Anthony Awards
The Anthony Awards were created in 1986 and are given at each annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. Nominees and winners are selected by attendees.
Best Novel Awards
2019
Blackout by Alex Segura
Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
November Road by Lou Berney (winner)
Sunburn by Laura Lippman
Blackout by Alex Segura
Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
November Road by Lou Berney (winner)
Sunburn by Laura Lippman
2018
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (winner)
The Force by Don Winslow
Glass Houses by Louise Penny
The Late Show by Michael Connelly
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (winner)
The Force by Don Winslow
Glass Houses by Louise Penny
The Late Show by Michael Connelly
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
2017
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (winner)
Red Right Hand by Chris Holm
Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman
Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (winner)
Red Right Hand by Chris Holm
Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman
Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
2016
The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson
The Killing Kind by Chris Holm (winner)
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
Night Tremors by Matt Coyle
What You See by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson
The Killing Kind by Chris Holm (winner)
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
Night Tremors by Matt Coyle
What You See by Hank Phillippi Ryan
2015
After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman (winner)
Lamentation by Joe Clifford
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
The Secret Place by Tana French
Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan
After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman (winner)
Lamentation by Joe Clifford
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
The Secret Place by Tana French
Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan
2014
A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara J Henry
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (winner)
Suspect by Robert Crais
Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan
A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara J Henry
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (winner)
Suspect by Robert Crais
Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan
2013
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (winner)
Dare Me by Megan Abbott
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (winner)
Dare Me by Megan Abbott
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover
2012
The Drop by Michael Connelly
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
Hurt Machine by Reed Farrel Coleman
One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (winner)
The Drop by Michael Connelly
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
Hurt Machine by Reed Farrel Coleman
One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (winner)
2011
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (winner)
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Faithful Place by Tana French
I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (winner)
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Faithful Place by Tana French
I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
2010
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (winner)
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
The Last Child by John Hart
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston
The Shanghai Moon by S J Rozan
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (winner)
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
The Last Child by John Hart
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston
The Shanghai Moon by S J Rozan
2009
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (winner)
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
Trigger City by Sean Chercover
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (winner)
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
Trigger City by Sean Chercover
2008
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
The Watchman by Robert Crais
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman (winner)
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
The Watchman by Robert Crais
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman (winner)
2007
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
Kidnapped by Jan Burke
No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman (winner)
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
Kidnapped by Jan Burke
No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman (winner)
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
2006
Bloodlines by Jan Burke
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger (winner)
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman
Bloodlines by Jan Burke
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger (winner)
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman
2005
Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger (winner)
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
California Girl by T Jefferson Parker
The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen
The Mad Man's Tale by John Katzenbach
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger (winner)
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
California Girl by T Jefferson Parker
The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen
The Mad Man's Tale by John Katzenbach
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming
2004
Blood Is The Sky by Steve Hamilton
The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt
Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (winner)
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
The Summer That Never Was by Peter Robinson
Blood Is The Sky by Steve Hamilton
The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt
Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (winner)
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
The Summer That Never Was by Peter Robinson
2003
City Of Bones by Michael Connelly (winner)
Hell To Pay by George Pelecanos
Murder in the Sentier by Cara Black
North of Nowhere by Steve Hamilton
Winter and Night by S J Rozan
City Of Bones by Michael Connelly (winner)
Hell To Pay by George Pelecanos
Murder in the Sentier by Cara Black
North of Nowhere by Steve Hamilton
Winter and Night by S J Rozan
2002
The Devil Went Down to Austin by Rick Riordan
Flight by Jan Burke
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (winner)
Reflecting the Sky by S J Rozan
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
The Devil Went Down to Austin by Rick Riordan
Flight by Jan Burke
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (winner)
Reflecting the Sky by S J Rozan
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
2001
The Bottoms by Joe R Lansdale
Deep South by Nevada Barr
Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd
