Edgar Allan Poe Award - First Novel (Awarded by Mystery Writers of America)
Awards List
2020 | |||||||
| Kim, Angie | Miracle Creek (Winner) |
Thriller / T | Apr-2019 | 4.5 |  |
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| Wilkinson, Lauren | American Spy (Nominee) |
Literary / L | Feb-2019 | 5 | |
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| McMahon, John | The Good Detective (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Mar-2019 | 3.5 | |
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| Downing, Samantha | My Lovely Wife (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Mar-2020 | 5 | |
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| Prescott, Lara | The Secrets We Kept (Nominee) |
Historical / H | Sep-2019 | 4 | |
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| Vercher, John | Three-Fifths (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Sep-2019 | 5 | |
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2019 | |||||||
| McLaughlin, James A. | Bearskin (Winner) |
Thriller / T | Jun-2018 | 5 | |
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| Jacobs, Nova | The Last Equation of Isaac Severy (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Mar-2018 | 4.5 | |
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| Immergut, Debra Jo | The Captives (Nominee) |
Literary / L | Jun-2018 | 4 | |
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| Owens, Delia | Where the Crawdads Sing (Nominee) |
Literary / L | Sep-2018 | 4.5 | |
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| Harper, Bradley | A Knife in the Fog (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Oct-2018 | 4 | |
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2018 | |||||||
| Harper, Jordan | She Rides Shotgun (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Jun-2017 | 4 | |
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| Ruskovich, Emily | Idaho (Nominee) |
Literary / L | Jan-2017 | 5 | |
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| Kennedy, Deborah Elaine | Tornado Weather (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Jul-2017 | 4.5 | |
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| Li, Winnie M. | Dark Chapter (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Sep-2017 | 4.5 | |
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| Love, Melissa Scrivner | Lola (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Jan-2018 | 0 | |
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2017 | |||||||
| Berry, Flynn | Under the Harrow (Winner) |
Thriller / T | Jun-2016 | 3.5 | |
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| Petrie, Nick | The Drifter (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Jan-2016 | 4.5 | |
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| Beverly, Bill | Dodgers (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Apr-2016 | 5 | |
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| Wright, Lili | Dancing with the Tiger (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Jul-2016 | 5 | |
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| Young, Heather | The Lost Girls (Nominee) |
Historical / H | Aug-2016 | 4.5 | |
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| Ide, Joe | IQ (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Oct-2016 | 4 | |
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2016 | |||||||
| Nguyen, Viet Thanh | The Sympathizer (Winner) |
Literary / L | Apr-2015 | 5 | |
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| Scherm, Rebecca | Unbecoming (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Jan-2015 | 4 | |
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| Hamilton, Glen Erik | Past Crimes (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Mar-2015 | 4.5 | |
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| Joy, David | Where All Light Tends to Go (Nominee) |
Literary / L | Mar-2015 | 5 | |
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| Knoll, Jessica | Luckiest Girl Alive (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | May-2015 | 4 | |
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2015 | |||||||
| Bouman, Tom | Dry Bones in the Valley (Winner) |
Mystery / M | Jul-2014 | 5 | |
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| Sternbergh, Adam | Shovel Ready (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Jan-2014 | 4.5 | |
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| Dahl, Julia | Invisible City (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | May-2014 | 4.5 | |
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| Eskens, Allen | The Life We Bury (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Oct-2014 | 5 | |
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| Weaver, Ashley | Murder at the Brightwell (Nominee) |
Historical Mystery / HM | Oct-2014 | 5 | |
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| McKenzie, C.B. | Bad Country (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Nov-2014 | 4.5 | |
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2014 | |||||||
| Matthews, Jason | Red Sparrow (Winner) |
Thriller / T | Jun-2013 | 4 | |
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| Hobbs, Roger | Ghostman (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Feb-2013 | 4.5 | |
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| Masterman, Becky | Rage Against the Dying (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Mar-2013 | 4 | |
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| McCreight, Kimberly | Reconstructing Amelia (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Apr-2013 | 4.5 | |
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| Guinn, Matthew | The Resurrectionist (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Jul-2013 | 5 | |
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2013 | |||||||
| Pavone, Chris | The Expats (Winner) |
Espionage / E | Mar-2012 | 4 | |
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| MacNeal, Susan Elia | Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Nominee) |
Historical Mystery / HM | Apr-2012 | 4 | |
