BEST SHORT STORY:
“The Vermeer Conspiracy,” Midnight Hour by V.M. Burns
“Lucky Thirteen,” Midnight Hour by Tracy Clark
MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD:
Ruby Red Herring by Tracy Gardner
The Sign of Death by Callie Hutton
SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD:
Double Take by Elizabeth Breck
Best First Novel:
Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes
Best Short Story:
"Doc's at Midnight" by Richie Narvaez in Midnight Hour
Best Contemporary Novel:
Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
5 new thrillers and mysteries to read this fall
"[A] structurally flawless murder mystery."
Bones of Hilo has been named a 2022 finalist for best first novel
13 Deadly Cozy Mysteries for the First Half of 2022: Devil's Chew Toy by Rob Osler
Best Humorous Mystery Novel:
Ellen Byron, Cajun Kiss of Death
Raquel V. Reyes, Mango Mambo and Murder
Cynthia Kuhn, How to Book a Murder
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