| Year |
Category |
Author |
Title |
Result |
Ref. |
|---|
| 1989 |
Gay M/SF |
Michael Nava |
Goldenboy |
Winner |
[1] |
| Donald Ward |
Death Takes the Stage |
Finalist |
[1] |
| Joseph Hansen |
Obedience |
| Michael Bishop |
Unicorn Mountain |
| George Baxt |
Who’s Next |
| Lesb. M/SF |
Antoinette Azolakov |
Skiptrace |
Winner |
[1] |
| Sandy Bayer |
The Crystal Curtain |
Finalist |
[1] |
| Dolores Klaich |
Heavy Gilt |
| Claire McNab |
Lessons In Murder |
| Judy Grahn |
Mundane's World |
| 1990 |
Gay Mys. |
Mark Richard Zubro |
Simple Suburban Murder |
Winner |
[2] |
| Samuel M. Steward |
Caravaggio Shawl |
Finalist |
[2] |
| Stan Leventhal |
Faultlines: Stories of Suspense |
| Michael Nava |
Finale edited |
| Jeffrey N. McMahan |
Somewhere in the Night |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Katherine V. Forrest |
The Beverly Malibu |
Winner |
[2] |
| Antoinette Azolakov |
The Contactees Die Young |
Finalist |
[2] |
| Barbara Wilson |
Dog Collar Murders |
| Claire McNab |
Fatal Reunion |
| Ellen Hart |
Hallowed Murder |
| 1991 |
Gay Mys. |
Michael Nava |
Howtown |
Winner |
[3] |
| Stan Leventhal |
Black Marble Pool |
Finalist |
[3] |
| Grant Michaels |
Body To Dye For |
| Joseph Hansen |
Boy Who Was Buried This Morning |
| Mark Richard Zubro |
Why Isn’t Becky Twitchell Dead? |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Barbara Wilson |
Gaudi Afternoon |
Winner (tie) |
[3] |
| Lauren Wright Douglas |
Ninth Life |
| Sarah Dreher |
A Captive In Time |
Finalist |
[3] |
| Claire McNab |
Death Down Under |
| Camarin Grae |
Slick |
| 1992 |
Gay Mys. |
Joseph Hansen |
A Country of Old Men |
Winner |
[4] |
| Stan Cutler |
Best Performance by a Patsy |
Finalist |
[4] |
| Larry Townsend |
Master’s Counterpoints |
| Mark Richard Zubro |
Sorry Now? |
| Stan Cutler |
The Face on the Cutting Room Floor |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Katherine V. Forrest |
Murder by Tradition |
Winner |
[4] |
| Claire McNab |
Cop Out |
Finalist |
[4] |
| Amanda Kyle Williams |
The Providence File |
| Sandra Scoppetone |
Everything You Have is Mine |
| Mary Morell |
Final Session |
| 1993 |
Gay Mys. |
Michael Nava |
The Hidden Law |
Winner |
[5] |
| Steve Johnson |
Final Atonement |
Finalist |
[5] |
| Grant Michaels |
Love You to Death |
| Larry Townsend |
One for the Master, Two for the Fool |
| Richard Stevenson |
Third Man Out |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Jaye Maiman |
Crazy for Loving |
Winner (tie) |
[5] |
| Elizabeth Pincus |
Two-Bit Tango |
| J. M. Redmann |
Deaths of Jocasta |
Finalist |
[5] |
| Nikki Baker |
Lavender House Murder |
| Ellen Hart |
Stage Fright |
| 1994 |
Gay Mys. |
Steven Saylor |
Catilina’s Riddle |
Winner |
[6] |
| Joseph Hansen |
Bohannon’s Country |
Finalist |
[6] |
| Grant Michaels |
Dead On Your Feet |
| George Baxt |
Mae West Murder Case |
| John Cooke |
Torsos |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Mary Wings |
Divine Victim |
Winner |
[6] |
| Mabel Maney |
Case of the Not-So-Nice Nurse |
Finalist |
[6] |
| Sandra Scoppetone |
I'll Be Leaving You Always |
| Nikki Baker |
Long Goodbyes |
| Barbara Wilson |
Trouble In Transylvania |
| 1995 |
Gay Mys. |
John Berendt |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil |
Winner |
[7] |
| Samuel Delaney |
Mad Man |
Finalist |
