As named on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the world's premier mystery convention, held at the Renaissance Hotel at the Arboretum:
Best Novel Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (William Morrow)
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Mystic River, Dennis Lehane, William Morrow, Open Season, C.J. Box, Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris, Seldom Disappointed, Tony Hillerman, Chocolate Moose, Death Dines at 8:30, Bill and Judy Crider, The Mystery of the Haunted Caves, Penny Warner, Berkley, HarperCollins, Ace, Bouchercon 2002 Anthony Award Winners, Reflecting the Sky, S.J. Rozan
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