Readers Awards

2020

Barb Goffman won for “Dear Emily Etiquette” (9-10/20)
John M. Floyd, 2nd place for “Crow’s Nest” (1-2/20)
Gregory Fallis, 3rd place for “Terrible Ideas” (9-10/20)

2019

David Dean won for “The Duelist” (5-6/19)
Paul D. Marks, 2nd place for “Fade-Out on Bunker Hill” (3-4/19)
Doug Allyn, 3rd place for “The Dutchy” (11-12/19)

2018

Stacy Woodson won for “Duty, Honor, Hammett” (11-12/18)
Josh Pachter, 2nd place for “50” (11-12/18)
David Dean, 3rd place for “Sofee” (3-4/18)

2017

Brendan DuBois won for “Flowing Waters” (1/17)
Doug Allyn, 2nd place for “Tombstone” (11-12/17)
Dave Zeltserman, 3rd place for “Cramer in Trouble” (3-4/17)

2016

Paul D. Marks won for “Ghosts of Bunker Hill” (12/16)
Doug Allyn, 2nd place for “Puncher’s Chance” (6/16)
Doug Allyn, 3rd place for “The Dropout” (3-4/16)

2015

Margaret Maron won for “We on the Train!” (5/15)
Brendan DuBois and William Hallstead tied for 2nd with “The Lake Tenant” (11/15) and “No Cabs After Midnight” (6/15), respectively
Lou Manfredo, 3rd for “Rizzo’s Good Cop” (12/15)

2014

Doug Allyn won for “The Snow Angel” (1/14)
Marilyn Todd, 2nd for “Blood Red Roses” (9-10/14)
Miriam Grace Manfredo, 3rd for “The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter” (12/14)

2013

Dave Zeltserman won for “Archie Solves the Case” (5/13)
Doug Allyn, 2nd for “Borrowed Time” (9-10/13)
Marilyn Todd, 3rd for “The Wickedest Town in the West” (6/13)

2012

Doug Allyn won for “Wood-Smoke Boys” (3-4/12)
David Dean, 2nd for “Mariel” (12/12)
Lia Matera, 3rd for “Champawat” (9-10/12)

2011

P.N. Elrod won for “Beach Girl” (11/11)
Doug Allyn, 2nd for “A Penny for the Boatman” (3-4/11)
Clark Howard, 3rd for “Hangman’s Rhapsody” (9-10/11)

2010

Dave Zeltserman won for “Archie’s Been Framed” (9-10/10)
Doug Allyn, 2nd for “The Scent of Lilacs” (9-10/10)
Doug Allyn, 3rd for “Days of Rage” (3/10)

2009

Doug Allyn and Mick Herron tied for first for “An Early Christmas” (1/09) and “Dolphin Junction” (12/09), respectively
Clark Howard, 2nd for “White Wolves” (11/09)
Dave Zeltserman, 3rd for “Julius Katz” (9-10//09)

2008

Kristine Kathryn Rusch won for “The Secret Lives of Cats” (7/08)
Doug Allyn, 2nd place for “The Sonnets of September” (7/08)
Brendan DuBois, 3rd place for “The Blue Plate Special” (3-4/08)

2007

David Dean and Edward D. Hoch tied for first for “Ibrahim’s Eyes” (6/07) and “The Theft of the Ostracized Ostrich” (9-10/07), respectively
Dale C. Andrews and Kurt Sercu, 2nd for “The Book Case” (5/07)
Doug Allyn, 3rd for “Stone-Cold Christmas” (1/07)

2006

L. Leigh won for “Swamped” (8/06)
Doug Allyn, 2nd for “The Black Chapel” (9-10/06)
Edward D. Hoch, 3rd for “A Convergence of Clerics” (12/06)

2005

Doug Allyn won for “Wolf Woman Bay” (6/05)
J.A. Konrath, 2nd for “With a Twist” (12/05)
Robert S. Levinson, 3rd for “Death Conquers All” (9-10/05)

2004

Doug Allyn won for “The Gin Mill” (9-10/04)
Clark Howard, 2nd for “Deep Lock” (12/04)
Clark Howard, 3rd for “Tequila Memories” (6/04)

2003

Doug Allyn won for “Palace in the Pines” (7/03)
Clark Howard, 2nd for “The Mask of Peter” (4/03)
Clark Howard, 3rd for “The Leper Colony” (8/03)

2002

Jeffery Deaver won for “Without Jonathan” (11/02)
Edward D. Hoch, 2nd for “The Problem of Bailey’s Buzzard” (12/02)
Doug Allyn, 3rd for “Telephone to Forever” (7/02)

2001

Peter Sellers won for “Avenging Miriam” (12/01)
David Handler, 2nd for “The Mondo Whammy” (9-10/01)
Neil Schofield, 3rd for “Groundwork” (11/01)

2000

Doug Allyn won for “The Death Row Pet Show” (4/00)
Doug Allyn, 2nd for “The Christmas Mitzvah” (12/00)
Donald Olson, 3rd for “Don’t Go Upstairs” (8/00)

1999

Clark Howard won for “The Global Man” (12/99)
Michael A. Kahn, 2nd for “The Bread of Affliction” (9-10/99)
Minette Walters, 3rd for “The Tinder Box” (12/99)

1998

Kristine Kathryn Rusch won for “Details” (12/98)
Barbara D’Amato, 2nd for “Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is a Vegetable” (11/98)
Joan Richter, 3rd for “Recipe Secrets” (9-10/98)

1997

Jeffery Deaver won for “Double Jeopardy” (9-10/97)
Doug Allyn, 2nd for “Copperhead Run” (6/97)
George C. Chesbro, 3rd for “The Problem with the Pigs” (6/97)

1996

Doug Allyn won for “Roadkill” (5/96)
Doug Allyn, 2nd for “Puppyland” (9-10/96)
Steven Saylor, 3rd for “The White Fawn” (12/96)

1995 

Doug Allyn and Jeffrey tied for first with “Franken Kat” (Mid-12/95) and “Gone Fishing” (10/95), respectively
Brendan DuBois, 2nd for “Heirlooms” (7/95)
Edward D. Hoch, 3rd for “The Killdeer Chronicles” (Mid-12/95)

1994 

Jan Burke won for “Unharmed” (Mid-12/94)
Doug Allyn, 2nd for “Black Water” (10/94)
Doug Allyn, 3rd for “The Cross-Wolf” (Mid-12/94)

1993 

Doug Allyn won for “The Ghost Show” (12/93)
Steven Saylor, 2nd for “The House of the Vestals” (4/93)
Peter Lovesey, 3rd for “You May See a Strangler” (Mid-12/93)

1992

Doug Allyn won for “Candles in the Rain” (11/92)
Jo Bannister, 2nd for “Howler” (10/92)
Doug Allyn, 3rd for “Icewater Mansions” (1/92)

1991 

Peter Lovesey won for “The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown” (5/91)
Clark Howard, 2nd for “Dark Conception” (10/91)
Peter Lovesey, 3rd for “Supper with Miss Shivers” (Mid-12/91)

1990 

Clark Howard won for “Deeds of Valor” (11/90)
Clark Howard, 2nd for “Challenge the Widow-Maker” (8/90)
Peter Massarelli, 3rd for “Once Upon a Time” (12/90)

1989 

James Powell won for “A Dirge for Clowntown” (11/89)
Doug Allyn, 2nd for “Star Pupil” (10/89)
Patricia Moyes, 3rd for “The Faithful Cat” (12/89)

1988

Clark Howard won for “The Dakar Run” (8/88)
Peter Lovesey, 2nd for “The Wasp” (11/88)
Clark Howard, 3rd for “The Color of Death” (6/88)

1987

Robert Barnard won for “The Woman in the Wardrobe” (12/87)
Ann Bayer, 2nd for “A Pleasure to Deal With” (11/87)
John F. Suter, 3rd for “That Man’s Moccasins Have Holes” (7/87)

1986

Clark Howard won for “Scalplock” (7/86)
Thomas Adcock, 2nd for “Thrown-Away Child” (10/86)
Nell Lamburn, 3rd for “Tom’s Thatch” (7/86)

1985

Clark Howard won for “Animals” (6/85)
Lawrence Block, 2nd for “Like a Bug on a Windshield” (10/85)
Clark Howard 3rd for “McCulla’s Kid” (9/85)