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| ID | Year | Category | Won | Result | Title | Work (Wikidata) | Author(s) | Author (Wikidata) | Publisher / publication | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-best-first-novel-whiskey-business | 2025 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Whiskey Business | Adrian Andover | ||||
| 2025-best-first-novel-murder-in-the-crazy-mountains | 2025 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in the Crazy Mountains | K.L. Borges | ||||
| 2025-best-first-novel-player-elimination | 2025 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Player Elimination | Shelly Jones | ||||
| 2025-best-first-novel-savvy-summers-and-the-sweet-potato-crime | 2025 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes | Sandra Jackson-Opoku | Q56266819 | |||
| 2025-best-first-novel-voices-of-the-elysian-fields | 2025 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Voices of the Elysian Fields | Michael Rigg | ||||
| 2025-best-contemporary-novel-at-death-s-dough | 2025 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | At Death's Dough | Mindy Quigley | ||||
| 2025-best-contemporary-novel-a-grave-deception | 2025 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | A Grave Deception | Connie Berry | Q5161892 | |||
| 2025-best-contemporary-novel-murder-in-fifth-position | 2025 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in Fifth Position | Lori Robbins | ||||
| 2025-best-contemporary-novel-the-devil-comes-calling | 2025 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Devil Comes Calling | Annette Dashofy | Q116055822 | |||
| 2025-best-contemporary-novel-waters-of-destruction | 2025 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Waters of Destruction | Leslie Karst | ||||
| 2025-best-historical-novel-the-case-of-the-christie-conspiracy | 2025 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | The Case of the Christie Conspiracy | Kelly Oliver | Q6386232 | Boldwood Books | ||
| 2025-best-historical-novel-bye-bye-blackbird | 2025 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Bye Bye Blackbird | Elizabeth Crowens | Level Best Books | |||
| 2025-best-historical-novel-the-girl-in-the-green-dress | 2025 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Girl in the Green Dress | Mariah Fredericks | Q6761755 | Minotaur Books | ||
| 2025-best-historical-novel-murder-at-the-moulin-rouge | 2025 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder at the Moulin Rouge | Carol Pouliot | Level Best Books | |||
| 2025-best-historical-novel-the-hindenburg-spy | 2025 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Hindenburg Spy | L.A. Chandlar | Q125948160 | Oliver Heber Publishers | ||
| 2025-best-non-fiction-vacations-can-be-murder-a-true-crime-lov | 2025 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover's Travel Guide to New England | Dawn M. Barclay | ||||
| 2025-best-non-fiction-bone-valley | 2025 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Bone Valley | Gilbert King | Q15429559 | |||
| 2025-best-non-fiction-story-of-a-murder-the-wives-the-mistress | 2025 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen | Hallie Rubenhold | Q5642979 | |||
| 2025-best-non-fiction-the-sinners-all-bow-two-authors-one-murd | 2025 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne | Winkler Dawson | ||||
| 2025-best-short-story-six-armed-robbery | 2025 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Six-Armed Robbery | Ashley-Ruth Bernier | Malice Domestic Mystery Most Humorous | |||
| 2025-best-short-story-baby-love | 2025 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Baby Love | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Double Crossing Van Dine | ||
| 2025-best-short-story-boss-cat-rules | 2025 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Boss Cat Rules | Nikki Knight | Malice Domestic Mystery Most Humerous | |||
| 2025-best-short-story-lola-s-last-dance | 2025 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Lola's Last Dance | Kerry Hammond | Celluloid Crimes | |||
| 2025-best-short-story-while-the-iron-is-hot | 2025 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | While the Iron is Hot | Edith Maxwell | Q94579903 | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mar/Apr 2025 | ||
| 2025-best-children-young-adult-fiction-death-in-the-cards | 2025 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Death in the Cards | Mia P. Manansala | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | |||
| 2025-best-children-young-adult-fiction-hurricane-heist | 2025 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Hurricane Heist | James Ponti | Aladdin Books | |||
| 2025-best-children-young-adult-fiction-missing-mom | 2025 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Missing Mom | Lynn Slaughter | Fire and Ice Young Adult Books | |||
| 2025-best-children-young-adult-fiction-risky-pursuit | 2025 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Risky Pursuit | Nancy G. West | Fire and Ice Young Adult Books | |||
| 2025-best-children-young-adult-fiction-rufus-and-the-dark-side-of-magic | 2025 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Rufus and the Dark Side of Magic | Marilyn Levinson | Level Best Books | |||
| 2024-best-first-novel-you-know-what-you-did | 2024 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | You Know What You Did | K.T. Nguyen | ||||
| 2024-best-first-novel-a-deadly-endeavor | 2024 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Deadly Endeavor | Jenny Adams | ||||
| 2024-best-first-novel-hounds-of-hollywood-baskervilles | 2024 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Hounds of Hollywood Baskervilles | Elizabeth Crowens | ||||
| 2024-best-first-novel-threads-of-deception | 2024 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Threads of Deception | Elle Jauffret | ||||
| 2024-best-first-novel-ghosts-of-waikiki | 2024 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Ghosts of Waikiki | Jennifer K. Morita | ||||
| 2024-best-contemporary-novel-a-midnight-puzzle | 2024 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | A Midnight Puzzle | Gigi Pandian | Q94648552 | |||
| 2024-best-contemporary-novel-a-collection-of-lies | 2024 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | A Collection of Lies | Connie Berry | Q5161892 | |||
| 2024-best-contemporary-novel-a-very-woodsy-murder | 2024 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | A Very Woodsy Murder | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2024-best-contemporary-novel-the-dark-wives | 2024 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Dark Wives | Ann Cleeves | Q3643246 | |||
| 2024-best-contemporary-novel-fondue-or-die | 2024 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Fondue or Die | Korina Moss | ||||
| 2024-best-historical-novel-to-slip-the-bonds-of-earth | 2024 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | To Slip the Bonds of Earth | Amanda Flower | Q18921731 | |||
| 2024-best-historical-novel-the-paris-mistress | 2024 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Paris Mistress | Mally Becker | ||||
| 2024-best-historical-novel-hall-of-mirrors | 2024 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Hall of Mirrors | John Copenhaver | Q87409861 | |||
| 2024-best-historical-novel-the-wharton-plot | 2024 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Wharton Plot | Mariah Frederick | ||||
| 2024-best-historical-novel-the-last-hope | 2024 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Last Hope | Susan Elia MacNeal | Q22278966 | |||
| 2024-best-non-fiction-writing-the-cozy-mystery-authors-perspec | 2024 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Writing the Cozy Mystery: Authors' Perspectives on Their Craft | Phyllis M. Betz | ||||
| 2024-best-non-fiction-agatha-christie-marple-expert-on-wickedn | 2024 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Agatha Christie, Marple: Expert on Wickedness | Mark Aldridge | ||||
| 2024-best-non-fiction-some-of-my-best-friends-are-murderers-cr | 2024 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Some of My Best Friends are Murderers: Critiquing the Columbo Killers | Chris Chan | ||||
| 2024-best-non-fiction-the-bookshop-a-history-of-the-american-b | 2024 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore | Evan Friss | ||||
| 2024-best-non-fiction-abingdon-s-boardinghouse-murder | 2024 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Abingdon's Boardinghouse Murder | Greg Lilly | ||||
| 2024-best-short-story-a-matter-of-trust | 2024 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | A Matter of Trust | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Three Strikes—You're Dead | ||
| 2024-best-short-story-the-postman-always-flirts-twice | 2024 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Postman Always Flirts Twice | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Agatha and Derringer Get Cozy | ||
| 2024-best-short-story-sins-of-the-father | 2024 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Sins of the Father | Kerry Hammond | Mystery Most International | |||
| 2024-best-short-story-satan-s-spit | 2024 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Satan's Spit | Gabriel Valjan | Tales of Music, Murder and Mayhem: Bouchercon Anthology 2024 | |||
| 2024-best-short-story-reynisjara | 2024 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Reynisjara | Kristopher Zgorski | Mystery Most International | |||
| 2024-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-sasquatch-of-harriman-lake | 2024 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Sasquatch of Harriman Lake | K.B. Jackson | Reycraft Books | |||
| 2024-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-big-grey-man-of-ben-macdhui | 2024 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui | K.B. Jackson | Reycraft Books | |||
| 2024-best-children-young-adult-fiction-first-week-free-at-the-roomy-toilet | 2024 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | First Week Free at the Roomy Toilet | Josh Pachter | Level Elevate | |||
| 2024-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-sherlock-society | 2024 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Sherlock Society | James Ponti | Aladdin Books | |||
| 2024-best-children-young-adult-fiction-sid-johnson-and-the-well-intended-conspi | 2024 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Sid Johnson and the Well-Intended Conspiracy | Frances Schoonmaker | Auctus Publishers | |||
| 2023-best-first-novel-crime-and-parchment | 2023 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Crime and Parchment | Daphne Silver | ||||
| 2023-best-first-novel-glory-be | 2023 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Glory Be | Danielle Arceneaux | ||||
| 2023-best-first-novel-the-hint-of-light | 2023 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Hint of Light | Kristin Kisska | ||||
| 2023-best-first-novel-dutch-threat | 2023 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Dutch Threat | Josh Pachter | ||||
| 2023-best-first-novel-mother-daughter-murder-night | 2023 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Mother-Daughter Murder Night | Nina Simon | ||||
| 2023-best-contemporary-novel-the-weekend-retreat | 2023 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | The Weekend Retreat | Tara Laskowski | ||||
| 2023-best-contemporary-novel-wined-and-died-in-new-orleans | 2023 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Wined and Died in New Orleans | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2023-best-contemporary-novel-helpless | 2023 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Helpless | Annette Dashofy | Q116055822 | |||
| 2023-best-contemporary-novel-case-of-the-bleus | 2023 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Case of the Bleus | Korina Moss | ||||
| 2023-best-contemporary-novel-the-raven-thief | 2023 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Raven Thief | Gigi Pandian | Q94648552 | |||
| 2023-best-historical-novel-the-mistress-of-bhatia-house | 2023 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | The Mistress of Bhatia House | Sujata Massey | Q266187 | |||
| 2023-best-historical-novel-death-among-the-ruins | 2023 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Death Among the Ruins | Susanna Calkins | Q87836329 | |||
| 2023-best-historical-novel-act-like-a-lady-think-like-a-lord | 2023 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord | Celeste Connally | ||||
| 2023-best-historical-novel-i-heard-a-fly-buzz-when-i-died | 2023 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died | Amanda Flower | Q18921731 | |||
| 2023-best-historical-novel-time-s-undoing | 2023 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Time’s Undoing | Cheryl A. Head | Q117085185 | |||
| 2023-best-non-fiction-finders-justice-faith-and-identity-in-ir | 2023 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Finders: Justice, Faith and Identity in Irish Crime Fiction | Anjili Babbar | ||||
| 2023-best-non-fiction-perplexing-plots-popular-storytelling-an | 2023 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Perplexing Plots: Popular Storytelling and the Poetics of Murder | David Bordwell | Q638397 | |||
| 2023-best-non-fiction-a-mystery-of-mysteries-the-death-and-lif | 2023 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe | Mark Dawidziak | Q6767302 | |||
| 2023-best-non-fiction-fallen-angel-the-life-of-edgar-allan-poe | 2023 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Fallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe | Robert Morgan | Q7347798 | |||
| 2023-best-short-story-ticket-to-ride | 2023 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Ticket to Ride | Dru Ann Love and Kristopher Zgorski | Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles | |||
| 2023-best-short-story-the-knife-sharpener | 2023 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Knife Sharpener | Shelley Costa | Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, July/August 2023 | |||
| 2023-best-short-story-a-good-judge-of-character | 2023 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | A Good Judge of Character | Tina deBellegarde | Malice Domestic 17: Murder Most Traditional | |||
| 2023-best-short-story-real-courage | 2023 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Real Courage | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Black Cat Mystery Magazine, October 2023 | ||
| 2023-best-short-story-shamu-world-s-greatest-detective | 2023 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Shamu, World’s Greatest Detective | Richie Narvaez | Q111130952 | Killin’ Time in San Diego | ||
| 2023-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-sasquatch-of-hawthorne-elementary | 2023 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Sasquatch of Hawthorne Elementary | K. B. Jackson | Reycraft Books | |||
| 2023-best-children-young-adult-fiction-myrtle-means-and-opportunity | 2023 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity | Elizabeth C. Bunce | Q110078658 | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | ||
| 2023-best-children-young-adult-fiction-arana-and-spiderman | 2023 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Araña and Spiderman | Alex Segura | Q116378763 | Random House/ Marvel | ||
| 2023-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-mystery-of-the-radcliffe-riddle | 2023 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle | Taryn Souders | Sourcebooks Young Readers | |||
| 2023-best-children-young-adult-fiction-enola-holmes-and-the-mark-of-the-mongoos | 2023 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose | Nancy Springer | Q3335610 | Wednesday Books | ||
| 2022-best-first-novel-cheddar-off-dead | 2022 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Cheddar Off Dead | Korina Moss | ||||
| 2022-best-first-novel-death-in-the-aegean | 2022 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Death in the Aegean | M. A. Monnin | ||||
| 2022-best-first-novel-the-bangalore-detectives-club | 2022 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Bangalore Detectives Club | Harini Nagendra | Q56433643 | |||
| 2022-best-first-novel-devil-s-chew-toy | 2022 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Devil's Chew Toy | Rob Osler | ||||
| 2022-best-first-novel-the-finalist | 2022 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Finalist | Joan Long | Q6205234 | |||
| 2022-best-first-novel-the-gallery-of-beauties | 2022 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Gallery of Beauties | Nina Wachsman | ||||
| 2022-best-contemporary-novel-a-world-of-curiosities | 2022 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | A World of Curiosities | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2022-best-contemporary-novel-bayou-book-thief | 2022 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Bayou Book Thief | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2022-best-contemporary-novel-death-by-bubble-tea | 2022 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Death By Bubble Tea | Jennifer J. Chow | ||||
| 2022-best-contemporary-novel-fatal-reunion | 2022 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Fatal Reunion | Annette Dashofy | Q116055822 | |||
| 2022-best-contemporary-novel-dead-man-s-leap | 2022 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Dead Man's Leap | Tina De Bellegarde | ||||
| 2022-best-historical-novel-because-i-could-not-stop-for-death | 2022 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | Because I Could Not Stop for Death | Amanda Flower | Q18921731 | Emily Dickinson | ||
