Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original

The Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original, established in 1986, is an annual award presented as part of the Anthony Awards on behalf of Mystery Writers of America.

Recipients

Award winners and finalists[1]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
1986 Nancy Pickard Say No to Murder Winner [2]
Earl Emerson Poverty Bay Finalist
Kate Green Shattered Moon Finalist
P. M. Carlson Murder is Academic Finalist
Patrick A. Kelley Sleightly Murder Finalist
1987 Robert Campbell The Junkyard Dog Winner [2]
J. A. Jance Trial by Fury Finalist
Lilian Jackson Braun The Cat Who Saw Red Finalist
Rob Kantner The Back-Door Man Finalist
Warren Murphy Too Old a Cat Finalist
1988 Robert Crais The Monkey's Raincoat Winner [2]
Carolyn G. Hart Death on Demand Finalist
Conrad Haynes Bishop’s Gambit, Declined Finalist
Lia Matera Where Lawyers Fear To Tread Finalist
Lilian Jackson Braun The Cat Who Played Brahms Finalist
Sharyn McCrumb Bimbos of the Death Sun Finalist
1989 Carolyn G. Hart Something Wicked Winner [2]
D. R. Meredith Murder by Impulse Finalist
David Handler The Man Who Died Laughing Finalist
Lia Matera A Radical Departure Finalist
Marilyn Wallace Primary Target Finalist
Michael Avallone High Noon at Midnight Finalist
P. M. Carlson Murder Unrenovated Finalist
Sharyn McCrumb Paying the Piper Finalist
1990 Carolyn G. Hart Honeymoon with Murder Winner [2]
D. R. Meredith Murder by Deception Finalist
Deborah Valentine A Collector of Photographs Finalist
Keith Peterson Rough Justice Finalist
Malacai Black On My Honor Finalist
1991 James McCahery Grave Undertaking Winner [2]
Rochelle Krich Where’s Mommy Now? Winner [2]
B. J. Oliphant Dead in the Scrub Finalist
Jane Haddam Not a Creature Was Stirring Finalist
Marilyn Wallace (editor) Sisters in Crime 2 Finalist
1996 Harlan Coben Deal Breaker Winner [2]
Eileen Dreyer Bad Medicine Finalist
Gloria White Charged with Guilt Finalist
R. D. Zimmerman Closet Finalist
Teri Holbrook A Far and Deadly Cry Finalist
1997 Terris McMahan Grimes Somebody Else’s Child Winner [2]
Harlan Coben Fade Away Finalist
Steven Womack Chain of Fools Finalist
Susan Wade Walking Rain Finalist
Teri Holbrook The Grass Widow Finalist
1998 Rick Riordan Big Red Tequila Winner [2]
K. J. A. Wishnia 23 Shades of Black Finalist
Laura Lippman Charm City Finalist
Martin J. Smith Time Release Finalist
Sujata Massey The Salaryman’s Wife Finalist
1999 Laura Lippman Butchers Hill Winner [2]
Caroline Roe Remedy for Treason Finalist
Rick Riordan The Widower’s Two Step Finalist
Steven Womack Murder Manual Finalist
Sujata Massey Zen Attitude Finalist
2000 Laura Lippman In Big Trouble Winner [2]
Anthony P. Dunbar Lucky Man Finalist
Caroline Roe Antidote for Avarice Finalist
José Latour Outcast Finalist
Robin Burcell Every Move She Makes Finalist
2001 Kate Grilley Death Dances to a Reggae Beat Winner [2]
Chassie West Killing Kin Finalist
Daniel Stashower The Floating Lady Murder Finalist
Eric Wright The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn Finalist
Katy Munger Bad to the Bone Finalist
Laura Wilson A Little Death Finalist
2002 Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark Winner [2]
Daniel Stashower The Houdini Specter Finalist
Jeff Abbott A Kiss Gone Bad Finalist
Jerrilyn Farmer Dim Sum Dead Finalist
P. J. Parrish Dead of Winter Finalist
2003 Robin Burcell Fatal Truth Winner [2]
Andy Straka A Killing Sky Finalist
Jeff Abbott Black Jack Point Finalist
P. J. Parrish Paint It Black Finalist
Roberta Isleib Six Strokes Under Finalist
2004 Robin Burcell Deadly Legacy Winner [2]
Elaine Flinn Dealing in Murder Finalist
Jason Starr Tough Luck Finalist
P. J. Parrish Thicker Than Water Finalist
Sylvia Maultash Warsh Find Me Again Finalist
2005 Jason Starr Twisted City Winner [2]
M. J. Rose The Halo Effect Finalist
Roberta Isleib Putt to Death Finalist
Robin Burcell Cold Case Finalist
Susan McBride Blue Blood Finalist
2006 Reed Farrel Coleman The James Deans Winner [2]
Allan Guthrie Kiss Her Goodbye Finalist
Charlie Huston Six Bad Things Finalist
P. J. Parrish A Killing Rain Finalist
