2021 Daphne Du Maurier Published Division Award Winners & Finalists

Overall Winer

• The Cartographer's Secret - Tea Cooper

Historical Romantic Mystery/Suspense

• Winner: The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper
• 2nd place: A Dangerous Observer by Amanda DeWees
• 3rd place: Princes of the Lower East Side by Meredith Allison
• Honorable Mention: Lovely Digits by Jeanine Englert & The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews

Inspirational Romantic Mystery/Suspense

• Winner: Dead End by Nancy Mehl
• 2nd place: Danger on the Ranch by Dana Mentink
• 3rd place: The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus by Jaime Wright
• Honorable Mention: Dangerous Deception by Evelyn M. Hill & Lost Down Deep by Sara Davison & Standoff (Natchez Trace Park Rangers) by Patricia Bradley

Long Romantic Mystery/Suspense

Winner: Cold & Deadly by Toni Anderson 2nd place: Jagger (Steele Shadow Investigations) by Amanda McKinney 3rd place: Bishop's Endgame by Katie Reus Honorable Mention: Beautiful Vengeance by Kaylea Cross & The Paris Model by Alexandra Joel

Mainstream Mystery/Suspense

Winner: In Her Shadow by Kristin Miller 2nd place: Flight Risk by Cara Putman 3rd place: Ten Days Gone by Beverly Long Honorable Mention: No One Saw by Beverly Long & The Study of Secrets (Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries #5) by Cynthia Kuhn

===Paranormal Romantic Mystery/Suspense Winner: A Killing Moon by Alexis D. Craig 2nd place: Bishop's Gambit by McKenna Dean 3rd place: Just in Time by NJ Litz Honorable Mention: Foolish Beliefs by M. Scott Swanson & Loving Modigliani The Afterlife of Jeanne Hébuterne by Linda Lappin

===Short Romantic Mystery/Suspense Congratulations to our Published Short Romantic Mystery/Suspense Finalists Winner: In His Protection by P.L. Harris 2nd place: Conflicting Evidence by Lena Diaz 3rd place: Steal My Heart by Aimee O'Brian Honorable Mention: Dirty Daisy by Jordyn Kross Honorable Mention: Texas Holiday Hideout by Virginia Vaughan