The Dilys Award was presented every year from 1992 to 2014 by the
Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. It was given to the mystery title of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling.
The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association is an association of retail businesses that are either wholly or substantially devoted to the sale of
mystery books. The Dilys award is named after
Dilys Winn
Dilys Winn (1939-2016) was an American bookseller who was one of the first to open a bookstore devoted to mystery and detective fiction.
Dilys Barbara Winn was born in Dublin on September 8, 1939 and was brought to the United States one year later ...
, who founded the first specialty bookseller of mystery books in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
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Awards
Winners and nominated titles for each year:
Notes
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/the-dilys-award/
Mystery and detective fiction awards
American literary awards
Awards established in 1992
Awards disestablished in 2014