A New Mystery has joined the Clue Awards

The Clue Awards for Suspense/Thriller novels has a new category!

Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking the best books featuring suspense, thrilling adventure, detective work, private eye, police procedural, and crime-solving, we will put them to the test to discover the best! (For lighter-hearted Mystery and Classic Cozy Mysteries please check out our Mystery & Mayhem Awards, and for High Stakes Suspense Novels please check out our Global Thriller Awards).

Introducing the True Crime Category

The Clue Awards is delighted to welcome in a Non-Fiction black sheep into its fold with the True Crime / Investigations Category. While it would be tricky to fit this into our general Non-Fiction Awards, we took inspiration from bookstores everywhere that frequently put the True Crime section next to the rest of the excellent mysteries.

Book Riot did a great article on the differences between True Crime and Thrillers, saying

True crime aficionados liked the deep dive into the psychology of it all. Jack El-Hai, a true crime writer who recently published The Lost Brothers, wrote, “I’m only an occasional reader of murder mysteries. Many fictional works about murder are about finding out who did it, and the narrative concludes with that discovery or with catching the perpetrator. I’m more interested in why they did it and the aftermath for everyone affected by the crime.”

The readers they interviewed ranged from only wanting to read one or the other to loving both for different reasons. Do you have any of your own preferences?

Of course, this wouldn’t be a Chanticleer article if we didn’t have some excellent books for you to read!

First and foremost, we are delighted to celebrate the 2022 winners of the Clue Awards!

• Marie Sutro- Dark Obsessions
• Michelle Cox- A Spying Eye
• Jodé Millman- Hooker Avenue
• Kevin G. Chapman- Dead Winner
• Arthur Herbert- The Bones of Amoret
• Brenda Stanley- The Still Small Voice

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Clue Award is:

Have You Seen Me?

By Alexandrea Weis

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The Clue Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Suspense and Thriller Mysteries. The Clue Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking the best books featuring suspense, thrilling adventure, detective work, private eye, police procedural, and crime-solving, we will put them to the test to discover the best! (For lighter-hearted Mystery and Classic Cozy Mysteries please check out our Mystery & Mayhem Awards, and for High Stakes Suspense Novels please check out our Global Thriller Awards).

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Clue Suspense/Thriller Fiction Long List to the 2022 Clue Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2022 Clue Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2022 Clue Book Awards novel competition for Thriller/Suspense Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following Short List authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs. 

• Marie Sutro – Dark Obsessions
• Leah Angstman – Falcon in the Dive
• Kenneth Arbogast – Coast Guard Blues
• D.V. Chernov – Severed Echoes
• Craig H. Bowlsby – Requiem for a Lotus
• Chris Norbury – Dangerous Straits
• Steve Mullaney – Twisted
• J.J. Clarke – Dared to Dream
• Martin Roy Hill – Upriver
• Kevin Kuhens – Terror’s Sword – A Kyle McEwan Novel
• Elizabeth Crowens – Hollywood Holmes, a Babs Norman Mystery
• J. Luke Bennecke – Waterborne
• Lo Monaco – Suddenly Deadly
• Chuck Morgan – Crime Spree, A Buck Taylor Novel
• Gerard Shirar – The China Paradox
• Kevin G. Chapman – Dead Winner
• Michael Stockham – Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer
• Michael Pronko – Azabu Getaway
• Saralyn Richard – Bad Blood Sisters
• Bryan Cassiday – Knot of Fear
• Craig W. Fisher – Baker Street Irregular
• Danielle M. Wong – Last Liar Standing
• Michelle Cox – A Spying Eye
• Arthur Herbert – The Bones of Amoret
• Britt Lind – Malevolence – A Hollywood Mystery
• Ralph R. “Rick” Steinke – Major Jake Fortina and the Tier One Threat
• D.V. Chernov – Severed Echoes
• Kenneth Arbogast – Coast Guard Blues
• Paul Attaway – Eli’s Redemption
• Paul Attaway – Blood in the Low Country
• Justin M. Kiska – Vice & Virtue
• Paul Alexander Sangillo – The Golden Prison
• Susan Wingate – When You Leave Me
• Jodé Millman – Hooker Avenue
• Charlie Robinson – Hybrid Hysteria – A Novel of Corporate Intrigue Both Holy and Diabolical
• R.U. Randy – Astraphobia
• Carolyn M. Bowen – The Death of Me
• Cathi Stoler – Straight Up A Murder On The Rocks Mystery
• Brian Cuban – The Ambulance Chaser
• Lisa Towles – Ninety-Five
• Alexandrea Weis – Have You Seen Me?
• John J. Valentino, Chief John J. Mandeville – Old Dark and Dangerous
• Chuck Morgan – Crime Exploded, A Buck Taylor Novel

Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 CLUE Awards was:

The Vines

by Shelley Nolden

See the full list of 2021 winners here!

