Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller explained

The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller, established in 2000, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

Recipients

Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller winners and finalists!Year!Author!Title!Result!Ref.
2000Winner[1]
Blood Rain: An Aurelio Zen MysteryFinalist
Cold Is the Grave
Purple Cane Road
Shame the Devil
2001Silent JoeWinner[2]
Chasing the Devil’s Tail: A Mystery of Storyville, New OrleansFinalist
Little America
Open Season: A Joe Pickett Novel
2002Hell to PayWinner[3]
Living Dead GirlFinalist
and Ebba SegerbergOne Step Behind
Reversible Errors
2003Soul CircusWinner[4]
Death of a NationalistFinalist
and Laurie Thompson
2004Tijuana StraitsWinner[5]
Finalist
Dark Voyage
Old Boys
and Laurie Thompson
2005LegendsWinner[6]
Ash & BoneFinalist
Strange Affair
2006Echo ParkWinner[7] [8]
City of Tiny LightsFinalist
2007 with Charlotte Barslund (trans.)Winner[9]
Christine FallsFinalist
Frozen Tracks
Ice Moon
In the Woods
2008Envy the NightWinner[10] [11]
Bad TrafficFinalist[12]
Child 44
2009Winner[13]
Finalist
Black Water Rising
Bury Me Deep
2010Crooked Letter, Crooked LetterWinner[14]
City of DragonsFinalist
Collusion
Faithful Place
I’d Know You Anywhere
201111/22/63Winner[15]
Finalist[16]
Snowdrops
Started Early, Took My Dog
2012Broken HarborWinner[17] [18]
AngelmakerFinalist[19]
2013 (J. K. Rowling)Winner[20]
Hour of the Red GodFinalist[21]
Sycamore Row
2014Dry Bones in the ValleyWinner[22]
After I’m GoneFinalist[23]
Sins of Our Fathers
2015Winner[24] [25]
Bull MountainFinalist[26]
2016DodgersWinner[27]
DarktownFinalist
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
2017Winner[28]
Bluebird, BluebirdFinalist
Wonder Valley
2018My Sister, the Serial KillerWinner[29]
Give Me Your HandFinalist
Green Sun
November Road
2019Your House Will PayWinner[30] [31]
Heaven, My HomeFinalist[32]
Lady In the Lake
2020Blacktop WastelandWinner[33] [34]
And Now She’s GoneFinalist[35] [36]
Little Secrets
These Women
2021Winner[37] [38]
Finalist
Razorblade Tears
Velvet Was the Night
2022Secret IdentityWinner[39]
We Lie Here Finalist [40]
Back to the Garden
All That's Left Unsaid
2023Sing Her DownWinner[41]
Dark RideFinalist[42]
All the Sinners Bleed
Everybody Knows
Time’s Undoing

