BookPage Winners Best Mystery & Suspense

Awards List

2023

The Motion Picture Teller

The Motion Picture Teller (*)
Colin Cotterill

Jan-2023
/ Mystery

Exiles

Exiles (*)
Jane Harper

Feb-2023
/ Mystery

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (*)
Jesse Q. Sutanto

Mar-2023
/ Police Procedural

All the Sinners Bleed

All the Sinners Bleed (*)
S.A. Cosby

Jun-2023
/ Thriller

Zero Days

Zero Days (*)
Ruth Ware

Jun-2023
/ Thriller

The Last Devil to Die

The Last Devil to Die (*)
Richard Osman

Sep-2023
/ Cozy Mystery

The River We Remember

The River We Remember (*)
William Kent Krueger

Sep-2023
/ Literary

The Secret Hours

The Secret Hours (*)
Mick Herron

Sep-2023
/ Thriller

Bright Young Women

Bright Young Women (*)
Jessica Knoll

Oct-2023
/ Thriller

The Frozen River

The Frozen River (*)
Ariel Lawhon

Dec-2023
/ Historical

2022

Geiger

Geiger (*)
Gustaf Skoerdeman

May-2021
/ Espionage

The Cage

The Cage (*)
Bonnie Kistler

Feb-2022
/ Thriller

Blood Sugar

Blood Sugar (*)
Sascha Rothchild

Apr-2022
/ Thriller

The Woman in the Library

The Woman in the Library (*)
Sulari Gentill

Jun-2022
/ Thriller

The Half Life of Valery K

The Half Life of Valery K (*)
Natasha Pulley

Jul-2022
/ Thriller

Little Sister

Little Sister (*)
Gytha Lodge

Jul-2022
/ Thriller

Winter Work

Winter Work (*)
Dan Fesperman

Jul-2022
/ Thriller

You're Invited

You're Invited (*)
Amanda Jayatissa

Aug-2022
/ Thriller

Sometimes People Die

Sometimes People Die (*)
Simon Stephenson

Sep-2022
/ Thriller

Lavender House

Lavender House (*)
Lev A.C. Rosen

Oct-2022
/ Historical Mystery

2021

Silverview

Silverview (#1)
John Le Carre

Oct-2021
/ Thriller

The Other Passenger

The Other Passenger (#7)
Louise Candlish

Jul-2020
/ Thriller

Bad Moon Rising

Bad Moon Rising (#9)
John Galligan

Jan-2021
/ Police Procedural

Dead Dead Girls

Dead Dead Girls (#4)
Nekesa Afia

Jun-2021
/ Historical Mystery

Razorblade Tears

Razorblade Tears (#3)
S.A. Cosby

Jul-2021
/ Thriller

Clark and Division

Clark and Division (#2)
Naomi Hirahara

Aug-2021
/ Police Procedural

The Madness of Crowds

The Madness of Crowds (#6)
Louise Penny

Aug-2021
/ Police Procedural

Velvet Was the Night

Velvet Was the Night (#5)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Aug-2021
/ Thriller

The Man Who Died Twice

The Man Who Died Twice (#8)
Richard Osman

Oct-2021
/ Cozy Mystery

Mango, Mambo, and Murder

Mango, Mambo, and Murder (#10)
Raquel V. Reyes

Oct-2021
/ Mystery

2020

Blacktop Wasteland

Blacktop Wasteland (#1)
S.A. Cosby

Jul-2020
/ Thriller

Perfect Little Children

Perfect Little Children (#10)
Sophie Hannah

Feb-2020
/ Thriller

Take Me Apart

Take Me Apart (#6)
Sara Sligar

May-2020
/ Thriller

The Distant Dead

The Distant Dead (#3)
Heather Young

Jun-2020
/ Thriller

The Bright Lands

The Bright Lands (#5)
John Fram

Jul-2020
/ Horror

Mexican Gothic

Mexican Gothic (#2)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Jul-2020
/ Fantasy

When No One Is Watching

When No One Is Watching (#8)
Alyssa Cole

Sep-2020
/ Thriller

The Book of Lamps and Banners

The Book of Lamps and Banners (#4)
Elizabeth Hand

Oct-2020
/ Mystery

Dear Child

Dear Child (#7)
Romy Hausmann

Oct-2020
/ Thriller

The Devil and the Dark Water

The Devil and the Dark Water (#9)
Stuart Turton

Oct-2020
/ Historical Mystery

2019

Heaven, My Home

Heaven, My Home (#1)
Attica Locke

Sep-2019
/ General Fiction

The Lost Man

The Lost Man (#10)
Jane Harper

Feb-2019
/ Thriller

The Last

The Last (#8)
Hanna Jameson

Apr-2019
/ General Fiction

Conviction

Conviction (#3)
Denise Mina

Jun-2019
/ Mystery

The Right Sort of Man

The Right Sort of Man (#5)
Allison Montclair

Jun-2019
/ Historical Mystery

Bad Axe County

Bad Axe County (#4)
John Galligan

Jul-2019
/ Thriller

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake (#2)
Laura Lippman

Jul-2019
/ Thriller

Paper Son

Paper Son (#7)
S.J. Rozan

Jul-2019
/ Law Enforcement

Tell Me Everything

Tell Me Everything (#6)
Cambria Brockman

Jul-2019
/ Thriller

The Bone Fire

The Bone Fire (#9)
S.D. Sykes

Sep-2019
/ Historical

2018

The Witch Elm

The Witch Elm (#1)
Tana French

Oct-2018
/ Law Enforcement

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window (#11)
A.J. Finn

Jan-2018
/ Thriller

Sunburn

Sunburn (#9)
Laura Lippman

Feb-2018
/ Thriller

The Fighter

The Fighter (#12)
Michael Farris Smith

Mar-2018
/ General Fiction

A Necessary Evil

A Necessary Evil (#5)
Abir Mukherjee

Apr-2018
/ Police Procedural

Noir

Noir (#13)
Christopher Moore

Apr-2018
/ General Fiction

The Word Is Murder

The Word Is Murder (#2)
Anthony Horowitz

Jun-2018
/ Amateur Sleuth

Baby Teeth

Baby Teeth (#7)
Zoje Stage

Jul-2018
/ Horror

The Cabin at the End of the World

The Cabin at the End of the World (#15)
Paul Tremblay

Jul-2018
/ Horror

Red, White, Blue

Red, White, Blue (#14)
Lea Carpenter

Aug-2018
/ Action Adventure

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (#10)
Stuart Turton

Sep-2018
/ Thriller

The Infinite Blacktop

The Infinite Blacktop (#6)
Sara Gran

Sep-2018
/ Mystery

Lethal White

Lethal White (#4)
Robert Galbraith

Sep-2018
/ Law Enforcement

Dark Sacred Night

Dark Sacred Night (#8)
Michael Connelly

Nov-2018
/ Police Procedural

Kingdom of the Blind

Kingdom of the Blind (#3)
Louise Penny

Dec-2018
/ Police Procedural

Award Categories

Best AudioBooks

Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books

Best Mystery & Suspense

Best Picture Books

Best Science Fiction & Fantasy

Best Young Adult

Award Years