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| Friedman, Daniel | Don't Ever Get Old (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | May-2012 | 4.5 | |
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| Fay, Kim | The Map of Lost Memories (Nominee) |
Literary / L | Aug-2012 | 3.5 | |
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| Sears, Michael | Black Fridays (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Sep-2012 | 4.5 | |
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2012 | |||||||
| Roy, Lori | Bent Road (Winner) |
Literary / L | Apr-2011 | 4 | |
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| Rosen, Leonard | All Cry Chaos (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Dec-2010 | 4 | |
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| Duffy, David | Last to Fold (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Apr-2011 | 0 | |
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| Conlon, Edward | Red on Red (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Apr-2011 | 4 | |
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| Ulfelder, Steve | Purgatory Chasm (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | May-2011 | 3.5 | |
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2011 | |||||||
| DeSilva, Bruce | Rogue Island (Winner) |
Thriller / T | Oct-2010 | 4.5 | |
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| Thompson, James | Snow Angels (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Jan-2010 | 4.5 | |
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| Gordon, David | The Serialist (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Mar-2010 | 5 | |
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| Doiron, Paul | The Poacher's Son (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | May-2010 | 4.5 | |
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| Pizzolatto, Nic | Galveston (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Jun-2010 | 4 | |
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2010 | |||||||
| Pintoff, Stefanie | In the Shadow of Gotham (Winner) |
Historical Mystery / HM | May-2009 | 4 | |
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| Cristofano, David | The Girl She Used to Be (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Mar-2009 | 4.5 | |
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| Gruley, Bryan | Starvation Lake (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Mar-2009 | 3.5 | |
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| Locke, Attica | Black Water Rising (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Jun-2009 | 4.5 | |
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| Littlefield, Sophie | A Bad Day for Sorry (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Aug-2009 | 4 | |
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| Gudenkauf, Heather | The Weight of Silence (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Aug-2009 | 3.5 | |
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2009 | |||||||
| Lin, Francie | The Foreigner (Winner) |
General Fiction / GF | Jun-2008 | 3 | |
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| Epperson, Tom | The Kind One (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Dec-2007 | 4 | |
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| Newton, Charlie | Calumet City (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Mar-2008 | 4 | |
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| Peacock, Justin | A Cure for Night (Nominee) |
Legal Thriller / LT | Sep-2008 | 4 | |
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| Fuller, David | Sweetsmoke (Nominee) |
Historical / H | Sep-2008 | 4.5 | |
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2008 | |||||||
| French, Tana | In the Woods (Winner) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Jun-2007 | 4 | |
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| McDonald, Craig | Head Games (Nominee) |
Historical Mystery / HM | Sep-2007 | 4 | |
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| Goffard, Christopher | Snitch Jacket (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-2007 | 4 | |
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| Campbell, Gordon | Missing Witness (Nominee) |
Legal Thriller / LT | Oct-2007 | 4.5 | |
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| Nikitas, Derek | Pyres (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Oct-2007 | 5 | |
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2007 | |||||||
| Berenson, Alex | The Faithful Spy (Winner) |
Thriller / T | May-2006 | 4.5 | |
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| Hockensmith, Steve | Holmes on the Range (Nominee) |
Historical / H | Feb-2006 | 3.5 | |
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| Read, Cornelia | A Field of Darkness (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | May-2006 | 4 | |
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| Hart, John | The King of Lies (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | May-2006 | 4 | |
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| Flynn, Gillian | Sharp Objects (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Oct-2006 | 3.5 | |
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2006 | |||||||
| Schwegel, Theresa | Officer Down (Winner) |
Mystery / M | Sep-2005 | 3.5 | |
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| Frost, Scott | Run The Risk (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Dec-2004 | 4 | |
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| Abbott, Megan | Die a Little (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Feb-2005 | 3.5 | |
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| Gaylin, Alison | Hide Your Eyes (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Mar-2005 | 4 | |
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| Freeman, Brian | Immoral (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Sep-2005 | 4.5 | |
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2005 | |||||||
| Lee, Don | Country of Origin (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Jul-2004 | 4 | |
