Regular readers of my blog know that I do a “Book Of The Month” award – the month in question being the month in which I read the book, not the publication date – and the results are summarised here. Consider it a recommended reading list.

March 2013

Winner

• Our Lady Of Darkness by Peter Tremayne

Honourable Mentions

• Fatal Induction by Bernadette Pajer
• Playing With Bones by Kate Ellis
• Cop To Corpse by Peter Lovesey

February 2013

Winner

• The Plague Maiden by Kate Ellis

Honourable Mentions

• The Slayers of Seth by Paul Doherty
• Act of Mercy by Peter Tremayne
• Locked In by Kerry Wilkinson
• Yesterday’s Papers by Martin Edwards

January 2013

Winner

• Now You See Me by S J Bolton

Honourable Mentions

• Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr
• The Skeleton Room by Kate Ellis
• Death Comes As The End by Agatha Christie

December 2012

Winner

• Nine Man’s Murder by Eric Keith

Honourable Mentions

• Green For Danger by Christianna Brand
• The Straw Men by Paul Doherty
• The Magician’s Death by Paul Doherty
• The Demon Of Dartmoor by Paul Halter
• The Monk Who Vanished by Peter Tremayne

November 2012

Winner

• The Midwife’s Tale by Sam Thomas (although it’s not out until the New Year)

Honourable Mentions

• Heresy by S J Parris
• The Merchant of Death by C L Grace aka Paul Doherty
• A Good Soldier by Jeffrey Marks
• Mrs, Presumed Dead by Simon Brett
• The Merchant’s Partner by Michael Jecks

October 2012

Winner

• The Seven Wonders of Crime by Paul Halter

Honourable Mentions

• Valley of the Shadow by Peter Tremayne
• The Murder Quadrille by Fidelis Morgan
• The Dark Winter by David Mark
• The Treason of the Ghosts by Paul Doherty

September 2012

Winner

• Death On A Longship by Marsali Taylor          

Honourable Mentions

• The Spider’s Web by Peter Tremayne

August 2012

Winner              

• Birthdays for the Dead by Stuart MacBride

Honourable Mentions

• Bullet for a Star by Stuart Kaminsky
• Bryant & May On The Loose by Christopher Fowler
• Brighton Belle by Sara Sheridan

July 2012

Winner

• Good As Dead by Mark Billingham

Honourable Mentions

• The Armada Boy by Kate Ellis
• The Serpent Pool by Martin Edwards
• The Demon Archer, The Assassin’s Riddle and The Devil’s Domain all by Paul Doherty

June 2012

Winner              

• The Last Policeman by Ben H Winters

Honourable Mentions

• Mrs McGinty’s Dead by Agatha Christie

May 2012

Winner

• A Murder in Thebes by Anna Apostolou aka Paul Doherty

Honourable Mentions

• The Hangman’s Hymn by Paul Doherty
• The Subtle Serpent by Peter Tremayne
• Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal

April 2012

Winner              

• The House of Crows by Paul Doherty

Honourable Mentions

• The Cadaver Game by Kate Ellis
• Suffer Little Children by Peter Tremayne
• The Devil’s Hunt by Paul Doherty

March 2012

Winner              

• All The Lonely People by Martin Edwards

Honourable Mentions

• The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner

February 2012

Winner

• A Spark of Death by Bernadette Pajer

Honourable Mentions

• The Ambush of My Name by Jeffrey Marks
• Hoodwink by Bill Pronzini
• The Arsenic Labyrinth by Martin Edwards

January 2012

Winner              

• World’s Greatest Sleuth! by Steve Hockensmith

Honourable Mentions

• A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow
• The Mystery Of The Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux