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Anthony Award and  Guest Authors Donna Andrews John Ball Bill S. Ballinger Robert Barnard Linda Barnes Nevada Barr M.C. Beaton Mark Billingham Robert Bloch Lawrence Block Rhys Bowen C.J. Box Reginald Bretnor Simon Brett Robin Burcell James Lee Burke Dana Cameron Robert Campbell David Canter Caleb Carr Sarah Caudwell Sean Chercover George C. Chesbro Lee Child Meg Chittenden Mary Higgins Clark Harlan Coben Liza Cody Reed Farrel Coleman Max Allan Collins Michael Connelly Natasha Cooper Patricia Cornwell Bernard Cornwell Mary S. Craig Robert Crais Bill Crider Judy Crider Barbara D'Amato Diane Mott Davidson Dorothy Salisbury Davis Lindsey Davis Colin Dexter Susan Dunlap Stanley Ellin James Ellroy Robert L. Fish Tana French Dale Furutani Diana Gabaldon Jonathan Gash William Campbell Gault Elizabeth George Walter B. Gibson Michael Gilbert Joe Gores Chris Grabenstein Sue Grafton Jan Grape Kate Grilley Terris McMahan Grimes Parnell Hall Joseph Hansen Charlaine Harris Thomas Harris Carolyn Hart John Harvey Sparkle Hayter Gar Anthony Haywood Jeremiah Healy Sue Henry Carl Hiaasen Reginald Hill Tony Hillerman Edward D. Hoch Allen J. Hubin Julie Hyzy Hammond Innes P.D. James Jonathan Kellerman Karen Kijewski Harley Jane Kozak Rochelle Krich William Kent Krueger Jane Langton Virginia Lanier Stieg Larsson Dennis Lehane Elmore Leonard Laura Lippman Peter Lovesey John D. MacDonald Charlotte MacLeod Margaret Maron Ed McBain James McCahery Helen McCloy Sharyn McCrumb Val McDermid Gregory Mcdonald Ralph McInerny Barbara Mertz Margaret Millar Marcia Muller Barbara Neely Sara Paretsky Robert B. Parker P.J. Parrish George Pelecanos Louise Penny Otto Penzler Thomas Perry Nancy Pickard Bill Pronzini Ellery Queen Ian Rankin Ruth Rendell Rick Riordan Gillian Roberts Peter Robinson S.J. Rozan Ann Rule James Sallis Barbara Seranella David Simon Julie Smith Julia Spencer-Fleming Jason Starr Marcia Talley P.J. Tracy Janwillem van de Wetering Elaine Viets Mary Willis Walker Donald E. Westlake Carolyn Wheat Collin Wilcox Simon Wood Qiu Xiaolong

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