| 2022-best-historical-novel-the-counterfeit-wife | 2022 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Counterfeit Wife | Mally Becker | A Revolutionary War Mystery | |||
| 2022-best-historical-novel-the-lindbergh-nanny | 2022 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Lindbergh Nanny | Mariah Fredericks | Q6761755 | |||
| 2022-best-historical-novel-in-place-of-fear | 2022 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | In Place of Fear | Catriona McPherson | Q23816372 | |||
| 2022-best-historical-novel-under-a-veiled-moon | 2022 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Under a Veiled Moon | Karen Odden | Inspector Corravan | |||
| 2022-best-non-fiction-promophobia-taking-the-mystery-out-of-pr | 2022 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Promophobia: Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Crime Fiction | Diane Vallere | ||||
| 2022-best-non-fiction-the-life-of-crime-detecting-the-history- | 2022 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators | Martin Edwards | Q4529813 | |||
| 2022-best-non-fiction-the-bloomsbury-handbook-to-agatha-christ | 2022 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha Christie | Mary Anna Evans and J. C. Bernthal | ||||
| 2022-best-non-fiction-summary-of-the-science-of-murder-the-for | 2022 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Summary of the Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie | Carla Valentine | ||||
| 2022-best-short-story-beauty-and-the-beyotch | 2022 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Beauty and the Beyotch | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Issue 29 | ||
| 2022-best-short-story-there-comes-a-time | 2022 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | There Comes a Time | Cynthia Kuhn | Q55340984 | Malice Domestic: Mystery Most Diabolical | ||
| 2022-best-short-story-fly-me-to-the-morgue | 2022 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Fly Me to the Morgue | Lisa Q. Mathews | Malice Domestic: Mystery Most Diabolical | |||
| 2022-best-short-story-the-minnesota-twins-meet-bigfoot | 2022 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Minnesota Twins Meet Bigfoot | Richie Narvaez | Q111130952 | Land of 10,000 Thrills: Bouchercon Anthology 2022 | ||
| 2022-best-short-story-the-invisible-band | 2022 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Invisible Band | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Edgar & Shamus Go Golden | ||
| 2022-best-children-young-adult-fiction-enola-holmes-and-the-elegant-escapade | 2022 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade | Nancy Springer | Q3335610 | Wednesday Books | ||
| 2022-best-children-young-adult-fiction-daybreak-on-raven-island | 2022 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Daybreak on Raven Island | Fleur Bradley | Viking Books for Young Readers | |||
| 2022-best-children-young-adult-fiction-in-myrtle-peril | 2022 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | In Myrtle Peril | Elizabeth C. Bunce | Q110078658 | Algonquin Young Readers | ||
| 2022-best-children-young-adult-fiction-shedeservedit | 2022 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | #shedeservedit | Greg Herren | Q16203351 | Bold Strokes Books | ||
| 2022-best-children-young-adult-fiction-sid-johnson-and-the-phantom-slave-steale | 2022 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Sid Johnson and the Phantom Slave Stealer | Frances Schoonmaker | Auctus Publishers | |||
| 2021-best-first-novel-arsenic-and-adobo | 2021 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Arsenic and Adobo | Mia P. Manansala | ||||
| 2021-best-first-novel-the-turncoat-s-widow | 2021 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Turncoat's Widow | Mally Becker | ||||
| 2021-best-first-novel-a-dead-man-s-eyes | 2021 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Dead Man's Eyes | Lori Duffy Foster | ||||
| 2021-best-first-novel-murder-in-the-master | 2021 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in the Master | Judy L. Murray | ||||
| 2021-best-first-novel-mango-mambo-and-murder | 2021 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Mango, Mambo, and Murder | Raquel V. Reyes | ||||
| 2021-best-contemporary-novel-cajun-kiss-of-death | 2021 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | Cajun Kiss of Death | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2021-best-contemporary-novel-watch-her | 2021 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Watch Her | Edwin Hill | ||||
| 2021-best-contemporary-novel-the-madness-of-crowds | 2021 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Madness of Crowds | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2021-best-contemporary-novel-her-perfect-life | 2021 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Her Perfect Life | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | |||
| 2021-best-contemporary-novel-symphony-road | 2021 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Symphony Road | Gabriel Valjan | ||||
| 2021-best-historical-novel-death-at-greenway | 2021 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | Death at Greenway | Lori Rader-Day | Q23816368 | |||
| 2021-best-historical-novel-murder-at-mallowan-hall | 2021 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder at Mallowan Hall | Colleen Cambridge | Q3682835 | Phyllida Bright | ||
| 2021-best-historical-novel-clark-and-division | 2021 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Clark and Division | Naomi Hirahara | Q21034199 | |||
| 2021-best-historical-novel-the-bombay-prince | 2021 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Bombay Prince | Sujata Massey | Q266187 | Perveen Mistry | ||
| 2021-best-historical-novel-the-devil-s-music | 2021 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Devil's Music | Gabriel Valjan | Company Files series | |||
| 2021-best-non-fiction-how-to-write-a-mystery-a-handbook-from-m | 2021 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America | Lee Child and Laurie R. King (editor) | Q333719 | |||
| 2021-best-non-fiction-the-combat-zone-murder-race-and-boston-s | 2021 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston’s Struggle for Justice | Jan Brogan | ||||
| 2021-best-non-fiction-murder-most-grotesque-the-comedic-crime- | 2021 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter | Chris Chan | ||||
| 2021-best-non-fiction-the-irish-assassins-conspiracy-revenge-a | 2021 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge, and the Phoenix Park Murders that Stunned Victorian England | Julie Kavanaugh | ||||
| 2021-best-short-story-bay-of-reckoning | 2021 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Bay of Reckoning | Shawn Reilly Simmons | Murder on the Beach (Destination Murders) | |||
| 2021-best-short-story-a-family-matter | 2021 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | A Family Matter | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2021 | ||
| 2021-best-short-story-a-tale-of-two-sisters | 2021 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | A Tale of Two Sisters | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Murder on the Beach (Destination Murders) | ||
| 2021-best-short-story-doc-s-at-midnight | 2021 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Doc's at Midnight | Richie Narvaez | Q111130952 | Midnight Hour | ||
| 2021-best-short-story-the-locked-room-library | 2021 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Locked Room Library | Gigi Pandian | Q94648552 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021 | ||
| 2021-best-children-young-adult-fiction-i-play-one-on-tv | 2021 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | I Play One on TV | Alan Orloff | Q116481292 | Down & Out Books | ||
| 2021-best-children-young-adult-fiction-cold-blooded-myrtle | 2021 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Cold-Blooded Myrtle | Elizabeth C. Bunce | Q110078658 | Algonquin Young Readers | ||
| 2021-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-forest-of-stolen-girls | 2021 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Forest of Stolen Girls | June Hur | Q105132825 | Fiewel and Friends | ||
| 2021-best-children-young-adult-fiction-leisha-s-song | 2021 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Leisha's Song | Lynn Slaughter | Fire and Ice/Melange Books | |||
| 2021-best-children-young-adult-fiction-enola-holmes-and-the-black-barouche | 2021 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche | Nancy Springer | Q3335610 | Wednesday Books | ||
| 2020-best-first-novel-murder-at-the-mena-house | 2020 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Murder at the Mena House | Erica Neubauer | ||||
| 2020-best-first-novel-a-spell-for-trouble | 2020 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Spell for Trouble | Esme Addison | ||||
| 2020-best-first-novel-winter-witness | 2020 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Winter Witness | Tina Debellegarde | ||||
| 2020-best-first-novel-derailed | 2020 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Derailed | Mary Keliikoa | ||||
| 2020-best-first-novel-murder-most-sweet | 2020 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder Most Sweet | Laura Jensen Walker | ||||
| 2020-best-contemporary-novel-all-the-devils-are-here | 2020 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | All the Devils Are Here | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2020-best-contemporary-novel-the-gift-of-the-magpie | 2020 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Gift of the Magpie | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | |||
| 2020-best-contemporary-novel-murder-in-the-bayou-boneyard | 2020 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in the Bayou Boneyard | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2020-best-contemporary-novel-from-beer-to-eternity | 2020 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | From Beer to Eternity | Sherry Harris | ||||
| 2020-best-contemporary-novel-the-lucky-one | 2020 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Lucky One | Lori Rader-Day | Q23816368 | |||
| 2020-best-historical-novel-the-last-mrs-summers | 2020 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | The Last Mrs. Summers | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Royal Spyness | ||
| 2020-best-historical-novel-the-fate-of-a-flapper | 2020 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Fate of a Flapper | Susanna Calkins | Q87836329 | Speakeasy Murders | ||
| 2020-best-historical-novel-a-lady-s-guide-to-mischief-and-murder | 2020 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder | Dianne Freeman | Countess of Harleigh | |||
| 2020-best-historical-novel-taken-too-soon | 2020 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Taken Too Soon | Edith Maxwell | Q94579903 | Quaker Midwife | ||
| 2020-best-historical-novel-the-turning-tide | 2020 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Turning Tide | Catriona McPherson | Q23816372 | Dandy Gilver | ||
| 2020-best-non-fiction-phantom-lady-hollywood-producer-joan-har | 2020 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock | Christina Lane | Q130476592 | |||
| 2020-best-non-fiction-sometimes-you-have-to-lie-the-life-and-t | 2020 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy | Leslie Brody | Q6530666 | |||
| 2020-best-non-fiction-howdunit-a-masterclass-in-crime-writing- | 2020 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club | Martin Edwards | Q4529813 | |||
| 2020-best-non-fiction-h-r-f-keating-a-life-of-crime | 2020 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | H.R.F. Keating: A Life of Crime | Sheila Mitchell | ||||
| 2020-best-non-fiction-american-sherlock-murder-forensics-and-t | 2020 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI | Kate Winkler Dawson | ||||
| 2020-best-short-story-dear-emily-etiquette | 2020 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Dear Emily Etiquette | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September/October 2020 | ||
| 2020-best-short-story-the-red-herrings-at-killington-inn | 2020 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Red Herrings at Killington Inn | Shawn Reilly Simmons | Masthead: Best New England Crime Stories | |||
| 2020-best-short-story-the-boy-detective-the-summer-of-74 | 2020 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Boy Detective & the Summer of '74 | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2020 | ||
| 2020-best-short-story-elysian-fields | 2020 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Elysian Fields | Gabriel Valjan | California Schemin': the 2020 Bouchercon Anthology (Wildside Press) | |||
| 2020-best-short-story-the-25-year-engagement | 2020 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The 25 Year Engagement | James Ziskin | Q28497898 | In League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon (Pegasus Crime) | ||
| 2020-best-children-young-adult-fiction-holly-hernandez-and-the-death-of-disco | 2020 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco | Richie Narvaez | Q111130952 | Piñata Books | ||
| 2020-best-children-young-adult-fiction-midnight-at-the-barclay-hotel | 2020 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Midnight at the Barclay Hotel | Fleur Bradley | Viking Books for Young Readers | |||
| 2020-best-children-young-adult-fiction-premeditated-myrtle | 2020 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Premeditated Myrtle | Elizabeth C. Bunce | Q110078658 | Algonquin Young Readers | ||
| 2020-best-children-young-adult-fiction-saltwater-secrets | 2020 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Saltwater Secrets | Cindy Callaghan | Q23302779 | AladdinQ | ||
| 2020-best-children-young-adult-fiction-from-the-desk-of-zoe-washington | 2020 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | From the Desk of Zoe Washington | Janae Marks | Katherin Teagen Books | |||
| 2019-best-first-novel-one-night-gone | 2019 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | One Night Gone | Tara Laskowski | ||||
| 2019-best-first-novel-a-dream-of-death | 2019 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Dream of Death | Connie Berry | ||||
| 2019-best-first-novel-murder-once-removed | 2019 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder Once Removed | S. C. Perkins | ||||
| 2019-best-first-novel-when-it-s-time-for-leaving | 2019 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | When It’s Time for Leaving | Ang Pompano | ||||
| 2019-best-first-novel-staging-is-murder | 2019 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Staging is Murder | Grace Topping | ||||
| 2019-best-contemporary-novel-the-long-call | 2019 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | The Long Call | Ann Cleeves | Q3643246 | |||
| 2019-best-contemporary-novel-fatal-cajun-festival | 2019 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Fatal Cajun Festival | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2019-best-contemporary-novel-fair-game | 2019 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Fair Game | Annette Dashofy | Q116055822 | |||
| 2019-best-contemporary-novel-the-missing-ones | 2019 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Missing Ones | Edwin Hill | ||||
| 2019-best-contemporary-novel-a-better-man | 2019 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | A Better Man | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2019-best-contemporary-novel-the-murder-list | 2019 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Murder List | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | |||
| 2019-best-historical-novel-charity-s-burden | 2019 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | Charity’s Burden | Edith Maxwell | Q94579903 | Quaker Midwife | ||
| 2019-best-historical-novel-love-and-death-among-the-cheetahs | 2019 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Love and Death Among the Cheetahs | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Royal Spyness | ||
| 2019-best-historical-novel-murder-knocks-twice | 2019 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder Knocks Twice | Susanna Calkins | Q87836329 | Speakeasy Murders | ||
| 2019-best-historical-novel-the-pearl-dagger | 2019 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Pearl Dagger | L. A. Chandlar | Q125948160 | Art Deco Mystery | ||
| 2019-best-historical-novel-the-naming-game | 2019 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Naming Game | Gabriel Valjan | Company Files | |||
| 2019-best-non-fiction-the-mutual-admiration-society-how-doroth | 2019 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women | Mo Moulton | Q104772868 | |||
| 2019-best-non-fiction-frederic-dannay-ellery-queen-s-mystery-m | 2019 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story | Laird R. Blackwell | ||||
| 2019-best-non-fiction-blonde-rattlesnake-burmah-adams-tom-whit | 2019 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Blonde Rattlesnake: Burmah Adams, Tom White, and the 1933 Crime Spree that Terrified Los Angeles | Julia Bricklin | ||||
| 2019-best-non-fiction-furious-hours-murder-fraud-and-the-last- | 2019 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee | Casey Cep | Q72219243 | |||
| 2019-best-non-fiction-the-five-the-untold-lives-of-the-women-k | 2019 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper | Q65079796 | Hallie Rubenhold | Q5642979 | ||
| 2019-best-short-story-the-last-word | 2019 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Last Word | Shawn Reilly Simmons | Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible | |||
| 2019-best-short-story-grist-for-the-mill | 2019 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Grist for the Mill | Kaye George | A Murder of Crows (Darkhouse Books) | |||
