A star indicates the book received at least one
starred review (indicating that review source felt the title was
exceptional) from the following sources: Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus,
and Library Journal.
First novel information is derived from a variety of sources. A *
notes a large print run (35,000 or more). This information may not
be comprehensive.
| Author |
Title ~ Main Character(s) |
Stars
Notes |
1st |
| Akunin, Boris |
Murder on the Leviathan: Erast Fandorin* |

Kirkus Best Mysteries
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best European Crime Novel |
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| Aleas, Richard |
Little Girl Lost |
Edgar Award Nominee Best First Novel |
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| Allebeury, Ted |
Hostage |
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| Allyn, Doug |
The Burning of Rachel Hayes |
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| Andrews, Donna |
Access Denied: Turing Hopper |
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| Andrews, Donna |
We'll Always Have Parrots: Meg Langslow |
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Lefty Winner (tie)
Agatha Nominee Best Novel |
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| Andrews, Russell |
Aphrodite* |
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| Arvin, Reed |
The Last Goodbye* |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Auster, Paul & Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli |
City of Glass (paper) |

graphic novel |
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| Baldacci, David |
Hour Game:Sean King & Michelle Maxwell.* |
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| Balzo, Sandra |
Uncommon Grounds |
Anthony Nominee Best First Novel
Macavity Nominee Best First Novel |
1st |
| Barclay, Linwood |
Bad Move |

Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels |
1st |
| Barnes, Linda |
Deep Pockets: Carlotta Carlyle* |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Barr, Nevada |
High County* |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Bear, Greg |
Dead Lines* |
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| Bebris, Carrie A. |
Pride and Prescience: Mr. & Mrs. Darcy |

LJ Best Genre Books |
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| Beinhart, Larry |
The Librarian (paper) |

Edgar Award Nominee Best Paperback Original |
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| Benoit, Charles |
Relative Danger |
 
Booklist Best First Novel
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
PW Best Books
PW Best Fiction Debuts
Edgar Award Nominee Best First Novel |
1st |
| Bernhardt, William |
Hate Crime: Ben Kincaid* |
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Bernstein, Michael Andrew |
Conspirators* |
LJ Best Debuts
L. A. Times Best Books |
1st |
| Bidulka, Anthony |
Flight of Aquavit: Russell Quant (paper) |
Lambda Gay Mystery Nominee |
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| Billingham, Mark |
Lazybones: Thorne |

Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries |
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| Bland, Eleanor Taylor (ed) |
Shades of Black: Crime and Mystery Stories by African American Authors |

Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries |
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| Blevins, Meredith |
The Vanished Priestess: Annie Szabo |
LJ Best Genre Books |
|
| Blissett, Luther |
Q* |

Booklist Best Literary Crossovers |
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| Block, Lawrence |
The Burglar on the Prowl: Bernie Rhodenbarr* |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Borden, Kate |
Death of a Tart |
Deadly Pleasures Best Paperback Originals |
|
| Born, James O. |
Walking Money* |

Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels
Sun Sentinel Top Mystery Debuts
Booklist Best Crime Novel Debuts |
1st |
| Bowen, Peter |
The Tumbler: Gabriel Du Pre |

Booklist Best New Installments in Long-Running Series |
|
| Bowen, Rhys |
Evan's Gate: Evan Evans |
Edgar Award Nominee Best Novel |
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| Bowker, David |
I Love My Smith and Wesson (paper) |
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| Box, C.J. |
Trophy Hunt: Joe Pickett* |
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| Brett, Simon |
The Hanging in the Hotel: Fethering |
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| Brooks, Larry |
Bait and Switch (paper) |
PW Best Paperbacks
PW Best Overlooked Books |
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| Bruen, Ken |
The Killing of the Tinkers: Jack Taylor |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Anthony Nominee Best Novel
Macavity Nominee Best Novel |
|
| Buchanan, Edna |
Cold Case Squad* |

new series |
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| Buckley, Fiona |
The Siren Queen: Ursula Blanchard |
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| Burcell, Robin |
Cold Case |
Deadly Pleasures Best Paperback Originals
Anthony Nominee Best Paperback Original Novel
Macavity Nominee Best Novel |
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| Burke, James Lee |
In the Moon of Red Ponies: Billy Bob Holland* |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Kirkus Best Mysteries |
|
| Burke, Jan |
18 (paper) |
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| Caldwell, Ian and Dustin Tomason |
The Rule of Four* |
 