[7] |
| Grant Michaels |
Mask for a Diva |
| George Baxt |
Queer Kind of Love |
| Caleb Carr |
The Alienist |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Ellen Hart |
Small Sacrifice |
Winner |
[7] |
| Claire McNab |
Body Guard |
Finalist |
[7] |
| Mabel Maney |
Case of the Good-For-Nothing Girlfriend |
| Sandra Scoppetone |
My Sweet Untraceable You |
| Randye Lordon |
Sister's Keeper |
| 1996 |
Gay Mys. |
R. D. Zimmerman |
Closet |
Winner |
[8] |
| Mark Richard Zubro |
Another Dead Teenager |
Finalist |
[8] |
| George Baxt |
Queer Kind of Umbrella |
| Richard Stevenson |
Shock to the System |
| Steven Saylor |
The Venus Throw |
| Lesbian Mys. |
J. M. Redmann |
The Intersection of Law and Desire |
Winner |
[8] |
| Jaye Maiman |
Baby, It's Cold |
Finalist |
[8] |
| Ellen Hart |
Faint Praise |
| Elizabeth Pincus |
Hangdog Hustle |
| Penny Mickelbury |
Night Songs |
| Jaye Maiman |
Someone to Watch |
| 1997 |
Gay Mys. |
Michael Nava |
Death of Friends |
Winner |
[9] |
| Steven Saylor |
Murder on the Appian Way |
Finalist |
[9] |
| John Morgan Wilson |
Simple Justice |
| Grant Michaels |
Time to Check Out |
| R. D. Zimmerman |
Tribe |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Ellen Hart |
Robber's Wine |
Winner |
[9] |
| Jackie Manthorne |
Final Take |
Finalist |
[9] |
| Claire McNab |
Inner Circle |
| Katherine V. Forrest |
Liberty Square |
| 1998 |
Gay Mys. |
David Hunt |
The Magician’s Tale |
Winner |
[10] |
| Christopher Bram |
Gossip |
Finalist |
[10] |
| R. D. Zimmerman |
Hostage |
| John Morgan Wilson |
Revision of Justice |
| Michael Nava |
The Burning Plain |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Randye Lordon |
Father Forgive Me |
Winner |
[10] |
| Katherine V. Forrest |
Apparition Alley |
Finalist |
[10] |
| Carole laFavor |
Evil Dead Center |
| Cynthia Webb |
No Daughter of the South |
| Jaye Maiman |
Old Black Magic |
| 1999 |
Gay Mys. |
R. D. Zimmerman |
Outburst |
Winner |
[11] |
| Grant Michaels |
Dead as a Doornail |
Finalist |
[11] |
| Fred Hunter |
Federal Fag |
| Richard Stevenson |
Strachey’s Folly |
| Randy Boyd |
Uprising |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Nicola Griffith |
The Blue Place |
Winner |
[11] |
| Randye Lordon |
Mother May I |
Finalist |
[11] |
| Claire McNab |
Past Due |
| Sarah Dreher |
Shaman's Moon |
| Ellen Hart |
Wicked Games |
| 2000 |
Gay Mys. |
John Morgan Wilson |
Justice at Risk |
Winner |
[12] |
| Mark Zubro |
Drop Dead |
Finalist |
[12] |
| R. D. Zimmerman |
Innuendo |
| Lev Raphael |
The Death of a Constant Lover |
| Keith Hartman |
The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Ellen Hart |
Hunting the Witch |
Winner |
[12] |
| J. M. Redmann |
Lost Daughters |
Finalist |
[12] |
| Clair McNab |
Murder Undercover |
| Mary Wings |
She Came in Drag |
| Katherine V. Forrest |
Sleeping Bones |
| 2001 |
Gay Mys. |
John Morgan Wilson |
The Limits of Justice |
Winner |
[13] |
| Christopher Rice |
A Density of Souls |
Finalist |
[13] |
| Krandall Kraus |
Love’s Last Chance |
| Michael Craft |
Name Games |
| Casey Nelson |
Nothing Gold Can Stay |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Jean Marcy |
Mommy Deadest |
Winner |
[13] |
| Val McDermid |
Booked for Murder |
Finalist |
[13] |
| Barbara Wilson |
The Case of the Orphanned Bassoonists |
| Claire McNab |