| 2019-best-short-story-alex-s-choice | 2019 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Alex’s Choice | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Crime Travel (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2019-best-short-story-the-blue-ribbon | 2019 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Blue Ribbon | Cynthia Kuhn | Q55340984 | Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2019-best-short-story-better-days | 2019 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Better Days | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019 | ||
| 2019-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-last-crystal | 2019 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Last Crystal | Frances Schoonmaker | Auctus Press | |||
| 2019-best-children-young-adult-fiction-kazu-jones-and-the-denver-dognappers | 2019 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers | Shauna Holyoak | Disney Hyperion | |||
| 2019-best-children-young-adult-fiction-two-can-keep-a-secret | 2019 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Two Can Keep a Secret | Karen MacManus | Delacorte Press | |||
| 2019-best-children-young-adult-fiction-top-marks-for-murder | 2019 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Top Marks for Murder | Robin Stevens | Q47471939 | Puffin | ||
| 2019-best-children-young-adult-fiction-jada-sly-artist-and-spy | 2019 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Jada Sly, Artist and Spy | Sherri Winston | Q141648075 | Little Brown Books for Young Readers | ||
| 2018-best-first-novel-a-ladies-guide-to-etiquette-and-murder | 2018 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | A Ladies Guide to Etiquette and Murder | Dianne Freeman | ||||
| 2018-best-first-novel-curses-boiled-again | 2018 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Curses, Boiled Again | Shari Randall | ||||
| 2018-best-first-novel-little-comfort | 2018 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Little Comfort | Edwin Hill | ||||
| 2018-best-first-novel-what-doesn-t-kill-you | 2018 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | What Doesn't Kill You | Aimee Hix | ||||
| 2018-best-first-novel-deadly-solution | 2018 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Deadly Solution | Keenan Powell | ||||
| 2018-best-contemporary-novel-mardi-gras-murder | 2018 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | Mardi Gras Murder | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2018-best-contemporary-novel-beyond-the-truth | 2018 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Beyond the Truth | Bruce Robert Coffin | ||||
| 2018-best-contemporary-novel-cry-wolf | 2018 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Cry Wolf | Annette Dashofy | Q116055822 | |||
| 2018-best-contemporary-novel-kingdom-of-the-blind | 2018 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Kingdom of the Blind | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2018-best-contemporary-novel-trust-me | 2018 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Trust Me | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | |||
| 2018-best-historical-novel-the-widows-of-malabar-hill | 2018 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | The Widows of Malabar Hill | Sujata Massey | Q266187 | Perveen Mistry | ||
| 2018-best-historical-novel-four-funerals-and-maybe-a-wedding | 2018 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Royal Spyness | ||
| 2018-best-historical-novel-the-gold-pawn | 2018 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Gold Pawn | LA Chandlar | Q125948160 | Art Deco Mystery | ||
| 2018-best-historical-novel-turning-the-tide | 2018 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Turning the Tide | Edith Maxwell | Q94579903 | Quaker Midwife | ||
| 2018-best-historical-novel-murder-on-union-square | 2018 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder on Union Square | Victoria Thompson | Q120652619 | Gaslight Mysteries | ||
| 2018-best-non-fiction-mastering-plot-twists | 2018 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Mastering Plot Twists | Jane Cleland | Q6152425 | |||
| 2018-best-non-fiction-writing-the-cozy-mystery | 2018 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Writing the Cozy Mystery | Nancy J. Cohen | ||||
| 2018-best-non-fiction-conan-doyle-for-the-defense | 2018 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Conan Doyle for the Defense | Margalit Fox | Q6759071 | |||
| 2018-best-non-fiction-agatha-christie-a-mysterious-life | 2018 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life | Laura Thompson | ||||
| 2018-best-non-fiction-wicked-women-of-ohio | 2018 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Wicked Women of Ohio | Jane Ann Turzillo | ||||
| 2018-best-short-story-all-god-s-sparrows | 2018 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | All God's Sparrows | Leslie Budewitz | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2018 | |||
| 2018-best-short-story-the-case-of-the-vanishing-professor | 2018 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Case of the Vanishing Professor | Tara Laskowski | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2018 | |||
| 2018-best-short-story-a-postcard-for-the-dead | 2018 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | A Postcard for the Dead | Susanna Calkins | Q87836329 | Florida Happens: Tales of Mystery, Mayhem, and Suspense from the Sunshine State (Three Rooms Press) | ||
| 2018-best-short-story-bug-appetit | 2018 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Bug Appétit | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November/December 2018 | ||
| 2018-best-short-story-english-398-fiction-workshop | 2018 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | English 398: Fiction Workshop | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2018 | ||
| 2018-best-children-young-adult-fiction-potion-problems-just-add-magic | 2018 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Potion Problems (Just Add Magic) | Cindy Callaghan | Q23302779 | |||
| 2018-best-children-young-adult-fiction-winterhouse | 2018 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Winterhouse | Ben Guterson | ||||
| 2018-best-children-young-adult-fiction-a-side-of-sabotage | 2018 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | A Side of Sabotage | C. M. Surrisi | ||||
| 2017-best-first-novel-hollywood-homicide | 2017 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Hollywood Homicide | Kellye Garrett | ||||
| 2017-best-first-novel-adrift | 2017 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Adrift | Micki Browning | ||||
| 2017-best-first-novel-the-plot-is-murder | 2017 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Plot is Murder | V.M. Burns | ||||
| 2017-best-first-novel-daughters-of-bad-men | 2017 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Daughters of Bad Men | Laura Oles | ||||
| 2017-best-first-novel-protocol | 2017 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Protocol | Kathleen Valenti | ||||
| 2017-best-contemporary-novel-glass-houses | 2017 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | Glass Houses | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2017-best-contemporary-novel-death-overdue | 2017 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Death Overdue | Allison Brook | ||||
| 2017-best-contemporary-novel-a-cajun-christmas-killing | 2017 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | A Cajun Christmas Killing | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2017-best-contemporary-novel-no-way-home | 2017 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | No Way Home | Annette Dashofy | Q116055822 | |||
| 2017-best-contemporary-novel-take-out | 2017 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Take Out | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | |||
| 2017-best-historical-novel-in-farleigh-field | 2017 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | In Farleigh Field | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | |||
| 2017-best-historical-novel-murder-in-an-english-village | 2017 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in an English Village | Jessica Ellicott | Beryl and Edwina | |||
| 2017-best-historical-novel-the-paris-spy | 2017 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Paris Spy | Susan Elia MacNeal | Q22278966 | Maggie Hope | ||
| 2017-best-historical-novel-called-to-justice | 2017 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Called to Justice | Edith Maxwell | Q94579903 | Quaker Midwife | ||
| 2017-best-historical-novel-dangerous-to-know | 2017 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Dangerous to Know | Renee Patrick | Lillian Frost and Edith Head | |||
| 2017-best-non-fiction-from-holmes-to-sherlock-the-story-of-the | 2017 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon | Q60768029 | Mattias Bostrom | |||
| 2017-best-non-fiction-manderley-forever-a-biography-of-daphne- | 2017 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Manderley Forever: A Biography of Daphne du Maurier | Tatiana de Rosnay | Q2314570 | |||
| 2017-best-non-fiction-the-story-of-classic-crime-in-100-books | 2017 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books | Martin Edwards | Q4529813 | |||
| 2017-best-non-fiction-american-fire-love-arson-and-life-in-a-v | 2017 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land | Monica Hesse | Q42942606 | |||
| 2017-best-non-fiction-through-the-healing-power-of-fiction | 2017 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Through the Healing Power of Fiction | Jess Lourey | Q55624295 | |||
| 2017-best-short-story-the-library-ghost-of-tanglewood-inn | 2017 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Library Ghost of Tanglewood Inn | Gigi Pandian | Q94648552 | |||
| 2017-best-short-story-double-deck-the-halls | 2017 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Double Deck the Halls | Gretchen Archer | Henery Press | |||
| 2017-best-short-story-whose-wine-is-it-anyway | 2017 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Whose Wine Is It Anyway? | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | 50 Shades of Cabernet | ||
| 2017-best-short-story-the-night-they-burned-miss-dixie-s-place | 2017 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Night They Burned Miss Dixie's Place | Debra H. Goldstein | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2017 | |||
| 2017-best-short-story-a-necessary-ingredient | 2017 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | A Necessary Ingredient | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea (Down & Out Books) | ||
| 2017-best-children-young-adult-fiction-sydney-mackenzie-knocks-em-dead | 2017 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Sydney Mackenzie Knocks 'Em Dead | Cindy Callaghan | Q23302779 | Aladdin | ||
| 2017-best-children-young-adult-fiction-city-of-angels | 2017 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | City of Angels | Kristi Belcamino | ||||
| 2017-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-world-s-greatest-detective | 2017 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The World's Greatest Detective | Caroline Carlson | ||||
| 2017-best-children-young-adult-fiction-audacity-jones-steals-the-show | 2017 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Audacity Jones Steals the Show | Kirby Larson | Q6414941 | |||
| 2017-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-harlem-charade | 2017 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Harlem Charade | Natasha Tarpley | ||||
| 2016-best-first-novel-the-semester-of-our-discontent | 2016 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | The Semester of Our Discontent | Cynthia Kuhn | Q55340984 | |||
| 2016-best-first-novel-terror-in-taffeta | 2016 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Terror in Taffeta | Marla Cooper | ||||
| 2016-best-first-novel-murder-in-g-major | 2016 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in G Major | Alexia Gordon | ||||
| 2016-best-first-novel-decanting-a-murder | 2016 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Decanting a Murder | Nadine Nettmann | ||||
| 2016-best-first-novel-design-for-dying | 2016 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Design for Dying | Renee Patrick | ||||
| 2016-best-contemporary-novel-a-great-reckoning | 2016 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | A Great Reckoning | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2016-best-contemporary-novel-body-on-the-bayou | 2016 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Body on the Bayou | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2016-best-contemporary-novel-quiet-neighbors | 2016 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Quiet Neighbors | Catriona McPherson | Q23816372 | |||
| 2016-best-contemporary-novel-fogged-inn | 2016 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Fogged Inn | Barbara Ross | ||||
| 2016-best-contemporary-novel-say-no-more | 2016 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Say No More | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | |||
| 2016-best-historical-novel-the-reek-of-red-herrings | 2016 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | The Reek of Red Herrings | Catriona McPherson | Q23816372 | Dandy Gilver | ||
| 2016-best-historical-novel-whispers-beyond-the-veil | 2016 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Whispers Beyond the Veil | Jessica Estevao | Change of Fortune | |||
| 2016-best-historical-novel-get-me-to-the-grave-on-time | 2016 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Get Me to the Grave on Time | D.E. Ireland | Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins Mysteries | |||
| 2016-best-historical-novel-delivering-the-truth | 2016 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Delivering the Truth | Edith Maxwell | Q94579903 | Quaker Midwife | ||
| 2016-best-historical-novel-murder-in-morningside-heights | 2016 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in Morningside Heights | Victoria Thompson | Q120652619 | Gaslight Mysteries | ||
| 2016-best-non-fiction-mastering-suspense-structure-and-plot-ho | 2016 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories that Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats | Jane K. Cleland | Q6152425 | |||
| 2016-best-non-fiction-a-good-man-with-a-dog-a-game-warden-s-25 | 2016 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | A Good Man with a Dog: A Game Warden's 25 Years in the Maine Woods | Roger Guay with Kate Clark Flora | ||||
| 2016-best-non-fiction-sara-paretsky-a-companion-to-the-mystery | 2016 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Sara Paretsky: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction | Margaret Kinsman | ||||
| 2016-best-short-story-parallel-play | 2016 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Parallel Play | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2016-best-short-story-double-jinx-a-bellissimo-casino-crime-ca | 2016 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Double Jinx: A Bellissimo Casino Crime Caper Short Story | Gretchen Archer | Henery Press | |||
| 2016-best-short-story-the-best-laid-plans | 2016 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Best-Laid Plans | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2016-best-short-story-the-mayor-and-the-midwife | 2016 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Mayor and the Midwife | Edith Maxwell | Q28837214 | Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016 (Down & Out Books) | ||
| 2016-best-short-story-the-last-blue-glass | 2016 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Last Blue Glass | B.K. Stevens | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, April 2016 | |||
| 2016-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-secret-of-the-puzzle-box | 2016 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Secret of the Puzzle Box | Penny Warner | Q7164447 | Darby Creek | ||
| 2016-best-children-young-adult-fiction-trapped | 2016 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Trapped | P.A. DeVoe | Drum Tower Press | |||
| 2016-best-children-young-adult-fiction-spy-ski-school | 2016 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Spy Ski School | Stuart Gibbs | Q30123073 | Simon & Schuster | ||
| 2016-best-children-young-adult-fiction-tag-you-re-dead | 2016 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Tag, You're Dead | J C Lane | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 2016-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-mystery-of-hollow-places | 2016 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Mystery of Hollow Places | Rebecca Podos | Q58491595 | Balzer & Bray | ||
| 2015-best-first-novel-on-the-road-with-del-and-louise | 2015 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | On the Road with Del and Louise | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | |||
| 2015-best-first-novel-death-of-a-dishonorable-gentleman | 2015 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman | Tessa Arlen | ||||
| 2015-best-first-novel-macdeath | 2015 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Macdeath | Cindy Brown | ||||
| 2015-best-first-novel-plantation-shudders | 2015 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Plantation Shudders | Ellen Byron | Q85960567 | |||
| 2015-best-first-novel-just-killing-time | 2015 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Just Killing Time | Julianne Holmes | ||||
| 2015-best-contemporary-novel-long-upon-the-land | 2015 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | Long Upon the Land | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | |||
