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| Anthony Awards Best Paperback original winner (1996) : Deal Breaker | | Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (1997) : Fade Away | | Shamus Awards Best Paperback original winner (1997) : Fade Away | | Barry Awards Best Paperback original winner (1998) : Back Spin | | Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (1998) : Back Spin | | Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Tell No One | | Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Tell No One | | Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Tell No One | | Agatha Award Best Children/Young Adult Fiction nominee (2014) : Found |
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