2002
Best Novel: Kingdom of Shadows, by Alan Furst (2001).
2001
Best Novel: The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood (2000).
2000
Best Novel: Havanna Bay, by Martin Cruz Smith (1999).
1999
Best Novel: Tidewater Blood, by William Hoffman (1998).
1998
Best Novel: Trial of Passion, by William Deverell (1997).
1997
Best Novel: Rose, by Martin Cruz Smith (1996).
1996
Best Novel: Under the Beetle's Cellar, by Mary Willis Walker (1995).
1995
Best Novel: Dixie City Jam, by James Lee Burke (1994).
1994
Best Novel: Mexican Tree Duck, by James Crumley (1993).
1993
Best Novel: Turtle Moon, by Alice Hoffman (1992).
1992
Best Novel: Maximum Bob, by Elmore Leonard (1991).