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This list includes all submissions received by the MWA national office as of March 24, 2026. Appearance of your work on this list does not mean you have been nominated for an Edgar® Award. It only means your work has been submitted for consideration. Only the judges on each Edgar® committee determine who is nominated and who wins. Nominations will be announced on or around Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday (January 19th) in 2027. The winners will be announced at the Edgar® Awards Banquet late April/early May 2027.
- Best Novel
- Best First Novel
- Best Paperback/E-Book Original
- Best Fact Crime
- Best Critical-Biographical
- Best Short Story
- Best Juvenile
- Best Young Adult
- Best TV Episode
- Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
- Mary Higgins Clark Award
- Sue Grafton Award
- Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Best Novel
Angoe, Yasmin, BEHIND THESE FOUR WALLS
Betley, Matthew, THE COUNCIL
Brennan, Allison, MAKE IT OUT ALIVE
Burke, James Lee, THE HADACOIO BOOGIE
Chang, Janie, THE FOURTH PRINCESS
Collins, Max Allan, RETURN OF THE MALTESE FALCON
Dugoni, Robert, HER COLD JUSTICE
Dunne, Thomas, MURDERS & ACQUISITIONS
Foster, Sara, COME BACK TO ME
Hannigan, Rebecca, DARKROOMS
Henderson, Alice, STORM WARNING
Kazumi, Callie, GREEDY
Keir, Linda, I DID NOT KILL MY HUSBAND
Kellerman, Jonathan, JIGSAW
Kempt, Malcolm, A GIFT BEFORE DYING
Koontz, Dean, THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY
Kubica, Mary, IT’S NOT HER
Lawson, Mike, THE ASSET
Margaret, Joanna, THE DAUGHTERS
Matlin, Lisa, THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS
McGuire, Ian, WHITE RIVER CROSSING
McIver, Rith, THE SOUND
Messenger, Alex, THE ICE ON THE LAKE
Meyerson, Amy, THE WATER LIES
Miller, Marceau, THE STORY OF MARCEAU MILLER
Montgomery, Ross, THE MURDER AT WORLD’S END
Osler, Rob, THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MUCKRAKER
Perry, Thomas, THE TREE OF LIGHT AND FLOWERS
Phillips, Gin, RUBY FALLS
Rake, Jeff &, Hart, Rob, DETOUR
Robb, Candace, A LION’S RANSOM
Siger, Jeffrey, A STUDY IN SECRETS
Stanley, Kelli, THE RECKONING
Sutanto, Jesse Q., READ BETWEEN THE LIES
Todd, Charles, A DAY OF JUDGMENT
Walter, Susan, MURDER AT 30,000 FEET
White, Kiersten, THE FOX AND THE DEVIL
Wolff, James, SPIES AND OTHER GODS
Best First Novel
Glenn, Caroline, CRUELTY FREE
Kovatcheva, Anna, SHE MADE HERSELF A MONSTER
Madden, T. Kira, WHIDBEY
Taff, Rachel, PAPER CUT
Best Paperback/E-Book Original
Carter, A.F., CARNEY
Chance, Maia, THE RAVINE
Cole, Audrey J., THE TRIP
Davidson, Orlando, NORTH OF FOOTHILL
Field, M.G., THE BLUE WAVE
Fox, Sarah, DEFINITELY MAYBE NOT A DETECTIVE
Glass, Ava, THE HIDING SEASON
Konkoly, Steve, A TRUE KILL
Labuskes, Brianna, HER BEAUTIFUL LIFE
Levison, Deborah, A NOVEL CRIME
Listfield, Emily, REASONS TO LIE
Mangan, Nancy L., THE ORCHID MYSTERY
Marney, Ellie, NO ONE IS SAFE
McGrath, Irina, MURDER AT HADDONFIELD MANOR
McLynn, Fiza Saeed, THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL
Mitchell, Saundra, THIS SIDE OF GONE
Neubauer, Erica Ruth, TWO BODIES ARE BETTER THAN ONE
Parks, Adele, OUR BEAUTIFUL MESS
Rother, Caitlin, HOOKED
Stefanovich-Thomson, Alexis, OPPOSITE SULLY’S GYM
Sutton, Lilli, A LONG DARK NIGHT
Best Fact Crime
Barclay, Dawn M., VACATIONS CAN BE MURDER: A TRUE CRIME LOVER’S TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
Renevier, Anaïs, THE CASE OF THE MISSING BLACKFEET WOMEN
Best Critical-Biographical
Birns, Margaret Boe &, Birns, Nicholas, AGATHA CHRISTIE UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS: CLOSE READINGS OF 12 NOVELS
Chan, Chris, ABSOLUTE JUSTICE: THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF AGATHA CHRISTIE’S AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Geherin, David, SERIAL KILLER FICTION: A STUDY OF 42 NOVELS AND 22 MOVIE ADAPTATIONS
Terrace, Vincent, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TELEVISION NOIR, 1949-2024
Best Short Story
Berry, Lucinda, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Lourey, Jess, TWICE IN A BLUE MOON
Oliver, Lauren, A FATAL DELIVERY
Torre, A.R., YOU’LL MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE
Best Juvenile
Anderson, Veronica Park, BLOOD CITY ROLLERS: MOVE IT OR BRUISE IT
Belote, Ashley, SQUIRREL LOCK HOLMES #1: THE PET ROCK MYSTERY
Clark, Zack Loran &, Elipulous, Nick, THE DOOMSDAY ARCHIVES: SHADOWGLASS
Currie, Lindsay, X MARKS THE HAUNT
Morrell, Christyne, THE CASE OF THE SCARLET SNAKEBITE
Reese, Brandon, FANTASTIC FROG AND THE AMAZING TAD LAD
Sten, Camilla &, Sten, Viveca, THE SECRETS BELOW
Williams, Jarrett, HARPER SHARP: KID DETECTIVE
Best Young Adult
Armstrong, Kelley, A DEADLY INHERITANCE
Davidhizar, Megan, GASLIT
Emill, Jumata, I DON’T WISH YOU WELL
Faubion, Rebekah, LOST GIRLS OF HOLLOW LAKE
Silver, Josh, ERASE ME
Turner, Sadie, TIDESPEAKER
Best TV Episode
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
Mary Higgins Clark Award
Sue Grafton Award
O’Connell, Catherine, STEEP AND DEEP
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Chester, Fliss, MURDER IN A CORNISH TEASHOP
George, Nicholas, YOU’VE LOST THAT LIVIN’ FEELIN’
Hackney, Stacy, THE PRIMROSE MURDER SOCIETY
LoTempio, T.C., BURIED IN A BOOK
Walker, Laura Jensen, THE ALPHABET SLEUTHS