LJ Best Debuts
Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels
SF Chronicle Best Books
Washington Post Book World Rave
PW Best Books |
1st |
| Callahan, Liam |
Cloud Atlas |
 
Edgar Award Nominee Best First Novel |
1st |
| Canales, Juan Diaz |
Blacksad Book 2: Arctic Nation |

(graphic novel) |
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| Cannell, Stephen J. |
Vertical Coffin: Shane Scully* |
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| Case, John |
The Murder Artist |
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| Chang, Leonard |
Fade to Clear: Allen Choice |
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| Child, Lee |
The Enemy: Jack Reacher* |
   
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Dilys Nominee |
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| Child, Lincoln |
Death Match |
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| Chittenden, Meg |
Snap Shot (paper) |
Calavera Nominee |
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| Clemens, Judy |
Till the Cows Come Home: Stella Crown |
Agatha Nominee Best First Novel
Anthony Nominee Best First Novel |
1st |
| Cleverly, Barbara |
Damascened Blade: Joe Sandilands |

PW Best Books |
|
| Coben, Harlan |
Just One Look* |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
SF Chronicle Best Books
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries |
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| Coel, Margaret |
Wife of Moon: O'Malley & Holden |

PW Best Books |
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| Cole, David |
Shadow Play (paper) |
Calavera Nominee |
|
| Compton, Jodi |
The 37th Hour* |

Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels |
1st |
| Connelly, Michael |
The Narrows: Harry Bosch/the Poet* |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
PW Best Books
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Booklist Year's Best Crime Novels |
|
| Cook, Thomas |
Into the Web (paper) |
Edgar Award Nominee Best Paperback Original |
|
| Coonts, Stephen |
Liars and Thieves: Tommy Carmellini* |
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| Cotterill, Colin |
Coroner's Lunch |
 
Booklist Best Crime Novel Debuts |
1st |
| Craig, Peter |
Hot Plastic (paper) |
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| Cray, David |
Partners |
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| Crichton, Michael |
State of Fear* |
PW Best Books |
|
| Daniel, David |
Goofy Foot: Alex Rasmussen |
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| Davidson, Diane Mott |
Double Shot: Goldy Schulz |
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| Davis, Carol Anne |
Kiss It Away |
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| Davis, Lindsey |
The Accusers: Marcus Didius Falco |
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| de Kretser, Michelle |
The Hamilton Case |
 
Booklist Best Literary Crossovers
Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12
B&N Discover Great New Writers Nominee |
|
| Deaver, Jeffrey |
Garden of Beasts: A Novel of Berlin 1939* |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award |
|
| Demille, Nelson |
Night Fall* |
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| Dezenhall, Eric |
Shakedown Beach: Jonah Eastman |
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| Dibdin, Michael |
Medusa: Aurelio Zen |

Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12 |
|
| Doss, James |
The Witch's Tongue: Charlie Moon |
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| Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan |
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (2 vols) |

PW Best Books
Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12
Fresh Air/Corrigan Best Books |
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| Druett, Joan |
A Watery Grave: Wicki Coffin |
 
LJ Best First Novels |
1st |
| Drummond, Laurie Lynn |
Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You: Stories |
 
