Congratulations to all the just-announced finalists of the Killer Nashville conference's Silver Falchion Award. Although the in-person event has been cancelled, the winners will be announced in a virtual cermony on August 22, 2020.
BEST MYSTERY NOVEL
A Dream of Death by Connie Berry
The White Heron by Carl and Jane Bock
The Mammoth Murders by Iris Chacon
Blood Moon Rising by Richard Conrath
Fake by John DeDakis
Lovely Digits by Jeanine Englert
The Marsh Mallows by Henry Hack
Murder at the Candlelight Vigil by Karen McCarthy
Murder Creek by Jane Suen
The Deadliest Thief by June Trop
BEST THRILLER
Red Specter by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson
All Hollow by Simeon Courtie
Deadly Obsession by Shirley B. Garrett
The Gryphon Heist by James R. Hannibal
Low Country Blood by Sue Hinkin
Hyperion's Fracture by Thomas Kelso
Rise by Leslie McCauley
The Secret Child by Caroline Mitchell
The Silent Victim by Dana Perry
Downhill Fast by Dana J. Summers
BEST SUSPENSE
Fade to the Edge by Kathryn J. Bain
Below the Fold by R.G. Belsky
Murder on the Third Try by K.P. Gresham
Queen’s Gambit by Bradley Harper
The Strange Disappearance of Rose Stone by J.E. Irvin
Revenge in Barcelona by Kathryn Lane
The Daughter of Death by Dianne McCartney
VIPER, A Jessica James Mystery by Kelly Oliver
Downhill Fast by Dana J. Summers
The Scions of Atlantis by Claudia Turner
BEST ACTION OR ADVENTURE
Westfarrow Island by Paul A. Barra
The Measure of Ella by Toni Bird Jones
Dangerous Conditions by Jenna Kerna
The Best Lousy Choice by Jim Nesbitt
Angel in the Fog by Tj Turner
BEST COZY
Two Bites Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein
A Sip Before Dying by Gemma Halliday
Bad Pick by Linda Lovely
The Fog Ladies by Susan McCormick
Twisted Plots by Bonita McCoy
BEST PROCEDURAL OR PI
Russian Mojito by Carmen Amato
Apprehension by Mark Bergin
The Things That Are Different by Peter W.J. Hayes
Paid in Spades by Richard Helms
The Dead of Summer by Jean Rabe
BEST JUVENILE OR YA
Daughter Undisclosed by Susan K. Flach
Speak No Evil by Liana Gardner
The Clockwork Dragon by James R. Hannibal
Kassy O'Roarke, Cub Reporter by Kelly Oliver
This Dark and Bloody Ground by Lori Roberts
BEST SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION
Couch Detective by James Glass
Words on Water by Harpeth River Writers
A Midnight Clear by Lindy Ryan
Last Call by Manning Wolf & Laura Oles
The Muse of Wallace Rose by Bill Woods
BEST SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY OR HORROR
The Line Between by Tosca Lee
A Single Light by Tosca Lee
To the Bones by Valerie Nieman
Moon Deeds by Palmer Pickering
Dreamed It by Maggie Toussaint
