Broken Harbor by Tana French (Viking)
Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal (Bantam)
The Expats by Chris Pavone (Crown)
Past Winners and Nominees 2012 Ghost Hero by S. J. Rozan* (Minotaur - e-book available). When Elves Attack by Tim Dorsey - Morrow Wicked Autumn by G. M. Malliet - Minotaur (e-book available) Tag Man by Archer Mayor - Minotaur (e-book available) A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny - Minotaur (e-book available) 2011
You can read reviews of the 2011 nominees on Killer Books. Click on the title link above to order the current edition of the title from a member store, or the links shown for other versions.
2010
Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie* (Delacorte)
R.J. Ellroy, A Quiet Belief in Angels (Overlook)
Craig Johnson, The Dark Horse (Viking) Steig Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire (Knopf)
Stuart Neville, The Ghosts of Belfast (Soho)
Louise Penny, The Brutal Telling(Minotaur)
S.J. Rozan, The Shanghai Moon(Minotaur)
2009
Sean Chercover, Trigger City* Christopher Fowler, The Victoria Vanishes
Deanna Raybourn, Silent in the Sanctuary
Tom Rob Smith, Child 44
Don Winslow, Dawn Patrol
2008
William Kent Kruger, Thunder Bay*
Rhys Bowen, Her Royal Spyness (Berkley) Lisa Lutz, The Spellman Files (Simon & Schuster)
Deanna Raybourn, Silent In The Grave (Mira)
Marcus Sakey, The Blade Itself (St. Martin’s Minotaur)
2007
Louise Penny, Still Life*
James R. Benn, Billy Boyle Steve Hockensmith, Holmes on the Range,
John J.Lamb, Mournful Teddy Louise Penny, Still Life
Diane Setterfield, Thirteenth Tale
Nancy Pickard, The Virgin of Small Plains
2006
Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth* Terence Faherty, In a Teapot Craig Johnson The Cold Dish Morag Joss, Half Broken Things Mark Schweitzer, The Tenor Wore Tap Shoes Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog
| 2005
Jeffrey Lindsay, Darkly Dreaming Dexter*
Lee Child, The Enemy Jasper Fforde, Something Rotten Leslie Silbert, The Intelligencer Jacqueline Winspear, Birds of a Feather Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Shadow of the Wind
2004
Jasper Fforde, Lost in a Good Book*
Donna Andrews, Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon William Brodrick, The Sixth Lamentation PJ Tracy, Monkeewrench Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs
2003 Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter*
Donna Andrews, You've Got Murder Lee Child, Without Fail Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair George Pelecanos, Hell to Pay 2002 Dennis Lehane, Mystic River*
David Handler, The Cold Blue Blood
2001
Val McDermid, A Place of Execution*
Sarah Caudwell, The Sibyl in Her Grave
Tim Cockey, The Hearse You Came in On Robert Crais, Demolition Angel Janet Evanovich, Hot Six 2000 Robert Crais, L.A. Requiem*
Rennie Airth, River of Darkness 1999
Dennis Lehane, Gone, Baby, Gone*
Nevada Barr, Blind Descent
1998 Janet Evanovich, Three to Get Deadly*
Lee Child, The Killing Floor 1997 Michael Connelly, The Poet*
Harlan Coben, Fade Away 1996 Michael Connelly, The Last Coyote*
Robert Crais, Voodoo River |
Peter Robinson's
Before the Poison Wins IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award  Colorado Springs, Colorado: Tom Schantz of the Rue Morgue Press announced at the Left Coast Crime Convention here that Peter Robinson is the winner of the 2013 Dilys award, for his novel Before the Poison. Mr. Robinson said, "This is a very great honour indeed. I have never won a Dilys Award before, so it’s also a big thrill. I’m especially glad at having won for Before the Poison, which was something of a departure for me. My thanks to the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association for the award and for all your support over the years." Mr. Robinson was not in attendance, but will receive the award, an inscribed glass book, at his home in Toronto. He joins past winners who
include Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Dennis Lehane, Louise Penny, and SJ Rozan. 1995 Janet Evanovich, One for the Money*
Jeff Abbott, Do Unto Others 1994
Peter Hoeg, Smilla's Sense of Snow*
Sharan Newman, Death Comes As Epiphany 1993 John Dunning, Booked to Die*
Michael Connelly, The Black Echo 1992 Carl Hiaasen, Native Tongue* Elizabeth George, A Suitable Vengeance
Stephen Greenleaf, Book Case J.A. Jance, Hour of the Hunter Valerie Wolzien, We Wish You A Merry Murder * Winner |