1997 Anthony Award (Awarded by Bouchercon World Mystery Convention)

Awards List

First Novel

Somebody Else's Child
(Winner)
Terris McMahan Grimes

Death in Little Tokyo
(Winner)
Dale Furutani

Novel

The Poet
(Winner)
Michael Connelly

Paperback Original

Somebody Else's Child
(Winner)
Terris McMahan Grimes

Short Story

Accidents Will Happen
(Winner)
Carolyn Wheat
in Malice Domestic 5

First Novel

Tularosa
(Nominee)
Michael McGarrity

A Test of Wills
(Nominee)
Charles Todd

A Brother's Blood
(Nominee)
Michael C. White

Novel

Firestorm
(Nominee)
Nevada Barr

Multiple Wounds
(Nominee)
Alan Russell

Hearts and Bones
(Nominee)
Margaret Lawrence

Lethal Genes
(Nominee)
Linda Grant

Paperback Original

Chain of Fools // Nobody's Chain Lays Straight
(Nominee)
Steven Womack

Walking Rain
(Nominee)
Susan Wade

Fade Away
(Nominee)
Harlan Coben

The Grass Widow
(Nominee)
Teri Holbrook

Short Story

Bugged
(Nominee)
Eve K. Sandstrom
in Malice Domestic 5

Award Categories

Audiobook

Bill Crider Award for Best Novel in a Series

Children/Young Adult

Cover Art

Critical Nonfiction

First Novel

Historical

Humorous

Novel

Novel of the Century

Novella (8,000-40,000 words)

Paperback Original/E-Book Original

Short Stories/Collection

Short Story

Young Adult

Award Years

2024

2023

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2019

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