Whole Truth by Nancy Pickard
A Dangerous Road by Kris Nelscott
The Bottoms by Joe R Lansdale (winner)
2000
L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais
Strawberry Sunday by Stephen Greenleaf
In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson
River Of Darkness by Rennie Airth
Bones by Jan Burke (winner)
L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais
Strawberry Sunday by Stephen Greenleaf
In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson
River Of Darkness by Rennie Airth
Bones by Jan Burke (winner)
1999
The Last Days of Il Duce by Domenic Stansberry
A Likeness in Stone by Julia Wallis Martin
Beyond Recall by Robert Goddard
Blood Work by Michael Connelly
Mr. White's Confession by Robert Clark (winner)
The Last Days of Il Duce by Domenic Stansberry
A Likeness in Stone by Julia Wallis Martin
Beyond Recall by Robert Goddard
Blood Work by Michael Connelly
Mr. White's Confession by Robert Clark (winner)
1998
Black and Blue by Ian Rankin
A Wasteland of Strangers by Bill Pronzini
The Purification Ceremony by Mark T Sullivan
Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke (winner)
Black and Blue by Ian Rankin
A Wasteland of Strangers by Bill Pronzini
The Purification Ceremony by Mark T Sullivan
Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke (winner)
1997
With Child by Laurie R King
Pentecost Alley by Anne Perry
Mean Streak by Carolyn Wheat
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H Cook (winner)
With Child by Laurie R King
Pentecost Alley by Anne Perry
Mean Streak by Carolyn Wheat
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H Cook (winner)
1996
The Roaring Boy by Edward Marston
The Summons by Peter Lovesey
The Shadow Man by John Katzenbach
The Bookman's Wake by John Dunning
Come to Grief by Dick Francis (winner)
The Roaring Boy by Edward Marston
The Summons by Peter Lovesey
The Shadow Man by John Katzenbach
The Bookman's Wake by John Dunning
Come to Grief by Dick Francis (winner)
1995
Miami, It's Murder by Edna Buchanan
Wednesday's Child by Peter Robinson
A Long Line of Dead Men by Lawrence Block
Lights Out by Peter Abrahams
The Red Scream by Mary Willis Walker (winner)
Miami, It's Murder by Edna Buchanan
Wednesday's Child by Peter Robinson
A Long Line of Dead Men by Lawrence Block
Lights Out by Peter Abrahams
The Red Scream by Mary Willis Walker (winner)
1994
Free Fall by Robert Crais
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg
The Journeyman Tailor by Gerald Seymour
Wolf in the Shadows by Marcia Muller
The Sculptress by Minette Walters (winner)
Free Fall by Robert Crais
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg
The Journeyman Tailor by Gerald Seymour
Wolf in the Shadows by Marcia Muller
The Sculptress by Minette Walters (winner)
1993
White Butterfly by Walter Mosley
Pomona Queen by Kem Nunn
32 Cadillacs by Joe Gores
Backhand by Liza Cody
Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (winner)
White Butterfly by Walter Mosley
Pomona Queen by Kem Nunn
32 Cadillacs by Joe Gores
Backhand by Liza Cody
Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (winner)
1992
Prior Convictions by Lia Matera
I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard
Palindrome by Stuart Woods
Don't Say a Word by Andrew Klavan
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse by Lawrence Block (winner)
Prior Convictions by Lia Matera
I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard
Palindrome by Stuart Woods
Don't Say a Word by Andrew Klavan
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse by Lawrence Block (winner)
1991
Whiskey River by Loren D Estleman
Bones and Silence by Reginald Hill
Fade The Heat by Jay Brandon
Deadfall in Berlin by R D Zimmerman
New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith (winner)
Whiskey River by Loren D Estleman
Bones and Silence by Reginald Hill
Fade The Heat by Jay Brandon
Deadfall in Berlin by R D Zimmerman
New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith (winner)
1990
A Question of Guilt by Frances Fyfield
Goldilocks by Andrew Coburn
The Booster by Eugene Izzi
The Death of A Joyce Scholar by Bartholomew Gill
Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke (winner)
A Question of Guilt by Frances Fyfield
Goldilocks by Andrew Coburn
The Booster by Eugene Izzi
The Death of A Joyce Scholar by Bartholomew Gill
Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke (winner)
1989
A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman
In the Lake of the Moon by David Lindsey
Joey's Case by K C Constantine
Sacrificial Ground by Thomas H Cook
A Cold Red Sunrise by Stuart M Kaminsky (winner)
A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman
In the Lake of the Moon by David Lindsey
Joey's Case by K C Constantine
Sacrificial Ground by Thomas H Cook
A Cold Red Sunrise by Stuart M Kaminsky (winner)
1988
The Corpse in Oozak's Pond by Charlotte MacLeod
Nursery Crimes by B M Gill
Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey
A Trouble Of Fools by Linda Barnes
Old Bones by Aaron Elkins (winner)
The Corpse in Oozak's Pond by Charlotte MacLeod
Nursery Crimes by B M Gill
Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey
A Trouble Of Fools by Linda Barnes
Old Bones by Aaron Elkins (winner)
1987
Come Morning by Joe Gores
The Straight Man by Roger L Simon
Charlie Muffin and Russian Rose by Brian Freemantle
A Taste for Death by P D James
A Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine (winner)
Come Morning by Joe Gores
The Straight Man by Roger L Simon
Charlie Muffin and Russian Rose by Brian Freemantle
A Taste for Death by P D James
A Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine (winner)
1986
The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell
An Unkindness of Ravens by Ruth Rendell
A Shock to the System by Simon Brett
City of Glass by Paul Auster
The Suspect by L R Wright (winner)
The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell
An Unkindness of Ravens by Ruth Rendell
A Shock to the System by Simon Brett
City of Glass by Paul Auster
The Suspect by L R Wright (winner)
1985
The Black Seraphim by Michael Gilbert
Emily Dickinson Is Dead by Jane Langton
Chessplayer by William Pearson
The Twelfth Juror by B M Gill
Briarpatch by Ross Thomas (winner)
The Black Seraphim by Michael Gilbert
Emily Dickinson Is Dead by Jane Langton
Chessplayer by William Pearson
The Twelfth Juror by B M Gill
Briarpatch by Ross Thomas (winner)
1984
Texas Station by Christopher Leach
The Papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Little Drummer Girl by John Le Carré
La Brava by Elmore Leonard (winner)
Texas Station by Christopher Leach
The Papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Little Drummer Girl by John Le Carré
La Brava by Elmore Leonard (winner)
Best First Novel Awards
2009
Calumet City by Charlie Newton
The Kind One by Tom Epperson
A Cure for Night by Justin Peacock
Sweetsmoke by David Fuller
The Foreigner by Francie Lin (winner)
Calumet City by Charlie Newton
The Kind One by Tom Epperson
A Cure for Night by Justin Peacock
Sweetsmoke by David Fuller
The Foreigner by Francie Lin (winner)
2008
Snitch Jacket by Christopher Goffard
Head Games by Craig McDonald
Pyres by Derek Nikitas
Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell
In the Woods by Tana French (winner)
Snitch Jacket by Christopher Goffard
Head Games by Craig McDonald
Pyres by Derek Nikitas
Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell
In the Woods by Tana French (winner)
2007
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
The King of Lies by John Hart
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson (winner)
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
The King of Lies by John Hart
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson (winner)
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