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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. The Anthony Awards are among the most prestigious awards in the world of mystery writers and have helped boost the careers of many recipients. [1]

Recipients

Award winners and finalists [2]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
1986 Nancy Pickard Say No to Murder Winner [3]
Earl Emerson Poverty BayFinalist
Kate GreenShattered MoonFinalist
P. M. Carlson Murder is AcademicFinalist
Patrick A. Kelley Sleightly MurderFinalist
1987Robert CampbellThe Junkyard DogWinner [3]
J. A. Jance Trial by FuryFinalist
Lilian Jackson Braun The Cat Who Saw Red Finalist
Rob Kantner The Back-Door ManFinalist
Warren Murphy Too Old a CatFinalist
1988 Robert Crais The Monkey's Raincoat Winner [3]
Carolyn G. Hart Death on DemandFinalist
Conrad Haynes Bishop’s Gambit, DeclinedFinalist
Lia Matera Where Lawyers Fear To TreadFinalist
Lilian Jackson Braun The Cat Who Played Brahms Finalist
Sharyn McCrumb Bimbos of the Death Sun Finalist
1989 Carolyn G. Hart Something WickedWinner [3]
D. R. Meredith Murder by ImpulseFinalist
David Handler The Man Who Died LaughingFinalist
Lia Matera A Radical DepartureFinalist
Marilyn Wallace Primary TargetFinalist
Michael Avallone High Noon at MidnightFinalist
P. M. Carlson Murder UnrenovatedFinalist
Sharyn McCrumb Paying the PiperFinalist
1990 Carolyn G. Hart Honeymoon with Murder Winner [3]
D. R. Meredith Murder by DeceptionFinalist
Deborah Valentine A Collector of PhotographsFinalist
Keith Peterson Rough JusticeFinalist
Malacai Black On My HonorFinalist
1991 James McCahery Grave UndertakingWinner [3]
Rochelle Krich Where’s Mommy Now? Winner [3]
B. J. Oliphant Dead in the ScrubFinalist
Jane Haddam Not a Creature Was StirringFinalist
Marilyn Wallace (editor)Sisters in Crime 2Finalist
1996 Harlan Coben Deal Breaker Winner [3]
Eileen Dreyer Bad MedicineFinalist
Gloria White Charged with GuiltFinalist
R. D. Zimmerman ClosetFinalist
Teri Holbrook A Far and Deadly CryFinalist
1997 Terris McMahan Grimes Somebody Else’s Child Winner [3]
Harlan Coben Fade Away Finalist
Steven Womack Chain of FoolsFinalist
Susan Wade Walking RainFinalist
Teri Holbrook The Grass WidowFinalist
1998 Rick Riordan Big Red Tequila Winner [3]
K. J. A. Wishnia 23 Shades of BlackFinalist
Laura Lippman Charm CityFinalist
Martin J. Smith Time Release Finalist
Sujata Massey The Salaryman’s WifeFinalist
1999 Laura Lippman Butchers Hill Winner [3]
Caroline Roe Remedy for TreasonFinalist
Rick Riordan The Widower’s Two StepFinalist
Steven Womack Murder ManualFinalist
Sujata Massey Zen AttitudeFinalist
2000 Laura Lippman In Big Trouble Winner [3]
Anthony P. Dunbar Lucky ManFinalist
Caroline Roe Antidote for AvariceFinalist
José Latour OutcastFinalist
Robin Burcell Every Move She MakesFinalist
2001 Kate Grilley Death Dances to a Reggae Beat Winner [3]
Chassie West Killing KinFinalist
Daniel Stashower The Floating Lady MurderFinalist
Eric Wright The Kidnapping of Rosie DawnFinalist
Katy Munger Bad to the BoneFinalist
Laura Wilson A Little DeathFinalist
2002 Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark Winner [3]
Daniel Stashower The Houdini SpecterFinalist
Jeff Abbott A Kiss Gone BadFinalist
Jerrilyn Farmer Dim Sum DeadFinalist
P. J. Parrish Dead of WinterFinalist
2003 Robin Burcell Fatal Truth Winner [3]
Andy Straka A Killing SkyFinalist
Jeff Abbott Black Jack PointFinalist
P. J. Parrish Paint It BlackFinalist
Roberta Isleib Six Strokes UnderFinalist
2004 Robin Burcell Deadly Legacy Winner [3]
Elaine Flinn Dealing in MurderFinalist
Jason Starr Tough LuckFinalist
P. J. Parrish Thicker Than WaterFinalist
Sylvia Maultash Warsh Find Me AgainFinalist
2005 Jason Starr Twisted City Winner [3]
M. J. Rose The Halo EffectFinalist
Roberta Isleib Putt to DeathFinalist
Robin Burcell Cold CaseFinalist
Susan McBride Blue BloodFinalist
2006 Reed Farrel Coleman The James Deans Winner [3]
Allan Guthrie Kiss Her GoodbyeFinalist
Charlie Huston Six Bad ThingsFinalist
P. J. Parrish A Killing RainFinalist
