2001 – 2002 – 2003 – 2004 – 2005 – 2006 – 2007 – 2008 – 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2012 – 2013 – 2014
2001
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle |
The Nine Tailors Dorothy L. Sayers |
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins |
| His Last Bow Arthur Conan Doyle |
Have his Carcass Dorothy L. Sayers |
Five Red Herrings Dorothy L. Sayers |
| Strong Poison Dorothy L. Sayers |
Clouds of Witness Dorothy L. Sayers |
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club Dorothy L. Sayers |
| The Silent Speaker Rex Stout |
Gaudy Night Dorothy L. Sayers |
2002
| The Burglar who Liked to Quote Kipling Lawrence Block |
The Burglar in the Rye Lawrence Block |
The Burglar in the Library Lawrence Block |
| The Singing Sands Josephine Tey |
Unnatural Death Dorothy L. Sayers |
Busman’s Honeymoon Dorothy L. Sayers |
2003
| Seven Up Janet Evanovich |
The Chinese Lake Murders Robert van Gulik |
The Last Judgement Iain Pears |
| Trunk Music Michael Connelly |
The Chinese Gold Murders Robert van Gulik |
The Falls Ian Rankin |
| Set in Darkness Ian Rankin |
Good Behavior Donald E. Westlake |
Four to Score Janet Evanovich |
| The Big Thaw Donald Harstad |
Look to the Lady Margery Allingham |
Beggar’s Banquet Ian Rankin |
| Black and Blue Ian Rankin |
Dead Souls Ian Rankin |
2004
| A Question of Blood Ian Rankin |
Bank Shot Donald E. Westlake |
Over my Dead Body Rex Stout |
| Prisoner’s Base Rex Stout |
Death and Restoration Iain Pears |
Murder Must Advertise Dorothy L. Sayers |
| The Fifth Woman Henning Mankell |
2005
| Put a Lid on it Donald E. Westlake |
Call for the Dead John LeCarré |
A Murder of Quality John LeCarré |
| The Documents in the Case Dorothy L. Sayers |
2006
| The Daughter of Time Josephine Tey |
The Final Deduction Rex Stout |
2007
| Drowned Hopes Donald E. Westlake |
Strike Out Where Not Applicable Nicolas Freeling |
The Dreadful Lemon Sky John D. MacDonald |
| The Turquoise Lament John D. MacDonald |
The Long Lavender Look John D. MacDonald |
Gun Before Butter Nicolas Freeling |
| Tooth & Nail Ian Rankin |
A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil Christopher Brookmyre |
Players Paul J. McAuley |
2008
| The Red Pavillion Robert van Gulik |
The Case of the Late Pig Margery Allingham |
Pale Gray for Guilt John D. MacDonald |
| Whose Body? Dorothy L. Sayers |
Clouds of Witness (reread) Dorothy L. Sayers |
Unnatural Death (reread) Dorothy L. Sayers |
| The Big Sleep Raymond Chandler |
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (reread) Dorothy L. Sayers |
Strong Poison (reread) Dorothy L. Sayers |
| Five Red Herrings (reread) Dorothy L. Sayers |
Have His Carcase (reread) Dorothy L. Sayers |
Too Many Women Rex Stout |
2009
| The Quick Red Fox John D. MacDonald |
Darker Than Amber John D. MacDonald |
The Scarlet Ruse John D. MacDonald |
| Black as He’s Painted Ngaoi Marsh |
Photo-Finish Ngaoi Marsh |
Opening Night Ngaoi Marsh |
| Death at the Dolphin Ngaoi Marsh |
False Scent Ngaoi Marsh |
Death and the Dancing Footman Ngaoi Marsh |
| Death in a White Tie Ngaoi Marsh |
The Nursing Home Murder Ngaoi Marsh |
Artists in Crime Ngaoi Marsh |
| Overture to Death Ngaoi Marsh |
The Deep Blue Good-by John D. MacDonald |
The City & the City China Miéville |
| Off with His Head Ngaoi Marsh |
Enter a Murderer Ngaoi Marsh |
Grave Mistake Ngaoi Marsh |
2010
| The Fox-Magic Murders Robert van Gulik |
Fleshmarket Close Ian Rankin |
Firewall Henning Mankell |
| The Naming of the Dead Ian Rankin |
Killing for England Iain McDowall |
2011
| The Complaints Ian Rankin |
King of the Rainy Country Nicolas Freeling |
Making a Killing Iain McDowall |
| An Investigation of Murder Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo |
A Wreath for Rivera Ngaoi Marsh |
The Mysterious Affair of Styles Agatha Christie |
| Mrs McGinty’s Dead Agatha Christie |
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie |
Hickory Dickory Dock Agatha Christie |
| Crime at Guildford Freeman Wills Crofts |
2012
| Laurels Are Poison Gladys Mitchell |
Love in Amsterdam Nicolas Freeling |
Tsing-Boum Nicolas Freeling |
| Cop Killer Sjowall & Wahloo |
Criminal Conversation Nicolas Freeling |
The Moving Toyshop Edmund Crispin |
| The Case of the Gilded fly Edmund Crispin |
2013
| Exit Music Ian Rankin |
Holy Disorders Edmund Crispin |
2014
| The Blue Place Nicola Griffith |
Stay Nicola Griffith |