Previous Award Winners
2012 Award Winners
2012 CLAYMORE WINNERS Winner Jonathan Stone, “Again” 1st Runner Up V.R. Barkowski, “A Twist of Hate” 2nd Runner Up (Tie, listed in alphabetical order) Carol Baier, “Wicked Schemes” Mark Troy, “The Law of the Splintered Paddle” 2012 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Carol Baier, “Wicked Schemes” V.R. Barkowski, “A Twist Of Hate” Anna(…)
2011 Award Winners
2011 CLAYMORE WINNERS Winner Judith Dailey “Animal, Vegetable, Murder” 1st Runner Up Craig Faustus Buck, “Go Down Hard” 2nd Runner Up Joan Lipinsky Cochran, “The Yiddish Gangster’s Daughter” 2011 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Baron R. Birtcher, “Rain Dogs” Craig Faustus Buck, “Go Down Hard” Bryan Camp, “Where the Dead Remain”(…)
2010 Award Winners
2010 CLAYMORE WINNERS Winner Tom Wallace “Gnosis” 1st Runner Up Carolyn McSparren, “A Disciplined Death” 2nd Runner Up Korey Kaul, “Jury Rig” 2010 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Ronnie Casella, “The Watchers” Philip Cioffari, “Dark Road, Dead End” Korey Kaul, “Jury Rig” Alan Lewis, “The Blood in Snowflake Garden” Carolyn McSparren,(…)
2009 Award Winners
2009 CLAYMORE WINNER (Inaugural Year) Linda Black, “The Death of Noble Dancer” 2009 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Glen Allison, “Hunka Burnin’ Death” Linda Black, “The Death of Noble Dancer” David Booker, “The Painted Beast” Nancy Horgan, “The Murder Rules” David E. Knop, “Mining Sacred Ground” Joseph Newcum, “Cast Out of(…)
2008 Award Winners
2008 SILVER FALCHION WINNER (Inaugural Year) Don Bruns 2008 CRIME SCENE DETECTIVE AWARD WINNER Stephen Wherley 2008 SEMWA MAGNOLIA AWARD WINNER Margaret Maron
2007 Award Winners
2007 CRIME SCENE DETECTIVE AWARD WINNER (Inaugural Year) Stephen Wherley 2007 SEMWA MAGNOLIA AWARD WINNER Chris Roerdan
2006 Award Winner
2006 SEMWA MAGNOLIA AWARD WINNER Gwen Hunter
2005 Award Winner
2005 SEMWA MAGNOLIA AWARD WINNER Tamar Myers
