Best Novel: Every Secret Thing by Laura
Lippman
Nominees:
- The
Delicate Storm, by Giles Blunt
- Blood is
the Sky, by Steve Hamilton
- Shutter
Island, by Dennis Lehane
- The Summer
That Never Was/Close to Home, by Peter Robinson
Best First Novel: Monkeewrench/Want to Play?
by P.J. Tracy
Nominees:
- Haunted
Ground, by Erin Hart
- Death Of A
Nationalist, by Rebecca Pawel
- Wiley's
Lament, by Lono Waiwaiole
- Maisie Dobbs,
by Jacqueline Winspear
Best Paperback
Original: Deadly
Legacy by Robin Burcell
Nominees:
- Dealing In
Murder, by Elaine Flinn
- Thicker
Than Water, by P.J. Parrish
- Tough Luck,
by Jason Starr
- Find Me
Again, by Sylvia Maultash Warsh
Best
Critical/Nonfiction: Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's
Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction by Gary Warren Niebuhr
Nominees:
- Mystery
Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters In Mystery Fiction,
Vol III, by Colleen Barnett
- The Story
of Jane Doe: A Book About Rape, by Jane Doe
- Interrogations,
by Jon Jordan
- Beautiful
Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith, by Andrew Wilson
Best Short Story:
"Doppelganger" by Rhys Bowen (in Blood on Their Hands ed.
Lawrence Block)
Nominees:
- "The Grass is Always Greener", by Sandy Balzo (in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mar
2003)
- "Munchies", by Jack Bludis (in Hardbroiled, ed. Michael
Bracken)
- "Wanda Wilcox Is Trapped", by Eddie Muller (in Plots With Guns, Sept/Oct 2003)
- "Red Meat", by Elaine Viets (in Blood On Their Hands, ed.
Lawrence Block)
Best Young Adult Mystery: Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Nominees:
- Artemis
Fowl -The Eternity Code, by Eoin Colfer
- Feast Of
Fools, by Bridget Crowley
- Seventh Knot,
by Kathleen Karr
- No Escape,
by Norah McClintock
Best Historical
Mystery: For
The Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen
Nominees:
- Let Loose
The Dogs, by Maureen Jennings
- The Bridge
of Sighs, by Olen Steinhauer
- Find Me
Again, by Sylvia Maultash Warsh
- Maisie Dobbs,
by Jacqueline Winspear
Best Novel: City of
Bones,
Michael Connelly
Nominees:
- Murder in
the
Sentier, Cara Black
- North of
Nowhere,
Steve Hamilton
- Hell to Pay,
George Pelecanos
- Winter and
Night,
S.J. Rozan
Best First Novel: In the Bleak
Midwinter, Julia Spencer-Fleming
Nominees:
- The Devil's
Redhead, David Corbett
- An Eye for
Murder,
Libby Fischer Hellmann
- Blue Edge
of
Midnight, Jonathon King
- The Distance,
Eddie Muller
Best Paperback
Original: Fatal
Truth,
Robin Burcell
Nominees:
- Black Jack
Point,
Jeff Abbott
- Six Strokes
Under,
Roberta Isleib
- Paint it
Black,
P.J. Parrish
- A Killing
Sky,
Andy Straka
Best Critical: They Died in
Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels,
Jim Huang
Nominees:
- Mammoth
Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction, Mike Ashley
- Intent to
Sell:
Marking the Genre Novel, Jeffrey Marks
Best Short Story:
"Too Many Cooks", by Marcia Talley, in Much Ado About Murder, ed.
by Anne Perry
Nominees:
- "To Live and Die in Midland, Texas", by Clark Howard,
Ellery Queen Mystery
Magazine,
Sept/Oct, 2002
- "Murder in the Land of Wawat", by Lauren Haney, in Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits,
ed by Mike Ashley
- "Bible Belt", by Toni Kelner, Ellery
Queen Mystery Magazine, June, 2002
- "A Man Called Ready", by Bob Truluck, in Measures of Poison, Dennis
McMillan, ed.
Best Novel: Mystic River, by Dennis
Lehane
Best First Mystery Novel:
Open Season,
by C. J. Box
Best Paperback Original:
Dead until Dark,
by Charlaine Harris
Best Short Story:
"Chocolate Moose", by Bill Crider and Judy Crider (in: Death Dines at 8:30).
