Awards Won by Down & Out Books Authors and Titles

Anthony Award

Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015 by Art Taylor, editor

2016 — Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015 by Art Taylor, editor for Best Anthology or Collection

Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016 by Greg Herren, editor

2017 — Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016 by Greg Herren, editor for Best Anthology or Collection

Killing Malmon by Hilary Davidson

2018 — “My Side of the Matter” by Hilary Davidson for Best Short Story (included in Killing Malmon)

¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas! by Alex Segura

2020 — “Red Zone” by Alex Segura for Best Short Story (included in ¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!)

Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry by Jen Conley

2020 — Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry by Jen Conley for Best Young Adult Novel

Beverly Hills Book Awards

Second Story Man by Charles Salzberg

2018 — Second Story Man by Charles Salzberg for Best Crime Novel

David Award

Big Shoes by Jack Getze

2016 — Big Shoes by Jack Getze for Best Crime Novel of 2015

Georgia Author of the Year Award

3 Women Walk Into a Bar by Linda Sands

2016 — 3 Women Walk Into a Bar by Linda Sands for Best Detective/Mystery

Global eBook Awards

The Origins of Benjamin Hackett by Gerald M. O'Connor

2017 — The Origins of Benjamin Hackett by Gerald M. O’Connor for New Adult Fiction (Silver)

House of Crime and Mystery Readers’ Choice Awards

Hard Bite by Anonymous-9

2012 — Hard Bite by Anonymous-9 for Best Indie

Bite Harder by Anonymous-9

2014 — Bite Harder by Anonymous-9 for Best Indie

IPPY

The Origins of Benjamin Hackett by Gerald M. O'Connor

2017 — The Origins of Benjamin Hackett by Gerald M. O’Connor for Best Adult Fiction eBook (Bronze)

Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Judges’ Choice Award

3 Women Walk Into a Bar by Linda Sands

2016 — 3 Women Walk Into a Bar by Linda Sands for Best Neo-Noir

3 Women Walk Into a Bar by Linda Sands

2016 — 3 Women Walk Into a Bar by Linda Sands for Best P.I. Novel

Grand Theft Cargo by Linda Sands

2018 — Grand Theft Cargo by Linda Sands for Best Action Adventure

Macavity Award

Murder at the Beach: Bouchercon Anthology 2014 by Craig Faustus Buck

2015 — “Honeymoon Sweet” by Craig Faustus Buck for Best Mystery Short Story (included in Murder at the Beach: Bouchercon Anthology 2014)

Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea by Paul D. Marks

2018 — “Windward” by Paul D. Marks for Best Mystery Short Story (included in Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea)

Military Writers Society of America Awards

Murder in the Slaughterhouse by Tom Crowley

2015 — Murder in the Slaughterhouse by Tom Crowley for Thriller/Mystery — Bronze Medal

The Devil Dogs of Belleau Wood by Terrence McCauley

2017 — The Devil Dogs of Belleau Wood by Terrence McCauley for Historical Fiction — Silver Medal

Minnesota Monthly Twin Cities Arts and Culture

The Devil and the Diva by David Housewright and Renee Valois

2014 — The Devil and the Diva by David Housewright and Renee Valois for Best Books of 2014

Readers’ Favorite

The Origins of Benjamin Hackett by Gerald M. O'Connor

2017 — The Origins of Benjamin Hackett by Gerald M. O’Connor for Young Adult — General (Bronze)

Shamus Award

The Innocents by Richard Barre

1996 — The Innocents by Richard Barre for Best First Private Eye Novel (originally published by Walker & Co.)

Moonlight Weeps by Vincent Zandri

2015 — Moonlight Weeps by Vincent Zandri for Best Paperback Original PI Novel

Circling the Runway by J.L. Abramo

2016 — Circling the Runway by J.L. Abramo for Best Paperback Original PI Novel

Spinetingler Award

All the Young Warriors by Anthony Neil Smith

2012 — All the Young Warriors by Anthony Neil Smith for Best Novel: Rising Star!

St. Martin’s Press/PWA Award

Catching Water in a Net by J.L. Abramo

2000 — Catching Water in a Net by J.L. Abramo for Best First Private Eye Novel (originally published by St. Martin’s Press)

Thriller Award

Moonlight Weeps by Vincent Zandri

2015 — Moonlight Weeps by Vincent Zandri for Best Paperback Original