Susan McBride The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Finalist
2007 Dana Cameron Ashes and Bones Winner [2]
Charlie Huston A Dangerous Man Finalist
Naomi Hirahara Snakeskin Shamisen Finalist
Robert Fate Baby Shark Finalist
Sean Doolittle The Cleanup Finalist
Troy Cook 47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers Finalist
Victor Gischler Shotgun Opera Finalist
2008 P. J. Parrish A Thousand Bones Winner [2]
David Corbett Blood of Paradise Finalist
Ken Bruen and Jason Starr Slide Finalist
Megan Abbott Queenpin Finalist
Robert Fate Baby Shark’s Beaumont Blues Finalist
2009 Julie Hyzy State of the Onion Winner [3][2]
Christa Faust Money Shot Finalist
Max Allan Collins The First Quarry Finalist
P. J. Parrish South of Hell Finalist
Vicki Lane In a Dark Season Finalist
2010 Bryan Gruley Starvation Lake Winner [2]
G. M. Malliet Death and the Lit Chick Finalist
Hank Phillippi Ryan Air Time Finalist
Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman Tower Finalist
Max Allan Collins Quarry in the Middle Finalist
Megan Abbott Bury Me Deep Finalist
2011 Duane Swierczynski Expiration Date Winner [2]
Hank Phillippi Ryan Drive Time Finalist [4]
Bryan Gruley The Hanging Tree Finalist [4]
Frank Tallis Vienna Secrets Finalist [4]
Robert Goddard Long Time Coming Finalist [4]
2012 Julie Hyzy Buffalo West Wing Winner [2]
Christa Faust Choke Hold Finalist
Duane Swierczynski Fun & Games Finalist
Frank Tallis Vienna Twilight Finalist
Michael Stanley The Death of the Mantis Finalist
Robert Jackson Bennett The Company Man Finalist
2013 Johnny Shaw Big Maria Winner [2]
Alison Gaylin And She Was Finalist
Joelle Charbonneau Murder for Choir Finalist
Lou Berney Whiplash River Finalist
Malla Nunn Blessed Are the Dead Finalist
2014 Catriona McPherson As She Left It Winner [2]
Alex Marwood The Wicked Girls Finalist
Chris F. Holm The Big Reap Finalist
Darrell James Purgatory Key Finalist
Stephen King Joyland Finalist
2015 Catriona McPherson The Day She Died Winner [2]
Alex Marwood The Killer Next Door Finalist
Alison Gaylin Stay With Me Finalist
Ben H. Winters World of Trouble Finalist
James W. Ziskin No Stone Unturned Finalist
2016 Lou Berney The Long and Faraway Gone Winner [2]
Adrian McKinty Gun Street Girl Finalist
James W. Ziskin Stone Cold Dead Finalist
Josh Stallings Young Americans Finalist
Lori Rader-Day Little Pretty Things Finalist
2017 James W. Ziskin Heart of Stone Winner
Adrian McKinty Rain Dogs Finalist
Eric Beetner Leadfoot Finalist
Jay Stringer How To Kill Friends and Implicate People Finalist
Jess Lourey Salem’s Cipher Finalist
Patricia Abbott Shot in Detroit Finalist
2018 Lori Rader-Day The Day I Died Winner [5]
Eryk Pruitt What We Reckon Finalist [5]
James W. Ziskin Cast the First Stone Finalist [5]
Nadine Nettmann Uncorking a Lie Finalist [5]
Thomas Pluck Bad Boy Boogie Finalist [5]
2019 Lori Rader-Day Under a Dark Sky Winner [6][7]
Alison Gaylin If I Die Tonight Finalist [6][7]
James W. Ziskin A Stone’s Throw Finalist [6][7]
Kellye Garrett Hollywood Ending Finalist [6][7]
Naomi Hirahara Hiroshima Boy Finalist [6][7]
2020 Gigi Pandian The Alchemist’s Illusion Winner [8]
Catriona McPherson Scot & Soda Finalist
E. A. Aymar The Unrepentant Finalist
Gabriel Valjan The Company Files: 2. The Naming Game Finalist
L. A. Chandlar The Pearl Dagger Finalist
Susanna Calkins Murder Knocks Twice Finalist
Wendall Thomas Drowned Under Finalist
2021 Jess Lourey Unspeakable Things Winner [9][10][11]
Alyssa Cole When No One Is Watching Finalist [11]
Gabriel Valjan Dirty Old Town Finalist [11]
Lori Rader-Day The Lucky One Finalist [11]
Susanna Calkins The Fate of a Flapper Finalist [11]
2022 Jess Lourey Bloodline Winner [12][13]
Cheryl A. Head Warn Me When It’s Time Finalist [13]
Greg Herren Bury Me In Shadows Finalist [13]
Tara Laskowski The Mother Next Door Finalist [13]
Tori Eldridge The Ninja Betrayed Finalist [13]
2023 Jess Lourey The Quarry Girls Winner
Gabriel Valjan Hush Hush Finalist [14]
James L’Etoile Dead Drop Finalist [14]
Kelly J. Ford Real Bad Things Finalist [14]
Sandra SG Wong In the Dark We Forget Finalist [14]

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