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| Aleas, Richard | Little Girl Lost (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jan-2004 | 4 | |
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| Callanan, Liam | The Cloud Atlas (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Feb-2004 | 4 | |
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| Benoit, Charles | Relative Danger (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Feb-2004 | 5 | |
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| Koryta, Michael | Tonight I Said Goodbye (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Sep-2004 | 4 | |
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| Morris, Bob | Bahamarama (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Oct-2004 | 4.5 | |
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2004 | |||||||
| Pawel, Rebecca | Death of a Nationalist (Winner) |
Historical Mystery / HM | Mar-2003 | 4 | |
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| Steinhauer, Olen | The Bridge of Sighs (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Feb-2003 | 4 | |
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| Hime, James | The Night of the Dance (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | May-2003 | 3 | |
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| Conway, Martha | 12 Bliss Street (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Jun-2003 | 2 | |
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| Heilbrun, Robert | Offer of Proof (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Oct-2003 | 4 | |
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2003 | |||||||
| King, Jonathon | The Blue Edge of Midnight (Winner) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Apr-2002 | 4 | |
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| Majd, Kam | High Wire (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jan-2002 | 4 | |
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| Rosenfelt, David | Open and Shut (Nominee) |
Legal Thriller / LT | May-2002 | 5 | |
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| Rehder, Ben | Buck Fever (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Sep-2002 | 4 | |
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| Clark, Stephen J. | Southern Latitudes (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Sep-2002 | 4 | |
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2002 | |||||||
| Ellis, David | Line of Vision (Winner) |
Espionage / E | Feb-2001 | 3 | |
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| Hamilton, Denise | The Jasmine Trade (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | Jul-2001 | 3.5 | |
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| Box, C.J. | Open Season (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Jul-2001 | 4 | |
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| Cohen, Gabriel | Red Hook (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Sep-2001 | 4 | |
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| Gischler, Victor | Gun Monkeys (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Dec-2001 | 4 | |
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| Quirk, Matthew | The 500 (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Jun-2012 | 3.5 | |
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2001 | |||||||
| Liss, David | A Conspiracy of Paper (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Feb-2000 | 4.5 | |
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| Simpson, Marcia | Crow in Stolen Colors (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | May-2000 | 4 | |
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| Xiaolong, Qiu | Death of a Red Heroine (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Jun-2000 | 4 | |
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| Smith, Peter Moore | Raveling (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jul-2000 | 3.5 | |
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| Phillips, Scott | The Ice Harvest (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Oct-2000 | 4 | |
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2000 | |||||||
| Pattison, Eliot | The Skull Mantra (Winner) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Sep-1999 | 4 | |
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| Woods, Paula L. | Inner City Blues (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Jan-1999 | 4 | |
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| Bahr, Arthur W. | Certifiably Insane (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Mar-1999 | 4 | |
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| Teran, Boston | God Is a Bullet (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Apr-1999 | 4 | |
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| Barry, Dave | Big Trouble (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-1999 | 3.5 | |
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1999 | |||||||
| Hamilton, Steve | A Cold Day in Paradise (Winner) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Aug-1998 | 4.5 | |
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| Reich, Christopher | Numbered Account (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Jan-1998 | 3.5 | |
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| Schanker, D.R. | A Criminal Appeal (Nominee) |
Legal Thriller / LT | Aug-1998 | 5 | |
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| Sacks, Jen | Nice (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Aug-1998 | 4 | |
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| Genberg, Ira | Reckless Homicide (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Dec-1998 | 4 | |
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1998 | |||||||
| Kanon, Joseph | Los Alamos (Winner) |
Suspense / S | May-1997 | 3 | |
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| Berne, Suzanne | A Crime in the Neighborhood (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jan-1997 | 3.5 | |
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| Reed, Philip | Bird Dog (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jun-1997 | 4 | |
