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Dilys Award

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 became the first specialty bookseller of mystery books in the United States.[3]

Awards

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Award winners and finalists[3][4]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
1992 Carl Hiaasen Native Tongue Winner
Elizabeth George A Suitable Vengeance Finalist
Stephen Greenleaf Book Case Finalist
J.A. Jance Hour of the Hunter Finalist
Valerie Wolzien We Wish You A Merry Murder Finalist
1993 John Dunning Booked to Die Winner
Michael Connelly The Black Echo Finalist
Margaret Maron Bootlegger's Daughter Finalist
Minette Walters The Ice House Finalist
1994 Peter Høeg Smilla's Sense of Snow Winner
Marcia Muller Wolf in the Shadows Finalist
Sharan Newman Death Comes As Epiphany Finalist
Sandra West Prowell By Evil Means Finalist
Steven Saylor Catilina's Riddle Finalist
Minette Walters The Sculptress Finalist
Don Winslow Way Down on the High Lonely Finalist
1995 Janet Evanovich One for the Money Winner
Jeff Abbott Do Unto Others Finalist
Nancy Atherton Aunt Dimity and the Duke Finalist
Nevada Barr A Superior Death Finalist
Michael Connelly The Concrete Blonde Finalist
Carol O'Connell Mallory's Oracle Finalist
Susan Wade Walking Rain Finalist
1996 Michael Connelly The Last Coyote Winner
Robert Crais Voodoo River Finalist
G. M. Ford Who in Hell is Wanda Fuca? Finalist
Sharyn McCrumb If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him Finalist
Tom Topor The Codicil Finalist
1997 Michael Connelly The Poet Winner
Harlan Coben Fade Away Finalist
Margaret Lawrence Hearts and Bones Finalist
Dennis Lehane Darkness, Take My Hand Finalist
Michael McGarrity Tularosa Finalist
Steve Oliver Moody Gets the Blues Finalist
Thomas Perry Dance for the Dead Finalist
Charles Todd A Test of Wills Finalist
1998 Janet Evanovich Three to Get Deadly Winner
Lee Child Killing Floor Finalist
Harlan Coben Back Spin Finalist
Dennis Lehane Sacred Finalist
Kathy Reichs Déjà Dead Finalist
Kate Ross The Devil in Music Finalist
1999 Dennis Lehane Gone, Baby, Gone Winner
Nevada Barr Blind Descent Finalist
Richard Barre The Ghosts of Morning Finalist
James Lee Burke Sunset Limited Finalist
William Kent Krueger Iron Lake Finalist
Charles Todd Wings of Fire Finalist
2000 Robert Crais L.A. Requiem Winner
Rennie Airth River of Darkness Finalist
Donna Andrews Murder with Peacocks Finalist
William Kent Krueger Boundary Waters Finalist
Don Winslow California Fire and Life Finalist
2001 Val McDermid A Place of Execution Winner
Sarah Caudwell The Sibyl in Her Grave Finalist
Tim Cockey The Hearse You Came in On Finalist
Robert Crais Demolition Angel Finalist
Janet Evanovich Hot Six Finalist
2002 Dennis Lehane Mystic River Winner
David Handler The Cold Blue Blood Finalist
Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark Finalist
William Kent Krueger Purgatory Ridge Finalist
Peter Lovesey The Reaper Finalist
2003 Julia Spencer-Fleming In the Bleak Midwinter Winner
Donna Andrews You've Got Murder Finalist
Lee Child Without Fail Finalist
Jasper Fforde The Eyre Affair Finalist
George Pelecanos Hell to Pay Finalist
2004 Jasper Fforde Lost in a Good Book Winner
Donna Andrews Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon Finalist
William Brodrick The Sixth Lamentation Finalist
P. J. Tracy Monkeewrench Finalist
Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs Finalist
2005 Jeff Lindsay Darkly Dreaming Dexter Winner
Lee Child The Enemy Finalist
Jasper Fforde Something Rotten Finalist
Leslie Silbert The Intelligencer Finalist
Jacqueline Winspear Birds of a Feather Finalist
Carlos Ruiz Zafon The Shadow of the Wind Finalist
2006 Colin Cotterill Thirty-Three Teeth Winner
Terence Faherty In a Teapot Finalist
Craig Johnson The Cold Dish Finalist
Morag Joss Half Broken Things Finalist
Mark Schweitzer The Tenor Wore Tapshoes Finalist
Don Winslow The Power of the Dog Finalist
2007 Louise Penny Still Life Winner [5][6]
James R. Benn Billy Boyle Finalist
Steve Hockensmith Holmes on the Range Finalist
John J. Lamb Mournful Teddy Finalist
Nancy Pickard The Virgin of the Small Plains Finalist
Diane Setterfield The Thirteenth Tale Finalist
2008 William Kent Krueger Thunder Bay Winner [7]
Rhys Bowen Her Royal Spyness Finalist [8]
Lisa Lutz The Spellman Files Finalist [8]
Deanna Raybourn Silent in the Grave Finalist [8]
Marcus Sakey The Blade Itself Finalist [8]
2009 Sean Chercover Trigger City Winner [9]
Christopher Fowler The Victoria Vanishes Finalist [10]
Deanna Raybourn Silent in the Sanctuary Finalist [10]
Tom Rob Smith Child 44 Finalist [10]
Don Winslow Dawn Patrol Finalist [10]
2010 Alan Bradley The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Winner [11]
R. J. Ellory A Quiet Belief in Angels Finalist [12]
Craig Johnson The Dark Horse Finalist [12]
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Played with Fire Finalist [12]
Stuart Neville The Ghosts of Belfast Finalist [12]
Louise Penny The Brutal Telling Finalist [12]
S. J. Rozan The Shanghai Moon Finalist [12]
2011 Louise Penny Bury Your Dead Winner [13]
Colin Cotterill Love Songs from a Shallow Grave Finalist [14]
Steve Hamilton The Lock Artist Finalist [14]
Dennis Lehane Moonlight Mile Finalist [14]
Keith Thomson Once a Spy Finalist [14]
Don Winslow Savages Finalist [14]
2012 S. J. Rozan Ghost Hero Winner [15]
Tim Dorsey When Elves Attack Finalist [16]
G. M. Malliet Wicked Autumn Finalist [16]
Archer Mayor Tag Man Finalist [16]
Louise Penny A Trick of the Light Finalist [16]
2013 Peter Robinson Before the Poison Winner [17]
Colin Cotterill Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach Finalist [18]
Tana French Broken Harbor Finalist [18]
Susan Elia MacNeal Mr. Churchill's Secretary Finalist [18]
Chris Pavone The Expats Finalist [18]
2014 William Kent Krueger Ordinary Grace Winner [19]
Lyndsay Faye Seven for a Secret Finalist [20]
Alex Grecian The Black Country Finalist [20]
Anne Hillerman Spider Woman's Daughter Finalist [20]
G. M. Malliet Pagan Spring Finalist [20]
Vidar Sundstol The Land of Dreams Finalist [20]