| 2015-best-contemporary-novel-bridges-burned | 2015 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Bridges Burned | Annette Dashofy | Q116055822 | |||
| 2015-best-contemporary-novel-the-child-garden | 2015 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Child Garden | Catriona McPherson | Q23816372 | |||
| 2015-best-contemporary-novel-nature-of-the-beast | 2015 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Nature of the Beast | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2015-best-contemporary-novel-what-you-see | 2015 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | What You See | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | |||
| 2015-best-historical-novel-dreaming-spies | 2015 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | Dreaming Spies | Q16989082 | Laurie R. King | Q272794 | Mary Russell | |
| 2015-best-historical-novel-malice-at-the-palace | 2015 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Malice at the Palace | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Royal Spyness | ||
| 2015-best-historical-novel-the-masque-of-a-murderer | 2015 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Masque of a Murderer | Susanna Calkins | Q87836329 | Lucy Campion | ||
| 2015-best-historical-novel-mrs-roosevelt-s-confidante | 2015 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante | Susan Elia MacNeal | Q22278966 | Maggie Hope | ||
| 2015-best-historical-novel-murder-on-amsterdam-avenue | 2015 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder on Amsterdam Avenue | Victoria Thompson | Q120652619 | Gaslight Mysteries | ||
| 2015-best-non-fiction-the-golden-age-of-murder-the-mystery-of- | 2015 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story | Martin Edwards | Q4529813 | |||
| 2015-best-non-fiction-the-great-detective-the-amazing-rise-and | 2015 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes | Q85807314 | Zack Dundas | |||
| 2015-best-non-fiction-a-is-for-arsenic-the-poisons-of-agatha-c | 2015 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie | Kathryn Harkup | Q115869637 | |||
| 2015-best-non-fiction-unsolved-murders-and-disappearances-in-n | 2015 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Unsolved Murders and Disappearances in Northeast Ohio | Jane Ann Turzillo | ||||
| 2015-best-non-fiction-the-mystery-writers-of-america-cookbook- | 2015 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For | Kate White (editor), Mystery Writers of America | Q6375855 | |||
| 2015-best-short-story-a-year-without-santa-claus | 2015 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | A Year Without Santa Claus? | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2015 | ||
| 2015-best-short-story-a-killing-at-the-beausoleil | 2015 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | A Killing at the Beausoleil | Terrie Farley Moran | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2015 | |||
| 2015-best-short-story-a-questionable-death | 2015 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | A Questionable Death | Edith Maxwell | Q28837214 | History & Mystery, Oh My (Mystery & Horror, LLC) | ||
| 2015-best-short-story-suffer-the-poor | 2015 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Suffer the Poor | Harriette Sackler | History & Mystery, Oh My (Mystery & Horror, LLC) | |||
| 2015-best-short-story-a-joy-forever | 2015 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | A Joy Forever | B.K. Stevens | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, March 2015 | |||
| 2015-best-children-young-adult-fiction-andi-unstoppable | 2015 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Andi Unstoppable | Amanda Flower | Q18921731 | Zonderkidz | ||
| 2015-best-children-young-adult-fiction-pieces-and-players | 2015 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Pieces and Players | Blue Balliett | Q2283031 | Scholastic Press | ||
| 2015-best-children-young-adult-fiction-need | 2015 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Need | Joelle Charbonneau | HMH Books for Young Readers | |||
| 2015-best-children-young-adult-fiction-woof | 2015 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Woof | Spencer Quinn | Q636037 | Scholastic Press | ||
| 2015-best-children-young-adult-fiction-fighting-chance | 2015 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Fighting Chance | B.K. Stevens | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 2014-best-first-novel-well-read-then-dead | 2014 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Well Read, Then Dead | Terrie Farley Moran | ||||
| 2014-best-first-novel-circle-of-influence | 2014 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Circle of Influence | Annette Dashoffy | ||||
| 2014-best-first-novel-tagged-for-death | 2014 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Tagged for Death | Sherry Harris | Q130082205 | |||
| 2014-best-first-novel-finding-sky | 2014 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Finding Sky | Susan O'Brien | ||||
| 2014-best-first-novel-murder-strikes-a-pose | 2014 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder Strikes a Pose | Tracy Weber | ||||
| 2014-best-contemporary-novel-truth-be-told | 2014 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | Truth Be Told | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | |||
| 2014-best-contemporary-novel-the-good-the-bad-and-the-emus | 2014 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Good, the Bad and the Emus | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | |||
| 2014-best-contemporary-novel-a-demon-summer | 2014 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | A Demon Summer | G. M. Malliet | Q18356729 | |||
| 2014-best-contemporary-novel-designated-daughters | 2014 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Designated Daughters | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | |||
| 2014-best-contemporary-novel-the-long-way-home | 2014 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | The Long Way Home | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2014-best-historical-novel-queen-of-hearts | 2014 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | Queen of Hearts | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Royal Spyness | ||
| 2014-best-historical-novel-wouldn-t-it-be-deadly | 2014 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Wouldn't It Be Deadly | DE Ireland | Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins | |||
| 2014-best-historical-novel-murder-in-murray-hill | 2014 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in Murray Hill | Victoria Thompson | Q120652619 | Gaslight Mysteries | ||
| 2014-best-historical-novel-an-unwilling-accomplice | 2014 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | An Unwilling Accomplice | Charles Todd | Bess Crawford | |||
| 2014-best-historical-novel-hunting-shadows | 2014 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Hunting Shadows | Charles Todd | Inspector Ian Rutledge | |||
| 2014-best-non-fiction-writes-of-passage-adventures-on-the-writ | 2014 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey | Hank Phillippi Ryan (editor) | Q5648440 | |||
| 2014-best-non-fiction-the-poisoner-the-life-and-crimes-of-vict | 2014 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England's Most Notorious Doctor | Stephen Bates | Q112150148 | |||
| 2014-best-non-fiction-death-dealer-how-cops-and-cadaver-dogs-b | 2014 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Death Dealer: How Cops and Cadaver Dogs Brought a Killer to Justice | Kate Flora | ||||
| 2014-best-non-fiction-400-things-cops-know-street-smart-lesson | 2014 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | 400 Things Cops Know: Street Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman | Adam Plantinga | ||||
| 2014-best-non-fiction-the-art-of-the-english-murder | 2014 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Art of the English Murder | Lucy Worsley | Q6698586 | |||
| 2014-best-short-story-the-odds-are-against-us | 2014 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Odds Are Against Us | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2014 | ||
| 2014-best-short-story-the-blessing-witch | 2014 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Blessing Witch | Kathy Lynn Emerson | Q6377259 | Best New England Crime Stories 2015: Rogue Wave (Level Best Books) | ||
| 2014-best-short-story-the-shadow-knows | 2014 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Shadow Knows | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2014-best-short-story-just-desserts-for-johnny | 2014 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Just Desserts for Johnny | Edith Maxwell | Q94579903 | |||
| 2014-best-short-story-premonition | 2014 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Premonition | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2014-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-mummy-s-curse | 2014 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Mummy's Curse | Penny Warner | Q7164447 | EgmontUSA | ||
| 2014-best-children-young-adult-fiction-found | 2014 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Found | Harlan Coben | Q318099 | Putnam Juvenile | ||
| 2014-best-children-young-adult-fiction-andi-under-pressure | 2014 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Andi Under Pressure | Amanda Flower | Q18921731 | ZonderKidz | ||
| 2014-best-children-young-adult-fiction-greenglass-house | 2014 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Greenglass House | Q113157574 | Kate Milford | Clarion Books | ||
| 2014-best-children-young-adult-fiction-uncertain-glory | 2014 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Uncertain Glory | Lea Wait | Q6508245 | Islandport Press | ||
| 2013-best-first-novel-death-al-dente | 2013 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Death Al Dente | Leslie Budewitz | ||||
| 2013-best-first-novel-you-cannoli-die-once | 2013 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | You Cannoli Die Once | Shelley Costa | ||||
| 2013-best-first-novel-board-stiff | 2013 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Board Stiff | Kendel Lynn | ||||
| 2013-best-first-novel-kneading-to-die | 2013 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Kneading to Die | Liz Mugavero | ||||
| 2013-best-first-novel-front-page-fatality | 2013 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Front Page Fatality | LynDee Walker | ||||
| 2013-best-contemporary-novel-the-wrong-girl | 2013 | Best Contemporary Novel | true | Winner | The Wrong Girl | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | |||
| 2013-best-contemporary-novel-pagan-spring | 2013 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Pagan Spring | G. M. Malliet | Q18356729 | |||
| 2013-best-contemporary-novel-how-the-light-gets-in | 2013 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | How the Light Gets In | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2013-best-contemporary-novel-clammed-up | 2013 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Clammed Up | Barbara Ross | ||||
| 2013-best-contemporary-novel-through-the-evil-days | 2013 | Best Contemporary Novel | false | Finalist | Through the Evil Days | Julia Spencer-Fleming | Q1711920 | |||
| 2013-best-historical-novel-a-question-of-honor | 2013 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | A Question of Honor | Charles Todd | Bess Crawford | |||
| 2013-best-historical-novel-heirs-and-graces | 2013 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Heirs and Graces | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Royal Spyness | ||
| 2013-best-historical-novel-death-in-the-time-of-ice | 2013 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Death in the Time of Ice | Kaye George | Enga Dancing Flower | |||
| 2013-best-historical-novel-a-friendly-game-of-murder | 2013 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | A Friendly Game of Murder | J. J. Murphy | Algonquin Round Table | |||
| 2013-best-historical-novel-murder-in-chelsea | 2013 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in Chelsea | Victoria Thompson | Q120652619 | Gaslight Mysteries | ||
| 2013-best-non-fiction-the-hour-of-peril-the-secret-plot-to-mur | 2013 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War | Q30324328 | Daniel Stashower | Q18921610 | ||
| 2013-best-non-fiction-georgette-heyer | 2013 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Georgette Heyer | Jennifer Kloester | Q48792001 | |||
| 2013-best-non-fiction-mastermind-how-to-think-like-sherlock-ho | 2013 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes | Q24037344 | Maria Konnikova | Q13563033 | ||
| 2013-best-non-fiction-editors-not-everyone-s-cup-of-tea-an-int | 2013 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Editors, Not Everyone's Cup of Tea: An Interesting & Entertaining History of Malice Domestic's First 25 Years | Verena Rose and Rita Owen | ||||
| 2013-best-short-story-the-care-and-feeding-of-house-plants | 2013 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Care and Feeding of House Plants | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2013 | ||
| 2013-best-short-story-evil-little-girl | 2013 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Evil Little Girl | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Don't Get Mad, Get Even (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2013-best-short-story-nightmare | 2013 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Nightmare | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Don't Get Mad, Get Even (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2013-best-short-story-the-hindi-houdini | 2013 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Hindi Houdini | Gigi Pandian | Q94648552 | Fish Nets: The Second Guppy Anthology (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2013-best-short-story-bread-baby | 2013 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Bread Baby | Barbara Ross | Q131531742 | Best New England Crime Stories 2014: Stone Cold (Level Best Books) | ||
| 2013-best-children-young-adult-fiction-escape-from-mr-lemoncello-s-library | 2013 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library | Chris Grabenstein | Q18686441 | Random House | ||
| 2013-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-testing | 2013 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Testing | Joelle Charbonneau | HMH Books for Young Readers | |||
| 2013-best-children-young-adult-fiction-traitor-in-the-shipyard-a-caroline-myste | 2013 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Traitor in the Shipyard: A Caroline Mystery | Kathleen Ernst | American Girl | |||
| 2013-best-children-young-adult-fiction-andi-unexpected | 2013 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Andi Unexpected | Amanda Flower | Q18921731 | Zonderkidz | ||
| 2013-best-children-young-adult-fiction-mystery-of-the-pirate-s-treasure | 2013 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Mystery of the Pirate's Treasure | Penny Warner | Q7164447 | EgmontUSA | ||
| 2012-best-first-novel-lowcountry-boil | 2012 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Lowcountry Boil | Susan M. Boyer | Q16200143 | |||
| 2012-best-first-novel-iced-chiffon | 2012 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Iced Chiffon | Duffy Brown | ||||
| 2012-best-first-novel-a-killer-read | 2012 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Killer Read | Erika Chase | ||||
| 2012-best-first-novel-a-scrapbook-of-secrets | 2012 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Scrapbook of Secrets | Mollie Cox Bryan | ||||
| 2012-best-first-novel-faithful-unto-death | 2012 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Faithful Unto Death | Stephanie Jaye Evans | ||||
| 2012-best-novel-the-beautiful-mystery | 2012 | Best Novel | true | Winner | The Beautiful Mystery | Louise Penny | Q460414 | |||
| 2012-best-novel-the-diva-digs-up-the-dirt | 2012 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Diva Digs Up the Dirt | Krista Davis | ||||
| 2012-best-novel-a-fatal-winter | 2012 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | A Fatal Winter | G. M. Malliet | Q18356729 | |||
| 2012-best-novel-the-buzzard-table | 2012 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Buzzard Table | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | |||
| 2012-best-novel-the-other-woman | 2012 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Other Woman | Q30600291 | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | ||
| 2012-best-historical-novel-dandy-gilver-and-an-unsuitable-day-for-m | 2012 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for Murder | Catriona McPherson | Q23816372 | Dandy Gilver | ||
| 2012-best-historical-novel-the-twelve-clues-of-christmas | 2012 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | The Twelve Clues of Christmas | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Royal Spyness | ||
| 2012-best-historical-novel-murder-on-fifth-avenue | 2012 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder on Fifth Avenue | Victoria Thompson | Q120652619 | Gaslight Mysteries | ||
| 2012-best-historical-novel-an-unmarked-grave | 2012 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | An Unmarked Grave | Charles Todd | Bess Crawford | |||
| 2012-best-historical-novel-elegy-for-eddie | 2012 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Elegy for Eddie | Jacqueline Winspear | Q3157819 | Maisie Dobbs | ||
| 2012-best-non-fiction-books-to-die-for-the-world-s-greatest-my | 2012 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels | John Connolly | Q7110994 | |||
