The Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPYs)

The "IPPY" Awards, launched in 1996 by Independent Publisher, are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers. Below are the winners in the mystery, suspense, and thriller category; the categories were split into two in 2012:

2013

Mystery/Cozy/Noir Gold: Walking into the Ocean by David Whellams (ECW Press)
Mystery/Cozy/Noir Silver Tie:
- Floats the Dark Shadow by Yves Fey (BearCat Press)
- Bias Cut by Morgan Richter (Luft Books)
Mystery/Cozy/Noir Bronze: Cocaine Zombies by Scott A. Lerner (Camel Press)
Suspense/Thriller Gold: The Jericho Deception by Jeffrey Small (West Hills)
Suspense/Thriller Silver Tie:
- The Ascent of Marshall by Brian Anderson (Brian Anderson)
- The Romanov Stone by Robert C. Yeager (Abbott Press)
Suspense/Thriller Bronze: Beta Project Avatar by A. M. D. Hays (Diadema Press)

2012

Mystery/Cozy/Noir Gold: Murder on Music Row by Stuart Dill (John F. Blair)
Mystery/Cozy/Noir Silver: Safely Buried by John Pesta (CreateSpace)
Mystery/Cozy/Noir Bronze: Wicked Wind by Helen Cothran (CreateSpace)
Suspense/Thriller Gold Tie:
- If Thy Right Hand by Robin Lamont (Dog Ear Publishing)
- Department Thirteen by James Houston Turner (Comfort Publishing)
Suspense/Thriller Silver: Secret Combinations by Gordon Cope (TouchWood Editions)
Suspense/Thriller Bronze: Murder Under the Microscope by Jane Bennett Munro (iUniverse)

2011

Gold: The Tavernier Stones by Stephen Parrish (Midnight Ink)
Silver Tie:
- Children in the Morning by Anne Emery (ECW Press)
- The Marriage of Silence and Sin by Jacqueline M. Lyon (Literary Legends)
Bronze: The Trust by Sean Keefer (Old Line Publishing)

2010

Gold: The Big Wake-Up by Mark Coggins (Bleak House)
Silver Tie:
- Shamrock Alley by Ronald Damien Malfi (Medallion Press)
- Death of a Bronx Cop by Tom Walker (iUniverse)
Bronze: Dead Air by Deborah Shlian and Linda Reid (Oceanview Publishing)

2009

Gold: Armageddon Conspiracy by John Thompson (Joggling Board Press)
Silver Tie:
- Ruins of Grandeur by Donald Geddes III (Morgana Press)
- Stealing Trinity by Ward Larsen (Oceanview Publishing)
Bronze Tie:
- Leading Lady by Heywood Gould (Five Star)
- Death of a Cozy Writer by G. M. Malliet (Midnight Ink)
- Conspiracy of Silence by Martha Powers (Oceanview Publishing)
- The Devil Can Wait by Marta Stephens (BeWrite Books)

2008

Gold: The Cutting Season by Arthur Rosenfeld (YMMA Publications)
Silver: The Vanishing A-List by Diane Ketcham (Tidelow Press)
Bronze Tie:
- Erased by Matthew Dunn (Onondaga Hill Publishing)
- Stealing the Dragon by Tim Maleeny (Flux/Llewellyn)
- On Pain of Death by Jan Rehner (Sumach Press)
- Wearing the Spider by Susan Schaab (Galavant Press)

2007

Gold: Fire with Fire by Allan Kahane (Pyro Publishing/Greenleaf Book Group)
Silver: Death's Witness by Paul Batista (Sourcebooks)
Bronze Tie:
- Candy from Strangers by Mark Coggins (Bleak House)
- Triple Cross by Kit Ehrman (Poisoned Pen Press)
- Trust by Charles Epping (Greenleaf Book Group Press)
- Deuce's Wild by Clyde W. Ford (Midnight Ink)
- Too Big to Miss by Sue Ann Jaffarian (Midnight Ink)
- Louisiana Burn by Carl T. Smith (River City Publishing)

2006

Winner: The Long Mile by Clyde W. Ford (Midnight Ink)

2005

Winner: Yellow as Legal Pads by Fran Stewart (Doggie in the Window Publications)

2004

Winner: The Hit by Jere Hoar (Context Books)

2003

Winner: The Holy by Daniel Quinn (Context Books)

2002

Winner: First Lady by Michael Malone (Sourcebooks)

2001

Winner: Tracon by Paul McElroy (Japphire)

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If present, indicates a review by Mysterious Reviews.

Page Author: Lance Wright. Site Publisher: Crime Fiction Awards (Mystery Awards) — The Omnimystery Family of Mystery Websites.