The 2022 CLUE Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2023 CLUE Book Awards are open until the end of July. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today! 

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!

The Clue Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Suspense and Thriller Mysteries. The Clue Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking the best books featuring suspense, thrilling adventure, detective work, private eye, police procedural, and crime-solving, we will put them to the test to discover the best! (For lighter-hearted Mystery and Classic Cozy Mysteries please check out our Mystery & Mayhem Awards, and for High Stakes Suspense Novels please check out our Global Thriller Awards).

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Clue Suspense/Thriller Fiction entries to the 2022 Clue Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2022 Clue Short List. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists.  All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2022 Clue Book Awards novel competition for Thriller/Suspense Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs. 

• Marie Sutro – Dark Obsessions
• Leah Angstman – Falcon in the Dive
• Kenneth Arbogast – Coast Guard Blues
• D.V. Chernov – Severed Echoes
• Craig H. Bowlsby – Requiem for a Lotus
• Chris Norbury – Dangerous Straits
• Steve Mullaney – Twisted
• Steve Mullaney – Randomization
• J.J. Clarke – Dared to Dream
• Theresa Griffin Kennedy – Talionic Night in Portland
• Jon Kaledin – Dissonance
• Martin Roy Hill – Upriver
• Kevin Kuhens – Terror’s Sword – A Kyle McEwan Novel
• Elizabeth Crowens – Hollywood Holmes, a Babs Norman Mystery
• J. Luke Bennecke – Waterborne
• Lo Monaco – Suddenly Deadly
• Chuck Morgan – Crime Spree, A Buck Taylor Novel
• Gerard Shirar – The China Paradox
• Jim Gish – Hell Game
• Kevin G. Chapman – Dead Winner
• Jule Selbo – 9 Days, A Dee Rommel Mystery
• Michael Stockham – Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer
• Matt Andrus – T’HUG
• Robert Buschel – God$ Ponzi
• McKinley Aspen – Praesidium
• Merit Clark – Killing Innocence
• Michael Pronko – Azabu Getaway
• Saralyn Richard – Bad Blood Sisters
• Bryan Cassiday – Knot of Fear
• Craig W. Fisher – Baker Street Irregular
• Danielle M. Wong – Last Liar Standing
• Kim Hays – Pesticide
• Miriam Verbeek – The Website
• Michelle Cox – A Spying Eye
• Arthur Herbert – The Bones of Amoret
• Brooke Maddaleni – Next Door
• Britt Lind – Malevolence – A Hollywood Mystery
• Ralph R. “Rick” Steinke – Major Jake Fortina and the Tier One Threat
• D.V. Chernov – Severed Echoes
• AG Flitcher – Boone and Jacque: Cytrus Moonlight
• Kenneth Arbogast – Coast Guard Blues
• Paul Attaway – Eli’s Redemption
• Paul Attaway – Blood in the Low Country
• Justin M. Kiska – Vice & Virtue
• Paul Alexander Sangillo – The Golden Prison
• Susan Wingate – When You Leave Me
• Jodé Millman – Hooker Avenue
• Charlie Robinson – Hybrid Hysteria – A Novel of Corporate Intrigue Both Holy and Diabolical
• R.U. Randy – Astraphobia
• Carolyn M. Bowen – The Death of Me
• Cathi Stoler – Straight Up A Murder On The Rocks Mystery
• Brian Cuban – The Ambulance Chaser
• Lisa Towles – Ninety-Five
• Alexandrea Weis – Have You Seen Me?
• John J. Valentino, Chief John J. Mandeville – Old Dark and Dangerous
• Carl and Jane Bock – Day of the Jaguar
• Chuck Morgan – Crime Exploded, A Buck Taylor Novel

Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 CLUE Awards was:

The Vines

by Shelley Nolden

 

The 2022 CLUE Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2023 CLUE Book Awards are open until the end of July. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today! 

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!