The Best American Mystery and Suspense

Until 2021, the title of the publication was The Best American Mystery Stories

1997: Robert B. Parker
1998: Sue Grafton
1999: Ed McBain
2000: Donald Westlake
2001: Lawrence Block
2002: James Ellroy
2003: Michael Connelly
2004: Nelson DeMille
2005: Joyce Carol Oates
2006: Scott Turow
2007: Carl Hiaasen
2008: George Pelecanos
2009: Jeffery Deaver
2010: Lee Child
2011: Harlan Coben
2012: Robert Crais
2013: Lisa Scottoline
2014: Laura Lippman
2015: James Patterson
2016: Elizabeth George
2017: John Sandford
2018: Louise Penny
2019: Jonathan Lethem
2020: C. J. Box
2021: Alafair Burke
2022: Jess Walter
2023: Lisa Unger