AWARD WINNERS 2025-2026
Tariq Ashkanani Wins McIlvanney
Bloody Scotland has announced the winners for the 2025 McIlvanney Prize (formerly known as the Bloody Scotland Prize for Scottish Crime Writing) and the Debut Prize as follows:
McIlvanney Prize: THE MIDNIGHT KING, by Tariq Ashkanani (Viper)
Bloody Scotland Debut Prize: A RELUCTANT SPY, by David Goodman (Headline)
The winners of the both prizes were announced and presented on Friday, September 12 during the Bloody Scotland Festival held in Stirling, Scotland. (September 13, 2024)
Liz Moore Wins Anthony
Bouchercon 2025 announced the winners for the 2025 Anthony awards as follows:
Best Hardcover Novel: THE GOD OF THE WOODS, by Liz Moore (Riverhead)
Best First Novel: YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID, by K.T. Nguyen (Dutton)
Best Paperback Novel: ECHO, by Tracy ClarkThomas & Mercer)
Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: WHEN MIMI WENT MISSING, by Suja Sukimar (Soho Teen)
Best Critical/Non-fiction Book: THE SERIAL KILLER'S APPRENTICE, by Katherine Ramsland and Tracy Ullman (Crime Ink)
Best Anthology/Collections: TALES OF MUSIC, MURDER, AND MAYHEM, edited by Heather Graham (Down & Out)
Best Short Story: "Something to Hold Onto," by Curtis Ippolito (in DARK YONDER, Issue 6; Thalia Press)
Best Historical Novel: THEMURDER OF MR. MA, by John Shen Yen Nee and S.J. Rozan (Soho Crime)
Best Paranormal Novel: A NEW LEASE ON DEATH, by Olivia Blacke (Minotaur)
Best Cozy/Humorous Novel: CIRQUE DU SLAY, by Rob Osler (Crooked Lane)
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Craig Johnson
David Thomas Memorial Special Service Award Recipient: Lucinda Surber and Stan Ulrich, for their extraordinary efforts to develop and promote the crime fiction field
The winners were announced on Saturday, September 06 during Bouchercon 2025 held in New Orlean, Louisiana. (September 07, 2025)
Michael Connelly Wins Barry
Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine has announced the winners for the 2025 Barry Awards as follows:
Best Mystery Novel: THE WAITING, by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
Best First Mystery Novel: ORDINARY BEAR, by C.B. Bernard (Blackstone)
Best Paperback Original Novel: DOUBLE BARREL BLUFF, by Lou Berney (Morrow Paperbacks)
Best Action Thriller: HERO, by Thomas Perry (Mysterious Press)
The winners were voted by Deadly Pleasures readers and announced on Thursday, September 04 during the opening ceremonies of 2025 Bouchercon held in New Orleans, Louisiana (September 06, 2025)
>Delia Pitts Wins Shamus
The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) has announced the winners for the 2025 Shamus Awards as follows:
Best Hardcover P.I. Novel: TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN, by Delia Pitts (Minotaur Books), featuring Vandy Myrick
Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel: CALL OF THE VOID, by J.T. Siemens (NeWest Press9, featuring Sloan Donovan
Best First P.I. Novel: TWICE THE TROUBLE, by Ash Clifton (Crooked Lane Books), introducing Noland Twice
Best P.I. Short Story: "Deadhead," by Tom Andes (Cowboy Jamboree Magazine, Issue 10.1, Fall 2024), featuring Mr.Genest
The Eye Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Christine Matthews
The winners were announced on Thursday, September 04, 2025 at the Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies held at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. (September 06, 2025)
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