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2000 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313055325/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2000-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  2. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . May 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524115302/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2001-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313055324/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2002-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2004 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313055323/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2004-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . May 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526043038/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2005-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  7. Web site: Kinsella . Bridget . 2007-04-28 . Authors Shine at LA Times Book Prizes . 2022-03-13 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . March 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310174915/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/5993-authors-shine-at-la-times-book-prizes.html . live .
  8. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313055327/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2007-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2009-04-27 . Awards: Los Angeles Times; Nebulas; Minnesota . 2022-03-13 . Shelf Awareness . July 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220719231931/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=909 . live .
  11. Web site: 2009-04-25 . L.A. Times Book Prizes Announced . 2022-03-13 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . March 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310174916/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/16023-l-a-times-book-prizes-announced.html . live .
  12. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313052528/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2008-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313055326/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2010-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2012-04-23 . Awards: First Chautauqua Prize Winner; L.A. TImes Book Prizes . 2022-03-13 . Shelf Awareness . March 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310022601/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1722 . live .
  16. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313052524/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2011-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  17. Web site: 2013-04-22 . Awards: Los Angeles Times; Chautauqua; Thomas Wolfe . 2022-03-13 . Shelf Awareness . March 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310022551/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1976 . live .
  18. Web site: Werris . Wendy . 2013-04-22 . L.A. Times Festival of Books Draws Tens of Thousands . 2022-03-13 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . March 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310174940/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/56915-l-a-times-festival-of-books-draws-tens-of-thousands.html . live .
  19. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313053817/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2012-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  20. Web site: 2014-04-14 . Awards: L.A. Times Festival of Books, SAL Winners . 2022-03-13 . Shelf Awareness . March 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310022602/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2228 . live .
  21. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313052527/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2013-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  22. Web site: Swanson . Clare . 2015-04-20 . Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners Announced . 2022-03-13 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . March 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310174913/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/66332-los-angeles-times-book-prizes-winners-announced.html . live .
  23. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313055323/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2014-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  24. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313055321/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2015-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  25. Web site: Here are the 2016 L.A. Times Book Prize winners . David . Lewis . . April 9, 2016 . December 13, 2023 . December 13, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213070525/https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-festival-of-books-winners-20160331-snap-htmlstory.html . live.
  26. Web site: L.A. Times Book Prizes will honor Juan Felipe Herrera, James Patterson; finalists announced . Carolyn . Kellogg . . February 23, 2016 . December 13, 2023 . December 13, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213070524/https://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-la-times-book-prize-finalists-20160222-story.html . live.
  27. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2016 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313055325/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2016-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  28. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-13 . Awards Archive . en-US . March 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313052312/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2017-los-angeles-times-book-prize-mystery-thriller-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  29. Web site: 2018 L.A. Times Book Prize Winners . 2022-08-01 . www.fictiondb.com . April 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402203309/https://www.fictiondb.com/awards/2018~la-times-book-prize~146.htm . live .
  30. Web site: LA Times 2019 Book Prizes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200423184507/https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/bookprizes-2019/ . 2020-04-23 . 2020-05-07 . Festival of Books . en-US.
  31. Web site: 2020-04-20 . Awards: Los Angeles Times Book Winners . 2022-03-13 . Shelf Awareness . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228212456/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3721 . live .
  32. Web site: Yee . Katie . 2020-02-19 . The L.A. Times announces its 2019 Book Prize finalists and a new award for science fiction. . 2022-03-13 . Literary Hub . en-US . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228185338/https://lithub.com/the-l-a-times-announces-its-2019-book-prize-finalists-and-a-new-award-for-science-fiction/ . live .
  33. Web site: Pineda . Dorany . 2021-04-17 . Winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes announced . 2021-04-17 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . April 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417011609/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-04-16/winners-of-the-2020-l-a-times-book-prizes-announced . live .
  34. Web site: Nawotka . Ed . 2021-04-19 . L.A. Times Book Award Winners Announced . 2022-03-13 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . March 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310174913/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/86118-l-a-times-book-award-winners-announced.html . live .
  35. Web site: Saka . Rasheeda . 2021-03-02 . Here are the finalists for the 2020-21 L.A. Times Book Prize. . 2022-03-13 . Literary Hub . en-US . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228185316/https://lithub.com/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-2020-21-l-a-times-book-prize/ . live .
  36. Web site: 2020-02-20 . Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists announced; The power of female literary trios . 2022-03-13 . Book Forum . en-US . May 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511012852/https://www.bookforum.com/papertrail/los-angeles-times-book-prize-finalists-announced-the-power-of-female-literary-trios-23899 . live .
  37. Web site: 2022-04-23 . Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners Announced . 2022-08-01 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . May 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511012920/https://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/story/2022-04-22/los-angeles-times-book-prizes-winners-announced . live .
  38. Web site: Pineda . Dorany . 2022-02-23 . Mariana Enriquez, Michael Connelly, S.A. Cosby among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists . 2022-03-13 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . March 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308131742/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-02-23/2022-book-prizes-finalists . live .
  39. Web site: 2023-04-22 . Los Angeles Times Book Prizes winners announced . 2023-04-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . May 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511012735/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-04-21/los-angeles-times-book-prizes-winners-announced . live .
  40. Web site: L.A Times Book Prizes 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220318234041/https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/bookprizes-2022/ . 2022-03-18 . 2022-03-16 . Festival of Books . en-US.
  41. News: 2024-04-19 . Los Angeles Times Announces Winners of 44th Annual Book Prizes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240526212335/https://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/story/2024-04-19/los-angeles-times-announces-winners-of-44th-annual-book-prizes . 2024-05-26 . 2024-05-27 . Los Angeles Times.
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