Awards

Dilys Winn Award

Peter Robinson’s novel Before the Poison was announced as the winner of the 2013 Dilys Winn Award at Left Coast Crime in Colorado Springs, CO.  The Dilys is given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association (IMBA) to the book we most enjoyed selling over the past year. See a list of past nominees and winners.

The other 2013 nominees:

Granddad, There’s a Head on the Beach, Colin Cotterill (Minotaur)
Broken Harbor, Tana French (Viking)
Mr. Churchill’s Secretary, Susan Elia MacNeal (Bantam)
The Expats, Chris Pavone (Crown)

Anthony Nominations

The Anthony Awards are voted on and awarded by the attendees at the annual Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention. See a list of past nominees and winners.

Best Novel: A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny
Best First Novel: Learning to Swim, Sara J. Henry
Best Paperback Original: Buffalo West Wing, Julie Hyzy

Edgar Awards

The Edgars are voted on and awarded by the Mystery Writers of America. See a list of past nominees and winners.

Best Novel: Gone, Mo Hayder
Best First Novel: Bent Road, Lori Roy

Agatha Awards

The Agathas are voted on and awarded by the attendees of the annual Malice Domestic conference. See a list of past nominees and winners.

Best Novel: Three Day Town, Margaret Maron
Best First Novel: Learning to Swim, Sara J. Henry
Best Historical Mystery: Naughty in Nice, Rhys Bowen