Honorable Mentions in Green
Spotted Owl Winner in Red
| Author | Title | Publisher | Residence | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalborg, Gordon | Dining with Devils | 5 Star | BC | April |
| Allin, Lou | Man Corn Murders | Five Star | BC | May |
| Argula, Anne | Krapp’s Last Cassette | Ballantine | WA | March |
| Ash, Maureen | A Plague of Poison | Berkley | BC | March |
| Barant, D.D. | Dying Bites | St. Martin’s | BC | June |
| Bear, Greg | Mariposa | Vanguard Press | WA | Nov |
| Bradley, Alan | The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie |
Delacorte | BC | May |
| Brothers, Marilee | The Rock & Roll Queen of Bedlam | Medallion | WA | Oct |
| Bush, Nancy | Unseen | Zebra | OR | April |
| Cain, Chelsea | Evil At Heart | Minotaur/SMP | OR | Sept |
| Castle, Jayne | Obsidian Prey | Jove | WA | Sept |
| Christofferson, April | Alpha Female | Tor | WA | July |
| Cobb, James H. | Robert Ludlum’s The Infinity Hunt | Grand Central | WA | Jan |
| Craig, Daniel Edward | Murder at Graverly Manor | Midnight Ink | BC | April |
| Daheim, Mary | The Alpine Uproar | Ballantine | WA | May |
| Dietrich, William | The Dakota Cipher | Harper | WA | April |
| Dietz, Denise | Strangle a Loaf of Italian Bread | 5 Star | WA | May |
| Dodd, Christina | Danger in a Red Dress | Signet | WA | March |
| Dugoni, Robert | Wrongful Death | Touchstone | WA | April |
| Dunn, Carola | Manna from Hades | St. Martin’s | OR | March |
| Dunn, Carola | Sheer Folly | Minotaur/SMP | OR | Sept |
| Elkins, Aaron | Skull Duggery | Berkley | WA | Sept |
| Emerson, Earl | Cape Disappointment | Ballantine | WA | Feb |
| Evans, Christy | Sink Trap | Berkley | OR | Oct |
| Ferrigno, Robert | Heart of the Assassin | Scribner | WA | Aug |
| Ford, Clyde | Whiskey Gulf | Vanguard Press | WA | July |
| Galenorn, Yasmine | Night Huntress | Berkley | WA | Jan |
| Galenorn, Yasmine | Demon Mistress | Berkley | WA | June |
| Henry, Sue | The End of the Road | Obsidian | AK | Sept |
| Jackson, Lisa | Malice | Kensington | OR | April |
| Jackson, Lisa | Chosen To Die | Zebra | OR | July |
| Jackson, Lisa and Bush, Nancy | Wicked Game | Zebra | OR | Feb |
| Jance, J.A. | Fire And Ice | Morrow | WA | July |
| Jance, J.A. | Trial By Fire | Touchstone | WA | Dec |
| Johnson, Denis | Nobody Move | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | ID | April |
| Jones, Stan | Village of The Ghost Bears | Soho Press | AK | Dec |
| Kent, Rebecca | Finished Off | Berkley | OR | March |
| Kingsbury, Kate | Decked With Folly | Berkley | OR | Nov |
| Kittredge, Caitlin | Second Skin | St. Martin’s | WA | March |
| Kittredge, Caitlin | Street Magic | St. Martin’s | WA | June |
| Kittredge, Caitlin | Witch Craft | St. Martin’s | WA | Sept |
| Kittredge, Caitlin | Demon Bound | St. Martin’s | WA | Dec |
| Krentz, Jayne Ann | Running Hot | Putnam | WA | Jan |
| Lawson, Mike | House Secrets | Atlantic Monthly Press | WA | July |
| Limon, Martin | G.I. Bones | Soho Press | WA | Nov |
| Low, Neil | Sign Of The Dragon | Tigress Press | WA | Sept |
| Lynch, Jim | Border Patrol | Knopf | WA | June |
| Margolin, Phillip | Fugitive | Harper | OR | June |
| Martini, Steve | Guardian Of Lies | Morrow | WA | July |
| McManus, Patrick F. | Double-Jack Murders | Simon & Schuster | ID | Oct |
| Nedry, Judy | An Unholy Alliance | iUniverse | OR | May |
| O’Brien, Kevin | Final Breath | Pinnacle | WA | Jan |
| Olsen, Gregg | Heart of Ice | Pinnacle | WA | March |
| Quick, Amanda | The Perfect Poison | Putnam | WA | April |
| Richards, Linda L. | Death Was in the Picture | St. Martin’s | BC | Jan |
| Richardson, Kat | Vanished | ROC | WA | Aug |
| Rose, Carolyn and Nettleton, Mike | The Big Grabowski | Krill Press | OR | Nov |
| Rucka, Greg | Walking Dead | Bantam | OR | May |
| Simonson, Sheila | An Old Chaos | Preservation Press | WA | Aug |
| Sims, Elizabeth | The Extra | St. Martin’s | WA | June |
| Smallman, Phyllis | Sex in a Sidecar | McArthur | BC | Sept |
| Spangler, K.L. Kirk | Capitol Crimes | AuthorHouse | OR | Aug |
| Stabenow, Dana | Whisper to the Blood | St. Martin’s | AK | Feb |
| Talton, Jon | The Pain Nurse | Poisoned Pen | WA | April |
| Tinsley, Molly & Hubbard, Karetta | Satan’s Chamber | Fuze Publishing | OR | Aug |
| Waiwaiole, Lono | Dark Paradise | Dennis McMillan | OR | Feb |
| Walter, Jess | The Financial Lives Of The Poets | Harper | WA | Sept |
| Wolfe, Liz | Let Sleeping Dogs Lie | Medallion | WA | Aug |