Honorable Mentions in Green
Spotted Owl Winner in Red
| Author | Title | Publisher | Residence | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberholden, Angela | Questionable Ehtics | Morrow | ID | March |
| Acito, Marc | Attack of the Theatre People | Broadway | OR | April |
| Adair, Cherry | Night Fall | Ballantine | WA | Sept |
| Adair, Cherry | Night Secrets | Ballantine | WA | Oct |
| Adair, Cherry | Night Shadow | Ballantine | WA | Nov |
| Allin, Lou | And On The Surface Die | RendeVous Crime/N&C | BC | Oct |
| Cain, Chelsea | Sweetheart | St. Martin’s Minotaur | OR | Sept |
| Cameron, Bill | Chasing Smoke | Bleak House | OR | Nov |
| Cameron, Stella | Cypress Nights | Mira | WA | Aug |
| Carlson, Steve | Final Exposure | St. Martin’s Minotaur | OR | Oct |
| Castle, Jayne | Dark Light | Jove | WA | Aug |
| Chance, Megan | The Spiritualist | Three Rivers Press | WA | May |
| Clausen, Lowen | River | Silo Press | WA | Jan |
| Cohen, Stuart Archer | The Army Of The Republic | St. Martin’s Press | AK | Oct |
| Craig, Daniel | Murder at the Hotel Cinema | Midnight Ink | BC | June |
| Daheim, Mary | The Alpine Traitor | Ballantine | WA | Feb |
| Daheim, Mary | Vi Agra Falls | Morrow | WA | July |
| Dereske, Jo | Index to Murder | Avon | WA | May |
| Deverell, William | Kill All The Judges | McClelland & Stewart | BC | April |
| Dietrich, William | The Rosetta Key | Harper | WA | April |
| Dodd, Christina | Thigh High | Signet | WA | March |
| Doogan, Mike | Skeleton Lake | Putnam | AK | Aug |
| Dunn, Carola | Black Ship | St. Martin’s Minotaur | OR | Sept |
| Elkins, Aaron | Uneasy Relations | Berkley | WA | July |
| Emerson, Earl | Primal Threat | Ballantine | WA | Jan |
| Evans, Stanley | Seaweed On The Rocks | TouchWoods Edition | BC | Oct |
| Ferrigno, Robert | Sins Of The Assassin | Scribner | WA | Feb |
| Ford. G.M. | Nameless Night | Morrow | OR | Feb |
| Galenorn, Yasmine | Darkling | Berkley | WA | Jan |
| Galenorn, Yasmine | Dragon Wytch | Berkley | WA | July |
| George, Elizabeth | Careless in Red | Harper | WA | May |
| Gruber, Michael | The Forgery of Venus | Morrow | WA | April |
| Henry, Sue | Degrees of Separation | Obsidian | AK | April |
| Herkert, Gabriella | Doggone | Signet | WA | Aug |
| Hunt, Morgan | Blided By The Light | Alyson Books | OR | Sept |
| Jackson, Lisa | Lost Souls | Kensington | OR | April |
| Jackson, Lisa | Left To Die | Kensington | OR | Aug |
| Jance, J.A. | Damage Control | Morrow | WA | July |
| Jance, J.A. | Cruel Intent | Touchstone | WA | Dec |
| Jones, Stan | Frozen Sun | Bowhead | AK | July |
| Kalla, Daniel | Cold Plague | Forge | BC | April |
| Karp, Larry | The King Of Ragtime | Poisoned Pen Press | WA | Oct |
| Kent, Rebecca | High Marks For Murder | Berkley Prime Crime | OR | June |
| Kingsbury, Kate | Ringing In Murder | Berkley Trade | OR | Nov |
| Kittredge, Caitlin | Pure Blood | St. Martin’s | WA | Aug |
| Krentz, Jayne Ann | Sizzle And Burn | Putnam | WA | Jan |
| Krentz, Jayne Ann | Running Hot | Putnam | WA | Dec |
| Lawson, Mike | House Rules | Atlantic Monthly Press | WA | June |
| Littlewood, Ann | Night Kill | Poisoned Pen Press | OR | Sept |
| Lovell, Ron | Yaquina White | Penman Productions | OR | July |
| Low, Neil | Thick As Thieves | Tigress | WA | July |
| Lowell, Elizabeth | Blue Smoke and Murder | Morrow | WA | June |
| Macomber, Doc | Snip | Floating Word Press | OR | Oct |
| Margolin, Phillip | Executive Privilege | Harper | OR | June |
| Martini, Steve | Shadow of Power | Morrow | WA | April |
| Newman, Sharan | The Shanghai Tunnel | Forge | OR | Feb |
| OBrien, Kevin | One Last Scream | Pinnacle | WA | Jan |
| Olsen, Gregg | A Cold Dark Place | Kensington | WA | April |
| Pope, Barbara | Cezanne’s Quarry | Pegasus Books | OR | June |
| Quick, Amanda | The Third Circle | Putnam | WA | April |
| Richardson, Kat | Underground | Roc | WA | Aug |
| Roberts, Wendy | Devil May Ride | Signet | BC | Dec |
| Saul, John | Faces Of Fear | Ballantine | WA | Aug |
| Schein, Michael | Just Deceits | Bennett & Hastings | WA | Sept |
| Schorr, Mark | Fixation | St. Martin’s Minotaur | OR | June |
| Scott, Trevor | Burst Of Sound | Broadhead Books | OR | April |
| Simonson, Sheila | Buffalo Bill’s Defunct | Perseverance Press | WA | Sept |
| Sims, Elizabeth | The Actress | St. Martin’s Minotaur | WA | May |
| Slade, Michael | Crucified | Severn House | BC | Sept |
| Smallman, Phyllis | Margarita Nights | McArthur and Company | BC | Jan |
| Southin, Gwendolyn | Death on a Short Leash | TouchWoods Edition | BC | March |
| Stabenow, Dana | Prepared for Rage | St. Martin’s Minotaur | AK | Feb |
| Straley, John | The Big Both Ways | Graphic Arts Center | AK | May |
| Tynan, J.D. | Who Killed Walter Dobbs? | Strategic Book Publishing | WA | July |
| Wilhelm, Kate | Cold Case | Mira | OR | Aug |