- Anthony Award
The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for
Anthony Boucher (1911-1968), one of the founders of theMystery Writers of America .The Anthony Awards are among the most prestigious awards in the world of mystery writers and have helped boost the careers of numerous recipients.
According to Bouchercon rules, the awards are given in the following categories:
* Best Novel
* Best First Novel
* Best Paperback Original
* Best Short Story
* Best Critical Nonfiction Work
* Special Service Award
* Up to three wild card awardsBest Novel
2000s
*2007
Laura Lippman , "No Good Deeds "
*2006William Kent Krueger , "Mercy Falls "
*2005William Kent Krueger , "Blood Hollow "
*2004Laura Lippman , "Every Secret Thing"
*2003Michael Connelly , "City of Bones"
*2002Dennis Lehane , "Mystic River"
*2001Val McDermid , "A Place of Execution "
*2000 Peter Robinson, "In a Dry Season "1990s
*1999
Michael Connelly , "Blood Work"
*1998S. J. Rozan , "No Colder Place "
*1997Michael Connelly , "The Poet"
*1996Mary Willis Walker , "Under the Beetle's Cellar "
*1995Sharyn McCrumb , "She Walks These Hills "
*1994Marcia Muller , "Wolf in the Shadows "
*1993Margaret Maron , "Bootlegger's Daughter "
*1992Peter Lovesey , "The Last Detective"
*1991Sue Grafton , ""G" Is for Gumshoe "
*1990Sarah Caudwell , "The Sirens Song of Murder "1980s
*1989
Thomas Harris , "The Silence of the Lambs"
*1988Tony Hillerman , "Skinwalkers"
*1987Sue Grafton , ""C" Is for Corpse "
*1986Sue Grafton , ""B" Is for Burglar "Best First Novel
2000s
*2007
Louise Penny , "Still Life"
*2006Chris Grabenstein , "Tilt-a-Whirl"
*2005Harley Jane Kozak , "Dating Dead Man"
*2004P. J. Tracy , "Monkeewrench "
*2003Julia Spencer-Fleming , "In the Bleak Midwinter"
*2002C. J. Box , "Open Season"
*2001Qiu Xiaolong , "Death of a Red Heroine "
*2000 Donna Andrews, "Murder with Peacocks"1990s
*1999
William Kent Krueger , "Iron Lake"
*1998Lee Child , "Killing Floor"
*1997Dale Furutani , "Death in Little Tokyo" :andTerris McMahan Grimes , "Somebody Else's Child"
*1996Virginia Lanier , "Death in Bloodhound Red"
*1995Caleb Carr , "The Alienist "
*1994Nevada Barr , "Track of the Cat"
*1993Barbara Neely , "Blanche on the Lam"
*1992Sue Henry , "Murder on the Iditarod Trail"
*1991Patricia Cornwell , "Postmortem"
*1990Karen Kijewski , "Katwalk"1980s
*1989
Elizabeth George , "A Great Deliverance"
*1988Gillian Roberts , "Caught Dead in Philadelphia"
*1987Bill Crider , "Too Late to Die"
*1986Jonathan Kellerman , "When the Bough Breaks"Best Paperback Original
2000s
*2007
Dana Cameron , "Ashes and Bones"
*2006Reed Farrel Coleman , "The James Deans"
*2005Jason Starr , "Twisted City"
*2004Robin Burcell , "Deadly Legacy"
*2003Robin Burcell , "Fatal Truth"
*2002Charlaine Harris , "Dead Until Dark"
*2001Kate Grilley , "Death Dances to a Reggae Beat"
*2000Laura Lippman , "In Big Trouble"1990s
*1999
Laura Lippman , "Butcher's Hill"
*1998Rick Riordan , "Big Red Tequila "
*1997Terris McMahan Grimes , "Somebody Else's Child"
*1996Harlan Coben , "Deal Breaker "
*1995 "no award given"
*1994 "no award given"
*1993 "no award given"
*1992 "no award given"
*1991James McCahery , "Grave Undertaking":andRochelle Krich , "Where's Mommy Now?"
*1990Carolyn Hart , "Honeymoon with Murder"1980s
*1989
Carolyn Hart , "Something Wicked"
*1988Robert Crais , "The Monkey's Raincoat "
*1987 Robert Campbell, "The Junkyard Dog"
*1986Nancy Pickard , "Say No To Murder"External links
* [http://www.bouchercon.info/index.html Official website of Bouchercon World Mystery Convention]
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