References

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  1. ^ Clark, Candace; Charles, John; Morrison, Joanna (2002). The mystery readers' advisory: the librarian's clues to murder and mayhem. Chicago: American Library Association. p. 75. ISBN 0-8389-0811-X. Archived from the original on 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  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.
  3. ^ a b "The DILYS AWARD". Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "The Dilys Award". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Awards: Still Life Takes the Dilys; The Audies". Shelf Awareness. February 5, 2007. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  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.
  7. ^ "Awards: Dilys; Iowa Short Fiction and Simmons Short Fiction". Shelf Awareness. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "Awards: Dilys Nominees Unveiled". Shelf Awareness. January 15, 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Awards: IMBA Dilys Award". Shelf Awareness. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "Awards: Dilys and Edgar Nominees". Shelf Awareness. January 20, 2009. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Awards: Dilys Winner; Ridenhour Winners". Shelf Awareness. March 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Awards: Pannell and Dilys Nominees". Shelf Awareness. January 19, 2010. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "Awards: Dilys and Bancroft Winners". Shelf Awareness. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Awards: Costa; DBW Publishing Innovation; Dilys Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. January 26, 2011. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Awards: Dilys Winner; Diagram Oddest Book Title". Shelf Awareness. April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d "Awards: Dilys Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. January 30, 2012. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "Awards: Dilys Winner; Sunday Times Short Story". Shelf Awareness. March 25, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d "Awards: Costa Book of the Year; Dilys Winn Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. January 30, 2013. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  19. ^ "Awards: Dilys Winner". Shelf Awareness. March 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  20. ^ a b c d e "Awards: Costa Book of the Year; Dilys Winn Nominees". Shelf Awareness. January 29, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
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