Death Understood |
| Therese Szymanski |
When Evil Changes Face |
| 2002 |
Gay Mys. |
Michael Nava |
Rag and Bone |
Winner |
[14] |
| Michael Craft |
Boy Toy |
Finalist |
[14] |
| Warren Dunford |
Making a Killing |
| Mark Richard Zubro |
Sex and Murder.Com |
| Dorien Grey |
The Butcher’s Son |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Ellen Hart |
Merchant of Venus |
Winner |
[14] |
| Alex Marcoux |
Back to Salem |
Finalist |
[14] |
| Mabel Maney |
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy |
| Pat Welch |
Moving Targets |
| Lauren Maddison |
Witchfire |
| 2003 |
Gay Mys. |
Christopher Rice |
The Snow Garden |
Winner |
[15][16] |
| Michael Craft |
Hot Spot |
Finalist |
[16] |
| Greg Herren |
Murder in the Rue Dauphine |
| Dorien Grey |
The Hired Man |
| Drew Gummerson |
The Lodger |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Elizabeth Woodcraft |
Good Bad Woman |
Winner (tie) |
[15][16] |
| Ellen Hart |
Immaculate Midnight |
| Claire McNab |
Accidental Murder |
Finalist |
[16] |
| Heather Dune Macadam |
The Weeping Buddha |
| Lauren Maddison |
Death by Prophecy |
| 2004 |
Gay Mys. |
John Morgan Wilson |
Blind Eye |
Winner |
[17] |
| Greg Herren |
Bourbon Street Blues |
Finalist |
[17] |
| Mark Richard Zubro |
Dead Egotistical Morons |
| Elliott Mackle |
It Takes Two |
| David Stukas |
Wearing Black to the White Party |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Elizabeth Sims |
Damn Straight |
Winner |
[17] |
| Baxter Clare |
Cry Havoc |
Finalist |
[17] |
| Bett Reece Johnson |
The Woman Who Found Grace |
| Lauren Maddison |
Epitaph for an Angel |
| Ida Swearingen |
Owl of the Desert |
| 2005 |
Gay Mys. |
Anthony Bidulka |
Flight of Aquavit |
Winner |
[18] |
| Greg Herren |
Jackson Square Jazz |
Finalist |
[18] |
| John Morgan Wilson |
Moth and Flame |
| Gary Zebrun |
Someone You Know |
| Dorien Grey |
The Role Players |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Katherine V. Forrest |
Hancock Park |
Winner |
[18] |
| Ellen Hart |
An Intimate Ghost |
Finalist |
[18] |
| Jennifer L. Jordan |
Commitment to Die |
| Claire McNab |
The Wombat Strategy |
| Mary Vermillion |
Death by Discount |
| 2006 |
Gay Mys. |
D. Travers Scott |
One of These Things is Not Like the Other |
Winner |
[19] |
| W. Randy Haynes |
Cajun Snuff |
Finalist |
[19] |
| Rick Copp |
The Actor’s Guide to Greed |
| Dorien Grey |
The Paper Mirror |
| Michael Allen Dymmoch |
White Tiger |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Alicia Gaspar De Alba |
Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders |
Winner |
[19] |
| Penny Mickelbury |
Darkness Descending |
Finalist |
[19] |
| Ellen Hart |
The Iron Girl |
| Radclyffe |
Justice Served |
| Katherine V. Forrest |
Women of Mystery |
| 2007 |
Gay Mys. |
Garry Ryan |
The Lucky Elephant Restaurant |
Winner |
[20] |
| Greg Herren |
Mardi Gras Mambo |
Finalist |
[20] |
| Randall Peffer |
Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues |
| James Lear |
The Back Passage |
| Josh Lanyon |
The Hell You Say |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Laurie R. King |
The Art of Detection |
Winner |
[20] |
| Jessica Thomas |
The Weekend Visitor |
Finalist |
[20] |
| Joan Opyr |
Idaho Code |
| Ellen Hart |
Night Vision |
| Rose Beecham |
Sleep of Reason |
| 2008 |
Gay Mys. |
