The Independent Publisher Book Awards (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. 
indicates
a review by Mysterious
Reviews.
2009
◊ Gold: Armageddon Conspiracy by John Thompson (Joggling Board Press)
◊ Silver (tie): Ruins of Grandeur by Donald
Geddes III (Morgana
Press)
◊ Silver (tie): Stealing Trinity by Ward Larsen (Oceanview
Publishing)
◊ Silver (tie): Death of a Cozy Writer by G. M. Malliet
(Midnight Ink)
◊ Bronze (tie): Leading Lady by Heywood Gould (Five Star)
◊ Bronze (tie): The Devil Can Wait by Marta Stephens (BeWrite Books)
◊ Bronze (tie): Conspiracy of Silence by Martha Powers
(Oceanview Publishing)
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)
◊ Bronze (tie): Wearing the Spider by Susan
Schaab (Galavant
Press)
◊ Bronze (tie): On Pain of Death by Jan Rehner (Sumach Press)
◊ Bronze (tie): Stealing the Dragon by Tim Maleeny (Flux/Llewellyn)
2007
◊ Gold: Fire with Fire by Allan Kahane (Pyro Publishing/Greenleaf Book Group)
◊ Silver: Death's Witness by Paul Batista (Sourcebooks)
◊ Bronze (tie): Too Big to Miss by Sue Ann Jaffarian (Midnight Ink)
◊ Bronze (tie): Candy from Strangers by Mark Coggins (Bleak House)
◊ Bronze (tie): Louisiana Burn by Carl T. Smith (River City Publishing)
◊ Bronze (tie): Deuce's Wild by Clyde W. Ford (Midnight Ink)
◊ Bronze (tie): Triple Cross by Kit Ehrman (Poisoned Pen Press)
◊ Bronze (tie): Trust by Charles Epping (Greenleaf Book Group Press)
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)
2000
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