Nominations 2014 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Bill Alder |
Maigret, Simenon and France: Social Dimensions of the Novels and Stories
McFarland & Company |
| Erik Dussere |
America Is Elsewhere: The Noir Tradition in the Age of Consumer Culture
Oxford University Press |
| Justin Gifford |
Pimping Fictions: African American Crime Literature and the Untold Story of Black Pulp Publishing
Temple University Press |
| Andrew Lycett |
Ian Fleming
St. Martin's Press |
| Melissa Schaub |
Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction
Palgrave Macmillan |
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Nominations 2013 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Paul Athanasourelis |
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: The Hard-Boiled Detective Transformed
McFarland and Company |
| John Connolly |
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels
Simon & Schuster","Atria Books","Emily Bestler Books |
| Declan Burke |
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels
Simon & Schuster","Atria Books","Emily Bestler Books |
| Otto Penzler |
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero
Smart Pop |
| James O'Brien |
The Scientific Sherlock Holmes: Cracking the Case with Science and Forensics
Oxford University Press |
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Nominations 2012 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dan Burstein |
The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the Secrets Behind the Most Compelling Thrillers of our Time
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| Arne J. De Keijzer |
The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the Secrets Behind the Most Compelling Thrillers of our Time
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| John-Henri Holmberg |
The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the Secrets Behind the Most Compelling Thrillers of our Time
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| Walter Raubicheck |
Scripting Hitchcock: Psycho, The Birds and Marnie
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| Walter Srebnick |
Scripting Hitchcock: Psycho, The Birds and Marnie
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| Philippa Gates |
Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film
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| John Curran |
Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making
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| Michael Dirda |
On Conan Doyle: Or, the Whole Art of Storytelling
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Nominations 2011 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Curran |
Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making
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| David Crowder |
Sherlock Holmes for Dummies
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| Steven T. Doyle |
Sherlock Holmes for Dummies
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| Rafael Alvarez |
The Wire: Truth Be Told
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| David Morrell |
Thrillers: 100 Must Reads
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| Hank Wagner |
Thrillers: 100 Must Reads
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| Yunte Huang |
Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and this Rendezvous with American History
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Nominations 2010 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Otto Penzler |
The Line Up: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives
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| Lisa Rogak |
Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King
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| P. D. James |
Talking about Detective Fiction
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| Bev Vincent |
The Stephen King Illustrated Companion
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| Joan Schenkar |
The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith
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Nominations 2009 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Geherin |
Scene of the Crime: The Importance of Place in Crime and Mystery Fiction
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| Harry Lee Poe |
Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories
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| Frankie Y. Bailey |
African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study
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| Leonard Cassuto |
Hard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime Stories
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| Jean Murley |
The Rise of True Crime
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Nominations 2008 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jon Lellenberg |
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
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| Charles Foley |
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
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| Daniel Stashower |
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
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| Patrick Anderson |
The Triumph of the Thriller
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| Maurizio Ascari |
A Counter-History of Crime Fiction: Supernatural, Gothic, Sensational
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| Christiana Gregoriou |
Deviance in Contemporary Crime Fiction
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| Jean Gould O'Connell |
Chester Gould: A Daughter's Biography of the Creator of Dick Tracy
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Nominations 2007 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Irwin |
Unless the Threat of Death Is Behind Them
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| E.J. Wagner |
The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear
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Nominations 2006 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Melanie Rehak |
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
Harcourt, Inc. |
| Stuart M. Kaminsky |
Behind the Mystery: Top Mystery Writers Interviewed
Hot House Press |
| Richard Laymon |
Discovering The Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade: The Evolution of Dashiell Hammett's Masterpiece, Including John Huston's Movie with Humphrey Bogart
Vince Emery Productions |
| Leslie S. Klinger |
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels
W.W. Norton & Co. |
| Hallie Ephron |
Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock 'em Dead with Style
Writer's Digest Books |
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Nominations 2005 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Leslie S. Klinger |
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories
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| Rita Elizabeth Rippetoe |
Booze and the Private Eye
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| Darrell B. Lockhart |
Latin American Mystery Writers: An A to Z Guide
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| Norman Sherry |
The Life of Graham Greene: Volume III, 1955-1991
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Nominations 2004 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Andrew Wilson |
Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith
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| Patrick McGilligan |
Alfred Hitchcock
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| Barbara Mertz |
Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium
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| Kristen Whitbread |
Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium
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| Colleen Barnett |
Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Vol III
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| LeRoy Panek |
The American Police Novel
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Nominations 2003 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mike Ashley |
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction: The Authors, Their Works and Their Most Famous Creations
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| Eddie Muller |
Art of Noir: The Posters And Graphics From The Classic Era Of Film Noir
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| Peter Haining |
The Classic Era of Crime Fiction
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| Thomas M. Leitch |
Crime Films
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Nominations 2002 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dawn B. Sova |
Edgar Allan Poe, A to Z
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| Jo Hammett |
Dashiell Hammett: A Daughter Remembers
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| Michael J. Hayde |
My Name's Friday: The Unauthorized but True Story of Dragnet and the Films of Jack Webb
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| Julie M. Rivett |
Selected Letters of Dashiell Hammett: 1921-1960
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| Richard Laymon |
Selected Letters of Dashiell Hammett: 1921-1960
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| Max Allan Collins |
The History of Mystery
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| Jeffrey Marks |
Who Was That Lady?
