Anthony Award for Best Novel explained

The Anthony Award for Best Novel, established in 1986, is an annual award presented as part of the Anthony Awards on behalf of Mystery Writers of America. The Anthony Awards are among the most prestigious awards in the world of mystery writers and have helped boost the careers of many recipients.^[1]

Recipients

Award winners and finalists^[2] !Year!Author!Title!Result!

1986		B Is for Burglar	Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Killing Orders	Finalist
1987		C Is for Corpse	Winner
		When the Sacred Ginmill Closes	Finalist
		Tropical Heat	Finalist
		No Body	Finalist
		Life’s Work	Finalist
1988		Skinwalkers	Winner
			Finalist
		Old Bones	Finalist
		Trojan Gold	Finalist
		Marriage is Murder	Finalist
1989			Winner
			Finalist
		E Is for Evidence	Finalist
		Thief of Time	Finalist
		Blood Shot	Finalist
		Dead Crazy	Finalist
		Shackles	Finalist
		Pepper Pike	Finalist
1990			Winner
		Pious Deception	Finalist
			Finalist
		Corpus Christmas	Finalist
1991		G Is for Gumshoe	Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
		If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O	Finalist
		New Orleans Mourning	Finalist
1992			Winner
		Rogue Wave	Finalist
		Love Nor Money	Finalist
		Hour of the Hunter	Finalist
		I.O.U.	Finalist
			Finalist
1993		Bootlegger’s Daughter	Winner
		Lullaby Town	Finalist
		Booked To Die	Finalist
		Southern Ghost	Finalist
			Finalist
1994		Wolf in the Shadows	Winner
			Finalist
		Morons and Madmen	Finalist
		O Little Town of Maggody	Finalist
		Sacred Clowns	Finalist
		Old Enemies	Finalist
		Southern Discomfort	Finalist
		To Live and Die in Dixie	Finalist
			Finalist
		Consider the Crows	Finalist
1995		She Walks These Hills	Winner
			Finalist
		Kolymsky Heights	Finalist
		One for the Money	Finalist
		K Is for Killer	Finalist
		Murder on the Kibbutz	Finalist
		Pictures of Perfection	Finalist
		Cold Shoulder	Finalist
			Finalist
		Crack Down	Finalist
		Black Betty	Finalist
		Not Till the Red Fog Rises	Finalist
		Just a Corpse at Twilight	Finalist
1996		Under the Beetle's Cellar	Winner
			Finalist
		Hard Christmas	Finalist
		True Crime	Finalist
		Blue Lonesome	Finalist
1997			Winner
		Firestorm	Finalist
		Lethal Genes	Finalist
		Hearts and Bones	Finalist
		Multiple Wounds	Finalist
1998		No Colder Place	Winner
		Devil’s Food	Finalist
		Deception Pass	Finalist
			Finalist
		Eye of the Cricket	Finalist
1999		Blood Work	Winner
		Blind Descent	Finalist
		On Beulah Height	Finalist
		Gone, Baby, Gone	Finalist
		Framework for Death	Finalist
2000		In a Dry Season	Winner
		River of Darkness	Finalist
		Bones	Finalist
		L.A. Requiem	Finalist
		High Five	Finalist
2001			Winner
		Deep South	Finalist
			Finalist
		Listen to the Silence	Finalist
		He Shall Thunder in the Sky	Finalist
		Legacy of the Dead	Finalist
2002		Mystic River	Winner
		Flight	Finalist
		Tell No One	Finalist
			Finalist
		Reflecting the Sky	Finalist
2003		City of Bones	Winner
		Murder in the Sentier	Finalist
		North of Nowhere	Finalist
		Hell to Pay	Finalist
		Winter and Night	Finalist
2004		Every Secret Thing	Winner
			Finalist
		Blood Is the Sky	Finalist
		Shutter Island	Finalist
		Close to Home	Finalist
2005		Blood Hollow	Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
		By a Spider’s Thread	Finalist
		California Girl	Finalist
		Out of the Deep I Cry	Finalist
2006		Mercy Falls	Winner
		Bloodlines	Finalist
			Finalist
		Red Leaves	Finalist
		To the Power of Three	Finalist
2007		No Good Deeds	Winner
		Kidnapped	Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
		All Mortal Flesh	Finalist
2008		What the Dead Know	Winner
			Finalist
		Bad Luck and Trouble	Finalist
			Finalist
		Thunder Bay	Finalist
2009			Winner	^[3]
		Trigger City	Finalist
		Red Knife	Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
2010			Winner	^[4]
			Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
2011		Bury Your Dead	Winner
		Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter	Finalist	^[5] ^[6]
		Faithful Place	Finalist
			Finalist
		I’d Know You Anywhere	Finalist
2012			Winner
			Finalist
		Hurt Machine	Finalist
			Finalist
		One Was a Soldier	Finalist
2013			Winner
		Dare Me	Finalist	^[7]
		Trinity Game	Finalist
		Gone Girl	Finalist
			Finalist
2014		Ordinary Grace	Winner
		Suspect	Finalist	^[8]
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Through the Evil Days	Finalist
2015		After I’m Gone	Winner
		Lamentation	Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Truth Be Told	Finalist
2016			Winner
		Night Tremors	Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
		What You See	Finalist
2017			Winner
		You Will Know Me	Finalist	^[9]
		Where It Hurts	Finalist
		Red Right Hand	Finalist
		Wilde Lake	Finalist
2018		Bluebird, Bluebird	Winner	^[10]
			Finalist
		Magpie Murders	Finalist
		Glass Houses	Finalist
			Finalist
2019		November Road	Winner	^[11] ^[12]
		Give Me Your Hand	Finalist
		Jar of Hearts	Finalist
		Sunburn	Finalist
		Blackout	Finalist
2020			Winner	^[13]
		Your House Will Pay	Finalist
		They All Fall Down	Finalist
		Lady in the Lake	Finalist
		Miami Midnight	Finalist
2021		Blacktop Wasteland	Winner	^[14] ^[15] ^[16]
		What You Don’t See	Finalist	^[17]
		Little Secrets	Finalist
		And Now She’s Gone	Finalist
			Finalist
2022		Razorblade Tears	Winner	^[18] ^[19]
		Runner	Finalist
			Finalist
		These Toxic Things	Finalist
		Clark and Division	Finalist
2023		Like a Sister	Winner
			Finalist	^[20]
			Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Secret Identity	Finalist