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| Wishnia, K.J.A. / Wishnia, Ken | 23 Shades of Black (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Oct-1997 | 0 | |
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| See, Lisa | Flower Net (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Oct-1997 | 4 | |
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1997 | |||||||
| Wilson, John Morgan | Simple Justice (Winner) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | Jul-1996 | 4 | |
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| Todd, Charles | A Test of Wills (Nominee) |
Historical Mystery / HM | Aug-1996 | 4 | |
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| White, Michael C. | A Brother's Blood (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Oct-1996 | 4 | |
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| Penman, Sharon Kay | The Queen's Man (Nominee) |
Historical Mystery / HM | Nov-1996 | 3.5 | |
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| Moseley, Margaret | Bonita Faye (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | May-1997 | 4 | |
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1996 | |||||||
| Housewright, David | Penance (Winner) |
Private Investigator / PI | Sep-1995 | 4 | |
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| Allman, Kevin | Tight Shot (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | Mar-1995 | 0 | |
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| Walker, David J. | Fixed in His Folly (Nominee) |
WWM-315 | Private Investigator / PI | May-1995 | 0 | |
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| Pedrazas, Allan | The Harry Chronicles (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Sep-1995 | 0 | |
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| Lawrence, Martha C. | Murder in Scorpio (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Nov-1995 | 4 | |
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1995 | |||||||
| Green, George Dawes | The Caveman's Valentine (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Jan-1994 | 4 | |
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| Parker, Barbara | Suspicion of Innocence (Nominee) |
Legal Thriller / LT | Jan-1994 | 4 | |
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| Swanson, Doug J. | Big Town (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Feb-1994 | 0 | |
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| O'Connell, Carol | Mallory's Oracle (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Aug-1994 | 4 | |
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| Evanovich, Janet | One for the Money (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Sep-1994 | 4.5 | |
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1994 | |||||||
| King, Laurie R. | A Grave Talent (Winner) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Feb-1993 | 3.5 | |
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| Ramos, Manuel | The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Jul-1993 | 0 | |
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| Rosenbaum, David | Zaddik (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Aug-1993 | 5 | |
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| North, Darian | Criminal Seduction (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-1993 | 4 | |
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| Frost, Mark | The List of 7 (Nominee) |
Historical Mystery / HM | Sep-1993 | 4 | |
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1993 | |||||||
| Connelly, Michael | The Black Echo (Winner) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Jan-1992 | 4.5 | |
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| Smith, Craig | Ladystinger (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-1992 | 0 | |
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| Hitchcock, Jane Stanton | Trick of the Eye (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-1992 | 4 | |
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| Andreae, Christine | Trail of Murder (Nominee) |
WWM-183 | Amateur Sleuth / AS | Nov-1992 | 4 | |
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1992 | |||||||
| Blauner, Peter | Slow Motion Riot (Winner) |
Suspense / S | May-1991 | 4 | |
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| Heidish, Marcy | Deadline (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | May-1991 | 0 | |
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| Faherty, Terence | Deadstick (Nominee) |
WWM-167 | Amateur Sleuth / AS | Oct-1991 | 1 | |
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| Walker, Mary Willis | Zero at the Bone (Nominee) |
WWM-122 | Amateur Sleuth / AS | Dec-1991 | 4 | |
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1991 | |||||||
| Cornwell, Patricia | Postmortem (Winner) |
Medical Thriller / MT | Sep-1990 | 4.5 | |
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| Buchanan, Edna | Nobody Lives Forever (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Feb-1990 | 4 | |
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| Amo, Gary | Come Nightfall (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Mar-1990 | 0 | |
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| Mosley, Walter | Devil in a Blue Dress (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | Jun-1990 | 4.5 | |
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| Blain, W. Edward | Passion Play (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jun-1990 | 0 | |
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1990 | |||||||
| Wolfe, Susan | The Last Billable Hour (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Mar-1989 | 0 | |
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| Zimmerman, Bruce | Blood Under the Bridge (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | Jun-1989 | 5 | |
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| Berg, Barry | Hide and Seek (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jul-1989 | 0 | |