Edgar Award Winner Best Short Story - "Something About a Scar" |
1st |
| Dunning, John |
The Bookman's Promise: Cliff Janeway* |
Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12 |
|
| Dymmoch, Michael Allen |
The Fall |
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| Edwards, Ruth Dudley |
Carnage On the Committee |
Lefty Nominee |
|
| Eglin, Anthony |
The Blue Rose: An English Garden Mystery |
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| Eisler, Barry |
Rain Storm: John Rain* |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
SF Chronicle Best Books
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Winner Best Thriller
Barry Award for Thrillers Nominee |
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| Emerson, Earl |
Pyro |

Kirkus Best Mysteries
Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12 |
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| Erickson, KJ |
Alone at Night: Mars Bahr |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Evanovich, Janet |
Ten Big Ones: Stephanie Plum* |

Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12 |
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| Evanovich, Janet |
Metro Girl* |
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| Evans, Geraldine |
Dying For You |
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| Fairbanks, Nancy |
Holy Guacamole (paper) |
Lefty Nominee |
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| Farmer, Jerrilyn |
Perfect Sax: Madeline Bean |
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Lefty Nominee
Mary Higgins Award Nominee |
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| Faust, Ron |
Dead Men Rise Up Never (paper) |
Edgar Award Nominee Best Paperback Original |
|
| Ferrigno, Robert |
The Wake-Up |
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Thriller |
|
| Fesperman, Dan |
The Warlord's Son |

Washington Post Book World Rave
Pittsburgh Tribune Best Books |
|
| Fforde, Jasper |
Something Rotten: Thursday Next* |
Dilys Nominee |
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| Finder, Joseph |
Paranoia* |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
SF Chronicle Best Books
Barry Award for Thrillers Nominee |
|
| Folsom, Allan |
The Exile |
Book Sense Picks Highlights |
|
| Forbes, Leslie |
Waking Raphael |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Ford, G.M. |
Red Tide |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Forrest,
Katherine V. |
Hancock Park: Kate Delafield |
Lambda Best Lesbian Mystery Nominee |
|
| Fossum, Karin |
Don't Look Back: Inspector Sejer |

Kirkus Best Mysteries |
|
| Fowler, Christopher |
Full Dark House |
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| Fowler, Earlene |
Broken Dishes: Benni Harper |
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| Francisco, Ruth |
Good Morning, Darkness |

PW Best Books |
|
| Freemantle, Brian |
The Holmes Inheritance |
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| French,
Nicci |
Secret Smile* |
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| Furst, Alan |
Dark Voyage |
  
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Thriller
LA Times Book Prize Finalist |
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| Fusilli, Jim |
Hard, Hard City |
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Winner Best Mystery |
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| Garber, Joseph R. |
Whirlwind |
Barry Award for Thrillers Nominee |
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| Garcia-Roza, Luiz Alfredo |
Southwesterly Wind: Inspector Espinosa |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Gash, Jonathan |
The Ten Word Game: Lovejoy |

Booklist Best New Installments in Long-Running Series |
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| Gerritsen, Tess |
Body Double* |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Gleeson, Janet |
The Grenadillo Box |

Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels |
1st |
| Goldsmith, Alan |
Waldo Chicken Wakes the Dead (paper) |

LJ Best Genre Books |
|
| Gooden, Philip |
Mask of Night |

Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction Books |
|
| Goodger, John |
The Druperman Tapes |
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1st |
| Goodman, Carol |
The Drowning Tree |
Mary Higgins Award Nominee |
|
| Gordon, Alan |
An Antic Disposition: Medieval Mystery (Fool's Guild) |
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|
| Graham, Caroline |
The Ghost in the Machine: Chief Inspector Barnaby |
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| Green, Norman |
Way Past Legal |
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| Greenwood, Kerry |
Murder in Montparnasse: Phryne Fisher |
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| Grey, Dorien |
Role Players (paper) |
Lambda Best Gay Mystery Nominee |
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| Grisham, John |
Last Juror* |
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| Grossman, Lev |
Codex* |
SF Chronicle Best Books |
|
| Guest, Judith |
The Tarnished Eye: A Novel of Suspense |

