The ForeWord Book of the Year Award
ForeWord
Magazine's
Book of the Year Awards were established to bring increased attention
from librarians and booksellers to the literary achievements of
independent publishers and their authors. A jury of readers, librarians
and booksellers select their top categories as well as choose the
winning titles. The winners below are for the Mystery category. 
indicates
a review by Mysterious
Reviews.
2008
◊ Gold: Stealing Trinity by Ward Larsen
◊ Silver: Rabbit in the Moon by Deborah and Joel Shlian
◊ Bronze: Hoodoo by Susan Cummins Miller
2007
◊ Gold: Stuff To Die For by Don Bruns
◊ Silver: The Castro Gene by Todd Buchholz
◊ Bronze: Son of the Ripper! by Patrick Glendon McCullogh
2006
◊ Gold: Quarry by Susan Cummins Miller
◊ Silver: The Perfect Assassin by Ward Larsen
◊ Bronze: Triple Cross by Kit Ehrman
2005
◊ Gold: The Gail Conspiracy by Lynn Sholes and Joe Moore
◊ Silver: Judas Burning by Carolyn Haines
◊ Bronze: Cold Burn by Kit Ehrman
2004
◊ Gold: Death in the Age of Steam by Mel Bradshaw
◊ Silver: Chop Shop by Tim Downs
◊ Bronze: Third and Forever by Lowen Clausen
2003
◊ Gold: Burn by Sean Doolittle
◊ Silver: Burning Moon by Richard Barre
◊ Bronze: Bradley's Ghost by Ray Derby
2002
◊ Gold: Restless Spirit by Sandra Tooley
◊ Silver: Beward the Solitary Drinker by Cornelius Lehane
◊ Bronze: The Whisper of Leaves by Craig Smith
2001
◊ Gold: The Marquis de Fraud by Philip Reed
◊ Silver: Home Killings by Marcos McPeek
◊ Bronze: The Serial Killer's Diet Book by Kevin Postupack
2000
◊ Gold: Nothing Else Matters by Sandra Tooley
◊ Silver: Diamond Trump by Ron Robinson
◊ Bronze: Tracon by Paul McElroy