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| Howe, Melodie Johnson | The Mother Shadow (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Aug-1989 | 4 | |
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| Chehak, Susan Taylor | The Story of Annie D. (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Jul-1990 | 0 | |
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1989 | |||||||
| Stout, David | Carolina Skeletons (Winner) |
Mystery / M | Jun-1989 | 4 | |
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| Bennett, Mary Lou | Murder Once Done (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | May-1988 | 0 | |
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| Davis, J. Madison | The Murder of Frau Schutz (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-1988 | 0 | |
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| Reuben, Shelly | Julian Solo (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Dec-1988 | 0 | |
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| George, Elizabeth | A Great Deliverance (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | May-1989 | 4 | |
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1988 | |||||||
| Laiken, Deidre S. | Death Among Strangers (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Feb-1987 | 0 | |
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| Hall, Parnell | Detective (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Jun-1987 | 3 | |
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| Murphy, Dallas | Lover Man (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jul-1987 | 5 | |
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| Stansberry, Domenic | The Spoiler (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Aug-1987 | 0 | |
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| Lantigua, John | Heat Lightning (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Oct-1987 | 0 | |
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1987 | |||||||
| Beinhart, Larry | No One Rides for Free (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Feb-1986 | 0 | |
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| Lupica, Mike | Dead Air (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | Apr-1986 | 4 | |
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| Hyer, Richard | Riceburner (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Sep-1986 | 0 | |
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| Koenig, Joseph | Floater (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Dec-1986 | 0 | |
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| Devon, Gary | Lost (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Sep-1987 | 0 | |
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1986 | |||||||
| Kellerman, Jonathan | When the Bough Breaks / Shrunken Heads (Winner) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Mar-1985 | 4.5 | |
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| Stashower, Daniel | The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Nominee) |
Historical Mystery / HM | Jan-1985 | 0 | |
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| Lochte, Dick | Sleeping Dog (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | Nov-1985 | 4 | |
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| Fennelly, Tony | The Glory Hole Murders (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | Sep-1986 | 0 | |
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1985 | |||||||
| Rosen, Richard / Rosen, R.D. | Strike Three, You're Dead (Winner) |
Private Investigator / PI | May-1984 | 3.5 | |
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| Papazoglou, Orania | Sweet, Savage Death (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | Mar-1984 | 4.5 | |
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| Early, Jack | Creative Kind of Killer (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Apr-1984 | 0 | |
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| Smith, Alison | Someone Else's Grave (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Aug-1984 | 0 | |
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| Hornig, Doug | Foul Shot (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Oct-1984 | 0 | |
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1984 | |||||||
| Harriss, Will | The Bay Psalm Book Murder (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Jun-1983 | 0 | |
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| Taylor, Andrew | Caroline Minuscule (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | 1982 | 0 | |
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| Schorr, Mark | Red Diamond: Private Eye (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Apr-1983 | 0 | |
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| Wheat, Carolyn | Dead Man's Thoughts (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Jul-1983 | 0 | |
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| Resnicow, Herbert | The Gold Solution (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Oct-1984 | 0 | |
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1983 | |||||||
| Perry, Thomas | The Butcher's Boy (Winner) |
Suspense / S | May-1982 | 4 | |
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| Dean, S.F.X. | By Frequent Anguish (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Dec-1981 | 0 | |
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| Hughes, Richard | Unholy Communion (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Mar-1982 | 1 | |
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| Katzenbach, John | In the Heat of the Summer (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Apr-1982 | 5 | |
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| Savage, Ernest | Two If by Sea (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Apr-1982 | 0 | |
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1982 | |||||||
| Woods, Stuart | Chiefs (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Jan-1981 | 4.5 | |
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| Miller, Geoffrey | The Black Glove (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | May-1981 | 0 | |