Booklist Editors' Choice |
|
| Gur, Batya |
Bethlehem Road Murder: Michael Ohayon |

PW Best Books |
|
| Haines, Carolyn |
Hallowed Bones: Mississippi Delta |
LJ Best Genre Books |
|
| Hambly, Barbara |
Dead Water: Benjamin January |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Hamilton, Denise |
Last Lullaby: Eve Diamond |
L. A. Times Best Books
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Mystery |
|
| Hamilton, Steve |
Ice Run: Alex McKnight |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Harrington, Kent |
Red Jungle |

Booklist Year's Best Crime Novels |
|
| Harrison, Colin |
Havana Room* |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Hammett Prize Nominee |
|
| Hart, Ellen |
An Intimate Ghost: Jane Lawless |
Lambda Best Lesbian Mystery Nominee |
|
| Harvey, John |
Flesh and Blood: Frank Elder |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Silver Dagger Award |
|
| Harwin, Patricia |
Arson and Old Lace (paper) |
Agatha Nominee Best First Novel |
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| Harwood, John |
Ghost Writer |

LJ Best Debuts |
1st |
| Haslam, Chris |
Twelve-Step Fandango (paper) |
Edgar Award Nominee Best Paperback Original |
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| Hayden, L.C. |
What Others Know (paper) |
Calavera Nominee |
|
| Hayes, J.M. |
Plains Crazy: Mad Dog & Englishman |
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| Heggan, Christiane |
Scent of a Killer (paper) |
Mary Higgins Award Nominee |
|
| Herren, Greg |
Jackson Square Jazz: Scotty Bradley |
Lambda Best Gay Mystery Nominee |
|
| Hess, Joan |
Muletrain to Maggody |
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|
| Hewson, David |
Lucifer's Shadow |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Hiaasen, Carl |
Skinny Dip* |

Book Sense Picks Highlights
Washington Post Book World Rave |
|
| Hill, Reginald |
Good Mornng, Midnight |
  
People's Choice Award - British Crime Writer's Association |
|
| Hillerman, Tony |
Skeleton Man: Leaphorn & Chee* |
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| Hillhouse, Raelynn |
Rift Zone* |

Book Sense Picks Highlights
Mystery Ink
Gumshoe Nominee Best Debut
LJ Best First Novels |
1st |
| Hills, Kathleen |
Hunter's Dance |
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| Hirahara, Naomi |
Summer of the Big Bachi (paper) |

SF Chronicle Best Books
PW Best Books
Macavity Nominee Best First Novel |
1st |
| Hoffman, Jilliane |
Retribution* |
LJ Best First Novels
Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels
Anthony Nominee Best First Novel |
1st |
| Hogan, Chuck |
Prince of Thieves |

Book Sense Picks Highlights
Hammett Prize Nominee |
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| Huston, Charles |
Caught Stealing |

Gumshoe Best Debut Nominee |
1st |
| Isenberg, Jane |
Hot on the Trail (paper) |
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| Isleib, Roberta |
Putt to Death |
Anthony Nominee Best Paperback Original Novel |
|
| Jance, Judith |
Day of the Dead: Brandon Walker* |
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| Johnson, Wayne |
The Devil You Know |

Booklist Editors' Choice |
|
| Jordan, Jennifer L. |
Commitment to Die: Kristin Ashe (paper) |
Lambda Best Lesbian Mystery Nominee |
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| Kaminsky, Stuart |
Now You See It: Toby Peters |
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| Kandel, Susan |
I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason: Cece Caruso |

Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels
Agatha Nominee Best First Novel |
1st |
| Karp, Larry |
First, Do No Harm |
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| Katzenbach, John |
The Madman's Tale |

Hammett Prize Nominee
Anthony Nominee Best Novel |
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| Kellerman, Jonathan and Faye |
Double Homicide* |
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| Kelly, Jim |
The Fire Baby: Philip Dryden |

Booklist Year's Best Crime Novels |
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| Kent, Gordon |
Force Protection |
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| Kerley, Jack |
The Hundredth Man* |
  
