While I was in Kentucky, the Anthony Award finalists were announced, and as always, a friend-studded list. So many great books (and people) listed here. Congrats to all!
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
- All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
- Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper
- Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head
- Face of Greed by James L’Etoile
- The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
BEST PAPERBACK NOVEL
- No Home for Killers by E.A. Aymar
- Hide by Tracy Clark
- Because the Night by James D.F. Hannah
- The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey
- Magic City Blues by Bobby Matthews
- Lowdown Road by Scott Von Doviak
BEST FIRST NOVEL
- The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry
- Play the Fool by Lina Chern
- Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
- Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
- City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita
BEST CHILDREN’S/YA
- Finney and the Secret Tunnel by Jamie Lane Barber
- Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunch
- The Sasquatch of Hawthorne Elementary by K.B. Jackson
- The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders
- Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer
BEST CRITICAL/NONFICTION
- Finders: Justice, Faith, and Identity in Irish Crime Fiction by Anjili Babbar
- Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction by Max Allan Collins and James L. Traylor
- A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak
- A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan
- Fallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Robert Morgan
- Agatha Christie, She Watched: One Woman’s Plot to Watch 201 Christie Adaptations Without Murdering the Director, Screenwriter, Cast, or Her Husband by Teresa Peschel
- Love Me Fierce In Danger – The Life of James Ellroy by Steven Powell
BEST ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTION
- School of Hard Knox, edited by Donna Andrews, Greg Herren, and Art Taylor
- Here in the Dark: Stories by Meagan Luca
- Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles, edited by Josh Pachter
- The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions by Art Taylor
- Killin’ Time in San Diego: Bouchercon Anthology 2023, edited by Holly West
BEST SHORT STORY
- “Real Courage” by Barb Goffman
- “Knock” by James D.F. Hannah
- “Green and California Bound” by Curtis Ippolito
- “Ticket to Ride” by Dru Ann Love and Kristopher Zgorski
- “Tell Me No Lies” by Holly West
Queer and Loathing in America 