| 2012-best-non-fiction-blood-relations-the-selected-letters-of- | 2012 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Blood Relations: The Selected Letters of Ellery Queen, 1947-1950 | Joseph Goodrich | ||||
| 2012-best-non-fiction-more-forensics-and-fiction-crime-writers | 2012 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered | D. P. Lyle | ||||
| 2012-best-non-fiction-double-cross-the-true-story-of-the-d-day | 2012 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies | Ben Macintyre | Q2895507 | |||
| 2012-best-non-fiction-the-grand-tour-around-the-world-with-the | 2012 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie | Mathew Prichard | Q4351694 | |||
| 2012-best-short-story-mischief-in-mesopotamia | 2012 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Mischief in Mesopotamia | Dana Cameron | Q5214688 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2012 | ||
| 2012-best-short-story-kept-in-the-dark | 2012 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Kept in the Dark | Sheila Connolly | Q7493028 | Best New England Crime Stories 2013: Blood Moon (Level Best Books) | ||
| 2012-best-short-story-the-lord-is-my-shamus | 2012 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Lord is My Shamus | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Chesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2012-best-short-story-thea-s-first-husband | 2012 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Thea's First Husband | B.K. Stevens | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 2012 | |||
| 2012-best-short-story-when-duty-calls | 2012 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | When Duty Calls | Art Taylor | Q18719241 | Chesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2012-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-haunted-lighthouse | 2012 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Haunted Lighthouse | Penny Warner | Q7164447 | EgmontUSA | ||
| 2012-best-children-young-adult-fiction-seconds-away | 2012 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Seconds Away | Harlan Coben | Q318099 | |||
| 2012-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-edge-of-nowhere | 2012 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Edge of Nowhere | Elizabeth George | Q236727 | |||
| 2012-best-children-young-adult-fiction-liar-spy | 2012 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Liar & Spy | Rebecca Stead | Q7301942 | |||
| 2012-best-children-young-adult-fiction-code-name-verity | 2012 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Code Name Verity | Q5140033 | Elizabeth Wein | Q5362706 | ||
| 2011-best-first-novel-learning-to-swim | 2011 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Learning to Swim | Q30600671 | Sara J. Henry | |||
| 2011-best-first-novel-dire-threads | 2011 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Dire Threads | Janet Bolin | ||||
| 2011-best-first-novel-choke | 2011 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Choke | Kaye George | ||||
| 2011-best-first-novel-who-do-voodoo | 2011 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Who Do, Voodoo? | Rochelle Staab | ||||
| 2011-best-first-novel-tempest-in-the-tea-leaves | 2011 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Tempest in the Tea Leaves | Kari Lee Townsend | ||||
| 2011-best-novel-three-day-town | 2011 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Three-Day Town | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | |||
| 2011-best-novel-the-real-macaw | 2011 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Real Macaw | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | |||
| 2011-best-novel-the-diva-haunts-the-house | 2011 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Diva Haunts the House | Krista Davis | ||||
| 2011-best-novel-wicked-autumn | 2011 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Wicked Autumn | G. M. Malliet | Q18356729 | |||
| 2011-best-novel-a-trick-of-the-light | 2011 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | A Trick of the Light | Q30602335 | Louise Penny | Q460414 | ||
| 2011-best-historical-novel-naughty-in-nice | 2011 | Best Historical Novel | true | Winner | Naughty in Nice | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Royal Spyness | ||
| 2011-best-historical-novel-murder-your-darlings | 2011 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Murder Your Darlings | J. J. Murphy | Algonquin Round Table | |||
| 2011-best-historical-novel-mercury-s-rise | 2011 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Mercury's Rise | Ann Parker | Q17285683 | Silver Rush | ||
| 2011-best-historical-novel-troubled-bones | 2011 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | Troubled Bones | Jeri Westerson | Q6182095 | Crispin Guest Mysteries | ||
| 2011-best-historical-novel-a-lesson-in-secrets | 2011 | Best Historical Novel | false | Finalist | A Lesson in Secrets | Jacqueline Winspear | Q3157819 | Maisie Dobbs | ||
| 2011-best-non-fiction-books-crooks-and-counselors-how-to-write | 2011 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure | Leslie Budewitz | ||||
| 2011-best-non-fiction-agatha-christie-murder-in-the-making-mor | 2011 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making: More Stories and Secrets from Her Notebooks | John Curran | ||||
| 2011-best-non-fiction-on-conan-doyle-or-the-whole-art-of-story | 2011 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | On Conan Doyle; or The Whole Art of Storytelling | Q30593439 | Michael Dirda | Q6829859 | ||
| 2011-best-non-fiction-wilkie-collins-vera-caspary-and-the-evol | 2011 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Wilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the Evolution of the Casebook Novel | A. B. Emrys | ||||
| 2011-best-non-fiction-the-sookie-stackhouse-companion | 2011 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Sookie Stackhouse Companion | Q666121 | Charlaine Harris | Q233566 | ||
| 2011-best-short-story-disarming | 2011 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Disarming | Dana Cameron | Q5214688 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2011 | ||
| 2011-best-short-story-dead-eye-gravy | 2011 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Dead Eye Gravy | Krista Davis | Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology (Wildside Press) | |||
| 2011-best-short-story-truth-and-consequences | 2011 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Truth and Consequences | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Mystery Times Ten (Buddhapuss Ink) | ||
| 2011-best-short-story-the-itinerary | 2011 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Itinerary | Roberta Isleib | Mystery Writers of America Presents the Rich and the Dead (Grand Central Publishing) | |||
| 2011-best-short-story-palace-by-the-lake | 2011 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Palace by the Lake | Daryl Wood Gerber | Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology (Wildside Press) | |||
| 2011-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-black-heart-crypt | 2011 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Black Heart Crypt | Chris Grabenstein | Q18686441 | Random House | ||
| 2011-best-children-young-adult-fiction-shelter | 2011 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Shelter | Harlan Coben | Q318099 | Putnam | ||
| 2011-best-children-young-adult-fiction-icefall | 2011 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Icefall | Matthew J. Kirby | Q6790720 | Scholastic Press | ||
| 2011-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-wizard-of-dark-street | 2011 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Wizard of Dark Street | Shawn Thomas Odyssey | Q16733619 | EgmontUSA | ||
| 2011-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-secret-of-the-skeleton-key | 2011 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Secret of the Skeleton Key | Penny Warner | Q7164447 | EgmontUSA | ||
| 2010-best-first-novel-the-long-quiche-goodbye | 2010 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | The Long Quiche Goodbye | Avery Aames | ||||
| 2010-best-first-novel-murder-at-the-pta | 2010 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder at the PTA | Laura Alden | ||||
| 2010-best-first-novel-the-poisoner-s-handbook | 2010 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Poisoner's Handbook | Q7757619 | Deborah Blum | Q3020854 | ||
| 2010-best-first-novel-maid-of-murder | 2010 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Maid of Murder | Amanda Flower | Q18921731 | |||
| 2010-best-first-novel-full-mortality | 2010 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Full Mortality | Sasscer Hill | ||||
| 2010-best-first-novel-diamonds-for-the-dead | 2010 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Diamonds for the Dead | Alan Orloff | Q116481292 | |||
| 2010-best-novel-bury-your-dead | 2010 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Bury Your Dead | Q30602331 | Louise Penny | Q460414 | ||
| 2010-best-novel-stork-raving-mad | 2010 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Stork Raving Mad | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | |||
| 2010-best-novel-the-scent-of-rain-and-lightning | 2010 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Scent of Rain and Lightning | Nancy Pickard | Q509515 | |||
| 2010-best-novel-drive-time | 2010 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Drive Time | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | |||
| 2010-best-novel-truly-madly | 2010 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Truly, Madly | Heather Webber | Q5694172 | |||
| 2010-best-non-fiction-agatha-christie-s-secret-notebooks-50-ye | 2010 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: 50 Years of Mysteries in the Making | John Curran | ||||
| 2010-best-non-fiction-the-poisoner-s-handbook-murder-and-the-b | 2010 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York | Q7757619 | Deborah Blum | Q3020854 | ||
| 2010-best-non-fiction-sherlock-holmes-for-dummies | 2010 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Sherlock Holmes for Dummies | Stephen Doyle and David A. Crowder | ||||
| 2010-best-non-fiction-have-faith-in-your-kitchen | 2010 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Have Faith in Your Kitchen | Katherine Hall Page | Q21634562 | |||
| 2010-best-non-fiction-charlie-chan-the-untold-story-of-the-hon | 2010 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History | Yunte Huang | ||||
| 2010-best-short-story-so-much-in-common | 2010 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | So Much in Common | Mary Jane Maffini | Q6779886 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2010 | ||
| 2010-best-short-story-swing-shift | 2010 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Swing Shift | Dana Cameron | Q5214688 | Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side (Berkley) | ||
| 2010-best-short-story-size-matters | 2010 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Size Matters | Sheila Connolly | Q7493028 | Thin Ice: Crime Stories by New England Writers (Level Best Books) | ||
| 2010-best-short-story-volunteer-of-the-year | 2010 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | Volunteer of the Year | Barb Goffman | Q87409866 | Chesapeake Crimes: They Had it Comin' (Wildside Press) | ||
| 2010-best-short-story-the-green-cross | 2010 | Best Short Story | false | Finalist | The Green Cross | Elizabeth Zelvin | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Aug. 2010 | |||
| 2010-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-other-side-of-dark | 2010 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Other Side of Dark | Sarah Smith | Q7422785 | Atheneum Books | ||
| 2010-best-children-young-adult-fiction-theodore-boone-kid-lawyer | 2010 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer | Q2416842 | John Grisham | Q106465 | Dutton Children's | |
| 2010-best-children-young-adult-fiction-theodosia-and-the-eyes-of-horus | 2010 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus | R. L. LaFevers | Q7273799 | Houghton Mifflin | ||
| 2010-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-agency-a-spy-in-the-house | 2010 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Agency: A Spy in the House | Y. S. Lee | Candlewick Press | |||
| 2010-best-children-young-adult-fiction-virals | 2010 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | Virals | Kathy Reichs | Q298221 | Razorbill | ||
| 2009-best-first-novel-the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie | 2009 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie | Q729200 | Alan Bradley | Q504317 | Delacorte Press | |
| 2009-best-first-novel-for-better-for-murder | 2009 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | For Better, for Murder | Lisa Bork | ||||
| 2009-best-first-novel-posed-for-murder | 2009 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Posed for Murder | Meredith Cole | Minotaur Books | |||
| 2009-best-first-novel-the-cold-light-of-mourning | 2009 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Cold Light of Mourning | Elizabeth J. Duncan | Q18685812 | St. Martin's Press | ||
| 2009-best-first-novel-in-the-shadow-of-gotham | 2009 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | In the Shadow of Gotham | Stefanie Pintoff | Q7606391 | Minotaur Books | ||
| 2009-best-novel-a-brutal-telling | 2009 | Best Novel | true | Winner | A Brutal Telling | Louise Penny | Q460414 | Minotaur Books | ||
| 2009-best-novel-swan-for-the-money | 2009 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Swan for the Money | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | St. Martin's Minotaur | ||
| 2009-best-novel-bookplate-special | 2009 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Bookplate Special | Lorna Barrett | Berkley Prime Crime | |||
| 2009-best-novel-royal-flush | 2009 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Royal Flush | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Berkley Prime Crime | ||
| 2009-best-novel-air-time | 2009 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Air Time | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | MIRA | ||
| 2009-best-non-fiction-dame-agatha-s-shorts | 2009 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Dame Agatha's Shorts | Elena Santangelo | Bella Rosa Books | |||
| 2009-best-non-fiction-duchess-of-death | 2009 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Duchess of Death | Richard Hack | Q7326198 | Phoenix Books | ||
| 2009-best-non-fiction-talking-about-detective-fiction | 2009 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Talking About Detective Fiction | Q30324553 | P. D. James | Q270648 | Knopf | |
| 2009-best-non-fiction-blood-on-the-stage-1925-1950 | 2009 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Blood on the Stage 1925-1950 | Amnon Kabatchnik | Scarecrow Press | |||
| 2009-best-non-fiction-the-talented-miss-highsmith | 2009 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Talented Miss Highsmith | Joan Schenkar | Q20638895 | St Martin's Press | ||
| 2009-best-short-story-on-the-house | 2009 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | On the House | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | Level Best Books | ||
| 2009-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-hanging-hill | 2009 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Hanging Hill | Chris Grabenstein | Q18686441 | Random House | ||
| 2009-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-morgue-and-me | 2009 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Morgue and Me | John C. Ford | Q99286890 | |||
| 2009-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-case-of-the-poisoned-pig | 2009 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Case of the Poisoned Pig | Lewis B. Montgomery | ||||
| 2009-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-other-side-of-blue | 2009 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Other Side of Blue | Valerie O. Patterson | ||||
| 2009-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-case-of-the-cryptic-crinoline | 2009 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | false | Finalist | The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline | Q3232433 | Nancy Springer | Q3335610 | ||
| 2008-best-first-novel-death-of-a-cozy-writer | 2008 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Death of a Cozy Writer | G. M. Malliet | Q18356729 | Midnight Ink | ||
| 2008-best-first-novel-through-a-glass-deadly | 2008 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Through a Glass, Deadly | Sarah Atwell | ||||
| 2008-best-first-novel-paper-scissors-death | 2008 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Paper, Scissors, Death | Joanna Campbell Slan | ||||
| 2008-best-first-novel-the-diva-runs-out-of-thyme | 2008 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Diva Runs Out of Thyme | Krista Davis | Penguin Group | |||
| 2008-best-first-novel-pushing-up-daisies | 2008 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Pushing Up Daisies | Rosemary Harris | Minotaur Books | |||
| 2008-best-novel-the-cruelest-month | 2008 | Best Novel | true | Winner | The Cruelest Month | Q7728267 | Louise Penny | Q460414 | Minotaur Books | |
| 2008-best-novel-six-geese-a-slaying | 2008 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Six Geese A-Slaying | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | Minotaur Books | ||
| 2008-best-novel-a-royal-pain | 2008 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | A Royal Pain | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Penguin Group | ||