Booklist Best First Novel
LJ Best Debuts
Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels
Sun Sentinel Top Mystery Debuts |
1st |
| Kernick, Simon |
The Murder Exchange |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| King, Jonathon |
Shadow Men: Max Freeman |
 
Booklist Best Crime Novels
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries |
|
| King, Laurie R. |
The Game: Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes* |
 
Booklist Best New Installments in Long-Running Series
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12
SLJ Best Adult Books for Young Adults |
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| Klavan, Andrew |
Shotgun Alley |
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| Klavan, Laurence |
The Cutting Room |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Konrath, J. A. |
Whiskey Sour: A Jack Daniels Mystery* |

Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Debut
Anthony Nominee Best First Novel
Macavity Nominee Best First Novel |
1st |
| Koontz,
Dean |
Life Expectancy* |

PW Best Books
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Thriller |
|
| Koontz,
Dean |
The Taking* |
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| Koryta, Michael |
Tonight I Said Goodbye: Lincoln Perry |

2003 SMP/PWA Prize for Best First PI Novel
Edgar Award Nominee Best First Novel
LJ Best First Novels |
1st |
| Kozak, Harley Jane |
Dating Dead Men |
  
Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels
Kirkus Best Mysteries
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Debut
Agatha Winner Best First Novel
Anthony Nominee Best First Novel
Macavity Nominee Best First Novel
|
1st |
| Krich, Rochelle |
Grave Endings: Molly Blume |
Calavera Nominee
Mary Higgins Award Winner |
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| Krueger, William Kent |
Blood Hollow: Cork O'Connor |
Anthony Nominee Best Novel |
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| Lankford, Terrill Lee |
Earthquake Weather |
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| Lansdale, Joe R. |
Sunset and Sawdust |

Booklist Best Crime Novels |
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| Lashner, William |
Past Due* |
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| Latour, Jose |
Havana World Series |
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| Lawrence, David |
The Dead Sit Round in a Ring: Stella Mooney |
  
Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels
Booklist Best Crime Novel Debuts |
1st |
| Lawton, John |
Blufffing Mr. Churchill* |
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| Le Carre, John |
Absolute Friends* |
 
Booklist Best Crime Novels
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
PW Best Books |
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| Lee, Don |
Country of Origin |
 
Edgar Award Winner Best First Novel |
1st |
| Leon, Donna |
Doctored Evidence: Guido Brunetti* |
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best European Crime Novel |
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| Leonard, Elmore |
Mr. Paradise* |

SF Chronicle Best Books
Washington Post Book World Rave
Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12 |
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| Lindsay, Jeff |
Darkly Dreaming Dexter |
  
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Dilys Winner
LJ Best First Novels
Booklist Best Crime Novel Debuts
Macavity Nominee Best Novel |
1st |
| Lippman, Laura |
By a Spider's Thread: Tess Monaghan* |
Book Sense Picks Highlights
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Mystery
Edgar Award Nominee Best Novel
Anthony Nominee Best Novel |
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| Liss, David |
A Spectacle of Corruption: Benjamin Weaver* |
 
Booklist Best Crime Novels
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12 |
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| Lynn, Allison |
Now You See It (paper) |
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| MacLarty, Jay |
Bagman (paper) |

Deadly Pleasures Best Paperback Originals
Barry Award for Thrillers Nominee |
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| Mankell, Henning |
The Return of the Dancing Master |
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Winner Best European Crime Novel
LA Times Book Prize Finalist |
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| Margolin, Phillip |
Sleeping Beauty* |
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| Marinick, Richard |
Boyos |

Kirkus Best Mysteries |
|
| Maron, Margaret |
High Country Fall: Deborah Knott* |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Agatha Nominee Best Novel
Macavity Nominee Best Novel |
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| Marshall, Michael |
The Upright Man |
Deadly Pleasures Best Paperback Originals |
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| Massey, Sujata |
The Pearl Diver |
Agatha Nominee Best Novel |
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| Matturro, Claire Hamner |
Skinny-Dipping |
Book Sense Picks Highlights
Sun Sentinel Top Mystery Debuts
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1st |
| Mayor, Archer |
The Surrogate Thief: Gunther |
 
