2009 Divas - Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence - Unpublished

The Kiss of Death Chapter and the Daphne Committee are pleased to announce the Rankings for the 2009 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery Suspense Unpublished Contest:

CATEGORY (SERIES) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

See Jane Run by Angi Platt – First Place

Against Her Will by Marie Campbell – Second Place

Wild Horses by D'Ann Linscott –Dunham – Third Place

Romance or Retribution by Jamie Michele – Honorable Mention

Die Again by Annie Oortman – Honorable Mention

SINGLE TITLE ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Guardian's Gift by Sharon Wray – First Place

Death of an Island Tart by Janice Croom – Second Place

Deadly Dreams by Sandra Kerns – Third Place

Deadly Desire by Laurie DeMarino – Honorable Mention

The Surrogate by Tina Joyce Butts – Honorable Mention

HISTORICAL ROMANTIC MYTERY/SUSPENSE

Deceit of Desire by Louisa Cornell – First Place

Spy in a Corset by Valerie Bowman – Second Place

Cleopatra's Heart by Laurie DeMarino – Third Place

The Spy with Sad Eyes by Barbara Noyes – Honorable Mention

Decoding Deception by Julie Johnstone – Honorable Mention

INSPIRATIONAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Escape to Terror by Sandra van den Bogerd – First Place

Undercover Bride by Wenda Dottridge – Second Place

The Promise: A Quest for Gold Romance by Kelly Ann Riley – Third Place

The Heart Remembers by Diane Burke – Honorable Mention

The Promise by Gina Welborn – Honorable Mention

PARANORMAL (PTTF) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Underbelly by Tammy Hoganson – First Place

Fatal Grace by Su Kopil – Second Place

Shadows in the Deep by Lark Howard – Third Place

Dead Wait by Janis Thornton – Honorable Mention

Awakening by Susan Heneghan – Honorable Mention

MAINSTREAM MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Moonlighting in Vermont by Kate George – First Place

Payment in Blood by Deborah Gross – Second Place

Don't Give Up the Ghost by Marianne H. Donley – Third Place

Below Freezing by Kendra Elliot – Honorable Mention

Unhealthy Obsession by Sharon Halasz – Honorable Mention

Sins of the Father by Cathy Perkins – Honorable Mention

Hog-Tied by C. Hope Clark – Honorable Mention

THE OVERALL DAPHNE WINNER FOR THE 2009 UNPUBLISHED COMPETITION IS: ESCAPE TO TERROR BY SANDRA VAN DEN BOGERD

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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Nine Finals:

Nancy Evertz

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Seven Finals:

Diane O'Brien Kelly

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Six Finals:

Kelly Fitzpatrick
Yvonne Harris

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Five Finals:

Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Elaine M. Powell

Laura Williams
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Four Finals:
Jeanell Bolton

Deanna Carlyle

Susan Newman

Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!

Kathleen Bittner Roth

Cat Schield
Michal Scott
Tracy St. Hilaire

Sandra van den Bogerd

Beth Watson
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino

Elizabeth Bemis
Deborah Blake

Louisa Cornell

Martha Ferris

Sherry Foley

Constance Gillam

Deborah Gross
Alison Henderson

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Virginia McCullough

Chi Nguyen-Rettig

Sharon Wray

Gail Zerrade
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Two Finals:
Drue Allen

Maree Anderson

Rylee Andrews

Tina Joyce Butts
Melanie Card

Anne-Marie Carroll
Meredith Clark

Denise Cychosz

Beth Davis

Laurie DeMarino

Wenda Dottridge

Kendra Elliot

Sharon Fisher
Katie Graykowski
Grace R. Green
Keli Gwyn

Celesta Hofmann
Linda Hurtado

Suzanne Kalb
Jeffe Kennedy

Sandra Kerns

Lisa Kessler

Barbara Cool Lee

Sherri Lee
Cathy Leming

Mary Lindsey

Barbara Longley

Heidi Luchterhand

Kate MacArthur

Jennifer Mackin

Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin

Jean Mason

Jamie Michele

Judy Mills
Laurel O'Donnell

Tara Owens

Allison Pang

Cathy Perkins

Angi Platt

Lateia Sandifer

Susan Shellabarger

Susan Speers

Gina Welborn

Beatriz Williams

Teri Wilson

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SOLD!
Amanda Berry

Christine E. Johnson

Elizabeth Pina
Arianna Skye
Amy Talley
Penny Watson

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