2008 Anthony Award Winners

Awards List

First Novel

In the Woods

In the Woods (Winner)
Tana French

Jun-2007
/ Police Procedural

Big City, Bad Blood

Big City, Bad Blood (Nominee)
Sean Chercover

Jan-2007
/ Private Investigator

The Blade Itself

The Blade Itself (Nominee)
Marcus Sakey

Jan-2007
/ Mystery

The Spellman Files

The Spellman Files (Nominee)
Lisa Lutz

Mar-2007
/ Mystery

Head Games

Head Games (Nominee)
Craig McDonald

Sep-2007
/ Historical Mystery

Novel

What the Dead Know

What the Dead Know (Winner)
Laura Lippman

Mar-2007
/ Suspense

The Watchman

The Watchman (Nominee)
Robert Crais

Mar-2007
/ Thriller

Bad Luck and Trouble

Bad Luck and Trouble (Nominee)
Lee Child

May-2007
/ Mystery

The Tin Roof Blowdown

The Tin Roof Blowdown (Nominee)
James Lee Burke

Jul-2007
/ Police Procedural

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay (Nominee)
William Kent Krueger

Aug-2007
/ Law Enforcement

Paperback Original

A Thousand Bones

A Thousand Bones (Winner)
P.J. Parrish

Jul-2007
/ Law Enforcement

Blood of Paradise

Blood of Paradise (Nominee)
David Corbett

Mar-2007
/ Thriller

Baby Shark's Beaumont Blues

Baby Shark's Beaumont Blues (Nominee)
Robert Fate

May-2007
/ Suspense

Queenpin

Queenpin (Nominee)
Megan Abbott

Jun-2007
/ Suspense

Slide

Slide (Nominee)
Ken Bruen; Jason Starr

Oct-2007
/ Suspense

Short Story

Hardly Knew Her

Hardly Knew Her (Winner)
Laura Lippman

Oct-2008
/ General Fiction

How Stella Got Her Grave Back

How Stella Got Her Grave Back (Nominee)
Toni L.P. Kelner

in Many Bloody Returns

Sep-2007
/ Urban Fantasy

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