| 2008-best-novel-buckingham-palace-gardens | 2008 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Buckingham Palace Gardens | Anne Perry | Q288627 | Random House | ||
| 2008-best-novel-i-shall-not-want | 2008 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | I Shall Not Want | Julia Spencer-Fleming | Q1711920 | Minotaur Books | ||
| 2008-best-non-fiction-how-to-write-killer-historical-mysteries | 2008 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries | Kathy Lynn Emerson | Q6377259 | Perseverance Press | ||
| 2008-best-non-fiction-african-american-mystery-writers-a-histo | 2008 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | African American Mystery Writers: A Historical & Thematic Study | Frankie Y. Bailey | McFarland & Co. | |||
| 2008-best-non-fiction-anthony-boucher-a-biobibliography | 2008 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Anthony Boucher: A Biobibliography | Jeffrey Marks | Q6176154 | McFarland & Co. | ||
| 2008-best-non-fiction-edgar-allan-poe-an-illustrated-companion | 2008 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories | Dr. Harry Lee Poe | Q15452353 | Metro Books | ||
| 2008-best-non-fiction-the-suspicions-of-mr-whitcher-or-the-mur | 2008 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Suspicions of Mr. Whitcher, or The Murder at Road Hill House | Kate Summerscale | Q3297469 | Walker & Co. | ||
| 2008-best-short-story-the-night-things-changed | 2008 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Night Things Changed | Dana Cameron | Q5214688 | Wolfsbane & Mistletoe (Penguin Group) | ||
| 2008-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-crossroads | 2008 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The Crossroads | Chris Grabenstein | Q18686441 | |||
| 2007-best-first-novel-prime-time | 2007 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Prime Time | Hank Phillippi Ryan | Q5648440 | Harlequin | ||
| 2007-best-first-novel-a-beautiful-blue-death | 2007 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Beautiful Blue Death | Q4655383 | Charles Finch | Q5077653 | Minotaur Books | |
| 2007-best-first-novel-a-real-basket-case | 2007 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Real Basket Case | Q4659160 | Beth Groundwater | Q4897507 | Five Star Mystery | |
| 2007-best-first-novel-silent-in-the-grave | 2007 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Silent in the Grave | Deanna Raybourn | Q5246761 | Mira Books | ||
| 2007-best-novel-a-fatal-grace | 2007 | Best Novel | true | Winner | A Fatal Grace | Q4656677 | Louise Penny | Q460414 | St. Martin's Minotaur | |
| 2007-best-novel-the-penguin-who-knew-too-much | 2007 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Penguin Who Knew Too Much | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | St. Martin's Minotaur | ||
| 2007-best-novel-her-royal-spyness | 2007 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Her Royal Spyness | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | Penguin Group | ||
| 2007-best-novel-hard-row | 2007 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Hard Row | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | Grand Central Publishing | ||
| 2007-best-novel-murder-with-reservations | 2007 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Murder with Reservations | Elaine Viets | Q5353312 | NAL | ||
| 2007-best-non-fiction-arthur-conan-doyle-a-life-in-letters | 2007 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters | Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower, and Charles Foley | Q18921610 | Penguin Press | ||
| 2007-best-non-fiction-the-official-nancy-drew-handbook | 2007 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Official Nancy Drew Handbook | Penny Warner | Q7164447 | Quirck Productions | ||
| 2007-best-short-story-a-rat-s-tale | 2007 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | A Rat's Tale | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | ||
| 2007-best-children-young-adult-fiction-a-light-in-the-cellar | 2007 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | A Light In The Cellar | Sarah Masters Buckey | American Girl | |||
| 2006-best-first-novel-the-heat-of-the-moon | 2006 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | The Heat of the Moon | Sandra Parshall | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 2006-best-first-novel-consigned-to-death | 2006 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Consigned to Death | Jane Cleland | Q6152425 | Minotaur Books | ||
| 2006-best-first-novel-the-chef-who-died-sauteing | 2006 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Chef Who Died Sauteing | Honora Finkelstein and Susan Smily | Hilliard & Harris | |||
| 2006-best-first-novel-feint-of-art | 2006 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Feint of Art | Hailey Lind | Signet | |||
| 2006-best-first-novel-murder-on-the-rocks | 2006 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder on the Rocks | Karen MacInerney | Q6369837 | Midnight Ink | ||
| 2006-best-novel-the-virgin-of-small-plains | 2006 | Best Novel | true | Winner | The Virgin of Small Plains | Nancy Pickard | Q509515 | Random House | ||
| 2006-best-novel-the-saddlemaker-s-wife | 2006 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Saddlemaker's Wife | Earlene Fowler | Q5326489 | |||
| 2006-best-novel-why-casey-had-to-die | 2006 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Why Casey Had to Die | L. C. Hayden | Q6456382 | |||
| 2006-best-novel-the-virgin-of-small-plains-2 | 2006 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Virgin of Small Plains | Nancy Pickard | Q509515 | |||
| 2006-best-novel-all-mortal-flesh | 2006 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | All Mortal Flesh | Julia Spencer-Fleming | Q1711920 | |||
| 2006-best-novel-messenger-of-truth | 2006 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Messenger of Truth | Jacqueline Winspear | Q3157819 | |||
| 2006-best-non-fiction-don-t-murder-your-mystery | 2006 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Don't Murder Your Mystery | Chris Roerden | Bella Rosa Books | |||
| 2006-best-non-fiction-mystery-muses | 2006 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Mystery Muses | Q30324530 | Jim Huang and Austin Lugar | Q113518744 | The Crum Creek Press | |
| 2006-best-non-fiction-the-beautiful-cigar-girl | 2006 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Beautiful Cigar Girl | Daniel Stashower | Q18921610 | Dutton | ||
| 2006-best-short-story-sleeping-with-the-plush | 2006 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Sleeping with the Plush | Toni Kelner | Q7821288 | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | ||
| 2006-best-children-young-adult-fiction-pea-soup-poisonings | 2006 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Pea Soup Poisonings | Nancy Means Wright | Hilliard & Harris | |||
| 2005-best-first-novel-better-off-wed | 2005 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Better Off Wed | Laura Durham | HarperCollins | |||
| 2005-best-first-novel-jury-of-one | 2005 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Jury of One | Laura Bradford | Hilliard & Harris | |||
| 2005-best-first-novel-witch-way-to-murder | 2005 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Witch Way to Murder | Shirley Damsgaard | Avon | |||
| 2005-best-first-novel-knit-one-kill-two | 2005 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Knit One, Kill Two | Maggie Sefton | ||||
| 2005-best-first-novel-blood-relations | 2005 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Blood Relations | Lisa Tillman | Hilliard & Harris | |||
| 2005-best-novel-the-body-in-the-snowdrift | 2005 | Best Novel | true | Winner | The Body in the Snowdrift | Katherine Hall Page | Q21634562 | William Morrow & Company | ||
| 2005-best-novel-owls-well-that-ends-well | 2005 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Owls Well That Ends Well | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | St. Martin's Minotaur | ||
| 2005-best-novel-rituals-of-the-season | 2005 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Rituals of the Season | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | Mysterious Press & Warner Books | ||
| 2005-best-novel-the-belen-hitch | 2005 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Belen Hitch | Pari Noskin Taichert | University of New Mexico Press | |||
| 2005-best-novel-trouble-in-spades | 2005 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Trouble in Spades | Heather Webber | Q5694172 | Avon/HarperCollins | ||
| 2005-best-novel-pardonable-lies | 2005 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Pardonable Lies | Jacqueline Winspear | Q3157819 | Henry Holt & Company | ||
| 2005-best-non-fiction-girl-sleuth-nancy-drew-and-the-women-who | 2005 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her | Melanie Rehak | Harcourt | |||
| 2005-best-non-fiction-behind-the-mystery-top-mystery-writers | 2005 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Behind the Mystery: Top Mystery Writers | Stuart Kaminsky | Q2036138 | Hothouse Press | ||
| 2005-best-non-fiction-the-new-annotated-sherlock-holmes | 2005 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes | Leslie S. Klinger | Q6531114 | W. W. Norton | ||
| 2005-best-non-fiction-the-heirs-of-anthony-boucher | 2005 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Heirs of Anthony Boucher | Q30632593 | Marvin Lachman | Poisoned Pen Press | ||
| 2005-best-short-story-driven-to-distraction | 2005 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Driven to Distraction | Marcia Talley | Q6757145 | Chesapeake Crimes II (Quiet Storm Publishing) | ||
| 2005-best-children-young-adult-fiction-down-the-rabbit-hole | 2005 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Down the Rabbit Hole | Peter Abrahams | Q636037 | HarperCollins | ||
| 2005-best-children-young-adult-fiction-flush | 2005 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Flush | Carl Hiaasen | Q726177 | Alfred A. Knopf | ||
| 2004-best-first-novel-dating-dead-men | 2004 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Dating Dead Men | Q30632577 | Harley Jane Kozak | Q540064 | Doubleday | |
| 2004-best-first-novel-till-the-cows-come-home | 2004 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Till the Cows Come Home | Judy Clemens | Q19663907 | Poisoned Pen Press | ||
| 2004-best-first-novel-arson-and-old-lace | 2004 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Arson and Old Lace | Patricia Harwin | Pocket Books | |||
| 2004-best-first-novel-i-dreamed-i-married-perry-mason | 2004 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason | Susan Kandel | Q7648051 | HarperCollins | ||
| 2004-best-first-novel-the-clovis-incident-a-mystery | 2004 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Clovis Incident: A Mystery | Pari Noskin Taichert | University of New Mexico Press | |||
| 2004-best-first-novel-god-speed-the-night | 2004 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | God Speed the Night | Dorothy Salisbury Davis and Jerome Ross | Q140193 | |||
| 2004-best-novel-birds-of-a-feather | 2004 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Birds of a Feather | Jacqueline Winspear | Q3157819 | Soho Press | ||
| 2004-best-novel-we-ll-always-have-parrots | 2004 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | We'll Always Have Parrots | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | Thomas Dunne Books | ||
| 2004-best-novel-by-a-spider-s-thread | 2004 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | By a Spider's Thread | Laura Lippman | Q446483 | HarperCollins | ||
| 2004-best-novel-high-country-fall | 2004 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | High Country Fall | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | Mysterious Press | ||
| 2004-best-novel-the-pearl-diver | 2004 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Pearl Diver | Sujata Massey | Q266187 | HarperCollins | ||
| 2004-best-non-fiction-private-eye-lashes-radio-s-lady-detectiv | 2004 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Private Eye-Lashes: Radio’s Lady Detectives | Jack French | Q6112587 | Bear Manor Media | ||
| 2004-best-non-fiction-the-new-annotated-sherlock-holmes-the-co | 2004 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories | Leslie Klinger (editor) | Q6531114 | W. W. Norton & Company | ||
| 2004-best-short-story-wedding-knife | 2004 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Wedding Knife | Elaine Viets | Q5353312 | Chesapeake Crimes, edited by Donna Andrews (Quiet Storm Publishing) | ||
| 2004-best-children-young-adult-fiction-chasing-vermeer | 2004 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Chasing Vermeer | Q1170049 | Blue Balliett | Q2283031 | Scholastic Press | |
| 2003-best-first-novel-maisie-dobbs | 2003 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Maisie Dobbs | Q6736997 | Jacqueline Winspear | Q3157819 | Soho Press Inc. | |
| 2003-best-first-novel-dealing-in-murder | 2003 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Dealing in Murder | Elaine Flinn | Q47022855 | Avon | ||
| 2003-best-first-novel-haunted-ground | 2003 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Haunted Ground | Erin Hart | Q16192738 | Scribner | ||
| 2003-best-first-novel-take-the-bait | 2003 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Take the Bait | S.W. Hubbard | Pocket Books | |||
| 2003-best-first-novel-alpine-for-you | 2003 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Alpine for You | Maddy Hunter | Pocket Books | |||
| 2003-best-first-novel-murder-off-mike | 2003 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder off Mike | Joyce Kreig | Minotaur Books | |||
| 2003-best-first-novel-o-artful-death | 2003 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | O’ Artful Death | Sarah Stewart Taylor | Q2224504 | St. Martin's Press | ||
| 2003-best-novel-letter-from-home | 2003 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Letter From Home | Carolyn Hart | Q3595068 | Berkley Prime Crime | ||
| 2003-best-novel-crouching-buzzard-leaping-loon | 2003 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | St. Martin's Minotaur | ||
| 2003-best-novel-mumbo-gumbo | 2003 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Mumbo Gumbo | Jerrilyn Farmer | Q13562993 | William Morrow & Company | ||
| 2003-best-novel-dream-house | 2003 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Dream House | Rochelle Majer Krich | Q2160238 | Ballantine Books | ||
| 2003-best-novel-last-lessons-of-summer | 2003 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Last Lessons of Summer | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | Mysterious Press | ||
| 2003-best-novel-shop-till-you-drop | 2003 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Shop till You Drop | Elaine Viets | Q5353312 | Signet | ||
| 2003-best-non-fiction-amelia-peabody-s-egypt-a-compendium | 2003 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium | Q4742289 | Elizabeth Peters and Kristen Whitbread (editors) with Dennis Forbes (design) | Q451009 | William Morrow & Company | |
| 2003-best-non-fiction-mystery-women-an-encyclopedia-of-leading | 2003 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Volume 3 (Parts 1 & 2) | Colleen A. Barnett | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 2003-best-non-fiction-a-second-helping-of-murder-more-diabolic | 2003 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | A Second Helping of Murder: More Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers | Jo Grossman and Robert Weibezahl (editors) | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 2003-best-non-fiction-atomic-renaissance-women-mystery-writers | 2003 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Atomic Renaissance: Women Mystery Writers of the 1940s and 1950s | Jeffrey Marks | Q6176154 | Delphi Books | ||
| 2003-best-short-story-no-man-s-land | 2003 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | No Man’s Land | Elizabeth Foxwell | Blood On Their Hands (Berkley Prime Crime) | |||
| 2003-best-children-young-adult-fiction-the-7th-knot | 2003 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | The 7th Knot | Kathleen Karr | Q6376766 | Marshall Cavendish | ||
| 2002-best-first-novel-in-the-bleak-midwinter | 2002 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | In the Bleak Midwinter | Q16847774 | Julia Spencer-Fleming | Q1711920 | Minotaur Books | |
| 2002-best-first-novel-not-all-tarts-are-apple | 2002 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Not All Tarts Are Apple | Pip Granger | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 2002-best-first-novel-six-strokes-under | 2002 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Six Strokes Under | Roberta Isleib | Berkley Prime Crime | |||
| 2002-best-first-novel-beat-until-stiff | 2002 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Beat Until Stiff | Claire M. Johnson | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 2002-best-first-novel-how-to-murder-a-millionaire | 2002 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | How to Murder a Millionaire | Nancy Martin | Signet | |||
| 2002-best-first-novel-shadows-at-the-fair | 2002 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Shadows at the Fair | Lea Wait | Q6508245 | Scribner | ||
| 2002-best-novel-you-ve-got-murder | 2002 | Best Novel | true | Winner | You've Got Murder | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | Berkley Prime Crime | ||
| 2002-best-novel-death-of-riley | 2002 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Death of Riley | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | St. Martin's Minotaur | ||
