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2020 - 2022
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2022 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
Winner:
Razorblade Tears – S. A. Cosby - Flatiron Books
Nominees:
Runner - Tracy Clark - Kensington
Razorblade Tears- S. A. Cosby- Flatiron Books
The Collective - Alison Gaylin - William Morrow
Clark and Division - Naomi Hirahara - Soho Crime
These Toxic Things - Rachel Howzell Hall - Thomas & Mercer
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Winner:
Arsenic and Adobo – Mia Manansala - Berkley
Nominees:
Her Name is Knight - Yasmine Angoe - Thomas & Mercer
The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harris - Atria Books
Walking through Needles- Heather Levy - Polis Books
Arsenic and Adobo - Mia Manansala - Berkley
All Her Little Secrets - Wanda M. Morris - William Morrow Paperbacks
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL/E-BOOK/AUDIOBOOK NOVEL
Winner:
Bloodlilne - Jess Lourey - Thomas & Mercer
Nominees:
The Ninja Betrayed - Tori Eldridge - Agora Books
Warn Me When It's Time - Cheryl A. Head - Bywater Books
Bury Me In Shadows -Greg Herren - Bold Strokes Books
The Mother Next Door - Tara Laskowski - Graydon House
Bloodline - Jess Lourey - Thomas & Mercer
BEST SHORT STORY
Winner:
"Not my Cross to Bear" - S. A. Cosby - Trouble No More - Down and Out Books
Nominees:
"The Search for Eric Garcia" - E. A. Aymar - Midnight Hour, Crooked Lane Books
“The Vermeer Conspiracy” - V. M. Burns - Midnight Hour - Crooked Lane Books
"Lucky Thirteen" – Tracy Clark -Midnight Hour - Crooked Lane Books
"Doc's at Midnight" - Richie Narvaez - Midnight Hour - Crooked Lane Books
“Not My Cross to Bear” - S. A. Cosby -Trouble No More - Down and Out Books
“The Locked Room Library” - Gigi Pandian- EQMM - July/August 2021
"Burnt Ends" - Gabriel Valjan - This Time for Sure - Down and Out Books
BEST ANTHOLOGY
Winner:
This Time for Sure: Bouchercon 2021 Anthology - Hank Phillippi Ryan, ed. - Down and Out Books
Nominees:
Under the Thumb: Stories of Police Oppression - edited by S. A. Cosby, ed. - Rock and a Hard Place Press
Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color -Abby L. VanDiver, ed. - Crooked Lane Books
Trouble No More:Crime Fiction Inspired By Southern Rock and Blues - Mark Westmoreland - Down and Out Books
This Time for Sure: Bouchercon 2021 Anthology - Hank Phillippi Ryan, ed.- Down and Out Books
When a Stranger Comes to Town: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors - Michael Koryta, ed. - Hanover Square Press
BEST CRITICAL/NONFICTION WORK
Winner:
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America - Lee Child and Laurie R. King, eds. -Scribner
Nominees:
The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston's Struggle for Justice - Jan Brogan -Bright Leaf
Murder Book: A Graphic Memoir of a true Crime Obsession - Hilary Fitzgerald, ed. - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York - Elon Green - Celadon Books
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America - Lee Child and Laurie R. King, eds. - Scribner
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story - Kate Summerscale, ed. - Penguin Books
BEST CHILDREN/ YA
Winner:
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I Play One on TV – Alan Orloff - Down and Out Books
Nominees:
Cold Blooded Myrtle– Elizabeth Bunce - Algonquin Young Readers
Bury Me in Shadows – Greg Herren - Bold Strokes Books
The Forest of Stolen Girls - June Hur - Feiwel & Friends
I Play One on TV – Alan Orloff - Down and Out Books
Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche– Nancy Springer - Wednesday Books
2021 - New Orleans, Louisiana
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
Winner:
Blacktop Wasteland– S. A. Cosby - Flatiron Books
Nominees:
What You Don't See - Tracy Clark - Kensington
Blacktop Wasteland - S. A. Cosby- Flatiron Books
Little Secrets - Jennifer Hillier - Minotaur Books
And Now She's Gone- Rachel Howzell Hall - Forge Books
The First to Lie - Hank Phillippi Ryan - Forge Books
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Winner:
Winter Counts – David Heska Wanbli Weiden - Ecco Press
Nominees:
Derailed- Mary Keliikoa- Camel Press
Murder in Old Bombay - Nev Marach - Minotaur Books
Murder at the Mena House - Erica Ruth Neubauer - Kensington
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman - Pamela Dorman Books
Winter Counts - David Heska Wanbli Weiden - Ecco Press
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL/E-BOOK/AUDIOBOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL
Winner:
Unspeakable Things - Jess Lourey - Thomas & Mercer
Nominees:
The Fate of the Flapper - Susanna Calkins - Minotaur Books
When No One is Watching - Alyssa Cole - William Morrow
Unspeakable Things - Jess Lourey- Thomas & Mercer
The Lucky One - Lori Rader Day - Midnight Ink
Dirty Old Town - Gabriel Valjan- Level Best Books
BEST CRITICAL/NONFICTION WORK
Winner:
Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit and Obsession - Sarah Weinman, ed. - Ecco Press
Nominees:
Sometimes You Have to Lie: The LIfe and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy - Leslie Brody -
Seal Press
American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics and the Birth of American CSI - Kate Winkler- Dawson - G. P. Putnam's Sons
Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club - Martin Edwards, ed. - Collins Crime Club
The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Souble Murder in Appalachia - Emma Copley Eisenberg - Hachette Books
The Five: The Untold Stories of the Women Killed by Jack the RipperPhantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock - Christina Lane - Chicago Review Press
Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit and Obsession - Sarah Weinman, ed. - Ecco Press
BEST SHORT STORY
Winner:
"90 Miles" – Alex Segura - Both Sides: Stories from the Border - Agora Books
Nominees:
“Dear Emily Etiquette” - Barb Goffman - EQMM - Dell Magazines
"90 Miles" – Alex Segura - Both Sides: Stories from the Border - Agora Books
"The Boy Detective I& the Summer of '74" - Art Taylor - AHMM (Jan-Feb) - Dell Magazines
“Elysian Fields” - Gabriel Valjan - California Schemin' - Wildside Press
“Better DaysThe Twenty-Five Year Engagement” - James W. Ziskin - (In League with Sherlock Holmes - Pegasus Crime
BEST ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION
Winner:
Shattering Glass: A Nasty Woman Press Anthology- edited by Heather Graham, ed. - Nasty Woman Press
Nominees:
Shattering Glass: A Nasty Woman Press Anthology- edited by Heather Graham, ed. - Nasty Woman Press
Both Sides: Stories from the Border - Gabino Iglesias, ed. - Agoria Books
Crime Travel- Barb Goffman, ed. - Wildside Press
Noiryorican - Richie Narvaez - Down and Out Books
The Beat of the Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell - Josh Pachter, ed.- Untreed Reads Publishing
California Schemin' - Art Taylor, ed. - Wildside Press
Lockdown: Stories of Crime, Terror, and Hope During a Pandemic - Nick Kolakowski and Steve Weddle, eds. - Polis Books
BEST JUVENILE/ YOUNG ADULT
Winner:
Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco – Jen Conley Richie Narvaez - Pinata Books
Nominees:
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel – Fleur Bradley - Viking Books for Young Readers
Premediated Myrtle – Elizabeth C. Bunce - Algonquin Young Readers
From the Desk of Zoe Washington – Janae Marks - Kathrine Tegen Books
Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco – Jen Conley Richie Narvaez - Pinata Books
The Deceivers Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall – Alex Segura - Disney Lucasfilm Press
2020 - Sacramento, California
BEST NOVEL
Winner:
The Murder List – Hank Phillippi Ryan - Forge
Nominees:
Your House Will Pay - Steph Cha - Ecco
They All Fall Down - Rachel Howzell Hall - Forge
Lady in the Lake - Laura Lippman - William Morrow
The Murder List - Hank Phillippi Ryan - Forge
Miami Midnight - Alex Segura - Polis Books
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Winner:
One Night Gone – Tara Laskowski - Graydon House
Nominees:
The Ninja Daughter - Tori Eldridge - Agora Books
Miracle Creek - Angie Kim - Sarah Crichton Books
One Night Gone - Tara Laskowski- Graydon House
Three-Fifths - John Vercher - Agora Books
American Spy - Lauren Wilkinson - Random House
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Winner:
The Alchemist's Illusion - Gigi Pandian - Midnight Ink
Nominees:
The Unrepentant - E. A. Aymar - Down and Out Books
Murder Knocks Twice - Susanna Calkins - Minotaur
The Pearl Dagger - L. A. Chandlar - Kensington
Scot & Soda - Catriona McPherson - Midnight Ink
Drowned Under - Wendall Thomas - Poisoned Pen Press
The Naming Game - Gabriel Valjan - Winter Goose Press
The Alchemist's Illusion - Gigi Pandian - Midnight Ink
BEST CRITICAL/NONFICTION WORK
Winner:
The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women – Mo Moulton - Basic Books
Nominees:
Hitchcock and the Censors - John Billheimer - University Press of Kentucky
The Hooded Gunman: An Illustrated History of the Collins Crime Club - John Curran - Collins Crime Club
The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and Her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women - Mo Moulton - Basic Books
The Trial of Lizzie Borden: A True Story - Cara Robertson - Simon & Schuster
The Five: The Untold Stories of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper - Hallie Rubenhold - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
BEST SHORT STORY
Winner:
The Red Zone – Alex Segura (appearing in ¡Pa'que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico)
Nominees:
“Turistas” - Hector Acosta - (appearing in ¡Pa'que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico)
“Unforgiven” - Hilary Davidson - (appearing in Murder a-Go-Go's: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go's)
“The Red Zone” - Alex Segura - (appearing in ¡Pa'que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico)
“Better Days” - Art Taylor - (appearing in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019)
“Hard Return” - Art Taylor - (appearing in Crime Travel)
BEST ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION
Winner:
Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible - edited by Verena Rose, Rita Owen, and Shawn Reilly Simmons - Wildside Press
Nominees:
The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods- Michael Bracken, ed. - Down and Out Books
¡Pa'que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico - Angel Luis ColÓn, ed. - Down & Out Books
Crime Travel- Barb Goffman, ed. - Wildside Press
Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible - Verena Rose, Rita Owen, and Shawn Reilly Simmons - Wildside Press
Murder A-Go-Go's: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go's - Holly West ed. - Down and Out Books
BEST YOUNG ADULT
Winner:
Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry – Jen Conley - Down and Out Books
Nominees:
Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry– Jen Conley - Down and Out Books
Catfishing on CatNet – J.C. Lane - Poisoned Pen
Killing November– Adriana Mather - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Patron Saints of Nothing – Randy Ribay - Kokila
The Deceivers – Kristen Simmons - Tor Teen
Wild and Crooked – Leah Thomas- Bloomsbury YA