Best First Novel:
• Courting
Murder, by Bill Hopkins (Southeast Missouri State
University Press)
University Press)
• Souljourner,
by D. L. Marriott (CreateSpace)
• Perfidy,
by Michele May (True Grit)
• In
Her Shadow, by August McLaughlin (Dystel & Goderich)
Best
Traditional/Amateur Sleuth:
• Where Did You Die, by Patricia K. Batta (Lillimar)
• The Trashy Gourmet, by David Ciambrone (L & L
Dreamspell)
• A Small Hill to Die On, by Elizabeth Duncan (Minotaur)
• The Light Keeper’s Legacy, by Kathleen Ernst
(Midnight Ink)
• Dabblers, by Kathryn Flatt (Write Words)*
• The Lost Artist, by Gail Lukasik (Five Star)
• Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye, by Helen Osterman
(Weaving Dreams)
(Weaving Dreams)
• Murder in the Round, by Patricia Rockwell (Cozy Cat
Press)
• Crosscurrents, by Powell Smily, with Susan Smily
and Honora Finkelstein (El Amarna)
Best Thriller:
• Hitman: Damnation, by Raymond Benson (Del Rey)
• The Black Stiletto: Black & White, by Raymond
Benson (Oceanview)
• The Ninth Day, by Jamie Freveletti (Harper)
• Company Orders, by David J. Walker (Allium Press)
Best Police
Procedural:
• Portrait of Murder, by Rob Riley (Orange Hat)
• The Sons of Jude, by Brandt Dobson (Monarch)
Best Paranormal/Sci-fi:
• Last Wool and Testament, by Molly MacRae (Signet)†
• Walk-In, by Honora Finkelstein and Susan Smily
(Dark Oak)
• When the Moon Is Gibbous and Waxing, by Angela Myers
(Etopia Press)
(Etopia Press)
Best Historical:
• Archie
Meets Nero Wolfe, by Robert Goldsborough
(Mysterious Press/Open Road)
(Mysterious Press/Open Road)
• Death at Woods Hole, by Frances McNamara (Allium
Press)
• The Bootlegger’s Nephew, by Sara Wisseman (Hilliard
& Harris)
Best Suspense:
• A
Bitter Veil, by Libby Fischer Hellman (Allium Press)
• Moonlight for Maggie, by Karen L. Syed (Echelon
Press)
Best Series:
• Get Fluffy, by Sparkle Abbey (Bell Bridge)
• Thy Will Be Done, by Richard M. Davidson (RADMAR)
• The Janus Reprisal, by Jamie Freveletti (Grand
Central)
• Killerfind, by Sharon Woods Hopkins (Deadly Writes)
• Trickster’s Point, by William Kent Krueger (Atria)
• The Watch, by Jerry Peterson (CreateSpace)
Best Short Story:
• “Harry’s Fall from Grace,” by Luisa Buehler (Amazon
Digital)*
• “The Love Nest,” by Sharon I. Cook (from The Legend
of Judgment Rock and Other Mystery Stories; Amazon Digital)*
• “Capital Partners,” by Libby Fischer Hellman (from
Writes of Spring, edited by Gary Shulze and Pat Frovarp; Nodin Press)
• “Early’s Christmas,” by Jerry Peterson (from A
James Early Christmas and Other Stories of the Season; CreateSpace)
• “The Case of the Extra Ingredient,” by Mary Welk
(from Hot Crime, Cool Chicks: An Anthology; Amazon Digital)
The Lovey Awards, originally called the Reader’s Choice Awards, have been part of Love Is Murder since 2000. Winners are selected by conference attendees.
* From what I can tell, these are only available as e-books.
† Molly MacRae’s Last Wool and Testament was originally listed as a contender in the Best Traditional/Amateur Sleuth category. But, according to Love Is Murder organizer Juli Schatz, it was moved into the Paranormal/Sci-Fi category after the original notice of nominees was sent to the media.
1 comment:
Nice to see so many fiction categories.
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