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ANTHONY AWARDS


Both the nominees as well as the winners are selected by the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention attendees.

 

Best Novel

Best First Novel

2002 MYSTIC RIVER, by Dennis Lehane OPEN SEASON, by C. J. Box

2001

A PLACE OF EXECUTION, by Val McDermid DEATH OF A RED HEROINE, by Qui Xiaolong

2000

IN A DRY SEASON, by Peter Robinson MURDER WITH PEACOCKS, by Donna Andrews

1999

BLOODWORK, by Michael Connelly IRON LAKE, by William Kent Krueger

1998

NO COLDER PLACE, S.J. Rozan

THE KILLING FLOOR, Lee Child

1997

THE POET, Michael Connelly

(tie) DEATH IN LITTLE TOKYO, Dale Furutani and SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHILD, Terris McMahan Grimes

1996

UNDER THE BEETLE'S CELLAR, Mary Willis Walker

DEATH IN BLOODHOUND RED, Virginia Lanier

1995

SHE WALKS THESE HILLS, Sharyn McCrumb

THE ALIENIST, Caleb Carr

1994

WOLF IN THE SHADOWS, Marcia Muller

TRACK OF THE CAT, Nevada Barr

1993

BOOTLEGGER'S DAUGHTER, Margaret Maron

BLANCHE ON THE LAM, Barbara Neely

1992

THE LAST DETECTIVE, Peter Lovesey

MURDER ON THE IDITAROD TRAIL, Sue Henry

1991

G IS FOR GUMSHOE, Sue Grafton

POSTMORTEM, Patricia D. Cornwell

1990

THE SIRENS SANG OF MURDER, Sarah Caudwell

KATWALK, Karen Kijewski

1989

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, Thomas Harris

A GREAT DELIVERANCE, Elizabeth George

1988

SKINWALKERS, Tony Hillerman

CAUGHT DEAD IN PHILADELPHIA, Gillian Roberts

1987

C IS FOR CORPSE, Sue Grafton

TOO LATE TO DIE, Bill Crider

1986

B IS FOR BURGLAR, Sue Grafton

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, Jonathan Kellerman