2009 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense

PUBLISHED DIVISION

CATEGORY (SERIES) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

* Terms of Surrender by Kylie Brant -- WINNER

* Tall, Dark, and Lethal by Dana Marton – Finalist

* I'll be Watching You by Tracy Montoya – Finalist

* The Heart of a Renegade by Loreth Ann White – Finalist

* Christmas Spirit by Rebecca York (aka Ruth Glick)


HISTORICAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

* Seduced by a Spy by Andrea Pickens -- WINNER

* Camp Follower by Suzanne Adair – Finalist

* An Improper Aristocrat by Deb Marlow – Finalist

* Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn – Finalist

* An Impetuous Abduction by Patricia Frances Rowell – Finalist


INSPIRATIONAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

* Suspicious Minds by Christy Barritt – WINNER

* Keeping Her Safe by Barbara Phinney – Finalist

* Pedigreed Bloodlines by Sandra Robbins – Finalist

* A Taste of Murder by Virginia Smith -- Finalist

* Wiser Than Serpents by Susan May Warren – Finalist


MAINSTREAM MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

* The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller – WINNER

* The Matters at Mansfield (or the Crawford Affair) by Carrie Bebris -- Finalist

* Tempting Evil by Allison Brennan – Finalist

* No One Lives Forever by Jordan Dane – Finalist

* Boneyard by Michelle Gagnon – Finalist

* Lifelines by CJ Lyon – Finalist


PARANORMAL (PTTF) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

* Aphrodisiac by Allyson Roy -- WINNER

* Midnight Signs by Cynthia Eden -- Finalist

* LaVida Vampire by Nancy Haddock -- Finalist

* In Twilight's Shadows by Patty O'Shea – Finalist

* Heart Fate by Robin D. Owens – Finalist


SINGLE TITLE ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

* Victim by Gayle Wilson – WINNER

* Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare – Finalist

* No One Left to Tell by Jordan Dane – Finalist

* Stop Me by Brenda Novak – Finalist

* Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire – Finalist

* Then You Hide by Roxanne St. Claire – Finalist