PW Best Overlooked Books |
|
| McBain, Ed |
Hark!: A Novel of the 87th Precinct* |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| McBride, Susan |
Blue Blood (paper) |
Lefty Winner (tie)
Anthony Nominee Best Paperback Original Novel |
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| McCall Smith, Alexander |
The Sunday Philosophy Club: An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery* |
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| McCall Smith, Alexander |
The Full Cupboard of Life: More From the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency: Precious Ramotswe |
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| McCarry, Charles |
The Old Boys: Paul Christopher* |
  
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Washington Post Book World Rave
Kirkus Best Books
LA Times Book Prize Finalist |
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| McEvoy, John |
Blind Switch |
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| McGrory, Brian |
Dead Line |
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| McNab, Claire |
The Wombat Strategy (paper) |
Lambda Best Lesbian Mystery Nominee |
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| Meltzer, Brad |
The Zero Game* |
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| Meyer, Deon |
Heart of the Hunter |
  
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Mills, Mark |
Amagansett |
 
John Creasey Memorial Dagger
Booklist Best Crime Novel Debuts
|
1st |
| Mina, Denise |
Deception |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries |
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| Mitchell, James C. |
Choke Point: Brinker |
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| Mooney, Chris |
Remembering Sarah |
Edgar Award Nominee Best Novel |
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| Morgan, Phillipa |
Chaucer and the House of Fame |
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| Morris, Bob |
Bahamarama: Zack Chasteen |

LJ Best Genre Books
Edgar Award Nominee Best First Novel
LJ Best First Novels |
1st |
| Mortimer, John |
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders |

Booklist Year's Best Crime Novels |
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| Mosley, Walter |
Little Scarlet: An Easy Rawlins Mystery* |
   
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Washington Post Book World Rave
PW Best Books
Kirkus Best Mysteries
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12
L. A. Times Best Books
Pittsburgh Tribune Best Books
Booklist Year's Best Crime Novels |
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| Murakami, Ryu |
In the Miso Soup |
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| Murphy, Margaret |
Darkness Falls |
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| Murphy, Shirley Rousseau |
Cat Fear No Evil |
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| Nelscott, Kris |
Stone Cribs: Smokey Dalton |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Newman, Sharan |
The Witch In the Well: Catherine Levendeur |
Bruce Alexander Winner |
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| Nova, Craig |
Cruisers |
L. A. Times Best Books |
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| Nunn, Kem |
Tijuana Straits |

LA Times Book Prize Winner |
|
| Nykanen, Mark |
The Bone Parade* |
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| O'Brien, Charles |
Noble Blood |
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| O'Neil, Tom |
Shark Tank |
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| Parker, T. Jefferson |
California Girl* |
 
Book Sense Picks Highlights
SF Chronicle Best Books
Kirkus Best Mysteries
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Mystery
Hammett Prize Nominee
Edgar Award Winner Best Novel
Anthony Nominee Best Novel
Macavity Nominee Best Novel |
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| Parrish, P.J. |
Island of Bones (paper) |

Deadly Pleasures Best Paperback Originals
PW Best Paperbacks |
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| Patterson, James & Andrew Gross |
3rd Degree* |
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| Pattison, Eliot |
Beautiful Ghosts: Shan Tao Yun |
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| Pearce, Michael |
Death of an Effendi: Mamur Zapt |
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| Pelecanos, George |
Hard Revolution* |
 
Booklist Best Crime Novels
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
SF Chronicle Best Books
Washington Post Book World Rave
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Pittsburgh Tribune Best Books |
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| Perez-Reverte, Arturo |
The Queen of the South* |