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| Hyman, Vernon Tom | Giant Killer (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | May-1981 | 1 | |
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| Larsen, Ernest | Not a Through Street (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-1981 | 0 | |
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| Olcott, Anthony | Murder at the Red October (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Apr-1990 | 0 | |
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1981 | |||||||
| Smith, Kay Nolte | The Watcher (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Feb-1981 | 0 | |
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| Banks, Oliver T. | The Rembrandt Panel (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Jun-1980 | 3 | |
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| Carkeet, David | Double Negative (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-1980 | 4 | |
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| Jaffe, Susanne | The Other Anne Fletcher (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-1980 | 0 | |
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| Aswad, Betsy | Winds of the Old Days (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Dec-1983 | 0 | |
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1980 | |||||||
| Patterson, Richard North | The Lasko Tangent (Winner) |
Legal Thriller / LT | 1979 | 4 | |
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| Logue, John | Follow the Leader (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | 1979 | 0 | |
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1979 | |||||||
| Deandrea, William L. | Killed in the Ratings (Winner) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | 1979 | 0 | |
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| Jones, Craig | Blood Secrets (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | 1978 | 0 | |
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| Hjortsberg, William | Falling Angel (Nominee) |
Horror / HORR | Jul-1996 | 4 | |
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| Stanwood, Donald | The Memory of Eva Ryker (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Apr-2015 | 0 | |
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1978 | |||||||
| Ross, Robert | A French Finish (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1978 | 1 | |
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| Randall, Bob | The Fan (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | 1977 | 4 | |
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| Goodrum, Charles A. | Dewey Decimated (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | 1979 | 0 | |
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1977 | |||||||
| Patterson, James | The Thomas Berryman Number (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1976 | 3.5 | |
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| Law, Janice | The Big Payoff (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | 1976 | 0 | |
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| Reno, Marie R. | Final Proof (Nominee) |
Historical Romance / HR | 1977 | 0 | |
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| Furst, Alan | Your Day in the Barrel (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jul-1981 | 0 | |
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1976 | |||||||
| Burns, Rex | The Alvarez Journal (Winner) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | 1975 | 0 | |
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| Crawford, Max | Waltz Across Texas (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Apr-1985 | 0 | |
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| Meyer, Lynn | Paperback Thriller (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Sep-1989 | 0 | |
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1975 | |||||||
| McDonald, Gregory | Fletch (Winner) |
Private Investigator / PI | 1974 | 4 | |
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| Koski, Dominic; Scot, Virgil | Kreutzman Formula (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Jul-1974 | 0 | |
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1974 | |||||||
| Erdman, Paul E. | The Billion Dollar Sure Thing (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1974 | 5 | |
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1973 | |||||||
| Shimer, R.H. | Squaw Point (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1973 | 1 | |
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| Goldstein, Arthur D. | A Person Shouldn't Die Like That (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Mar-1973 | 0 | |
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1972 | |||||||
| Carr, Albert H.Z. | Finding Maubee (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Mar-1971 | 0 | |
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| Lewin, Michael Z. | Ask the Right Question (Nominee) |
Private Investigator / PI | 1971 | 4 | |
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| Smith, Martin Cruz | Gypsy in Amber (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | 1971 | 1 | |
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| Dolson, Hildegarde | To Spite Her Face (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | 1971 | 0 | |
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| Pronzini, Bill | Stalker (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Jul-1974 | 0 | |
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1971 | |||||||
| Sanders, Lawrence | The Anderson Tapes (Winner) |
Suspense / S | Jun-1970 | 0 | |
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| Hillerman, Tony | The Blessing Way (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | Mar-1970 | 4 | |
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| Sheldon, Sidney | The Naked Face (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Jul-1975 | 4 | |
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| Cohen, Stanley | Taking Gary Feldman (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Dec-2000 | 0 | |
