I love when mystery award season rolls around.
I love seeing names of authors who write books I read and love.
I especially love seeing names of authors I am lucky enough to know and call "friend."
When two friends are both nominated for the same very big award I just cross my fingers and hope for a tie.
Here's to Louise Penny and Hank Phillippi Ryan
Congratulations to ALL the Anthony nominees! Well done, and much deserved!
Voting will take place at Bouchercon in Calgary. Winners will be announced on October 24, 2026.
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹
Crooks by Lou Berney
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
Death of an Ex by Delia Pitts
All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹
Whiskey Business by Adrian Andover
Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove
The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs
Voices of the Elysian Fields by Michael Rigg
History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook
Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹
Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern
Edge by Tracy Clark
Crimson Thaw by Bruce Robert Coffin
River of Lies by James L'Etoile
This Violent Heart by Heather Levy
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀/𝗬𝗔 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹
Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History by Chris Chan
Miles in Time by Lee Matthew Goldberg
The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson
Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala
Risky Pursuit by Nancy G. West
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹/𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover's Travel Guide to New England by Dawn M. Barclay
L.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood by Anne Soon Choi
Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser
The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story by Pagan Kennedy
Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida by Gilbert King
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆/𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Whatever Kills the Pain by C.W. Blackwell
Blood On the Bayou: Case Closed edited by Don Bruns
Crime Ink: Iconic: An Anthology of Crime Fiction Inspired by Queer Icons edited by John Copenhaver & Salem West
On Fire and Under Water: A Climate Change Crime Fiction Anthology edited by Curtis Ippolito Hollywood Kills edited by Adam Meyer & Alan Orloff
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆
"Six-Armed Robbery" by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier
"AITA for Using My Husband's Hobby to Teach Him a Lesson" by Mindy Carlson
"Hollywood Prometheus" by Christa Faust
"Brotherly Love" by Cheryl A. Head
"Finding Jimmy Baldwin" by Cheryl A. Head
"The Skies Are Red" by Richie Narvaez
