Awards
Look here for descriptions of mystery awards, and award-winning mysteries.
Black Cherry Blues (Book 3) by James Lee Burke 
In order to clear himself of a first-degree murder charge, Dave Robicheaux goes to Montana to investigate a mobster´s take-over of tribal lands. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery.
Bones by Jan Burke
Crime reporter Irene Kelly accompanies a serial killer into the wilderness to recover the bodies of his victims. Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for best mystery. California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker
In California in 1968, three brothers (a cop, a minister, and a reporter) try to solve the murder of a young woman whom they knew from childhood. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery.
Counterfeit Son by Elaine Marie Alphin
The 14 year-old son of a serial killer assumes the identity of one of his dad’s victims. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best young-adult mystery. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Meet Dexter, the world´s most polite serial killer. Winner of the Dilys Award. Dilys Award for Mystery Fiction
Here are the nominees for this year´s Dilys Award for Mystery Fiction! Faithful Spy, The by Alex Berenson
An American spy who has infiltrated al-Qaeda is ordered back to the U.S. to participate in a terrorist attack. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first mystery. Great Deliverance, A by Elizabeth George
Two detectives (one a titled lord, the other a resentful sergeant) must solve a gruesome murder. Winner of the Agatha Award for best first novel. Janissary Tree, The by Jason Goodwin
A eunuch in Instanbul in 1836 must solve a series of political murders that threaten to tear the city apart. Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for best mystery novel.
L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais
A private investigator must solve a murder before his mysterious partner goes to prison as the main suspect. Winner of the Dilys Award. Poet, The by Michael Connelly
A reporter tracks down a serial killer who preys on cops. Winner of the Dilys Award.
Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin
Detective Inspector Rebus goes undercover at a Scottish Police College course for disgraced cops. Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for best mystery.
Silent Joe by T. Jefferson Parker
When a powerful California politician is murdered, his disfigured and lonely son who served as his "enforcer" must bring his killer to justice. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery.
Still Life by Louise Penny
The murder of a beloved amateur-artist in a tiny Canadian town has Inspector Gamache considering several colorful suspects in this Dilys-Award winning mystery.
This Year´s Mystery Awards!
The winners of this year´s Edgar, Agatha, and Dilys Awards!
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