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Edition 24 (2011)

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

Winners

6 people
Sara J. Henry Winner

When Troy Chance rescues a boy from Lake Champlain, her quiet life is drawn into a search that leads through secrecy, danger, and hard questions about trust.

Saving one boy opens the door to a larger mystery.

304 pages
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A delayed honeymoon in New York turns into a murder investigation for Deborah Knott and her husband, widening the series into a new urban setting.

A honeymoon trip becomes the start of a case.

288 pages
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In 1930s Nice, Georgie takes on a secret royal assignment that quickly entangles her in theft, fashion, and murder.

A glamorous Riviera trip turns dangerous.

352 pages
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Dana Cameron Winner

A tense short story follows a woman determined to bring down a powerful man, balancing independence, retaliation, and intrigue.

Independence does not end the danger.

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A practical guide for writers that explains how to handle criminal law and courtroom procedure with accuracy and dramatic effect.

Make legal scenes feel lived-in, not borrowed.

205 pages
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On Halloween night, Zack Jennings once again faces the thin boundary between the living and the dead as an old feud resurfaces.

The scariest night opens the oldest wound.

336 pages
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