Honorable Mentions in Green
Spotted Owl Winner in Red
| Author | Title | Publisher | Residence | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders, Donna | Dead Silence | Pocket Books | WA | 2000 |
| Arends, Marthe | The Lion’s Share | Avid | WA | 2000 |
| Barer, Burl | Headlock | Dealy Alibi Press | WA | 2000 |
| Brooks, Larry | Darkness Bound | Onyx | OR | 2000 |
| Brooks, Patricia | But For The Grace | Dell | WA | 2000 |
| Cameron, Stella | Glass Houses | Kensington | WA | 2000 |
| Chittenden, Margaret | Dying To See You | Kensington | WA | 2000 |
| Christofferson, April | Clinical trial | Forge | WA | 2000 |
| Cobb, James H. | Sea Fighter | Putnam | WA | 2000 |
| Daheim, Mary | Creeps Suzette | Avon | WA | 2000 |
| Daheim, Mary | The Alpine Menace | Ballantine | WA | 2000 |
| David, James F. | Ship Of The Dammed | Forge | OR | 2000 |
| Dewitz, John | Wrath | Shady Dell | OR | 2000 |
| Dibdin, Michael | Blood Rain | Pantheon | WA | 2000 |
| Dunn, Carola | Rattle His Bones | St. Martin’s Press | OR | 2000 |
| Elkins, Aaron | Skeleton Dance | Morrow | WA | 2000 |
| Ford, G.M. | The Deader The Better | Avon | WA | 2000 |
| Freeman, Mary | Bleeding Hearts | Berkley Prime Crime | OR | 2000 |
| Greenleaf, Stephen | Ellipsis | Scribner | OR | 2000 |
| Henry, April | Square in The Face | Harper | OR | 2000 |
| Henry, Sue | Beneath The Ashes | Morrow | AK | 2000 |
| Hoyt, Richard | Vivienne | Forge | WA | 2000 |
| Jance, J.A. | Kiss Of The Bees | Avon | WA | 2000 |
| Jance, J.A. | Devil’s Claw | Morrow | WA | 2000 |
| Karp, Larry | Scamming The Birdman | Write Way | WA | 2000 |
| Malarkey, Tucker | An Obvious Enchantment | Random House | OR | 2000 |
| Margolin, Phillip | Wild Justice | Harper Collins | OR | 2000 |
| Martini, Steve | The Attorney | Putnam | WA | 2000 |
| Myers, Katherine | Codebreaker | Salvo Press | ID | 2000 |
| Nance, John J. | Blackout | Putnam | WA | 2000 |
| Nelscott, Kris | A Dangerous Road | St. Martin’s Press | OR | 2000 |
| Newman, Sharan | To Wear The White Cloak | Forge | OR | 2000 |
| Parker, Nancy | Double Helix | Ashland Hills Press | OR | 2000 |
| Patton, Jim | Shake | Carroll Graf | OR | 2000 |
| Pearson, Ridley | Middle Of Nowhere | Hyperion | ID | 2000 |
| Rucka, Greg | Batman: No Man’s Land | Pocket Books | OR | 2000 |
| Rust, Megan Mallory | Coffin Corner | Berkley Prime Crime | AK | 2000 |
| Saul, John | Nightshade | Ballantine | OR | 2000 |
| Scott, Trevor | The Dolomite Solution | Salvo Press | OR | 2000 |
| Simpson, Marcia | Crow In Stolen Colors | Signet | WA | 2000 |
| Slade, Michael | Burnt Bones | Signet | BC | 2000 |
| Smith-Levin, Judith | Green Money | Ballantine | WA | 2000 |
| Stabenow, Dana | Midnight Come Again | St. Martin’s Press | AK | 2000 |
| Stabenow, Dana | Nothing Gold Can Stay | Dutton | AK | 2000 |
| Thomas, Graham | Malice In London | Fawcett | BC | 2000 |
| Thrasher, L.L. | Charlie’s Web | Write Way | OR | 2000 |
| Toliver, Hal and Mary | Bitterroot | Pentland Press | WA | 2000 |
| Toliver, Hal and Mary | Done In Blood-Red Ochre | Pentland Press | WA | 2000 |
| Turco, Ronald | Walk East On Burnside | Imago Books | OR | 2000 |
| Vachss, Andrew | Dead And Gone | Knopf | WA | 2000 |
| Vukcevich, Ray | The Man Of Maybe Half-A-Dozen Faces | St. Martin’s Press | OR | 2000 |
| Wilcox, Valerie | Sins Of Deception | Berkley Prime Crime | WA | 2000 |
| Wilhelm, Kate | No Defense | St. Martin’s Press | OR | 2000 |
| Wilhelm, Kate | The Deepest Water | St. Martin’s Press | OR | 2000 |
| Wilson, Barbara | Case Of The Orphaned Bassonist | Seal Press | WA | 2000 |