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008-06-10 . UNM Press mystery writer recognized for blog site - New Mexico Business Weekly . 2012-01-26 . . 2014-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140518225743/http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/06/09/daily9.html . live .
2. Web site: Anthony Awards . 2024-05-09 . Stop, You're Killing Me! . 2024-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240415023551/http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Anthony_Awards.html#2021 . live .
3. Web site: 2009-10-22 . Awards: Anthony Awards . 2024-05-09 . . 2023-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203072118/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1036 . live .
4. Web site: The Anthony Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction . 2022-07-31 . Crime Fiction Awards . 2017-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116003450/http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-anthonys.html . live .
5. Web site: 2011-05-12 . Awards: Anthony Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315130110/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1462 . 2023-03-15 . 2024-05-09 . Shelf Awareness.
6. Web site: Cogdill . Oline . 2011 Anthony Award Nominees . 2024-05-13 . Mystery Scene Magazine . 2024-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515181113/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-newsfeed/54-reviews/1926-2011-anthony-award-nominees?highlight=WyJhbnRob255IiwiYXdhcmQiLCJhbnRob255IGF3YXJkIl0= . live .
7. Web site: 2013-05-09 . Awards: Anthony Nominees . 2024-05-09 . . 2017-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001054132/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1990 . live .
8. Web site: 2014-05-28 . Awards: Australian Book Industry Winners; Anthony Nominees . 2024-05-09 . . 2022-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209002310/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2261 . live .
9. Web site: 2017-05-24 . Awards: Nebulas; Chautauqua; Anthonys . 2024-05-09 . . 2023-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417033009/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3008 . live .
10. Web site: 2018-09-10 . The 2018 Anthony Award Winners . 2022-07-31 . CrimeReads . en-US . 2022-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731215716/https://crimereads.com/the-2018-anthony-award-winners/ . live .
11. Web site: 2019 Anthony Award Winners . 2022-07-31 . Mystery Scene Magazine . 2022-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731215717/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/6660-2019-anthony-award-winners . live .
12. Web site: 2019-11-03 . Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Winners . 2022-07-31 . CrimeReads . en-US . 2022-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224010833/https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-anthony-award-winners/ . live .
13. Web site: 2020-10-19 . The Anthony Award Winners . 2022-07-31 . Poisoned Pen . en-US . 2022-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006235143/https://poisonedpen.com/2020/10/19/the-anthony-award-winners/ . live .
14. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2021-08-30 . Winners of the Anthony Awards Are Revealed . 2022-07-31 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030184159/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-anthony-awards-are-revealed/ . live .
15. Web site: 31 August 2021 . 2021 Anthony Award Winners . 2022-07-31 . Novel Suspects . en-US . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220903024816/https://www.novelsuspects.com/book-list/2021-anthony-award-winners/ . live .
16. Web site: 2021-08-30 . Announcing the 2021 Anthony Award winners . 2022-07-31 . CrimeReads . en-US . 2021-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210831020306/https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2021-anthony-award-winners/ . live .
17. Web site: 2021-05-07 . Awards: Anthony Nominees, Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Longlist . 2024-05-09 . . 2022-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201035102/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3981 . live .
18. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2022-09-12 . Winners of the 2022 Anthony Awards Are Revealed . 2022-09-12 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220912170728/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-2022-anthony-awards-are-revealed/ . live .
19. Web site: 2022 Bouchercon Anthony Award Winners . 2024-05-13 . Mystery Scene Magazine . 2024-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513152241/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-newsfeed/55-awards/7526-2022-bouchercon-anthony-award-winners?highlight=WyJhbnRob255IiwiYXdhcmQiLCJhbnRob255IGF3YXJkIl0= . live .
20. Web site: Duerr . Teri . 2023 Anthony Award Nominees Announced . 2024-05-13 . Mystery Scene Magazine . 2024-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513152310/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-newsfeed/55-awards/7676-2023-agatha-award-nominees-announced?highlight=WyJhbnRob255IiwiYXdhcmQiLCJhbnRob255IGF3YXJkIl0= . live .