Greg Herren |
Murder in the Rue Chartres |
Winner |
[21][22] |
| Chris Beakey |
Double Abduction |
Finalist |
[22] |
| Caro Soles |
Drag Queen in the Court of Death |
| Neil Plakcy |
Mahu Surfer |
| Roberto Ferrari |
Pierce |
| Anthony Bidulka |
Stain of the Berry |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Gabrielle Goldsby |
Wall of Silence |
Winner |
[21][22] |
| Gerri Hill |
In the Name of the Father |
Finalist |
[22] |
| Ursula Steck |
Laura's War |
| Ellen Hart |
Mortal Groove |
| Jennifer L. Jordan |
Selective Memory |
| 2009 |
Gay Mys. |
Scott Sherman |
First You Fall |
Winner |
[23] |
| Neil Plakcy |
Mahu Fire |
Finalist |
[23] |
| John Morgan Wilson |
Spider Season |
| Anthony Bidulka |
Sundowner Ubuntu |
| Stephen Anable |
The Fisher Boy |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Josie Gordon |
Whacked |
Winner |
[23] |
| Diane Anderson-Minshall |
Blind Faith |
Finalist |
[23] |
| Ali Vali |
Calling the Dead |
| Jessica Thomas |
Losers Weepers |
| Ellen Hart |
Sweet Poison |
| 2010 |
Gay Mys. |
Michael Thomas Ford |
What We Remember |
Winner |
[24] |
| Josh Aterovis |
All Lost Things |
Finalist |
[24] |
| Ralph Ashworth |
Killer of Orchids |
| Greg Herren |
Murder in the Garden District |
| Rob Byrnes |
Straight Lies |
| Lesbian Mys. |
J. M. Redmann |
Death of a Dying Man |
Winner |
[24] |
| Paulette Callen |
Command of Silence |
Finalist |
[24] |
| Ellen Hart |
The Mirror and the Mask |
| Joan Opyr |
From Hell to Breakfast |
| Josie Gordon |
Toasted |
| 2011 |
Gay Mys. |
David Lennon |
Echoes |
Winner |
[25] |
| Richard Stevenson |
Cockeyed |
Finalist |
|
| I.E. Woodward |
Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers |
|
| Garry Ryan |
Smoked |
|
| Greg Herren |
Vieux Carre Voodoo |
|
| Lesbian Mys. |
Val McDermid |
Fever of the Bone |
Winner |
[25] |
| Ellen Hart |
The Cruel Ever After |
Finalist |
|
| Kim Baldwin |
Missing Lynx |
|
| Stella Duffy |
Parallel Lies |
|
| J. M. Redmann |
Water Mark |
|
| 2012 |
Gay Mys. |
Richard Stevenson |
Red White Black and Blue |
Winner |
[26] |
| David Lennon |
Blue’s Bayou |
Finalist |
[27] |
| Marshall Thornton |
Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries |
| Garry Ryan |
Malabarista |
| Jess Faraday |
The Affair of the Porcelain Dog |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Kim Baldwin |
Dying to Live |
Winner |
[26] |
| AJ Quinn |
Hostage Moon |
Finalist |
[27] |
| R. E. Bradshaw |
Rainey Nights: A Rainey Bell Thriller |
| Martha Miller |
Retirement Plan |
| Val McDermid |
Trick of the Dark |
| 2013 |
Gay Mys. |
Jeffrey Round |
Lake on the Mountain: A Dan Sharp Mystery |
Winner |
[28][29] |
| Rod Shelton |
Bokassa’s Last Apostle |
Finalist |
[29] |
| Anthony Bidulka |
Dos Equis |
| Janice Law |
Fires of London |
| Steve Neil Johnson |
The Yellow Canary |
| Lesbian Mys. |
J. M. Redmann |
Ill Will |
Winner |
[28][29] |
| C.P. Rowlands |
Jacob's War |
Finalist |
[29] |
| Robin Silverman |
Lemon Reef |
| R. E. Bradshaw |
Molly: House on Fire |
| Ellen Hart |
Rest for the Wicked |
| 2014 |
Gay Mys. |
Janice Law |
The Prisoner of the Riviera: A Francis Bacon Mystery |
Winner |
[30][31] |
| Greg Herren |
Baton Rouge Bingo |
Finalist |
[31] |
| Marshall Thornton |
Boystown 5: Murder Book |
| David Lennon |
Fierce |
| Garry Ryan |
Foxed |
| Jonathan Gregory |
