RWA's Kiss of Death Chapter just announced the 2012 finalists for the Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense in the published division. How about a few more books to add to your TBR piles, y'all?

Category (Series) Romantic Mystery/Suspense
HelenKay Dimon – The Big Guns
Paula Graves – Major Nanny
Angi Morgan – .38 Caliber Cover-Up
Julie Miller – Nanny 911
Gayle Wilson – Flashback

Historical Romantic Mystery/ Suspense
Edith Ellen Bruce – Engaged in Sin
Leanna Renee Hieber – Darker Still: A Novel of Magic Most Foul
Katy Madison – Tainted by Temptation
Elizabeth Loupas – The Second Duchess
Deborah Simmons – Glory and the Rake Glory and the Rake

Inspirational Romantic Mystery/Suspense
Diane Burke – Bounty Hunter Guardian
Debby Giusti – The Captain's Mission
Laura Iding – Lawman-In-Charge
Renee Ryan – Courting the Enemy
Susan Sleeman – The Christmas Witness

Paranormal (PTTF) Time Travel, Futuristic Romantic Mystery/Suspense
Darynda Jones – Second Grave on the Left
Kristin Miller – InterVamption
Jana Oliver – The Demon Trapper's Daughter
Robin D. Owens – Heart Search
Kristen Painter – Blood Rights

Mainstream/Mystery /Suspense
Linda Castillo – Breaking Silence
W. S. Gager – A Case of Hometown Blues
Julie Kramer – Killing Kate
Elizabeth Voss – The Winslow Incident
Lois Winston – Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun

Single Title Romantic Mystery/Suspense
Donnell Ann Bell – The Past Came Hunting
Allison Brennan – Kiss Me, Kill Me
Cindy Gerard – With No Remorse
Christy Reece – Sweet Justice
Roxanne St. Claire – Face of Danger

Winners will be announced in July.