2012 Anthony Award Winners

Awards List

Critical Nonfiction

Sookie Stackhouse Companion: Small-Town Wedding

Sookie Stackhouse Companion: Small-Town Wedding (Winner)
Charlaine Harris

Sep-2011
/ Urban Fantasy

First Novel

Learning to Swim

Learning to Swim (Winner)
Sara J. Henry

Mar-2011
/ Mystery

All Cry Chaos

All Cry Chaos (Nominee)
Leonard Rosen

Dec-2010
/ General Fiction

The Informationist

The Informationist (Nominee)
Taylor Stevens

Mar-2011
/ Thriller

Purgatory Chasm

Purgatory Chasm (Nominee)
Steve Ulfelder

May-2011
/ Mystery

Before I Go to Sleep

Before I Go to Sleep (Nominee)
S.J. Watson

Jun-2011
/ Psychological Suspense

Nazareth Child

Nazareth Child (Nominee)
Darrell James

Sep-2011
/ Mystery

Who Do, Voodoo?

Who Do, Voodoo? (Nominee)
Rochelle Staab

Nov-2011
/ Mystery

Novel

A Trick of the Light

A Trick of the Light (Winner)
Louise Penny

Sep-2011
/ Police Procedural

One Was a Soldier

One Was a Soldier (Nominee)
Julia Spencer-Fleming

Apr-2011
/ Amateur Sleuth

The End of Everything

The End of Everything (Nominee)
Megan Abbott

Jul-2011
/ Thriller

The Drop

The Drop (Nominee)
Michael Connelly

Nov-2011
/ Police Procedural

Hurt Machine

Hurt Machine (Nominee)
Reed Farrel Coleman

Dec-2011
/ Literary

Paperback Original

Buffalo West Wing

Buffalo West Wing (Winner)
Julie A. Hyzy

Jan-2011
/ Cozy Mystery

The Company Man

The Company Man (Nominee)
Robert Jackson Bennett

Apr-2011
/ Horror

Vienna Twilight

Vienna Twilight (Nominee)
Frank Tallis

Apr-2011
/ Historical Mystery

Fun and Games

Fun and Games (Nominee)
Duane Swierczynski

Jun-2011
/ Thriller

Death of the Mantis

Death of the Mantis (Nominee)
Michael Stanley

Sep-2011
/ Police Procedural

Choke Hold

Choke Hold (Nominee)
Christa Faust

Oct-2011
/ Mystery

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