The Dilys Award was presented every year from 1992 to 2014 by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. It was given to the mystery title of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling.[1][2] The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association is an association of retail businesses that are either wholly or substantially devoted to the sale of mystery books. The Dilys award is named after Dilys Winn, who founded the first specialty bookseller of mystery books in the United States.[3]

Awards edit

Award winners and finalists[3][4]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
1992Carl HiaasenNative TongueWinner
Elizabeth GeorgeA Suitable VengeanceFinalist
Stephen GreenleafBook CaseFinalist
J.A. JanceHour of the HunterFinalist
Valerie WolzienWe Wish You A Merry MurderFinalist
1993John DunningBooked to DieWinner
Michael ConnellyThe Black EchoFinalist
Margaret MaronBootlegger's DaughterFinalist
Minette WaltersThe Ice HouseFinalist
1994Peter HøegSmilla's Sense of SnowWinner
Marcia MullerWolf in the ShadowsFinalist
Sharan NewmanDeath Comes As EpiphanyFinalist
Sandra West ProwellBy Evil MeansFinalist
Steven SaylorCatilina's RiddleFinalist
Minette WaltersThe SculptressFinalist
Don WinslowWay Down on the High LonelyFinalist
1995Janet EvanovichOne for the MoneyWinner
Jeff AbbottDo Unto OthersFinalist
Nancy AthertonAunt Dimity and the DukeFinalist
Nevada BarrA Superior DeathFinalist
Michael ConnellyThe Concrete BlondeFinalist
Carol O'ConnellMallory's OracleFinalist
Susan WadeWalking RainFinalist
1996Michael ConnellyThe Last CoyoteWinner
Robert CraisVoodoo RiverFinalist
G. M. FordWho in Hell is Wanda Fuca?Finalist
Sharyn McCrumbIf I'd Killed Him When I Met HimFinalist
Tom ToporThe CodicilFinalist
1997Michael ConnellyThe PoetWinner
Harlan CobenFade AwayFinalist
Margaret LawrenceHearts and BonesFinalist
Dennis LehaneDarkness, Take My HandFinalist
Michael McGarrityTularosaFinalist
Steve OliverMoody Gets the BluesFinalist
Thomas PerryDance for the DeadFinalist
Charles ToddA Test of WillsFinalist
1998Janet EvanovichThree to Get DeadlyWinner
Lee ChildKilling FloorFinalist
Harlan CobenBack SpinFinalist
Dennis LehaneSacredFinalist
Kathy ReichsDéjà DeadFinalist
Kate RossThe Devil in MusicFinalist
1999Dennis LehaneGone, Baby, GoneWinner
Nevada BarrBlind DescentFinalist
Richard BarreThe Ghosts of MorningFinalist
James Lee BurkeSunset LimitedFinalist
William Kent KruegerIron LakeFinalist
Charles ToddWings of FireFinalist
2000Robert CraisL.A. RequiemWinner
Rennie AirthRiver of DarknessFinalist
Donna AndrewsMurder with PeacocksFinalist
William Kent KruegerBoundary WatersFinalist
Don WinslowCalifornia Fire and LifeFinalist
2001Val McDermidA Place of ExecutionWinner
Sarah CaudwellThe Sibyl in Her GraveFinalist
Tim CockeyThe Hearse You Came in OnFinalist
Robert CraisDemolition AngelFinalist
Janet EvanovichHot SixFinalist
2002Dennis LehaneMystic RiverWinner
David HandlerThe Cold Blue BloodFinalist
Charlaine HarrisDead Until DarkFinalist
William Kent KruegerPurgatory RidgeFinalist
Peter LoveseyThe ReaperFinalist
2003Julia Spencer-FlemingIn the Bleak MidwinterWinner
Donna AndrewsYou've Got MurderFinalist
Lee ChildWithout FailFinalist
Jasper FfordeThe Eyre AffairFinalist
George PelecanosHell to PayFinalist
