| 1997 | * Peter Lovesey Bloodhounds |
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| Margaret Lawrence Hearts and Bones |
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| Thomas Perry Dance for the Dead |
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| Reginald Hill The Wood Beyond |
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| Rochelle Krich Speak No Evil |
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| Thomas H. Cook The Chatham School Affair |
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| 1998 | * Michael Connelly Trunk Music |
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| Deborah Crombie Dreaming of the Bones |
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| Bill Pronzini A Wasteland of Strangers |
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| Jan Burke Hocus |
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| S.J. Rozan No Colder Place |
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| James Lee Burke Cimarron Rose |
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| Don Winslow The Death and Life of Bobby Z |
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| 1999 | * Reginald Hill On Beulah Height |
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| Dennis Lehane Gone, Baby, Gone |
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| Rhys Bowen Evan Help Us |
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| Michael Connelly Blood Work |
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| Jeffery Deaver The Coffin Dancer |
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| Carol O’Connell Judas Child |
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| Ian Rankin The Hanging Garden |
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| Mary Willis Walker All the Dead Lie Low |
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| 2000 | * Peter Robinson In a Dry Season |
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| Michael Connelly Angel’s Flight |
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| Janet Evanovich High Five |
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| Robert Crais L.A. Requiem |
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| Dennis Lehane Prayers for Rain |
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| John Katzenbach Hart’s War |
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| 2001 | * Nevada Barr Deep South |
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| Lee Child Running Blind |
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| Bill Fitzhugh Cross Dressing |
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| Thomas H. Cook Places in the Dark |
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| Steve Hamilton Winter of the Wolf Moon |
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| Barbara Seranella Unwanted Company |
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| 2002 | * Dennis Lehane Mystic River |
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| Michael Connelly A Darkness More Than Night |
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| William Kent Krueger Purgatory Ridge |
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| T. Jefferson Parker Silent Joe |
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| Harlan Coben Tell no one |
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| George P. Pelecanos Right as Rain |
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| Donald E. Westlake Bad News |
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| 2003 | * Michael Connelly City of Bones |
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| Lee Child Without Fail |
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| Steve Hamilton North of Nowhere |
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| George P. Pelecanos Hell to Pay |
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| Tim Cockey The Hearse Case Scenario |
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| S.J. Rozan Winter and Night |
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| 2004 | * Laura Lippman Every Secret Thing |
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| Laurie R. King Keeping Watch |
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| Dennis Lehane Shutter Island |
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| Dan Fesperman The Small Boat of Great Sorrows |
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| Julia Spencer-Fleming A Fountain Filled with Blood |
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| Ken Bruen The Guards |
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| 2005 | * Lee Child The Enemy |
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| Jeff Lindsay Darkly Dreaming Dexter |
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| Chris Mooney Remembering Sarah |
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| Walter Mosley Little Scarlet |
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| George P. Pelecanos Hard Revolution |
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| 2006 | * Thomas H. Cook Red Leaves |
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| William Kent Krueger Mercy Falls |
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| Jan Burke Bloodlines |
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| David Rosenfelt Sudden Death |
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| James Swain Mr. Lucky |
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| Don Winslow The Power of the Dog |
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| 2007 | * George P. Pelecanos The Night Gardener |
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| Ariana Franklin City of Shadows |
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| Barry Eisler The Last Assassin |
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| Rhys Bowen Oh Danny Boy |
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| Dan Fesperman The Prisoner of Guantanamo |
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| Ace Atkins White Shadow |
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| 2008 | J.A. Konrath Dirty Martini |
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| Laura Lippman What the Dead Know |
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| John Hart Down River |
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| Peter Spiegelman Red Cat |
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| Reed Farrel Coleman Soul Patch |
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| John Connolly The Unquiet |
*: Gewinner
Internationale Krimis 