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1987 Anthony Award Winners

Browse the 1987 Anthony Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Anthony Award Awarded by Bouchercon World Mystery Convention 3 categories shown

First Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1987 Anthony Award First Novel category.

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Too Late to Die

Crider, Bill

A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Jul-1986 1987 Anthony Award winner

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Dead Air

Lupica, Mike

A Peter Finley Novel Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Apr-1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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Floater

Koenig, Joseph

Standalone · Mystery

Dec-1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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The Ritual Bath

Kellerman, Faye

Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

May-1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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Strangled Prose

Hess, Joan

A Claire Malloy Mystery Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Mar-1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1987 Anthony Award Novel category.

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C Is for Corpse

Grafton, Sue

A Kinsey Millhone Mystery Series · Book 3 · Private Investigator

May-1986 1987 Anthony Award winner

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Life's Work

Valin, Jonathan

A Harry Stoner Novel Series · Book 6 · Private Investigator

Aug-1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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No Body

Pickard, Nancy

A Jenny Cain Mystery Series · Book 3 · Amateur Sleuth

Oct-1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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Tropical Heat

Lutz, John

A Fred Carver Mystery Series · Book 2 · Private Investigator

Jun-1987 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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When the Sacred Ginmill Closes

Block, Lawrence

A Matthew Scudder Mystery Series · Book 8 · Private Investigator

1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

Paperback Original/E-Book Original

Winner and nominees for the 1987 Anthony Award Paperback Original/E-Book Original category.

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The Junkyard Dog

Campbell, Robert

A Jimmy Flannery Mystery Series · Book 1 · Law Enforcement

Jul-1986 1987 Anthony Award winner

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The Back-Door Man

Kantner, Rob

A Ben Perkins Mystery Series · Book 1 · Mystery

1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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The Cat Who Saw Red

Braun, Lilian Jackson

The Cat Who... Series · Book 4 · Amateur Sleuth

Apr-1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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Too Old a Cat

Murphy, Warren

Trace Series · Book 6 · General Fiction

Aug-1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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Trial by Fury

Jance, J.A.

J.P. Beaumont Series · Book 3 · Police Procedural

Dec-1986 1987 Anthony Award nominee

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