2004Jasper FfordeLost in a Good BookWinner
Donna AndrewsCrouching Buzzard, Leaping LoonFinalist
William BrodrickThe Sixth LamentationFinalist
P. J. TracyMonkeewrenchFinalist
Jacqueline WinspearMaisie DobbsFinalist
2005Jeff LindsayDarkly Dreaming DexterWinner
Lee ChildThe EnemyFinalist
Jasper FfordeSomething RottenFinalist
Leslie SilbertThe IntelligencerFinalist
Jacqueline WinspearBirds of a FeatherFinalist
Carlos Ruiz ZafonThe Shadow of the WindFinalist
2006Colin CotterillThirty-Three TeethWinner
Terence FahertyIn a TeapotFinalist
Craig JohnsonThe Cold DishFinalist
Morag JossHalf Broken ThingsFinalist
Mark SchweitzerThe Tenor Wore TapshoesFinalist
Don WinslowThe Power of the DogFinalist
2007Louise PennyStill LifeWinner[5][6]
James R. BennBilly BoyleFinalist
Steve HockensmithHolmes on the RangeFinalist
John J. LambMournful TeddyFinalist
Nancy PickardThe Virgin of the Small PlainsFinalist
Diane SetterfieldThe Thirteenth TaleFinalist
2008William Kent KruegerThunder BayWinner[7]
Rhys BowenHer Royal SpynessFinalist[8]
Lisa LutzThe Spellman FilesFinalist[8]
Deanna RaybournSilent in the GraveFinalist[8]
Marcus SakeyThe Blade ItselfFinalist[8]
2009Sean ChercoverTrigger CityWinner[9]
Christopher FowlerThe Victoria VanishesFinalist[10]
Deanna RaybournSilent in the SanctuaryFinalist[10]
Tom Rob SmithChild 44Finalist[10]
Don WinslowDawn PatrolFinalist[10]
2010Alan BradleyThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieWinner[11]
R. J. ElloryA Quiet Belief in AngelsFinalist[12]
Craig JohnsonThe Dark HorseFinalist[12]
Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with FireFinalist[12]
Stuart NevilleThe Ghosts of BelfastFinalist[12]
Louise PennyThe Brutal TellingFinalist[12]
S. J. RozanThe Shanghai MoonFinalist[12]
2011Louise PennyBury Your DeadWinner[13]
Colin CotterillLove Songs from a Shallow GraveFinalist[14]
Steve HamiltonThe Lock ArtistFinalist[14]
Dennis LehaneMoonlight MileFinalist[14]
Keith ThomsonOnce a SpyFinalist[14]
Don WinslowSavagesFinalist[14]
2012S. J. RozanGhost HeroWinner[15]
Tim DorseyWhen Elves AttackFinalist[16]
G. M. MallietWicked AutumnFinalist[16]
Archer MayorTag ManFinalist[16]
Louise PennyA Trick of the LightFinalist[16]
2013Peter RobinsonBefore the PoisonWinner[17]
Colin CotterillGrandad, There's a Head on the BeachFinalist[18]
Tana FrenchBroken HarborFinalist[18]
Susan Elia MacNealMr. Churchill's SecretaryFinalist[18]
Chris PavoneThe ExpatsFinalist[18]
2014William Kent KruegerOrdinary GraceWinner[19]
Lyndsay FayeSeven for a SecretFinalist[20]
Alex GrecianThe Black CountryFinalist[20]
Anne HillermanSpider Woman's DaughterFinalist[20]
G. M. MallietPagan SpringFinalist[20]
Vidar SundstolThe Land of DreamsFinalist[20]

References edit

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  2. ^ Tere Stouffer (2007). The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World of Harry Potter (Complete Idiot's Guide to). Indianapolis, IN: Alpha. pp. 107. ISBN 978-1-59257-599-2. Dilys award.
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  6. ^ Williams, Wilda W. (April 15, 2007). "Genre Spotlight 2007 "Mystery": The Killer Genre". Library Journal. Archived from the original on July 16, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
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