Booklist Best Crime Novels Runners-Up
Book Sense Picks Highlights
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
|
| Perry, Anne |
Shoulder the Sky* |
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| Phelan, Twist |
Family Claims |
Calavera Nominee |
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| Phillips, Scott |
Cottonwood |
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| Pickens, Cathy |
Southern Fried: Avery Andrews |
Malice Domestic winner for 1st novel |
1st |
| Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child |
Brimstone* |
 
PW Best Books |
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| Qiu, Xiaolong |
When Red is Black: Inspector Chen |
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| Rankin, Ian |
The Question of Blood: Rebus* |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best European Crime Novel
LA Times Book Prize Finalist
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| Reardon, Lisa |
The Mercy Killers |
Washington Post Book World Rave |
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| Reed, Mary |
Five for Silver: John the Eunuch |

Bruce Alexander Award Nominee |
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| Rehder, Ben |
Flat Crazy: Blanco County, TX (John Marlin) |

Kirkus Best Mysteries |
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| Reid, Elwood |
Db |

Pittsburgh Tribune Best Books |
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| Reilly, Matthew |
Scarecrow: Shane Schofield |

Barry Award for Thrillers Nominee |
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| Reuben, Shelly |
Weeping: A Fritillary Quilter Mystery (paper) |

Booklist Best First Novel |
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| Reuland, Bob |
Semiautomatic |

Washington Post Book World Rave |
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| Rickman, Phil |
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd: Rev Merrily Watkins |
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| Riordan, Rick |
Southtown: Tres Navarre |
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| Robb, J.D. |
Visions in Death: Eve Dallas* |
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| Roberts, Gregory |
Shantaram |
 
Book Sense Picks Highlights |
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| Robins, Madeleine |
Petty Treason: Sarah Tolerance |
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| Robinson, Kim Stanley |
Forty Signs of Rain* |
SLJ Best Adult Books for Young Adults |
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| Robinson, Peter |
The First Cut: A Novel of Suspense (paper) |
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| Robinson, Peter |
Playing With Fire: Inspector Banks* |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Hammett Prize Nominee
Macavity Nominee Best NovelMacavity Nominee Best Novel |
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| Rose, M.J. |
The Halo Effect |
Anthony Nominee Best Paperback Original Novel |
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| Royal, Priscilla |
Tyrant of the Mind |
Bruce Alexander Award Nominee |
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| Rozan, S.J. |
Absent Friends* |
 
Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries
Seattle Times Scene of the Crime's Top 12
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Mystery
Booklist Year's Best Crime Novels |
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| Russell, Kirk |
Night Game: John Marquez |
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| Ryan, P.B. |
Murder in a Mill Town (paper) |
Edgar Nominee Best Paperback Original |
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| Sampson, Catherine |
Falling Off Air |

Booklist Best Crime Novel Debuts
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1st |
| Sandford, John |
Hidden Prey* |
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| Saylor, Steven |
The Judgement of Caesar: Gordianus the Finder |
  
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
PW Best Books |
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| Schaffer, Dylan |
Misdemeanor Man* |
Mystery Ink Gumshoe Winner Best Debut
Macavity Nominee Best First Novel |
1st |
| Schutz, Benjamin M. |
The Mongol Reply |
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| Seranella, Barbara |
Unwilling Acomplice: Munch Mancini |
 
Booklist Best Crime Novels Runners-Up
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Sherman, Dayne |
Welcome to the Fallen Paradise |
Booklist Best Crime Novel Debuts |
1st |
| Shiflett, Shawn |
Hidden Place (paper) |
LJ Best Debuts |
1st |
| Sidor, Steven |
Skin River |

Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels |
1st |
| Silbert, Leslie |
The Intelligencer |
Dilys Nominee |
1st |
| Siler, Jenny |
Flashback |
SF Chronicle Best Books |
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| Silva, Daniel |
A Death in Vienna* |

