2000 Anthony Award Winners

Awards List

First Novel

Murder With Peacocks

Murder With Peacocks (Winner)
Donna Andrews

Jan-1999
/ Cozy Mystery

Inner City Blues

Inner City Blues (Nominee)
Paula L. Woods

Jan-1999
/ Police Procedural

Circles of Confusion

Circles of Confusion (Nominee)
April Henry

Feb-1999
/ Amateur Sleuth

Murder in the Marais

Murder in the Marais (Nominee)
Cara Black

Jul-1999
/ Law Enforcement

Revenge of the Gypsy Queen

Revenge of the Gypsy Queen (Nominee)
Kris Neri

Aug-1999
/ Amateur Sleuth

Novel

In a Dry Season

In a Dry Season (Winner)
Peter Robinson

Apr-1999
/ Police Procedural

L.A. Requiem

L.A. Requiem (Nominee)
Robert Crais

Jun-1999
/ Private Investigator

River of Darkness

River of Darkness (Nominee)
Rennie Airth

Jun-1999
/ Historical Mystery

High Five

High Five (Nominee)
Janet Evanovich

Jul-1999
/ Law Enforcement

Bones

Bones (Nominee)
Jan Burke

Sep-1999
/ Amateur Sleuth

Novel of the Century

Rebecca

Rebecca (Winner)
Daphne Du Maurier

1938
/ Gothic

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon (Nominee)
Dashiell Hammett

/ Hard-Boiled

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Nominee)
Agatha Christie

1926
/ Private Investigator

Gaudy Night

Gaudy Night (Nominee)
Dorothy L. Sayers

1935
/ Amateur Sleuth

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep (Nominee)
Raymond Chandler

1939
/ Hard-Boiled

Paperback Original

In Big Trouble

In Big Trouble (Winner)
Laura Lippman

Sep-1999
/ Private Investigator

Outcast

Outcast (Nominee)
Jose LaTour

Oct-1999
/ Espionage

An Antidote for Avarice

An Antidote for Avarice (Nominee)
Caroline Roe

Dec-1999
/ Historical Mystery

Every Move She Makes

Every Move She Makes (Nominee)
Robin Burcell

Dec-1999
/ Police Procedural

Lucky Man

Lucky Man (Nominee)
Tony Dunbar

Dec-1999
/ Law Enforcement

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