
The 2024 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award winners were announced at the Killer Nashville Awards Dinner August 23. This was my fourth or fifth Killer Nashville, and as always, I had a great time.
The opportunity to meet and talk with other writers is a great source of encouragement and instruction for any writer. Clay Stafford, the founder of Killer Nashville, does such a bang-up job of interviewing the guests of honor that you feel like you’ve known them for years. If you ask me, Killer Nashville is a resource that any writer ought to explore.
The Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards seeks to discover and honor the best books of the previous year that incorporate the elements of mystery, thriller, suspense, action, and romance. For nonfiction, the award goes to books applicable to writers in general.
The awards are chosen by a team of selected judges. Click here for a list of finalists. The winners of the 2024 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award winners are:
Best Book of 2023
Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons
Best Action Adventure
Hanging the Devil by Tim Maleeny
Best Comedy
A Crafty Collage of Crime by Lois Winston
Best Cozy
Trust the Terrier: A Coral Shores Veterinary Mystery by DL Mitchell
Best Historical
Arsenic at Ascot: A Fiona Figg & Kitty Lane Mystery by Kelly Oliver
Best Investigator
Vessels of Wrath by Thomas Holland
Best Juvenile/YA
When Echoes Die by Courtney Gould
Best Literary
Brush: A Novel by Penn Anderson
Best Mainstream/Commercial
Prom Queen by Laura Wolfe
Best Mystery
Indigo Road by Reed Bunzel
Best Nonfiction
Finding YOUR Path to Publication: A Step-by-Step Guide by Judy Penz Sheluk
Best Sci-Fi /Fantasy
The Zone: A Cyberpunk Thriller by Stu Jones
Best Short Story Collection/Anthology
Paper Walls/Glass House by Richard Helms
Best Southern Gothic
Inescapable, A Novel by WB Henley
Best Supernatural
Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons
Best Suspense
The Rule of Thirds by Jeannee Sacken
Best Thriller
Breaking Apart by Wanda Venters, MD and Mary Rae, MD
Best Western
Reckoning by Baron Birtcher
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