Mystery Ink Gumshoe Nominee Best Thriller
Barry Award for Thrillers Nominee |
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| Siverling, Mike |
The Sterling Inheritance: Jason Wilder |
St Martins Best First P.I. Novel winner |
1st |
| Smiley, Patricia |
False Profits |
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1st |
| Smith, Ian |
The Blackbird Papers |
LJ Best Debuts
BCALA Lit Award Honor Book |
1st |
| Smith, Martin Cruz |
Wolves Eat Dogs: Arkady Renko* |
  
PW Best Books
Booklist Year's Best Crime Novels |
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| Smith, Mary-Ann Tirone |
She Smiled Sweetly: Poppy Rice |
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| Smolens, John |
Fire Point |
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| Spencer-Fleming, Julia |
Out of the Deep I Cry: Clare Fergusson/Russ van Alstyne |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
Edgar Award Nominee Best Novel
Anthony Nominee Best Novel |
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| Stansberry, Domenic |
Chasing the Dragon: Dante Mancuso |
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| Stansberry, Domenic |
The Confession (paper) |
Edgar Award Winner Best Paperback Original |
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| Stark, Richard |
Nobody Runs Forever |
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| Starr, Jason |
Twisted City |
Anthony Nominee Best Paperback Original Novel |
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| Steinhauer, Olen |
The Confession: Ferenc Kolyeszar* |
   
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Swain, James |
Loaded Dice |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Taichert, Pari Noskin |
The Clovis Incident |
LJ Best Debuts
Agatha Nominee Best First Novel
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1st |
| Thomas, Will |
Some Danger Involved |
Deadly Pleasures Best First Crime Novels |
1st |
| Thompson, Victoria |
Murder on Marble Row |
Bruce Alexander Award Nominee |
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| Tracy, P.J. |
Live Bait* |

Sun Sentinel Top Mysteries |
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| Tramble, Nichelle |
The Lost Way Back: Maceo Redfield (paper) |
SF Chronicle Best Books |
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| Vachss, Andrew |
Down Here: Burke |
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| Van Gieson, Judith |
The Shadow of Venus |
Deadly Pleasures Best Paperback Originals |
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| Vermillion, Mary |
Death by Discount: Mara Gilgannon (paper) |
Lambda Best Lesbian Mystery Nominee |
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| Waiwaiole, Lono |
Wiley's Shuffle |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Walker, Sue |
The Reunion |
Sun Sentinel Top Mystery Debuts |
1st |
| Walter, Jess |
Citizen Vince |
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| Westlake, Donald E. |
Thieves' Dozen: Dortmunder Stories (paper) |

Deadly Pleasures Best Paperback Crime Novels
Kirkus Best Mysteries |
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| Whitcomb, Christopher |
Black* |
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| White, Randy Wayne |
Tampa Burn: Doc Ford* |
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| Wilson, F. Paul |
Crisscross: Repairman Jack |
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| Wilson, John Morgan |
Moth and Flame: Benjamin Justice |

Lambda Best Gay Mystery Nominee |
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| Wilson, Laura |
Telling Lies to Alice |

Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Winegardner, Mark |
The Godfather Returns: The Lost Years: The Saga of the Family Corleone |

Booklist Year's Best Crime Novels |
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| Winspear, Jacqueline |
Birds of a Feather: Maisie Dobbs |

Book Sense Picks Highlights
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels
SLJ Best Adult Books for Young Adults
Dilys Nominee
Bruce Alexander Award Nominee
Agatha Winner Best Novel |
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| Wright, Edward |
While I Disappear: John Ray Horn |
 
Deadly Pleasures Best Crime Novels |
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| Zafon, Carlos Ruiz |
Shadow of the Wind |

Dilys Nominee
Gumshoe Best European Crime Novel Nominee
Borders Original Voices Award Winner
Washington Post Book World Rave
Kirkus Best Novels |
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| Zebrun, Gary |
Someone You Know (paper) |
Lambda Best Gay Mystery Nominee |
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