Anthony Award
The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the 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 numerous recipients.
According to Bouchercon rules, the awards are given in the following categories:
- Best Novel
- Best First Novel
- Best Paperback Original
- Best Short Story
- Best Critical Nonfiction Work
- Special Service Award
- Up to three wild card awards
Best Novel
2010s
2000s
- 2009 Michael Connelly, The Brass Verdict
- 2008 Laura Lippman, What the Dead Know
- 2007 Laura Lippman, No Good Deeds
- 2006 William Kent Krueger, Mercy Falls
- 2005 William Kent Krueger, Blood Hollow
- 2004 Laura Lippman, Every Secret Thing
- 2003 Michael Connelly, City of Bones
- 2002 Dennis Lehane, Mystic River
- 2001 Val McDermid, A Place of Execution
- 2000 Peter Robinson, In a Dry Season
1990s
- 1999 Michael Connelly, Blood Work
- 1998 S. J. Rozan, No Colder Place
- 1997 Michael Connelly, The Poet
- 1996 Mary Willis Walker, Under the Beetle's Cellar
- 1995 Sharyn McCrumb, She Walks These Hills
- 1994 Marcia Muller, Wolf in the Shadows
- 1993 Margaret Maron, Bootlegger's Daughter
- 1992 Peter Lovesey, The Last Detective
- 1991 Sue Grafton, "G" Is for Gumshoe
- 1990 Sarah Caudwell, The Sirens Song of Murder
1980s
Best First Novel
2010s
- 2010 Sophie Littlefield, A Bad Day for Sorry
2000s
- 2009 Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- 2008 Tana French, In The Woods
- 2007 Louise Penny, Still Life
- 2006 Chris Grabenstein, Tilt-a-Whirl
- 2005 Harley Jane Kozak, Dating Dead Man
- 2004 P. J. Tracy, Monkeewrench
- 2003 Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter
- 2002 C. J. Box, Open Season
- 2001 Qiu Xiaolong, Death of a Red Heroine
- 2000 Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
1990s
- and Terris McMahan Grimes, Somebody Else's Child
1980s
Best Paperback Original
2000s
- 2009 Julie Hyzy, State of the Onion
- 2008 P. J. Parrish, A Thousand Bones
- 2007 Dana Cameron, Ashes and Bones
- 2006 Reed Farrel Coleman, The James Deans
- 2005 Jason Starr, Twisted City
- 2004 Robin Burcell, Deadly Legacy
- 2003 Robin Burcell, Fatal Truth
- 2002 Charlaine Harris, Dead Until Dark
- 2001 Kate Grilley, Death Dances to a Reggae Beat
- 2000 Laura Lippman, In Big Trouble
1990s
- and Rochelle Krich, Where's Mommy Now?
1980s
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