| 2002-best-novel-the-body-in-the-bonfire | 2002 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Body in the Bonfire | Katherine Hall Page | Q21634562 | Morrow | ||
| 2002-best-novel-blues-in-the-night | 2002 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Blues in the Night | Rochelle Majer Krich | Q2160238 | Ballantine Books | ||
| 2002-best-novel-the-golden-one | 2002 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Golden One | Q3211282 | Elizabeth Peters | Q451009 | William Morrow & Company | |
| 2002-best-non-fiction-they-died-in-vain-overlooked-underapprec | 2002 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated, and Forgotten Mystery Novels | Q30632489 | Jim Huang (editor) | Q113518744 | Crum Creek Press | |
| 2002-best-non-fiction-the-mammoth-encyclopedia-of-modern-crime | 2002 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction | Mike Ashley (editor) | Q15454805 | Avalon Publishing Group | ||
| 2002-best-non-fiction-mystery-women-an-encyclopedia-of-leading | 2002 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction | Colleen Barnett | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 2002-best-non-fiction-writing-mysteries-a-handbook-by-the-myst | 2002 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America | Sue Grafton (editor) with Jan Burke and Barry Zeman | Q234865 | Writer's Digest | ||
| 2002-best-non-fiction-kitchen-privileges-a-memoir | 2002 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir | Mary Higgins Clark | Q231736 | Simon and Schuster | ||
| 2002-best-short-story-the-dog-that-didn-t-bark | 2002 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Dog That Didn't Bark | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 2002 | ||
| 2002-best-short-story-too-many-cooks | 2002 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Too Many Cooks | Marcia Talley | Q6757145 | Much Ado About Murder, edited by Anne Perry (Berkley Prime Crime) | ||
| 2002-best-children-young-adult-fiction-red-card | 2002 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Red Card | Daniel J. Hale and Matthew LaBrot | Top Publications | |||
| 2001-best-first-novel-bubbles-unbound | 2001 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Bubbles Unbound | Sarah Strohmeyer | Q7422808 | Dutton | ||
| 2001-best-first-novel-innkeeping-with-murder | 2001 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Innkeeping with Murder | Tim Myers | Q14771476 | Berkley Prime Crime | ||
| 2001-best-first-novel-mute-witness | 2001 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Mute Witness | Charlie O'Brien | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 2001-best-first-novel-a-witness-above | 2001 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Witness Above | Andy Straka | Q4761363 | Signet | ||
| 2001-best-novel-murphy-s-law | 2001 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Murphy's Law | Rhys Bowen | Q6153562 | St. Martin's Minotaur | ||
| 2001-best-novel-arkansas-traveler | 2001 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Arkansas Traveler | Earlene Fowler | Q5326489 | Berkley Books | ||
| 2001-best-novel-dead-until-dark | 2001 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Dead Until Dark | Q2659748 | Charlaine Harris | Q233566 | Ace | |
| 2001-best-novel-shadows-of-sin | 2001 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Shadows of Sin | Rochelle Majer Krich | Q2160238 | Avon | ||
| 2001-best-novel-the-bride-s-kimono | 2001 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Bride's Kimono | Sujata Massey | Q266187 | HarperCollins | ||
| 2001-best-non-fiction-seldom-disappointed-a-memoir | 2001 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir | Q7447608 | Tony Hillerman | Q181920 | HarperCollins | |
| 2001-best-non-fiction-the-history-of-the-mystery | 2001 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The History of the Mystery | Max Allan Collins | Q690233 | Collector's Press | ||
| 2001-best-non-fiction-writing-the-mystery-a-start-to-finish-gu | 2001 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Writing the Mystery: A Start-To-Finish Guide for Both Novice and Professional | G. Miki Hayden | Intrigue Press | |||
| 2001-best-non-fiction-who-was-that-lady | 2001 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Who Was That Lady? | Jeffrey Marks | Q6176154 | Delphi Books | ||
| 2001-best-non-fiction-food-drink-and-the-female-sleuth | 2001 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Food, Drink, and the Female Sleuth | The Sisters Wells | Authors Choice Press/iUniverse.com | |||
| 2001-best-short-story-the-would-be-widower | 2001 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Would-Be-Widower | Katherine Hall Page | Q21634562 | Malice Domestic X (Avon Books) | ||
| 2001-best-children-young-adult-fiction-mystery-of-the-haunted-caves | 2001 | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | true | Winner | Mystery Of The Haunted Caves | Penny Warner | Q7164447 | Meadowbrook Press | ||
| 2000-best-first-novel-death-on-a-silver-tray | 2000 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Death on a Silver Tray | Rosemary Stevens | Berkley Prime Crime | |||
| 2000-best-first-novel-three-dirty-women-and-the-garden-of-deat | 2000 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Three Dirty Women and the Garden of Death | Julie W. Herman | Overmountain Press | |||
| 2000-best-first-novel-death-of-an-amiable-child | 2000 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Death of an Amiable Child | Irene Marcuse | Q6069127 | Walker & Company | ||
| 2000-best-first-novel-murder-of-a-small-town-honey | 2000 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder of a Small Town Honey | Denise Swanson | Q5257776 | Signet | ||
| 2000-best-novel-storm-track | 2000 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Storm Track | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | Mysterious Press | ||
| 2000-best-novel-guns-and-roses | 2000 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Guns and Roses | Taffy Cannon | ||||
| 2000-best-novel-killer-wedding | 2000 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Killer Wedding | Jerrilyn Farmer | Q13562993 | |||
| 2000-best-novel-the-floating-girl | 2000 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Floating Girl | Sujata Massey | Q266187 | |||
| 2000-best-novel-he-shall-thunder-in-the-sky | 2000 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | He Shall Thunder in the Sky | Q5688928 | Elizabeth Peters | Q451009 | ||
| 2000-best-non-fiction-100-favorite-mysteries-of-the-century | 2000 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century | Jim Huang (editor) | Q113518744 | Crum Creek Press | ||
| 2000-best-non-fiction-the-complete-christie | 2000 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Complete Christie | Matthew Bunson | Q6790240 | Pocket Books | ||
| 2000-best-non-fiction-women-of-mystery | 2000 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Women of Mystery | Martha Dubose (editor) | ||||
| 2000-best-non-fiction-the-american-regional-mystery | 2000 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The American Regional Mystery | Marvin Lachman (editor) | ||||
| 2000-best-non-fiction-they-wrote-the-book | 2000 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | They Wrote the Book | Helen Windrath (editor) | ||||
| 2000-best-short-story-the-man-in-the-civil-suit | 2000 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Man in the Civil Suit | Jan Burke | Q1681667 | Malice Domestic 9 (Avon Books) | ||
| 1999-best-first-novel-murder-with-peacocks | 1999 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Murder with Peacocks | Q29097878 | Donna Andrews | Q5296302 | Thomas Dunne Books | |
| 1999-best-first-novel-circles-of-confusion | 1999 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Circles of Confusion | April Henry | Q4782034 | HarperTorch | ||
| 1999-best-first-novel-revenge-of-the-gypsy-queen | 1999 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Revenge of the Gypsy Queen | Kris Neri | Rainbow Books | |||
| 1999-best-first-novel-by-blood-possessed | 1999 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | By Blood Possessed | Elena Santangelo | Minotaur Books | |||
| 1999-best-first-novel-sing-it-to-her-bones | 1999 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Sing It to Her Bones | Marcia Talley | Q6757145 | Dell | ||
| 1999-best-novel-mariner-s-compass | 1999 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Mariner's Compass | Earlene Fowler | Q5326489 | Berkley Books | ||
| 1999-best-novel-immaculate-reception | 1999 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Immaculate Reception | Jerrilyn Farmer | Q13562993 | Avon | ||
| 1999-best-novel-death-on-the-river-walk | 1999 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Death on the River Walk | Carolyn Hart | Q3595068 | Avon | ||
| 1999-best-novel-in-big-trouble | 1999 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | In Big Trouble | Q29097932 | Laura Lippman | Q446483 | Avon | |
| 1999-best-novel-the-flower-master | 1999 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Flower Master | Sujata Massey | Q266187 | HarperCollins | ||
| 1999-best-non-fiction-teller-of-tales-the-life-of-arthur-conan | 1999 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Teller of Tales: the Life of Arthur Conan Doyle | Daniel Stashower | Q18921610 | Henry Holt & Company | ||
| 1999-best-non-fiction-the-deadly-directory | 1999 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Deadly Directory | Kate Derie | Deadly Serious Press | |||
| 1999-best-non-fiction-a-taste-of-murder-diabolically-delicious | 1999 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers | Jo Grossman and Robert Weibezahl | Poisoned Pen Press | |||
| 1999-best-non-fiction-detecting-women-iii | 1999 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Detecting Women III | Willetta L. Heising | Purple Moon Press | |||
| 1999-best-non-fiction-the-oxford-companion-to-crime-and-myster | 1999 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing | Rosemary Herbert | Oxford University Press | |||
| 1999-best-short-story-out-of-africa | 1999 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Out of Africa | Nancy Pickard | Q509515 | Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder (Berkley Publishing Group) | ||
| 1998-best-first-novel-the-doctor-digs-a-grave | 1998 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | The Doctor Digs a Grave | Robin Hathaway | Minotaur Books | |||
| 1998-best-first-novel-sympathy-for-the-devil | 1998 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Sympathy for the Devil | Jerrilyn Farmer | Q13562993 | Avon | ||
| 1998-best-first-novel-tiger-s-palette | 1998 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Tiger's Palette | Jacqueline Fiedler | ||||
| 1998-best-first-novel-dying-to-get-published | 1998 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Dying to Get Published | Judy Fitzwater | Fawcett | |||
| 1998-best-first-novel-fax-me-a-bagel | 1998 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Fax Me a Bagel | Sharon Kahn | Scribner | |||
| 1998-best-novel-butchers-hill | 1998 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Butchers Hill | Q30668090 | Laura Lippman | Q446483 | Avon | |
| 1998-best-novel-liar | 1998 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Liar | Jan Burke | Q1681667 | Simon & Schuster | ||
| 1998-best-novel-dove-in-the-window | 1998 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Dove in the Window | Earlene Fowler | Q5326489 | Berkley | ||
| 1998-best-novel-blind-bloodhound-justice | 1998 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Blind Bloodhound Justice | Virginia Lanier | Q7934362 | HarperCollins | ||
| 1998-best-novel-home-fires | 1998 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Home Fires | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | Mysterious Press | ||
| 1998-best-novel-the-ape-who-guards-the-balance | 1998 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Ape Who Guards the Balance | Q7713975 | Elizabeth Peters | Q451009 | Avon | |
| 1998-best-non-fiction-mystery-reader-s-walking-guide-to-washin | 1998 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Mystery Reader's Walking Guide to Washington D.C. | Alzina Stone Dale | Passport Books | |||
| 1998-best-non-fiction-speaking-of-murder | 1998 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Speaking of Murder | Edward Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg | Q5343140 | Berkley | ||
| 1998-best-non-fiction-dean-james-and-ellen-nehr-deadly-women | 1998 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Dean James and Ellen Nehr, Deadly Women | Jan Grape | Carroll & Graf Publishers | |||
| 1998-best-non-fiction-silk-stalkings-ii | 1998 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Silk Stalkings II | Victoria Nichols and Susan Thompson | Scarecrow | |||
| 1998-best-non-fiction-killer-books | 1998 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Killer Books | Jean Swanson and Dean James | Q6171568 | Berkley | ||
| 1998-best-short-story-of-course-you-know-that-chocolate-is-a-v | 1998 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is A Vegetable | Barbara D'Amato | Q4858844 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 1998 | ||
| 1997-best-first-novel-the-salaryman-s-wife | 1997 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | The Salaryman's Wife | Sujata Massey | Q266187 | HarperCollins | ||
| 1997-best-first-novel-quieter-than-sleep | 1997 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Quieter Than Sleep | Joanne Dobson | Q6206101 | Doubleday | ||
| 1997-best-first-novel-the-butter-did-it | 1997 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Butter Did It | Phyllis Richman | Q18574584 | HarperCollins | ||
| 1997-best-first-novel-dead-body-language | 1997 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Dead Body Language | Penny Warner | Q7164447 | Bantam Books | ||
| 1997-best-first-novel-death-brims-over | 1997 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Death Brims Over | Barbara Jaye Wilson | Avon | |||
| 1997-best-novel-the-devil-in-music | 1997 | Best Novel | true | Winner | The Devil In Music | Kate Ross | Q13423116 | Viking Press | ||
| 1997-best-novel-hocus | 1997 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Hocus | Jan Burke | Q1681667 | Simon & Schuster | ||
| 1997-best-novel-dreaming-of-the-bones | 1997 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Dreaming of the Bones | Deborah Crombie | Q272861 | Scribner | ||
| 1997-best-novel-goose-in-a-pond | 1997 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Goose in a Pond | Earlene Fowler | Q5326489 | Berkley Books | ||
| 1997-best-novel-seeing-a-large-cat | 1997 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Seeing a Large Cat | Q14928329 | Elizabeth Peters | Q451009 | Warner | |
| 1997-best-non-fiction-detecting-men | 1997 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Detecting Men | Willeta L. Heising | Purple Moon Press | |||
| 1997-best-non-fiction-crimes-of-the-scene | 1997 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Crimes of the Scene | Nina King and Robin Winks | Q7352880 | St. Martin's Press | ||
| 1997-best-non-fiction-guilty-parties | 1997 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Guilty Parties | Ian Ousby | Q16015164 | Thames & Hudson | ||
| 1997-best-short-story-tea-for-two | 1997 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Tea for Two | M.D. Lake | Funnybones (Penguin Group) | |||
| 1996-best-first-novel-murder-on-a-girl-s-night-out | 1996 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Murder on a Girl's Night Out | Anne George | Q4768372 | Avon | ||
| 1996-best-first-novel-death-in-little-tokyo-a-ken-tanaka-myste | 1996 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Death in Little Tokyo: A Ken Tanaka Mystery | Dale Furutani | Q3701016 | St. Martin’s | ||
| 1996-best-first-novel-somebody-else-s-child | 1996 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Somebody Else's Child | Q30668103 | Terris Grimes | Onyx Books | ||
| 1996-best-first-novel-the-grass-widow | 1996 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Grass Widow | Teri Holbrook | Q7702382 | Bantam Books | ||
| 1996-best-first-novel-hearts-and-bone-a-novel-of-historical-su | 1996 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Hearts and Bone: A Novel of Historical Suspense | Margaret K. Lawrence | Avon | |||
| 1996-best-first-novel-riding-for-a-fall | 1996 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Riding for a Fall | Lillian M. Roberts | Gold Medal | |||
| 1996-best-novel-up-jumps-the-devil | 1996 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Up Jumps the Devil | Q141456593 | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | Mysterious Press | |
| 1996-best-novel-kansas-troubles | 1996 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Kansas Troubles | Earlene Fowler | Q5326489 | Berkley Books | ||
| 1996-best-novel-strong-as-death | 1996 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Strong as Death | Sharan Newman | Q7489401 | Forge | ||
| 1996-best-non-fiction-detecting-women-2 | 1996 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Detecting Women 2 | Willetta L. Heising | Purple Moon Press | |||
| 1996-best-non-fiction-mystery-a-celebration | 1996 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Mystery: A Celebration | Ron Miller | KQED Books | |||
| 1996-best-non-fiction-amateur-detectives-a-writer-s-guide-to-h | 1996 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Amateur Detectives: A Writer's Guide to How Private Citizens Solve Criminal Cases | Elaine Raco Chase and Anne Wingate | Q4768895 | Writer's Digest | ||
