Pushback is a Finalist for the 2019 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, mainstream mystery category.
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Pictured in the photo is our cat, Scamp, and he was not harmed in the slightest in the making of this notice. In fact, he got a treat.
Here are all the finalists in the published division for 2019.
CATEGORY (SERIES) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
- Rancher's Covert Christmas by Beth Cornelison
- Colton and the Single Mom by Jane Godman
- Federal Agent Under Fire by Julie Anne Lindsey
- The Sheriff's Secret by Julie Anne Lindsey
- Secret Past by Sharee Stover
HISTORICAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
- Killer Debt: A Michael Stoddard American Revolution Mystery by Suzanne Adair
- The Duke Identity by Grace Callaway
- The Naturalist's Daughter by Tea Cooper
- A Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee Huber
- The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregor
INSPIRATIONAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
- Darkwater Secrets by Robin Caroll
- Holiday Amnesia by Lynette Eason
- Deadly Melody by Connie Mann
- Cowboy Bodyguard by Dana Mentink
- Fatal Recall by Carol J. Post
PARANORMAL (PTTF) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
- Hunt the Moon by Kari Cole
- Touch the Sky by Kari Cole
- Web of Truth by Cecilia Dominic
- Sinister Sanctuary: A Wicks Hollow Book by Colleen Gleason
- Demons Will Be Demons by AE Jones
SINGLE TITLE ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
- Too Far Gone by Allison Brennan
- Do or Die Cowboy by June Faver Perfect Mistake by Sophia Karlson
- Silent Threat by Dana Marton
- Threat of Danger by Dana Marton
- Undone by JB Schroeder
MAINSTREAM MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
- Abandoned by Allison Brennan
- For Sale by Killer by Catherine Bruns
- All the Pretty Brides by Marian Lanouette
- Formula of Deception by Carrie Stuart Parks
- Pushback by John E. Stith
Winners will be announced during Kiss of Death's annual Death by Chocolate Party at the RWA National Conference in New York City.