1988 Anthony Award Winners

Awards List

First Novel

Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Winner)
Gillian Roberts

1987
/ Amateur Sleuth

Death on the Rocks (Nominee)
Michael Allegretto

Jun-1987
/ Mystery

Murder at the War // Knight Fall (Nominee)
Mary Monica Pulver

Jun-1987
/ Amateur Sleuth

The House of Blue Lights (Nominee)
Robert J. Bowman

Dec-1987
/ Suspense

An Infinite Number of Monkeys (Nominee)
Les Roberts

Apr-1988
/ Private Investigator

Novel

Skinwalkers (Winner)
Tony Hillerman

Nov-1986
/ Police Procedural

Old Bones (Nominee)
Aaron Elkins

1987
/ Law Enforcement

Trojan Gold (Nominee)
Elizabeth Peters

Apr-1987
/ Amateur Sleuth

Marriage Is Murder (Nominee)
Nancy Pickard

Sep-1987
/ Amateur Sleuth

A Trouble of Fools (Nominee)
Linda Barnes

Nov-1987
/ Private Investigator

Paperback Original

The Monkey's Raincoat (Winner)
Robert Crais

Jul-1987
/ Private Investigator

Death on Demand (Nominee)
Carolyn Hart / Carolyn G. Hart

Jan-1987
/ Cozy Mystery

Where Lawyers Fear to Tread (Nominee)
Lia Matera

1987
/ Police Procedural

Bimbos of the Death Sun (Nominee)
Sharyn McCrumb

Mar-1987
/ Amateur Sleuth

Bishop's Gambit Declined (Nominee)
Conrad Haynes

Jun-1987
/ Suspense

The Cat Who Played Brahms (Nominee)
Lilian Jackson Braun

Jun-1987
/ Amateur Sleuth

Award Categories

Audiobook

Bill Crider Award for Best Novel in a Series

Novella (8,000-40,000 words)

Paperback Original/E-Book Original

Short Stories/Collection

Short Story

Young Adult

Award Years

Romance

Mystery/Thriller

Speculative

Younger Readers

1988 Anthony Award (Awarded by Bouchercon World Mystery Convention)

Awards List

First Novel

Novel

Paperback Original

Award Categories

Award Years