Stalker Awards

Popculturenerd announced the winners of the inaugural Stalker Awards, given to crime fiction books and authors readers are obsessed with, voted on by genre fans at large.

Favorite Novel
The First Rule by Robert Crais

Favorite Lead Character
Joe Pike from The First Rule

Favorite Supporting Character
Elvis Cole from The First Rule (47%)

Best Opening Sentence
“The night they were hijacked, Roxy Palmer and her husband, Joe, ate dinner with an African cannibal and his Ukrainian whore.” —Wake Up Dead by Roger Smith

Most Memorable Dialogue
Savages by Don Winslow

Best Title
Hello Kitty Must Die by Angela S. Choi

Most Eye-Catching Cover
Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynsk

Favorite Author on Social Media — Tie
Hilary Davidson and Duane Swierczynski

Most Underrated Author
Charlie Huston