2021

The Claymore Award

Killer Nashville Claymore Award Winner – Crooked / Mary Bush

Killer Nashville Claymore Award / 1st Runner Up – Choosing Guilt / Frances Aylor

Killer Nashville Claymore Award / 2nd Runner Up – The Forget-Me-Knot  / Richard McGonegal

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Silver Falchion Award: Book of the Year
Borrowed Memories / Christine Mager Wevik

Silver Falchion Award: Best Action or Adventure
The Crow’s Nest / Richard Meredith

Silver Falchion Award: Best Cozy
Rose by Any Other Name / Becki Willis

Silver Falchion Award: Best Historical
The Lost Wisdom of the Magi / Susie Helme

Silver Falchion Award: Best Investigator
Within Plain Sight / Bruce Robert Coffin

Silver Falchion Award: Best Juvenile/Y.A.
Irish Town / Matthew John Meagher

Silver Falchion Award: Best Mystery
Code Gray / Benny Sims

Silver Falchion Award: Best Nonfiction
Words Whispered in Water / Sandy Rosenthal

Silver Falchion Award: Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Odyssey Tale / Cody Schlegel

Silver Falchion Award: Best Short Story Collection/Anthology
Couch Detective Book 2 / James Glass

Silver Falchion Award: Best Supernatural
Borrowed Memories / Christine Mager Wevik

Silver Falchion Award: Best Suspense
Ring of Conspiracy / J. Robert Kinney

Silver Falchion Award: Best Thriller
The Divine Devils / R. Weir

Silver Falchion Award: Best Attending Author
Love Power / Martha Reed

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Killer Nashville 2021 Readers’ Choice Award
A Palette for Love and Murder / Saralyn Richard

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Killer Nashville C. Auguste Dupin Detective Award – Luis Rosas