Susan McBride The Good Girl’s Guide to MurderFinalist
2007 Dana Cameron Ashes and Bones Winner [3]
Charlie Huston A Dangerous ManFinalist
Naomi Hirahara Snakeskin ShamisenFinalist
Robert Fate Baby SharkFinalist
Sean Doolittle The CleanupFinalist
Troy Cook47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank RobbersFinalist
Victor Gischler Shotgun OperaFinalist
2008 P. J. Parrish A Thousand Bones Winner [3]
David CorbettBlood of ParadiseFinalist
Ken Bruen and Jason Starr SlideFinalist
Megan Abbott QueenpinFinalist
Robert Fate Baby Shark’s Beaumont BluesFinalist
2009 Julie Hyzy State of the Onion Winner [4] [3]
Christa Faust Money ShotFinalist
Max Allan Collins The First QuarryFinalist
P. J. Parrish South of HellFinalist
Vicki Lane In a Dark SeasonFinalist
2010 Bryan Gruley Starvation Lake Winner [3]
G. M. Malliet Death and the Lit ChickFinalist
Hank Phillippi Ryan Air TimeFinalist
Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman TowerFinalist
Max Allan Collins Quarry in the MiddleFinalist
Megan Abbott Bury Me Deep Finalist
2011 Duane Swierczynski Expiration Date Winner [3]
Hank Phillippi Ryan Drive TimeFinalist [5]
Bryan Gruley The Hanging TreeFinalist [5]
Frank Tallis Vienna SecretsFinalist [5]
Robert Goddard Long Time ComingFinalist [5]
2012 Julie Hyzy Buffalo West Wing Winner [3]
Christa Faust Choke HoldFinalist
Duane Swierczynski Fun & GamesFinalist
Frank Tallis Vienna TwilightFinalist
Michael StanleyThe Death of the MantisFinalist
Robert Jackson Bennett The Company Man Finalist
2013 Johnny Shaw Big MariaWinner [3]
Alison Gaylin And She WasFinalist
Joelle Charbonneau Murder for ChoirFinalist
Lou Berney Whiplash RiverFinalist
Malla Nunn Blessed Are the DeadFinalist
2014 Catriona McPherson As She Left It Winner [3]
Alex Marwood The Wicked Girls Finalist
Chris F. Holm The Big ReapFinalist
Darrell James Purgatory KeyFinalist
Stephen King Joyland Finalist
2015 Catriona McPherson The Day She Died Winner [3]
Alex Marwood The Killer Next DoorFinalist
Alison Gaylin Stay With MeFinalist
Ben H. Winters World of Trouble Finalist
James W. Ziskin No Stone UnturnedFinalist
2016 Lou Berney The Long and Faraway Gone Winner [3]
Adrian McKinty Gun Street GirlFinalist
James W. Ziskin Stone Cold DeadFinalist
Josh Stallings Young AmericansFinalist
Lori Rader-Day Little Pretty ThingsFinalist
2017 James W. Ziskin Heart of StoneWinner
Adrian McKinty Rain DogsFinalist
Eric Beetner LeadfootFinalist
Jay Stringer How To Kill Friends and Implicate PeopleFinalist
Jess Lourey Salem’s CipherFinalist
Patricia Abbott Shot in DetroitFinalist
2018 Lori Rader-Day The Day I DiedWinner [6]
Eryk Pruitt What We ReckonFinalist [6]
James W. Ziskin Cast the First StoneFinalist [6]
Nadine Nettmann Uncorking a LieFinalist [6]
Thomas Pluck Bad Boy BoogieFinalist [6]
2019 Lori Rader-Day Under a Dark SkyWinner [7] [8]
Alison Gaylin If I Die TonightFinalist [7] [8]
James W. Ziskin A Stone’s ThrowFinalist [7] [8]
Kellye Garrett Hollywood EndingFinalist [7] [8]
Naomi Hirahara Hiroshima BoyFinalist [7] [8]
2020 Gigi Pandian The Alchemist’s IllusionWinner [9]
Catriona McPherson Scot & SodaFinalist
E. A. Aymar The UnrepentantFinalist
Gabriel Valjan The Company Files: 2. The Naming GameFinalist
L. A. Chandlar The Pearl DaggerFinalist
Susanna Calkins Murder Knocks TwiceFinalist
Wendall Thomas Drowned UnderFinalist
2021 Jess Lourey Unspeakable ThingsWinner [10] [11] [12]
Alyssa Cole When No One Is WatchingFinalist [12]
Gabriel Valjan Dirty Old TownFinalist [12]
Lori Rader-Day The Lucky OneFinalist [12]
Susanna Calkins The Fate of a FlapperFinalist [12]
2022 Jess Lourey BloodlineWinner [13] [14]
Cheryl A. Head Warn Me When It’s TimeFinalist [14]
Greg Herren Bury Me In ShadowsFinalist [14]
Tara Laskowski The Mother Next DoorFinalist [14]
Tori Eldridge The Ninja BetrayedFinalist [14]
2023 Jess Lourey The Quarry GirlsWinner
Gabriel Valjan Hush HushFinalist [15]
James L’Etoile Dead DropFinalist [15]
Kelly J. Ford Real Bad ThingsFinalist [15]
Sandra SG Wong In the Dark We ForgetFinalist [15]

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