The Dilys Award was presented every year from 1992 to 2014 by the
Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. It was given to the mystery title of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling.
The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association is an association of retail businesses that are either wholly or substantially devoted to the sale of
mystery books. The Dilys award is named after
Dilys Winn, who became the first specialty bookseller of mystery books in the
United States
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Awards
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/the-dilys-award/
Mystery and detective fiction awards
American literary awards
Awards established in 1992
Awards disestablished in 2014