In Real Life, The 3rd Gemini & Flowers Mystery |
| Mark Zubro |
Pawn of Satan |
| Jon Michaelsen |
Pretty Boy Dead |
| Sarah Black |
The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Katherine V. Forrest |
High Desert |
Winner |
[30][31] |
| Val McDermid |
Cross and Burn |
Finalist |
[31] |
| Anne Holt |
Death of the Demon |
| Laura Antoniou |
The Killer Wore Leather: A Mystery |
| Ann Roberts |
Point of Betrayal |
| R. E. Bradshaw |
The Rainey Season |
| Jean Sheldon |
She Overheard Murder |
| Ellen Hart |
Taken by the Wind |
| Jenna Rae |
Turning on the Tide |
| Diane Wood |
Web of Obsessions |
| Ian Hamilton |
The Wild Beasts of Wuhan: An Ava Lee Novel |
| 2015 |
Gay Mys. |
Katie Gilmartin |
Blackmail, My Love: A Murder Mystery |
Winner |
[32][33] |
| Jameson Currier |
A Gathering Storm |
Finalist |
[32] |
| Marshall Thornton |
Boystown 6: From the Ashes |
| David Swatling |
Calvin’s Head |
| David Lennon |
DeadFall |
| Josh Lanyon |
Fair Game |
| Janice Law |
Moon Over Tangier |
| Rafe Haze |
The Next |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Ellen Hart |
The Old Deep and Dark |
Winner |
[32][33] |
| Anne Laughlin |
The Acquittal |
Finalist |
[32] |
| Charles Atkins |
Done to Death |
| Valerie Bronwen |
Slash and Burn |
| Stevie Mikayne |
UnCatholic Conduct |
| 2016 |
Gay Mys. |
Marshall Thornton |
Boystown 7: Bloodlines |
Winner |
[34][35] |
| Jeffrey Round |
After the Horses |
Finalist |
[36] |
| Jon Wilson |
Cheap as Beasts |
| Wallace Godfrey |
Introducing Sunfish & Starfish: Tropical Drag Queen Detectives |
| Rhys Ford |
Murder and Mayhem |
| Christopher Bollen |
Orient |
| Tom Mendicino |
The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter |
| Robert Karjel |
The Swede |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Victoria Brownworth |
Ordinary Mayhem |
Winner (tie) |
[34][35] |
| Ann Aptaker |
Tarnished Gold |
| Ellen Hart |
The Grave Soul |
Finalist |
[36] |
| Lee Winter |
The Red Files |
| Debra Hyde |
The Tattered Heiress: Volume Two of the Charlotte Olmes Mystery Series |
| Stevie Mikayne |
Illicit Artifacts |
| Cari Hunter |
No Good Reason |
| R. E. Bradshaw |
Relatively Rainey |
| 2017 |
Gay Mys. |
J. Aaron Sanders |
Speakers of the Dead: A Walt Whitman Mystery |
Winner |
[37] |
| Dal Maclean |
Bitter Legacy |
Finalist |
[38] |
| L. A. Fields |
Homo Superiors |
| Michael Nava |
Lay Your Sleeping Head |
| Janice Law |
Nights in Berlin |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Jessica L. Webb |
Pathogen |
Winner |
[37] |
| Jessie Chandler |
Blood Money Murder |
Finalist |
[38] |
| Cheryl A. Head |
Bury Me When I'm Dead |
| Andrea Bramhall |
Collide-O-Scope |
| Lynn Ames |
Final Cut |
| Lee Winter |
Requiem for Immortals |
| Jennifer L. Jordan |
Under Contract |
| T. L. Hart |
Walk-in |
| 2018 |
Gay Mys. |
Marshall Thornton |
Night Drop |
Winner |
[39][40] |
| Marshall Thornton |
Boystown 10: Gifts Given |
Finalist |
[41] |
| Kim Fielding |
Love is Heartless |
| Mark Zubro |
Ring of Silence |
| Michael Nava |
Street People |
| C. S. Poe |
The Mystery of the Curiosities |
| Rhys Ford |
Tramps and Thieves |
| Kate Sherwood |
Long Shadows |
| Lesbian Mys. |
A. E. Radley |
Huntress |
Winner |
[39][40] |
| J. M. Redmann |
The Girl on the Edge of Summer |
Finalist |
[41] |
| Andrea Bramhall |
The Last First Time |
