Honorable Mentions in Green
Spotted Owl Winner in Red
| Author | Title | Publisher | Residence | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert, James | Deadly Delivery | Twenty Penny Press | WA | 2003 |
| Anders, Donna | Night Stalker | Pocket Books | WA | 2003 |
| Andersen, Susan | Getting Lucky | Avon Books | WA | 2003 |
| Angel, Billie | Dreaming In Indigo | PublishAmerica | OR | 2003 |
| Banks, T.F. | The Emperor’s Assassin | Dell | BC | 2003 |
| Brooks, Larry | Serpent’s Dance | Signet | OR | 2003 |
| Cameron, Stella | Kiss Them Goodbye | Mira Books | WA | 2003 |
| Chittenden, Meg | More Than You Know | Berkley | WA | 2003 |
| Clausen, Lowen | Second Watch | Silo Press | WA | 2003 |
| Colbert, Curt | Sayonaraville | Uglytown | WA | 2003 |
| Conway, Sara | Daughters Of Summer | Cumberland House | WA | 2003 |
| Coyle, Daniel | Waking Samuel | Bloomsbury | AK | 2003 |
| Daheim, Mary | Hocus Croakus | Avon Books | WA | 2003 |
| Dexter, Pete | Train | Doubleday | WA | 2003 |
| Donnelly, Deborah | May The Best Man Die | Dell | ID | 2003 |
| Due, Tananarive | The Good House | Atira Books/Simon &S | WA | 2003 |
| Duncan, Sharon | The Dead Wives Society | Signet | WA | 2003 |
| Dunn, Carola | Die Laughing | St. Martin’s Press | OR | 2003 |
| Edwards, Bruce | Andros Draws The Line | Lean Press | WA | 2003 |
| Emerson, Earl | Into the Inferno | Ballantine | WA | 2003 |
| Farris, David | Lie Still | Morrow | OR | 2003 |
| Ferrigno, Robert | Scavenger Hunt | Pantheon | WA | 2003 |
| Ford, G.M. | A Blind Eye | Avon Books | WA | 2003 |
| Galenorn, Yasmine | Ghost Of A Chance | Berkley | WA | 2003 |
| Gough, Laurence | A Cloud Of Suspects | McClelland & Stuart | BC | 2003 |
| Gray, John Maclachlan | The Fiend In Human | St. Martin’s Press | BC | 2003 |
| Griffin, Thomas W. | Cube 6 | Watson | WA | 2003 |
| Gruber, Michael | Tropic Of Night | HarperCollins | WA | 2003 |
| Hawley, Michael | Silent Proof | Penguin | WA | 2003 |
| Henry, April | Buried Diamonds | St. Martin’s Press | OR | 2003 |
| Henry, Sue | Death Trap | Avon Books | AK | 2003 |
| Isenberg, Jane | Hot And Bothered | Avon Books | WA | 2003 |
| Jackson, Lisa | The Night Before | Zebra | OR | 2003 |
| Jance, J.A. | Exit Wounds | HarperCollins | WA | 2003 |
| Jones, Stan | Shaman Pass | Soho | AK | 2003 |
| King, Katy | City Of Suspects | Oak Tree Press | OR | 2003 |
| Kingsbury, Kate | Paint By Murder | Berkley | OR | 2003 |
| Kingsbury, Kate | No Clue At The Inn | Berkley | OR | 2003 |
| Krentz, Jayne Ann | Light in Shadow | Putnam | WA | 2003 |
| Krentz, Jayne Ann | Truth Or Dare | Putnam | WA | 2003 |
| Kvavle, Jean P. | Blank Pages | 1st Books | OR | 2003 |
| Lovell, Ron | Dead Whales Tell No Tales | Sunstone Press | OR | 2003 |
| Lowell, Elizabeth | Die In Plain Sight | Morrow | WA | 2003 |
| Margolin, Phillip | Ties That Bind | HarperCollins | OR | 2003 |
| Martini, Steve | The Arraignment | Putnam | WA | 2003 |
| Mitcheltree, Tom | Katie’s Gold | Intrigue Press | OR | 2003 |
| Moody, Skye Kathleen | Medusa | St. Martin’s Press | WA | 2003 |
| Nance, John J. | Skyhook | Putnam | WA | 2003 |
| Nance, John J. | Fire Fight | Putnam | WA | 2003 |
| Nettleton, Mike & Carolyn Rose | The Hard Karma Shuffle | Deadly Alibi Press | OR | 2003 |
| Newman, Sharan | The Outcast Dove | Forge | OR | 2003 |
| O’Brien, Kevin | Watch Them Die | Kensington | WA | 2003 |
| O’Brien, Meg | The Last Cheerleader | Mira Books | WA | 2003 |
| Oborn, Mike | Ghost Between Us | August Ink | WA | 2003 |
| Oliver, Steve | Moody In Winter | St. Martin’s Press | WA | 2003 |
| Quick, Amanda (J.A. Krentz) | Late For The Wedding | Bantam | WA | 2003 |
| Robb, Candace | The Cross-Legged Knight | Mysterious Press | WA | 2003 |
| Rucka, Greg | A Fistful Of Rain | Bantam | OR | 2003 |
| Rusch, Kristine K. | Extremes | Roc | OR | 2003 |
| Rushford, Patricia | Secrets, Lies & Alibis | Integrity Publishing | OR | 2003 |
| Rushford, Patricia | Sins Of The Mother | Howard Publishing | OR | 2003 |
| Sachitano, Arlene | Chip And Die | Zumaya Publications | OR | 2003 |
| Sheedy, E.C. | Perfect Evil | Zebra | BC | 2003 |
| Sherer, Michael W. | Final Shoot | Worldwide | WA | 2003 |
| Simpson, Marcia | Rogue’s Yarn | Berkley | WA | 2003 |
| Slade, Michael | Bed Of Nails | Onyx | BC | 2003 |
| Smith, Frank | Acts of Vengeance | St. Martin’s Press | BC | 2003 |
| Stabenow, Dana | A Grave Denied | St. Martin’s Press | AK | 2003 |
| Towslee, Tom | Prince Of Snakes | PublishAmerica | OR | 2003 |
| Vachss, Andrew | The Getaway Man | Vintage | WA | 2003 |
| Walter, Jess | Land of the Blind | Regan Books | WA | 2003 |
| Waiwaiole, Lono | Wiley’s Lament | St. Martin’s Press | OR | 2003 |
| Wilhelm, Kate | Clear And Convincing Proof | Mira Books | OR | 2003 |