CLUE AWARDS – Police Procedurals, Hard-Boiled Detectives, Thriller/Suspense/Mystery – in the SPOTLIGHT – CIBAS

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So, how do you get a clue?

A hard-boiled detective pulls his overcoat a little closer, leans against the northern wall at Village Books in downtown Bellingham. Washington. The state.

It’s late. It’s raining. It’s a typical Autumn night in the Pacific Northwest. So, what makes this night different than any other night?

Glad you asked.

Our gumshoe is hot on the trail of those killer stories that make you turn the page. You know the kind, police procedurals, good-man-gone-wrong tales, the who-dun-its and the why-didn’t-I-see-that-coming books that leave you breathless, reaching for the Alka-Seltzer or the next book in the series.

Our gumshoe is nervous, see? He knows there’s more to discover out there, winners, maybe, that are just waiting to be discovered. That’s why he’s standing there, waiting. Oh, just a second… he’s gone now… Guess he got tired of waiting in the rain.

But he left a message…

“Get your manuscripts and novels ready, because the deadline to the 2019 CLUE Awards is coming before you know it. Submit your books and manuscripts to the best book awards on the planet by September 30, 2019, if you know what’s good for you.”

That was short and sweet. What are you waiting for?

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the very best books dealing with Detectives, P.I.s, Noir – stories that build suspense
and pay off in spades.

The deadline for the 2019 CIBA CLUE Awards is September 30, 2019.

Submit your work today right here.

We thought you might enjoy some of our past winners…

2018 CIBA Grand Prize Winner in CLUE – Timothy Burgess for California Son

2018 1st Place Category Winners: (Book reviews are slated for the ones without links).

The Only One Left by Pamela Beason
Facing The Dragon by Philip Derrick
Forgotten Rage by Melodie Hernandez
Do Not Ask by Elaine Williams Crockett
Scare Away the Dark: A Stone Suspense by Karen Dodd
The Blind Pool by Paul McHugh
Hong Kong Central by Marilynn Larew

2017 CIBA Grand Prize Winner in CLUE – Kaylin McFarren for Twisted Threads

2017 1st Place Category Winners: (Book reviews are slated for the ones without links).

Do Not Ask by Elaine Williams Crockett
100 Days of Terror by Larry Temple
The Butcher’s Bill by SMartin Roy Hill
The Criminalist: A Novel of Forensic Science Suspense by John Houde
Aged in Charcoal by Jeffrey Ridenour

2016 CIBA Grand Prize Winner in CLUE – Keith Tittle for A Matter of Justice

2016 1st Place Category Winners:

Private Eye/Noir: The Innocent Dead by Keith Dixon
Legal Thriller: Almost Mortal by Christopher Leibig
Suspense: The Sage Wind Blows Cold by Clint Hollingsworth
International Espionage: Epstein’s Pancake by Bjarne Rostaing
U.S. Political Thriller: Do Not Assume by Elaine Williams Crockett
Undercover Work: Behind The Mask by Dana Ridenour (manuscript)
Eco/Natural Resources Thriller: Seed of Control by Lawrence Verigin
Investigative: Striking Blind by Lonna Enox

2015 CIBA Grand Prize Winner in CLUE – Lonna Enox for Blood Relations

2015 1st Place Category Winners:

Blended Genre: Timothy S. Johnston – The Tanner Sequence: The Furnace, The Freezer, The Void,
Suspense/Thriller: K. J. Klemme – Tourist Trapped
Mystery/Crime: Patrick M. Garry – Blind Spots
Manuscript Mystery/Crime: Scott D. Smith – Guilty Deeds
Espionage/Spy: Michele Daniel – The Red Circle
Contemporary Suspense: Christine Benedict – Anonymous
Historical/Vintage Thriller: Michael Scheffel – St. Louis Affair: The Adventures of Herbert Falken
Legal/Medical/Police Procedural: Laurie Stevens for The Mask of Midnight
Courtroom Drama: Hubert Crouch for The Word
True Crime: Zach Fortier for CurbChek Reload
International Mystery & Crime: Marian Exall – A Dangerous Descent

2014 CIBA Grand Prize Winner in CLUE – Rachel B. Ledge for The Red Ribbon

2014 1st Place Category Winners:

Romantic Suspense: Mimi Barbour for Special Agent Francesca
International Intrigue/World Events: Lawrence Verigin for The Dark Seed
Contemporary Mystery/Suspense: Pamela Beason for The Only Clue
Private Eye/Noir: Keith Dixon for The Bleak
Police Procedural: Jode Susan Millman for The Midnight Call
Spy/Espionage: Michelle Daniel for The Red Circle
Psychological Thriller: Rebecca Nolen for Deadly Thyme
Cozy/Amateur Sleuth: JoAnn Basset for I’m Kona Love You Forever
True Crime: Gayle Nix Jackson for Orville Nix: The Missing JFK Assassination Film