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Nominations 2001 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ethan Lewis |
Conundrums for the Long Week-End
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| Robert Kuhn McGregor |
Conundrums for the Long Week-End
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| Martin Booth |
The Doctor and the Detective: A Biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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| Hugh Merrill |
The Red Hot Typewriter: The Life & Times of John D. Macdonald
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| Martha DuBose |
Women of Mystery: The Lives & Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists
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| Margaret Caldwell Thomas |
Women of Mystery: The Lives & Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists
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Nominations 2000 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Daniel Stashower |
Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle
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| Val McDermid |
A Suitable Job for a Woman
|
| Rosemary Herbert |
The Oxford Companion to Crime & Mystery Writing
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| Tom Nolan |
Ross MacDonald: A Biography
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| Catherine Ross Nickerson |
The Web of Inquity: Early Detective Fiction by American Women
|
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Nominations 1999 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robin Winks |
Mystery and Suspense Writers
|
| Maureen Corrigan |
Mystery and Suspense Writers
|
| Anne K. Kaler |
Cordially Yours, Brother Cadfael
|
| Eddie Muller |
Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
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| John Evangelist Walsh |
Midnight Dreary
|
| Janice Brown |
The Seven Deadly Sins in the Work of Dorothy L. Sayers
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Nominations 1998 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Natalie Kaufman |
\"G\" Is for Grafton: The World of Kinsey Millhone
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| Carol McGinnis Kay |
\"G\" Is for Grafton: The World of Kinsey Millhone
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| Susan Malling |
AZ Murder Goes...Classic
|
| Barbara G. Peters |
AZ Murder Goes...Classic
|
| Steve Glassman |
Crime Fiction and Film in the Sunshine State: Florida Noir
|
| Maurice O'Sullivan |
Crime Fiction and Film in the Sunshine State: Florida Noir
|
| Jan Grape |
Deadly Women: The Woman Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
|
| Dean James |
Deadly Women: The Woman Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
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| Ellen Nehr |
Deadly Women: The Woman Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
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| George N. Dove |
The Reader and the Detective Story
|
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Nominations 1997 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Michael Atkinson |
The Secret Marriage of Sherlock Holmes
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| Dawn B. Sova |
Agatha Christie A to Z
|
| Willetta L. Heising |
Detecting Women 2: A Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women
|
| Malcolm J. Turnbull |
Elusion Aforethought: The Life and Writing of Anthony Berkeley Cox
|
| Stephen F. Soitos |
The Blues Detective
|
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Nominations 1996 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Polito |
Savage Art
|
| Douglas Greene |
John Dickson Carr: The Man Who Explained Miracles
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| Robin Whiteman |
The Cadfael Companion
|
| Norman Sherry |
The Life of Graham Greene, Volume II: 1939-1955
|
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Nominations 1995 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| William L. DeAndrea |
Encyclopedia Mysteriosa
|
| Dean James |
By a Woman's Hand: A Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women
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| Jean Swanson |
By a Woman's Hand: A Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women
|
| Garyn G. Roberts |
Dick Tracy and American Culture
|
| Kathleen Klein |
Great Women Mystery Writers
|
| Martin H. Greenberg |
The Tony Hillerman Companion
|
|
Nominations 1994 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Burl Barer |
The Saint: A Complete History
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| Marvin Lachman |
A Reader's Guide To The American Novel Of Detection
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| Barbara Reynolds |
Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul
|
| Jon L. Breen |
The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
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| Edward Gorman |
The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
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| Martin H. Greenberg |
The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
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| Larry Segriff |
The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
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| Patrick Marnham |
The Man Who Wasn't Maigret
|
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Nominations 1993 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Loughery |
Alias S. S. Van Dine
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| David Coomes |
Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life
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| Ellen Nehr |
Doubleday Crime Club Compendium, 1928-1991
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| Jeffrey Meyers |
Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy
|
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Nominations 1992 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Kenneth Silverman |
Edgar A Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance
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| Peter Haining |