| 1996-best-non-fiction-the-letters-of-dorothy-l-sayers-the-maki | 1996 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: The Making of a Detective Novelist | Barbara Reynolds (editor) | Q4859246 | St. Martin's Minotaur | ||
| 1996-best-non-fiction-by-a-woman-s-hand-2nd-edition | 1996 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | By a Woman's Hand, 2nd Edition | Jean Swanson and Dean James | Q6171568 | Berkley Publishing Group | ||
| 1996-best-short-story-accidents-will-happen | 1996 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Accidents Will Happen | Carolyn Wheat | Q23816377 | Malice Domestic 5 (Pocket Books) | ||
| 1995-best-first-novel-the-body-in-the-transept | 1995 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | The Body in the Transept | Jeanne M. Dams | Walker | |||
| 1995-best-first-novel-a-far-and-deadly-cry | 1995 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Far and Deadly Cry | Teri Holbrook | Q7702382 | |||
| 1995-best-first-novel-horse-of-a-different-killer | 1995 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Horse of a Different Killer | Jody Jaffe | ||||
| 1995-best-first-novel-death-in-bloodhound-red | 1995 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Death in Bloodhound Red | Virginia Lanier | Q7934362 | |||
| 1995-best-first-novel-murder-in-scorpio | 1995 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Murder in Scorpio | Martha C. Lawrence | ||||
| 1995-best-novel-if-i-d-killed-him-when-i-met-him | 1995 | Best Novel | true | Winner | If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him | Q139759832 | Sharyn McCrumb | Q1152905 | Ballantine Books | |
| 1995-best-novel-miracles-in-maggody | 1995 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Miracles in Maggody | Joan Hess | Q1690743 | |||
| 1995-best-novel-the-wandering-arm | 1995 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Wandering Arm | Sharan Newman | Q7489401 | |||
| 1995-best-novel-twilight | 1995 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Twilight | Nancy Pickard | Q509515 | |||
| 1995-best-novel-escapade | 1995 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Escapade | Walter Satterthwait | ||||
| 1995-best-non-fiction-mystery-readers-walking-guide-chicago | 1995 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | Mystery Readers Walking Guide-Chicago | Alzina Stone Dale | Passport Books, NTC Publishing Group | |||
| 1995-best-non-fiction-john-dickson-carr-the-man-who-explained- | 1995 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | John Dickson Carr: the Man Who Explained Miracles | Douglas G. Greene | Q20950002 | |||
| 1995-best-non-fiction-ngaio-marsh-the-woman-and-her-work | 1995 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Ngaio Marsh: the Woman and Her Work | B.J. Rahn | ||||
| 1995-best-non-fiction-the-armchair-detective-book-of-lists-2nd | 1995 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Armchair Detective Book of Lists, 2nd edition | Kate Stine | ||||
| 1995-best-non-fiction-the-cadfael-companion-2nd-edition | 1995 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Cadfael Companion, 2nd edition | Robin Whiteman | ||||
| 1995-best-short-story-the-dog-who-remembered-too-much | 1995 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Dog Who Remembered Too Much | Elizabeth Daniels Squire | Malice Domestic 4 (Pocket Books) | |||
| 1994-best-first-novel-do-unto-others | 1994 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Do Unto Others | Jeff Abbott | Q537057 | Ballantine | ||
| 1994-best-first-novel-writers-of-the-purple-sage | 1994 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Writers of the Purple Sage | Barbara Burnett Smith | ||||
| 1994-best-first-novel-one-for-the-money | 1994 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | One for the Money | Q3211930 | Janet Evanovich | Q240547 | Scribner | |
| 1994-best-first-novel-fool-s-puzzle | 1994 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Fool's Puzzle | Earlene Fowler | Q5326489 | |||
| 1994-best-first-novel-until-death | 1994 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Until Death | Polly Whitney | ||||
| 1994-best-novel-she-walks-these-hills | 1994 | Best Novel | true | Winner | She Walks These Hills | Q29097868 | Sharyn McCrumb | Q1152905 | Scribner | |
| 1994-best-novel-scandal-in-fair-haven | 1994 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Scandal in Fair Haven | Carolyn G. Hart | Q3595068 | |||
| 1994-best-novel-the-beekeeper-s-apprentice | 1994 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Beekeeper's Apprentice | Q7716279 | Laurie R. King | Q272794 | ||
| 1994-best-novel-angel-of-death | 1994 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Angel of Death | Rochelle Majer Krich | Q2160238 | |||
| 1994-best-novel-night-train-to-memphis | 1994 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Night Train to Memphis | Elizabeth Peters | Q451009 | |||
| 1994-best-non-fiction-by-a-woman-s-hand | 1994 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | By a Woman's Hand | Jean Swanson and Dean James | Q6171568 | Berkley Publishing Group | ||
| 1994-best-non-fiction-encyclopedia-mysteriosa | 1994 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Encyclopedia Mysteriosa | William L. DeAndrea | Q4020066 | |||
| 1994-best-non-fiction-crime-fiction-ii | 1994 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Crime Fiction II | Allen J. Hubin | Q20666680 | |||
| 1994-best-non-fiction-great-women-mystery-writers | 1994 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Great Women Mystery Writers | Kathleen Gregory Klein | ||||
| 1994-best-non-fiction-had-she-but-known-mary-roberts-rinehart | 1994 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Had She But Known: Mary Roberts Rinehart | Charlotte MacLeod | Q353898 | |||
| 1994-best-short-story-the-family-jewels | 1994 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | The Family Jewels | Dorothy Cannell | Q5298347 | Malice Domestic 3 (Pocket Books) | ||
| 1993-best-first-novel-track-of-the-cat | 1993 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Track of the Cat | Q30668086 | Nevada Barr | Q447404 | Putnam | |
| 1993-best-first-novel-goodnight-irene | 1993 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Goodnight, Irene | Jan Burke | Q1681667 | |||
| 1993-best-first-novel-a-share-in-death | 1993 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Share in Death | Deborah Crombie | Q272861 | |||
| 1993-best-first-novel-death-comes-as-ephiphany | 1993 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Death Comes as Ephiphany | Sharan Newman | Q7489401 | |||
| 1993-best-first-novel-child-of-silence | 1993 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Child of Silence | Abigail Padgett | Q321123 | |||
| 1993-best-novel-dead-man-s-island | 1993 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Dead Man's Island | Carolyn Hart | Q3595068 | Bantam Books | ||
| 1993-best-novel-old-scores | 1993 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Old Scores | Aaron Elkins | Q3603071 | |||
| 1993-best-novel-o-little-town-of-maggody | 1993 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | O Little Town of Maggody | Joan Hess | Q1690743 | |||
| 1993-best-novel-to-live-and-die-in-dixie | 1993 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | To Live and Die in Dixie | Kathy Hogan Trocheck | Q6779987 | |||
| 1993-best-novel-fair-game | 1993 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Fair Game | Rochelle Majer Krich | Q2160238 | |||
| 1993-best-novel-southern-discomfort | 1993 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Southern Discomfort | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | |||
| 1993-best-non-fiction-the-doctor-the-murder-the-mystery | 1993 | Best Non-Fiction | true | Winner | The Doctor, the Murder, the Mystery | Q30324427 | Barbara D'Amato | Q4858844 | Noble Press | |
| 1993-best-non-fiction-the-poisonous-pen-of-agatha-christie | 1993 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Poisonous Pen of Agatha Christie | Michael C. Gerald | ||||
| 1993-best-non-fiction-the-fine-art-of-murder | 1993 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Fine Art of Murder | Edward Gorman | Q5343140 | |||
| 1993-best-non-fiction-a-reader-s-guide-to-the-american-novel-o | 1993 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | A Reader's Guide to the American Novel of Detection | Marvin Lachman | ||||
| 1993-best-non-fiction-the-doubleday-crime-club-compendium-1928 | 1993 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | The Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928-91 | Ellen A. Nehr | ||||
| 1993-best-non-fiction-dorothy-l-sayers | 1993 | Best Non-Fiction | false | Finalist | Dorothy L. Sayers | Alzina Stone Dale | ||||
| 1993-best-short-story-kim-s-game | 1993 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Kim's Game | M.D. Lake | Malice Domestic 2 (Pocket Books) | |||
| 1992-best-first-novel-blanche-on-the-lam | 1992 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Blanche on the Lam | Q4924906 | Barbara Neely | Q4859184 | St. Martin's Press | |
| 1992-best-first-novel-all-the-great-pretenders | 1992 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | All the Great Pretenders | Deborah Adams | Q69447247 | |||
| 1992-best-first-novel-decked | 1992 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Decked | Carol Higgins Clark | Q2939843 | |||
| 1992-best-first-novel-seneca-falls-inheritance | 1992 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Seneca Falls Inheritance | Miriam Grace Monfredo | ||||
| 1992-best-first-novel-thyme-of-death | 1992 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Thyme of Death | Susan Wittig Albert | Q7648548 | |||
| 1992-best-novel-bootlegger-s-daughter | 1992 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Bootlegger's Daughter | Q29097702 | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | Mysterious Press | |
| 1992-best-novel-southern-ghost | 1992 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Southern Ghost | Carolyn G. Hart | Q3595068 | |||
| 1992-best-novel-the-hangman-s-beautiful-daughter | 1992 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter | Sharyn McCrumb | Q1152905 | |||
| 1992-best-novel-defend-and-betray | 1992 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Defend and Betray | Anne Perry | Q288627 | |||
| 1992-best-novel-the-snake-the-crocodile-and-the-dog | 1992 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog | Q7764972 | Elizabeth Peters | Q451009 | ||
| 1992-best-short-story-nice-gorilla | 1992 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Nice Gorilla | Aaron Elkins and Charlotte Elkins | Q3603071 | Malice Domestic 1 (Pocket Books) | ||
| 1991-best-first-novel-zero-at-the-bone | 1991 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Zero at the Bone | Mary Willis Walker | Q274708 | St. Martin's Press | ||
| 1991-best-first-novel-carpool | 1991 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Carpool | Mary Cahill | ||||
| 1991-best-first-novel-just-desserts | 1991 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Just Desserts | Mary Daheim | Q16104646 | |||
| 1991-best-first-novel-the-bulrush-murders | 1991 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Bulrush Murders | Rebecca Rothenberg | ||||
| 1991-best-first-novel-flowers-for-the-dead | 1991 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Flowers for the Dead | Ann Williams | ||||
| 1991-best-novel-i-o-u | 1991 | Best Novel | true | Winner | I.O.U. | Nancy Pickard | Q509515 | Pocket Books | ||
| 1991-best-novel-make-no-bones | 1991 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Make No Bones | Aaron Elkins | Q3603071 | Mysterious Press | ||
| 1991-best-novel-the-christie-caper | 1991 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Christie Caper | Carolyn G. Hart | Q3595068 | Bantam Books | ||
| 1991-best-novel-an-owl-too-many | 1991 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | An Owl Too Many | Charlotte MacLeod | Q353898 | Mysterious Press | ||
| 1991-best-novel-the-last-camel-died-at-noon | 1991 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Last Camel Died at Noon | Q7745609 | Elizabeth Peters | Q451009 | Warner | |
| 1991-best-short-story-deborah-s-judgment | 1991 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Deborah's Judgment | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | A Woman's Eye (Delacourte Press) | ||
| 1990-best-first-novel-the-body-in-the-belfry | 1990 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | The Body in the Belfry | Katherine Hall Page | Q21634562 | St. Martin's Press | ||
| 1990-best-first-novel-screaming-bones | 1990 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Screaming Bones | Pat Burden | ||||
| 1990-best-first-novel-the-chartreuse-clue | 1990 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Chartreuse Clue | William F. Love | ||||
| 1990-best-first-novel-catering-to-nobody | 1990 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Catering to Nobody | Diane Mott Davidson | Q1208990 | |||
| 1990-best-first-novel-sea-of-troubles | 1990 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Sea of Troubles | Janet L. Smith | ||||
| 1990-best-novel-bum-steer | 1990 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Bum Steer | Nancy Pickard | Q509515 | Pocket Books | ||
| 1990-best-novel-real-murders | 1990 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Real Murders | Charlaine Harris | Q233566 | |||
| 1990-best-novel-deadly-valentine | 1990 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Deadly Valentine | Carolyn G. Hart | Q3595068 | |||
| 1990-best-novel-the-face-of-a-stranger | 1990 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Face of a Stranger | Anne Perry | Q288627 | |||
| 1990-best-novel-the-potter-s-field | 1990 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Potter's Field | Q7757892 | Ellis Peters | Q237235 | ||
| 1990-best-short-story-too-much-to-bare | 1990 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | Too Much To Bare | Joan Hess | Q1690743 | Sisters in Crime 2 (Berkley Publishing Group) | ||
| 1989-best-first-novel-grime-and-punishment | 1989 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | Grime and Punishment | Jill Churchill | Q13563085 | Avon | ||
| 1989-best-first-novel-working-murder | 1989 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Working Murder | Eleanor Boylan | ||||
| 1989-best-first-novel-a-question-of-guilt | 1989 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | A Question of Guilt | Frances Fyfield | Q463182 | |||
| 1989-best-first-novel-the-mother-shadow | 1989 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Mother Shadow | Melanie Johnson Howe | ||||
| 1989-best-first-novel-the-mark-twain-murders | 1989 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Mark Twain Murders | Edith Skom | Q5338677 | |||
| 1989-best-novel-naked-once-more | 1989 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Naked Once More | Elizabeth Peters | Q451009 | Warner | ||
| 1989-best-novel-the-sirens-sang-of-murder | 1989 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Sirens Sang of Murder | Q30632449 | Sarah Caudwell | Q3459129 | ||
| 1989-best-novel-a-little-class-on-murder | 1989 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | A Little Class on Murder | Carolyn G. Hart | Q3595068 | |||
| 1989-best-novel-corpus-christmas | 1989 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Corpus Christmas | Margaret Maron | Q465231 | |||
| 1989-best-novel-philly-stakes | 1989 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Philly Stakes | Gillian Roberts | ||||
| 1989-best-short-story-a-wee-doch-and-doris | 1989 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | A Wee Doch And Doris | Sharyn McCrumb | Q1152905 | Mistletoe Mysteries (Mysterious Press) | ||
| 1988-best-first-novel-a-great-deliverance | 1988 | Best First Novel | true | Winner | A Great Deliverance | Q3054552 | Elizabeth George | Q236727 | Bantam Books | |
| 1988-best-first-novel-the-killings-at-badger-s-drift | 1988 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The Killings at Badger's Drift | Q1996316 | Caroline Graham | Q258431 | ||
| 1988-best-first-novel-the-j-alfred-prufrock-murders | 1988 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | The J. Alfred Prufrock Murders | Corinne Holt Sawyer | Q11302761 | |||
| 1988-best-first-novel-goodbye-nanny-grey | 1988 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Goodbye Nanny Grey | Susannah Stacey | ||||
| 1988-best-first-novel-dead-men-don-t-give-seminars | 1988 | Best First Novel | false | Finalist | Dead Men Don't Give Seminars | Dorothy Sucher | Q5298649 | |||
| 1988-best-novel-something-wicked | 1988 | Best Novel | true | Winner | Something Wicked | Q30668077 | Carolyn G. Hart | Q3595068 | Bantam | |
| 1988-best-novel-the-widow-s-club | 1988 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | The Widow's Club | Dorothy Cannell | Q5298347 | |||
| 1988-best-novel-mischief-in-maggody | 1988 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Mischief in Maggody | Joan Hess | Q1690743 | |||
| 1988-best-novel-paying-the-piper | 1988 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Paying the Piper | Sharyn McCrumb | Q1152905 | |||
| 1988-best-novel-dead-crazy | 1988 | Best Novel | false | Finalist | Dead Crazy | Nancy Pickard | Q509515 | |||
| 1988-best-short-story-more-final-than-divorce | 1988 | Best Short Story | true | Winner | More Final Than Divorce | Robert Barnard | Q1788811 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine |