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Edition 18 (2005)

Best Contemporary NovelBest Historical NovelBest First NovelBest Short StoryBest Non-FictionBest Children's/Young Adult Mystery

Winners

6 people
Laura Durham ろーら だーらむ Excellence Award

Wedding planner Annabelle Archer has to keep her business afloat while a murder and a string of bridal disasters turn her latest event into a crisis.

A wedding planner’s big day turns into a murder case.

256 pages
cozy mysteryweddingworkplacehumor
Katherine Hall Page きゃさりん ほーる ぺいじ Excellence Award

Faith Fairchild’s family ski reunion is interrupted by a murder in the snow, forcing her into another investigation in a closed winter setting.

A ski-week reunion becomes a murder mystery in the snow.

256 pages
cozy mysteryfamilyski resortmurder
Marcia Talley まーしゃ たりー Excellence Award

A short Hannah Ives mystery that turns an ordinary distraction into a dangerous opening for trouble.

A brief distraction becomes the start of a mystery.

short story mysteryfemale sleuthHannah Ivesdanger
Melanie Rehak めらにー りはっく Excellence Award

This cultural history traces Nancy Drew back to the women who wrote and shaped the character, revealing how a girl detective became an American icon.

The hidden women behind Nancy Drew are brought into focus.

304 pages
nonfictionNancy Drewpublishing historywomen's history
Peter Abrahams ぴーたー あぶらはむず Excellence Award

Thirteen-year-old Ingrid Levin-Hill is drawn into an Echo Falls mystery after a local murder leaves her with clues she cannot ignore.

A young sleuth works her way toward the truth in Echo Falls.

352 pages
young adultmysteryschool lifecrime
Carl Hiaasen かーる はいあせん Excellence Award

Noah Underwood tries to prove that a casino boat is dumping sewage into the water, turning a Florida summer into a race for environmental justice.

A boy takes on a polluted summer and a crooked casino boat.

288 pages
young adultenvironmental issuesFloridaadventure