Agatha Christie
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| Michael J. McCauley |
Jim Thompson: Sleep with the Devil
|
| Frankie Y. Bailey |
Out of the Woodpile
|
| Ernie Bulow |
Talking Mysteries: A Conversation With Tony Hillerman
|
| Tony Hillerman |
Talking Mysteries: A Conversation With Tony Hillerman
|
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Nominations 1991 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Conquest |
Trouble is their Business
|
| Peter Lewis |
Eric Ambler
|
| Hillary Waugh |
Hillary Waugh's Guide to Mysteries & Mystery Writing
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| S. T. Joshi |
John Dickson Carr: A Critical Study
|
| Catherine McGehee Kenney |
The Remarkable Case of Dorothy L. Sayers
|
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Nominations 1990 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Norman Sherry |
The Life of Graham Greene: Volume One 1904-1939
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| Bruce Crowther |
Film Noir
|
| Ric Meyers |
Murder on the Air
|
| William Spencer |
Mysterium and Mystery
|
| David Lehman |
The Perfect Murder
|
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Nominations 1989 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Francis M. Nevins, Jr. |
Cornell Woolrich: First You Dream, Then You Die
|
| Victoria Nichols |
Silk Stalkings: When Women Write of Murder
|
| Susan Thompson |
Silk Stalkings: When Women Write of Murder
|
| Maureen T. Reddy |
Sisters in Crime
|
| Ron Goulart |
The Dime Detectives
|
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Nominations 1988 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| LeRoy Panek |
An Introduction to the Detective Story
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| B.A. Pike |
Campion's Career: A Study of the Novels of Margery Allingham
|
| Peter Wolfe |
Corridors of Deceit
|
| H. R. F. Keating |
Crime and Mystery
|
|
Nominations 1987 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Eric Ambler |
Here Lies
|
| Marcia Muller |
1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction
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| Bill Pronzini |
1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction
|
| Elaine Budd |
13 Mistresses of Murder
|
| Art Bourgeau |
Mystery Lover's Companion
|
| Carol Billman |
The Secret of the Stratemeyer Syndicate
|
|
Nominations 1986 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Peter Lewis |
John Le Carre
|
| Janet Morgan |
Agatha Christie
|
| Robert A. Baker |
Private Eyes
|
| Michael T. Nietzel |
Private Eyes
|
| David Geherin |
American Private Eye
|
| Stephan P. Clarke |
The Lord Peter Wimsey Companion
|
|
Nominations 1985 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jon L. Breen |
Novel Verdicts
|
| Ralph B. Sipper |
Inward Journey: Ross MacDonald
|
| Max Allan Collins |
One Lonely Knight
|
| James L. Traylor |
One Lonely Knight
|
| Matthew Bruccoli |
Ross Macdonald
|
| Raymond Benson |
The James Bond Bedside Companion
|
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Nominations 1984 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Donald Spoto |
The Dark Side of Genius
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| Diane Johnson |
Dashiell Hammett
|
| Fenton S. Bresler |
The Mystery of Georges Simenon
|
| William W. Stowe |
The Poetics of Murder
|
| Glenn Most |
The Poetics of Murder
|
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Nominations 1983 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Roy Hoopes |
Cain
|
| Bill Pronzini |
Gun in Cheek
|
| Robin Winks |
Modus Operandi
|
| George N. Dove |
The Police Procedural
|
|
Nominations 1982 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jon L. Breen |
What About Murder? A Guide to Books About Mystery and Detective Fiction
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| Frank MacShane |
Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler
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| Stephen Peithman |
The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
|
| Stefano Benvenuti |
The Whodunit
|
| Gianni Rizzoni |
The Whodunit
|
| Ric Meyers |
TV Detectives
|
|
Nominations 1981 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John M. Reilly |
Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers
|
| Robert Barnard |
A talent to deceive
|
| LeRoy Panek |
Watteau's Shepherds
|
|
Nominations 1980 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ralph E. Hone |
Dorothy L. Sayers, A Literary Biography
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| Margaret Hannay |
As Her Whimsey Took Her
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| H. R. F. Keating |
Sherlock Holmes: The Man and His World
|
| Vera Caspary |
The Secrets of Grown-Ups
|
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Nominations 1979 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Gwen Robyns |
The Mystery of Agatha Christie
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| Dorothy B. Hughes |
Erle Stanley Gardner: The Case of the Real Perry Mason
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| Jon Tuska |
The Detective in Hollywood
|
| Julian Symons |
The Tell-Tale Heart: The Life and Work of Edgar Allan Poe
|
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Nominations 1978 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John J. McAleer |
Rex Stout
|
| Agatha Christie |
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
|
| Jack Tracy |
The Encyclopaedia Sherlockiana; or, A Universal Dictionary of the State of Knowledge of Sherlock Holmes and His Biographer, John H. Watson, M.D.
|
|
Nominations 1977 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Marvin Lachman |
Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection
|
| Otto Penzler |
Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection
|
| Charles Shibuk |
Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection
|
| Chris Steinbrunner |
Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection
|
| Derrick Murdoch |
The Agatha Christie Mystery
|
| Gavin Lambert |
The Dangerous Edge
|
| Frank MacShane |
The Life of Raymond Chandler
|
| John Ball |
The Mystery Story
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