Best Nonfiction: Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir,
by Tony Hillerman
Best Novel: A Place of Execution,
Val McDermid
Best First Mystery: Death of a Red Heroine,
Qiu
Xiaolong
Best Paperback Original: Death Dances to a
Reggae Beat,
Kate Grilley
Best Short Story: "The Problem of the Potting Shed"
by Edward
D. Hoch (in: Ellery Queen Mystery
Magazine, July 2000)
Best Anthology/Short Story Collection: Master's
Choice II,
Lawrence Block, editor
Best Non-Fiction/Critical Work: 100 Favorite
Mysteries of
the Century, Jim Huang, editor
Best Novel: In a Dry Season, Peter Robinson
Best First Novel: Murder, with Peacocks,
Donna Andrews
Best Paperback Original: In Big Trouble,
Laura Lippman
Best Short Story: "Noir Lite," Margaret (Meg)
Chittenden
(in: Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine,
January, 1999)
Best Critical Non-Fiction: Detecting Women
(3rd edition),
Willetta Heising
Best Novel of the Century: Rebecca, Daphne
DuMaurier
Best Novel: Blood Work, Michael Connelly
Best First Novel: Iron Lake, William Kent
Krueger
Best Paperback Original: Butcher's Hill,
Laura Lippman
Best Short Story: "Of Course, You Know Chocolate is
a Vegetable",
Barbara D'Amato
(in: Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine,
November, 1998)
Best Critical Nonfiction: Deadly Pleasures
Magazine,
George Easter, editor
Best Novel: No Colder Place, S.J. Rozan
Best First Novel: The Killing Floor, Lee
Child
Best Paperback Original: Big Red Tequila,
Rick Riordan
Best Short Story (tie):
"Front Row Seats," Jan Grape
"One Bag
of Coconuts," Edward D. Hoch
(in: Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine,
November 1997)
Best Novel: The Poet, Michael Connelly
Best First Novel (tie): Death in Little Toyko,
Dale Furitani; Somebody
Else's Child, Terris McMahan Grimes
Best Paperback Original: Somebody Else's Child,
Terris
McMahan Grimes
Best Short Story: "Accidents Will Happen," Carolyn
Wheat
(in: Malice Domestic 5)
Best Critical/Biographical: Detecting Women II,
Willetta
Heising
Best Novel: Under the Beetle's Cellar, Mary Willis Walker
Best First Novel: Death in Bloodhound Red,
Virginia Lanier
Best Paperback Original: Deal Breaker,
Harlan Coben
Best Short Story: "And Pray Nobody Sees You," Gar
Anthony Haywood
(in: Spooks, Spies, and
Private Eyes : Black mystery, crime, and suspense fiction,
edited by Paula L. Woods)
Best Short Story Collection: The McCone Files,
Marcia
Muller
Best True Crime: Dead by Sunset, Ann Rule
Best Critical Work: TAD Book of Lists, 2nd
edition, Kate
Stine
Best Novel: She Walks These Hills, Sharyn McCrumb
Best First Novel: The Alienist, Caleb Carr
Best Short Story: "The Monster of Glamis," Sharyn
McCrumb
(in: Foggy Mountain
Breakdown and other stories)
Best Critical Work: Crime Fiction, 2nd
edition, B. A.
Pike and J. Cooper, editors
Best Anthology/Short Story Collection: The
Mysterious West,
Tony Hillerman, editor
Best True Crime: Criminal Shadows, David
Canter
Best Novel: Wolf in the Shadows, Marcia Muller
Best First Novel: Track of the Cat, Nevada
Barr
Best Critical Work: The Fine Art of Murder,
Ed Gorman,
Martin H. Greenberg, Larry Segriff, with Jon L. Breen, editors
Best True Crime: A Rose for Her Grave, Ann
Rule
Best Individual Short Story: "Checkout," Susan
Dunlap
(in: Malice Domestic 2)
Best Short Story Anthology: Malice Domestic 2,
Mary Higgins
Clark, editor
Best Novel: Bootlegger's Daughter, Margaret Maron
Best First Novel: Blanche on the Lam,
Barbara Neely
Best True Crime: The Doctor, the Murder, the
Mystery: The
True Story Behind the Bronion Murder, Barbara D'Amato
Best Critical Work: Doubleday Crime Club
Compendium,
Ellen Nehr
Best Short Story: "Cold Turkey," Diane Mott Davidson
(in: Sisters in Crime 5)
Best Novel: The Last Detective, Peter Lovesey
Best First Novel: Murder on the Iditarod Trail,
Sue Henry
Best True Crime: Homicide: A Year on the Killing
Streets,
David Simon
Best Short Story: "Lucky Dip," Liza Cody
(in: A Woman's Eye,
edited by Sara Paretsky)
Best Anthology: A Woman's Eye, Sara
Paretsky, editor
Best Critical/Biographical Work: 100 Great
Detectives,
Maxim Jakubowski, editor
Booksellers Award: Native Tongue, Carl
Hiaasen
Best Novel: G is for Gumshoe, Sue Grafton
Best First Novel: Postmortem, Patricia
Daniels Cornwell
Best Paperback Original (tie): Grave Undertaking,
James
McCahery; Where's Mommy Now?, Rochelle Krich
Best Short Story: "The Celestial Buffet," Susan
Dunlap
(in: Sisters in Crime 2)
Best Critical Work: Synod of Sleuths, Jon L.
Breen and
Martin H. Greenberg, editors
Best Novel: The Sirens Sang of Murder, Sarah Caudwell
Best First Novel: Katwalk, Karen Kijewski
Best Paperback Original: Honeymoon with Murder,
Carolyn
Hart
Best Short Story: "Afraid All the Time," Nancy
Pickard
(in: The Best of Sisters in
Crime)
Best Novel: The Silence of the Lambs,
Thomas Harris
Best First Novel: A Great Deliverance,
Elizabeth George
Best Paperback Original: Something Wicked,
Carolyn Hart
Best Novel: Skinwalkers, Tony Hillerman
Best First Novel: Caught Dead in Philadelphia,
Gillian
Roberts
Best Paperback Original: The Monkey's Raincoat,
Robert
Crais
Best Short Story: "Breakfast Television," Robert
Barnard
(in: The Edgar Award Book,
edited by Martin H. Greenberg, 1996)
Best Novel: C is for Corpse, Sue Grafton
Best First Novel: Too Late to Die, Bill
Crider
Best Paperback Original: The Junkyard Dog,
Robert Campbell
Best Short Story: "The Parker Shotgun," Sue Grafton
(in: Mean Streets: the
second Private Eye Writers of America anthology)
Best Novel: B is for Burglar, Sue Grafton
Best First Novel: When the Bough Breaks,
Jonathan Kellerman
Best Paperback Original: Say No to Murder,
Nancy Pickard
Best Short Story: "Lucky Penny," Linda Barnes (in: Masterpieces of Mystery and
Suspense, compiled by Martin H. Greenberg)
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