| Cari Hunter |
A Quiet Death |
| Ellen Hart |
Fever in the Dark |
| Kate Jessica Raphael |
Murder Under the Fig Tree: A Palestine Mystery |
| Anne Holt |
Odd Numbers |
| Jessica L. Webb |
Repercussions |
| 2019 |
Gay Mys. |
Marshall Thornton |
Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery |
Winner |
[42] |
| Joseph Olshan |
Black Diamond Fall |
Finalist |
[43] |
| Marshall Thornton |
Boystown 11: Heart’s Desire |
| David S. Pederson |
Death Checks In |
| John Copenhaver |
Dodging and Burning: A Mystery |
| Bud Gundy |
Somewhere Over Lorain Road |
| Neil S. Plakcy |
Survival Is a Dying Art: An Angus Green Novel |
| Jeffrey Round |
The God Game: A Dan Sharp Mystery |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Claire O'Dell |
A Study in Honor: A Novel |
Winner |
[42] |
| Joseph Fink |
Alice Isn't Dead: A Novel |
Finalist |
[43] |
| Gerri Hill |
The Locket |
| Catherine Maiorisi |
A Matter of Blood |
| Ellen Hart |
A Whisper of Bones |
| A. Rose Mathieu |
Secrets of the Last Castle |
| Linda J. Wright |
Stolen: A Kieran Yeats Mystery |
| 2020 |
Gay Mys. |
Michael Nava |
Carved in Bone: A Henry Rios Novel |
Winner |
[44][45][46] |
| Michael Craft |
ChoirMaster: A Mister Puss Mystery |
Finalist |
[47][48] |
| David S. Pederson |
Death Takes a Bow |
| Marshall Thornton |
Rewind |
| Greg Herren |
Royal Street Reveillon |
| Timothy Jay Smith |
The Fourth Courier |
| Chris Gill |
The Nowhere |
| Liam McIlvanney |
The Quaker |
| Lesbian Mys. |
Ann McMan |
Galileo |
Winner |
[44][45][46] |
| Catherine Maiorisi |
The Blood Runs Cold |
Finalist |
[47][48] |
| Claire O'Dell |
The Hound of Justice |
| Amelia Ellis |
The Mirror of Muraro |
| Charlotte Greene |
Gnarled Hollow |
| Ellen Hart |
Twisted at the Root: A Jane Lawless Mystery |
| 2021 |
LGBTQ |
Tom Ryan |
I Hope You're Listening |
Winner |
[49][50][51] |
| A. E. Radley |
Death Before Dessert |
Finalist |
[52] |
| Cheryl A. Head |
Find Me When I'm Lost |
| Stephen Spotswood |
Fortune Favors the Dead |
| Rosalie Knecht |
Vera Kelly Is Not a Mystery |
| 2022 |
LGBTQ |
John Copenhaver |
The Savage Kind |
Winner |
[53] |
| P. J. Vernon |
Bath Haus |
Finalist |
[54] |
| Jennifer Hanlon Wilde |
Finding the Vein |
| Michael Nava |
Lies With Man |
| Stephen Spotswood |
Murder Under Her Skin |
| 2023 |
LGBTQ+ |
Hayley Scrivenor |
Dirt Creek: A Novel |
Winner |
[55] |
| David C Dawson |
A Death in Berlin |
Finalist |
[56] |
| Joshua Moehling |
And There He Kept Her |
| Ann McMan |
Dead Letters from Paradise |
| Lev A. C. Rosen |
Lavender House |
| 2024 |
LGBTQ+ |
Cari Hunter |
A Calculated Risk |
Winner |
[57] |
| Don't Forget the Girl |
Rebecca McKanna |
Finalist |
[58] |
| The Good Ones |
Polly Stewart |
|
| Transitory |
J. M. Redmann |
|
| Where the Dead Sleep |
Joshua Moehling |
|
| 2025 |
LGBTQ+ |
Katrina Carrasco |
Rough Trade |
Winner |
[59] |
| Katie Siegel |
Charlotte Illes is Not a Teacher |
Finalist |
[60] |
| Alyssa Cole |
One of Us Knows |
| Lev A. C. Rosen |
Rough Pages |
| Akira Otani; translated by Sam Bett |
The Night of Baba Yaga |
| 2026 |
LGBTQ+ |
Robert Holtom |
A Queer Case |
Finalist |
[61] |
| Samantha Crewson |
Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter |
| Hayley Scrivenor |
Girl Falling |
| Lev A. C. Rosen |
Mirage City |
| Rob Osler |
The Case of the Missing Maid |