by V.P. Chandler
Due to the Covid19 pandemic, writing conventions across the world are changing their tactics for the 2020 season, and that includes Killer Nashville and Bouchercon. While they will not be meeting in person, people have still been nominated for their outstanding writing. And three of our AMW family have been nominated this year! (I think this may be a record for us.)
K.P. Gresham, Laura Oles, and Scott Montgomery have all been nominated for awards! Please scroll through the lists and look at the finalists. I’ve also enlarged the titles and names of friends whose works I recommend.
Enjoy adding many more books to your TBR (To Be Read) list!
And congrats again to K.P., Laura Oles (with Manning Wolfe), and Scott. Well done!
2020 KILLER NASHVILLE
SILVER FALCHION AWARD FINALISTS
Mystery
A Dream of Death, by Connie Berry
The White Heron, Carl & Jane Bock
The Mammoth Murders, by Iris Chacon
Blood Moon Rising, by Richard Conrath
Fake, by John DeDakis
Lovely Digits, by Jeanine Englert
The Marsh Mallows, by Henry Hack
Murder at the Candlelight Vigil, by Karen McCarthy
Murder Creek, by Jane Suen
The Deadliest Thief, by June Trop
Thriller
Red Specter, by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson
All Hollow, by Simeon Courtie
Deadly Obsession, by Shirley B. Garrett
The Gryphon Heist, by James R. Hannibal
Low Country Blood, by Sue Hinkin
Hyperion’s Fracture, by Thomas Kelso
Rise, by Leslie McCauley
The Secret Child, by Caroline Mitchell
The Silent Victim, by Dana Perry
Downhill Fast, by Dana J. Summers
Suspense
Fade to the Edge, by Kathryn J. Bain
Below the Fold, by R.G. Belsky
Murder on the Third Try, by K.P. Gresham
Queen’s Gambit, by Bradley Harper
The Strange Disappearance of Rose Stone, by J.E. Irvin
Revenge in Barcelona, by Kathryn Lane
The Daughter of Death, by Dianne McCartney
VIPER, A Jessica James Mystery, by Kelly Oliver
Downhill Fast, by Dana J. Summers
The Scions of Atlantis, by Claudia Turner
Action or Adventure
Westfarrow Island, by Paul A. Barra
The Measure of Ella, by Toni Bird Jones
Dangerous Conditions, by Jenna Kernan
The Best Lousy Choice, by Jim Nesbitt
Angel in the Fog, by Tj Turner
Cozy
Two Bites Too Many, by Debra H. Goldstein
A Sip Before Dying, by Gemma Halliday
Bad Pick, by Linda Lovely
The Fog Ladies, by Susan McCormick
Twisted Plots, by Bonita McCoy
Procedural or P.I.
Russian Mojito, by Carmen Amato
Apprehension, by Mark Bergin
The Things That Are Different, by Peter W.J. Hayes
Paid in Spades, by Richard Helms
The Dead of Summer, by Jean Rabe
Juvenile or Y.A.
Daughter Undisclosed, by Susan K. Flach
Speak No Evil, by Liana Gardner
The Clockwork Dragon, by James R. Hannibal
Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter, by Kelly Oliver
This Dark and Bloody Ground, by Lori Roberts
Short Story Anthology or Collection
Couch Detective, by James Glass
Words on Water, by Harpeth River Writers
A Midnight Clear, by Lindy Ryan
Last Call, by Manning Wolfe and Laura Oles
The Muse of Wallace Rose, by Bill Woods
Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror
The Line Between, by Tosca Lee
A Single Light, by Tosca Lee
To the Bones, by Valerie Nieman
Moon Deeds, by Palmer Pickering
Dreamed It, by Maggie Toussaint
2020 ANTHONY AWARD NOMINEES for Bouchercon 2020
Best Novel
Your House Will Pay, by Steph Cha
They All Fall Down, by Rachel Howzell Hall
Lady in the Lake, by Laura Lippman
The Murder List, by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Miami Midnight, by Alex Segura
Best First Novel
The Ninja Daughter, by Tori Eldridge
Miracle Creek, by Angie Kim
One Night Gone, by Tara Laskowski
Three-Fifths, by John Vercher
American Spy, by Lauren Wilkinson
Best Paperback Original
The Unrepentant, by E.A. Aymar
Murder Knocks Twice, by Susanna Calkins
The Pearl Dagger, by L.A. Chandlar
Scot & Soda, by Catriona McPherson
The Alchemist’s Illusion, by Gigi Pandian
Drowned Under, by Wendall Thomas
The Naming Game, by Gabriel Valjan
Best Critical Non-Fiction Work
Hitchcock and the Censors, by John Billheimer
The Hooded Gunman: An Illustrated History of the Collins Crime Club, by John Curran
The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women, by Mo Moulton
The Trial of Lizzie Borden: A True Story, by Cara Robertson
The Five: The Untold Stories of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, by Hallie Rubenhold
Best Short Story
(Read each story for free by clicking the link in the title)
“Turistas,” by Hector Acosta (appearing in ¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico)
“Unforgiven,” by Hilary Davidson (appearing in Murder a-Go-Gos: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Gos)
“Red Zone,” by Alex Segura (appearing in ¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico)
“Better Days,” by Art Taylor (appearing in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019)
“Hard Return,” by Art Taylor (appearing in Crime Travel)
Best Anthology or Collection
The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, edited by Michael Bracken
¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico, edited by Angel Luis Colón
Crime Travel, edited by Barb Goffman
Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible, edited by Verena Rose, Rita Owen, and Shawn Reilly Simmons
Murder A-Go-Go’s: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Gos, edited by Holly West
Best Young Adult
Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry, by Jen Conley
Catfishing on CatNet, by Naomi Kritzer
Killing November, by Adriana Mather
Patron Saints of Nothing, by Randy Ribay
The Deceivers, by Kristen Simmons
Wild and Crooked, by Leah Thomas
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