2002 Anthony Award (Awarded by Bouchercon World Mystery Convention)

Awards List

Cover Art

Reflecting the Sky
(Winner)
S.J. Rozan

First Novel

Open Season
(Winner)
C.J. Box

Novel

Mystic River
(Winner)
Dennis Lehane

Paperback Original

Dead Until Dark
(Winner)
Charlaine Harris

Young Adult

The Mystery of the Haunted Caves
(Winner)
Penny Warner

Cover Art

The Tainted Snuff Box
(Nominee)
Rosemary Stevens

Under the Color of Law
(Nominee)
Michael McGarrity

Chapel Noir
(Nominee)
Carole Nelson Douglas

First Novel

Third Person Singular
(Nominee)
K.J. Erickson

A Witness Above
(Nominee)
Andy Straka

The Jasmine Trade
(Nominee)
Denise Hamilton

Austin City Blue
(Nominee)
Jan Grape

Novel

Flight
(Nominee)
Jan Burke

Reflecting the Sky
(Nominee)
S.J. Rozan

The Devil Went Down to Austin
(Nominee)
Rick Riordan

Tell No One
(Nominee)
Harlan Coben

Paperback Original

Dead of Winter
(Nominee)
P.J. Parrish

Dim Sum Dead
(Nominee)
Jerrilyn Farmer

A Kiss Gone Bad
(Nominee)
Jeff Abbott

The Houdini Specter
(Nominee)
Daniel Stashower

Young Adult

Death on Sacred Ground
(Nominee)
Harriet K. Feder

The Viking Claw
(Nominee)
Michael Dahl

The Ghost Sitter
(Nominee)
Peni R. Griffin

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

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