2006 Anthony Award Winners

Awards List

First Novel

Tilt-a-Whirl

Tilt-a-Whirl (Winner)
Chris Grabenstein

Sep-2005
/ Police Procedural

Die a Little

Die a Little (Nominee)
Megan Abbott

Feb-2005
/ Suspense

The Baby Game

The Baby Game (Nominee)
Randall Hicks

Sep-2005
/ Suspense

Immoral

Immoral (Nominee)
Brian Freeman

Sep-2005
/ Police Procedural

Officer Down

Officer Down (Nominee)
Theresa Schwegel

Sep-2005
/ Mystery

Novel

Mercy Falls

Mercy Falls (Winner)
William Kent Krueger

Aug-2005
/ Law Enforcement

Bloodlines

Bloodlines (Nominee)
Jan Burke

Jan-2005
/ Amateur Sleuth

Red Leaves

Red Leaves (Nominee)
Thomas H. Cook

Jun-2005
/ Suspense

To the Power of Three

To the Power of Three (Nominee)
Laura Lippman

Jul-2005
/ Private Investigator

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer (Nominee)
Michael Connelly

Oct-2005
/ Legal Thriller

Paperback Original

The James Deans

The James Deans (Winner)
Reed Farrel Coleman

Jan-2005
/ Private Investigator

The Good Girl's Guide to Murder

The Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Nominee)
Susan McBride

Feb-2005
/ Cozy Mystery

A Killing Rain

A Killing Rain (Nominee)
P.J. Parrish

Feb-2005
/ Law Enforcement

Kiss Her Goodbye

Kiss Her Goodbye (Nominee)
Allan Guthrie

Mar-2005
/ Suspense

Six Bad Things

Six Bad Things (Nominee)
Charlie Huston

Jul-2005
/ Suspense

Short Story

Killer Blonde

Killer Blonde (Nominee)
Elaine Viets

in Drop Dead Blonde

Feb-2005
/ Amateur Sleuth

Driven to Distraction

Driven to Distraction (Nominee)
Marcia Talley

Apr-2011
/ General Fiction

Award Categories

Bill Crider Award for Best Novel in a Series

Children/Young Adult

Critical Nonfiction

Novel of the Century

Novella (8,000-40,000 words)

Paperback Original/E-Book Original

Short Stories/Collection

Award Years