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1970 | |||||||
| Gores, Joe | A Time for Predators (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1969 | 0 | |
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1969 | |||||||
| Uhnak, Dorothy | The Bait (Winner) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | 1968 | 1 | |
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| Johnson, E. Richard | Silver Street (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1969 | 0 | |
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1968 | |||||||
| Collins, Michael | Act of Fear (Winner) |
Private Investigator / PI | 1967 | 5 | |
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1967 | |||||||
| Thomas, Ross | The Cold War Swap (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1967 | 4 | |
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1966 | |||||||
| Ball, John Dudley | In the Heat of the Night (Winner) |
Mystery / M | 1965 | 4 | |
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| Hunter, Jack D. | The Expendable Spy (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Nov-2000 | 0 | |
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1965 | |||||||
| Kemelman, Harry | Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (Winner) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | 1964 | 4 | |
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| Cross, Amanda | In the Last Analysis (Nominee) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | 1964 | 3.5 | |
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1964 | |||||||
| Hirschberg, Cornelius | Florentine Finish (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1963 | 0 | |
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| Rickett, Frances | The Prowler (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Dec-2000 | 0 | |
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1963 | |||||||
| Fish, Robert L. | The Fugitive (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1963 | 0 | |
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1962 | |||||||
| Blanc, Suzanne | The Green Stone (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1961 | 0 | |
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| Dwight, Olivia | Close His Eyes (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Aug-2000 | 0 | |
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| Braly, Malcolm | Felony Tank (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | Apr-2016 | 0 | |
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1961 | |||||||
| Vance, John Holbrooke | The Man in the Cage (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1961 | 1 | |
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| Shannon, Dell | Case Pending (Nominee) |
Police/Detective/Law Enforcement / PD | 1960 | 5 | |
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| Westlake, Donald E. | The Mercenaries (Nominee) |
General Fiction / GF | Dec-1992 | 0 | |
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1960 | |||||||
| Slesar, Henry | The Grey Flannel Shroud (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1960 | 1 | |
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1959 | |||||||
| Stern, Richard Martin | The Bright Road to Fear (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1959 | 1 | |
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1958 | |||||||
| Weeks, William Rawle | Knock and Wait a While (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1958 | 1 | |
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1957 | |||||||
| Douglas, Donald McNutt | Rebecca's Pride (Winner) |
General Fiction / GF | Jun-1984 | 0 | |
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1956 | |||||||
| Kauffman, Lane | The Perfectionist (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1956 | 1 | |
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| Daniels, Harold R. | In His Blood (Nominee) |
Thriller / T | Mar-2007 | 4 | |
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1955 | |||||||
| Potts, Jean | Go, Lovely Rose (Winner) |
General Fiction / GF | 1955 | 1 | |
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1954 | |||||||
| Levin, Ira | A Kiss Before Dying (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1954 | 4 | |
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1953 | |||||||
| Gault, William Campbell | Don't Cry for Me (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1953 | 0 | |
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1952 | |||||||
| McMullen, Mary | Strangle Hold (Winner) |
Amateur Sleuth / AS | 1951 | 0 | |
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1951 | |||||||
| Walsh, Thomas | Nightmare in Manhattan (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1951 | 1 | |
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| Highsmith, Patricia | Strangers on a Train (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | 1950 | 3.5 | |
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1950 | |||||||
| Green, Alan | What a Body (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1950 | 1 | |
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| Krasner, William | Walk the Dark Streets (Nominee) |
Mystery / M | 1949 | 0 | |
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| Piper, Evelyn | The Innocent (Nominee) (e) |
Mystery / M | Feb-2016 | 0 | |
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1949 | |||||||
| Davis, Mildred | The Room Upstairs (Winner) |
Gothic / GO | 1949 | 1 | |
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| Brean, Herbert | Wilders Walk Away (Nominee) |
Suspense / S | Oct-1987 | 0 | |
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1948 | |||||||
| Brown, Fredric | The Fabulous Clipjoint (Winner) |
Mystery / M | 1948 | 4 | |
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1947 | |||||||
| Eustis, Helen | The Horizontal Man (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1947 | 4 | |
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1946 | |||||||
| Fast, Julius | Watchful at Night (Winner) |
Suspense / S | 1946 | 1 | |
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