Listen to the Silence by Marcia Muller
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (winner)
Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
The Bottoms by Joe R Lansdale
Deep South by Nevada Barr
Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd
Listen to the Silence by Marcia Muller
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (winner)
Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
2000
Bones by Jan Burke
High Five by Janet Evanovich
In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson (winner)
L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais
River Of Darkness by Rennie Airth
Bones by Jan Burke
High Five by Janet Evanovich
In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson (winner)
L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais
River Of Darkness by Rennie Airth
1999
Blind Descent by Nevada Barr
Blood Work by Michael Connelly (winner)
Framework for Death by Aileen Schumacher
Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
On Beulah Height by Reginald Hill
Blind Descent by Nevada Barr
Blood Work by Michael Connelly (winner)
Framework for Death by Aileen Schumacher
Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
On Beulah Height by Reginald Hill
1998
Deception Pass by Earl W Emerson
Devil's Food by Anthony Bruno
The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Eye of the Cricket by James Sallis
No Colder Place by S J Rozan (winner)
Deception Pass by Earl W Emerson
Devil's Food by Anthony Bruno
The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Eye of the Cricket by James Sallis
No Colder Place by S J Rozan (winner)
1997
Firestorm by Nevada Barr
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Lethal Genes by Linda Grant
Multiple Wounds by Alan Russell
The Poet by Michael Connelly (winner)
Firestorm by Nevada Barr
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Lethal Genes by Linda Grant
Multiple Wounds by Alan Russell
The Poet by Michael Connelly (winner)
Best First Novel Awards
2018
The Dry by Jane Harper
Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett (winner)
The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka
Ragged; Or, the Loveliest Lies of All by Christopher Irvin
She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
The Dry by Jane Harper
Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett (winner)
The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka
Ragged; Or, the Loveliest Lies of All by Christopher Irvin
She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
2017
Decanting a Murder by Nadine Nettmann
Design for Dying by Renee Patrick
Dodgers by Bill Beverly
The Drifter by Nick Petrie
IQ by Joe Ide (winner)
Decanting a Murder by Nadine Nettmann
Design for Dying by Renee Patrick
Dodgers by Bill Beverly
The Drifter by Nick Petrie
IQ by Joe Ide (winner)
2016
Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich
New Yorked by Rob Hart
On The Road With Del & Louise by Art Taylor
Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton (winner)
Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich
New Yorked by Rob Hart
On The Road With Del & Louise by Art Taylor
Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton (winner)
2015
The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day (winner)
Blessed Are the Dead by Kristi Belcamino
Ice Shear by M P Cooley
Invisible City by Julia Dahl
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day (winner)
Blessed Are the Dead by Kristi Belcamino
Ice Shear by M P Cooley
Invisible City by Julia Dahl
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
2014
Ghostman by Roger Hobbs
The Hard Bounce by Todd Robinson
Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
Ghostman by Roger Hobbs
The Hard Bounce by Todd Robinson
Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
2013
The 500 by Matthew Quirk
Black Fridays by Michael Sears
Don't Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman
The Expats by Chris Pavone (winner)
The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen
The 500 by Matthew Quirk
Black Fridays by Michael Sears
Don't Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman
The Expats by Chris Pavone (winner)
The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen
2012
All Cry Chaos by Leonard Rosen
Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson
The Informationist by Taylor Stevens
Learning to Swim by Sara J Henry (winner)
Nazareth Child by Darrell James
Purgatory Chasm by Steve Ulfelder
Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
All Cry Chaos by Leonard Rosen
Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson
The Informationist by Taylor Stevens
Learning to Swim by Sara J Henry (winner)
Nazareth Child by Darrell James
Purgatory Chasm by Steve Ulfelder
Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
2011
The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson (winner)
The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron
Rogue Island by Bruce deSilva
The Sherlockian by Graham Moore
Snow Angels by James Thompson
The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson (winner)
The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron
Rogue Island by Bruce deSilva
The Sherlockian by Graham Moore
Snow Angels by James Thompson
2010
A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield (winner)
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley
The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Twelve by Stuart Neville
A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield (winner)
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley
The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Twelve by Stuart Neville
2009
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Death of a Cozy Writer by G M Malliet
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (winner)
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris
Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Death of a Cozy Writer by G M Malliet
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (winner)
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris
Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer
2008
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey
Head Games by Craig McDonald
In the Woods by Tana French (winner)
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey
Head Games by Craig McDonald
In the Woods by Tana French (winner)
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
2007
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
The King of Lies by John Hart
Still Life by Louise Penny (winner)
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
The King of Lies by John Hart
Still Life by Louise Penny (winner)
2006
Die a Little by Megan Abbott
Immoral by Brian Freeman
Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel
Tilt-a-whirl by Chris Grabenstein (winner)
Die a Little by Megan Abbott
Immoral by Brian Freeman
Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel
Tilt-a-whirl by Chris Grabenstein (winner)
2005
Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak (winner)
Till the Cows Come Home by Judy Clemens
Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo
Whiskey Sour by J A Konrath
Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak (winner)
Till the Cows Come Home by Judy Clemens
Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo
Whiskey Sour by J A Konrath
Best Paperback original Awards
2019
Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara
Hollywood Ending by Kellye Garrett
If I Die Tonight by A L Gaylin
A Stone's Throw by James W Ziskin
Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara
Hollywood Ending by Kellye Garrett
If I Die Tonight by A L Gaylin
A Stone's Throw by James W Ziskin
2018
Bad Boy Boogie by Thomas Pluck
Cast the First Stone by James W Ziskin
The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day (winner)
Uncorking a Lie by Nadine Nettmann
What We Reckon by Eryk Pruitt
Bad Boy Boogie by Thomas Pluck
Cast the First Stone by James W Ziskin
The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day (winner)
Uncorking a Lie by Nadine Nettmann
What We Reckon by Eryk Pruitt
2017
Heart of Stone by James W Ziskin (winner)
How To Kill Friends And Implicate People by Jay Stringer
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
Salem's Cipher by Jess Lourey
Shot In Detroit by Patricia Abbott
Heart of Stone by James W Ziskin (winner)
How To Kill Friends And Implicate People by Jay Stringer
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
Salem's Cipher by Jess Lourey
Shot In Detroit by Patricia Abbott
2016
Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty
Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day
The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney (winner)
Young Americans by Josh Stallings
Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty
Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day
The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney (winner)
Young Americans by Josh Stallings
2015
The Day She Died by Catriona McPherson (winner)
The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood
No Stone Unturned by James W Ziskin
Stay With Me by A L Gaylin
World of Trouble by Ben H Winters
The Day She Died by Catriona McPherson (winner)
The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood
No Stone Unturned by James W Ziskin
Stay With Me by A L Gaylin
World of Trouble by Ben H Winters
2014
As She Left It by Catriona McPherson (winner)
The Big Reap by Chris Holm
Joyland by Stephen King
Purgatory Key by Darrell James
The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood
As She Left It by Catriona McPherson (winner)
The Big Reap by Chris Holm
Joyland by Stephen King
Purgatory Key by Darrell James
The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood
2013
And She Was by A L Gaylin
Big Maria by Johnny Shaw (winner)
Blessed Are the Dead by Malla Nunn
Murder for Choir by Joelle Charbonneau
Whiplash River by Lou Berney
And She Was by A L Gaylin
Big Maria by Johnny Shaw (winner)
Blessed Are the Dead by Malla Nunn
Murder for Choir by Joelle Charbonneau
Whiplash River by Lou Berney
2012
Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy (winner)
Choke Hold by Christa Faust
The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett
Deadly Communion by Frank Tallis
The Death of the Mantis by Michael Stanley
Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy (winner)
Choke Hold by Christa Faust
The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett
Deadly Communion by Frank Tallis
The Death of the Mantis by Michael Stanley
2011
Darkness Rising by Frank Tallis
Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski (winner)
The Hanging Tree by Bryan Gruley
Long Time Coming by Robert Goddard
Darkness Rising by Frank Tallis
Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski (winner)
The Hanging Tree by Bryan Gruley
Long Time Coming by Robert Goddard
2010
Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott
Death and the Lit Chick by G M Malliet
Quarry in the Middle by Max Allan Collins
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (winner)
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (winner)
Tower by Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman
Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott
Death and the Lit Chick by G M Malliet
Quarry in the Middle by Max Allan Collins
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (winner)
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (winner)
Tower by Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman
2009
The First Quarry by Max Allan Collins
In a Dark Season by Vicki Lane
Money Shot by Christa Faust
South of Hell by P J Parrish
State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy (winner)
The First Quarry by Max Allan Collins
In a Dark Season by Vicki Lane
Money Shot by Christa Faust
South of Hell by P J Parrish
State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy (winner)
2008
Baby Shark's Beaumont Blues by Robert Fate
Blood of Paradise by David Corbett
Queenpin by Megan Abbott
Slide by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
A Thousand Bones by P J Parrish (winner)
Baby Shark's Beaumont Blues by Robert Fate
Blood of Paradise by David Corbett
Queenpin by Megan Abbott
Slide by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
A Thousand Bones by P J Parrish (winner)
2007
47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers by Troy Cook
Ashes and Bones by Dana Cameron (winner)
Baby Shark by Robert Fate
The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle
A Dangerous Man by Charlie Huston
Shotgun Opera by Victor Gischler
Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara
47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers by Troy Cook
Ashes and Bones by Dana Cameron (winner)
Baby Shark by Robert Fate
The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle
A Dangerous Man by Charlie Huston
Shotgun Opera by Victor Gischler
Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara
2006
The Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Susan McBride
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman (winner)
A Killing Rain by P J Parrish
Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie
Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston
The Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Susan McBride
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman (winner)
A Killing Rain by P J Parrish
Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie
Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston
2005
Blue Blood by Susan McBride
Cold Case by Robin Burcell
The Halo Effect by M J Rose
Putt to Death by Roberta Isleib
Twisted City by Jason Starr (winner)
Blue Blood by Susan McBride
Cold Case by Robin Burcell
The Halo Effect by M J Rose
Putt to Death by Roberta Isleib
Twisted City by Jason Starr (winner)
Best First Book Awards
2019
Bearskin by James A McLaughlin
Dodging and Burning by John Copenhaver
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (winner)
What Doesn't Kill You by Aimee Hix
Bearskin by James A McLaughlin
Dodging and Burning by John Copenhaver
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (winner)
What Doesn't Kill You by Aimee Hix