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This list includes all submissions received by the MWA national office as of August 28, 2025. 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 2026. The winners will be announced at the Edgar® Awards Banquet late April/early May 2026.
- 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
Abbott, J.B., PICKING UP THE PIECES
Abbott, Megan, EL DORADO DRIVE
Adams, Jenny, A POISONOUS SILENCE
Ames, Jonathan, KARMA DOLL
Anderson-Wheeler, Claire, THE GATSBY GAMBIT
Andrews, Donna, FOR DUCK’S SAKE
Andrews, Brian &, Wilson, Jeffrey, DARK RISING
Arceneaux, Danielle, GLORY DAZE
Armstrong, Kelley, COLD AS HELL
Armstrong, Kelley, DEATH AT A HIGHLAND WEDDING
Bailey, Anna, OUR LAST WILD DAYS
Bailey, Robert, THE BOOMERANG
Baker, Kylie Lee, BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG
Baldacci, David, STRANGERS IN TIME
Bannalec, Jean-Luc, AN ISLAND OF SUSPECTS
Barnes, S.A., COLD ETERNITY
Bartz, Julia, THE LAST SESSION
Bassoff, Jon, THE MEMORY WARD
Bauer, Belinda, THE IMPOSSIBLE THING
Bazterrica, Agustina, THE UNWORTHY
Benedict, Marie, THE QUEENS OF CRIME
Benn, James R., A BITTER WIND
Bennett, Michael, CARVED IN BLOOD
Bennett, S.J., A DEATH IN DIAMONDS
Berry, Steve, THE MEDICI RETURN
Berry, Steve, THE LIST
Billingham, Mark, WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS
Bishop, Katie, HIGH SEASON
Blaedel, Sara &, Nordbo, Mads Peder, WOUNDS
Bohjalian, Chris, THE JACKAL’S MISTRESS
Borgos, Bruce, THE BLUE HORSE
Bourelle, Andrew, SHOT CLOCK
Bowen, Rhys &, Broyles, Clare, SILENT AS THE GRAVE
Box, C.J., BATTLE MOUNTAIN
Boyle, William, SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET
Bradley, Benjamin, WHAT HE LEFT BEHIND
Brannigan, Ellie, DEATH AT AN IRISH VILLAGE
Brown, Sandra, BLOOD MOON
Browne, Wes, THEY ALL FALL THE SAME
Bruen, Ken, GALWAY’S EDGE
Bruno, Anna, FINE YOUNG PEOPLE
Brynolf, Becky C., I FOUND A BODY
Buccola, Allison, THE ASCENT
Burdette, Lucy, THE MANGO MURDERS
Burke, Alafair, THE NOTE
Burke, Ava, HAUNTING AND HOMICIDE
Burke, James Lee, DON’T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE
Burnett, R.S., WHITEOUT
Byrne, James, CHAIN REACTION
Campbell, Colin, DEVIL’S COAST
Carr, Paul Bradley, THE CONFESSIONS
Carter, Mary Dixie, MARGUERITE BY THE LAKE
Cassidy, Nat, WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME
Castillo, Linda, RAGE
Cavanagh, Steve, WITNESS 8
Chase, Nolan, A LONESOME PLACE FOR MURDER
Chibnail, Chris, DEATH AT WHITE HART
Clark, Julie, THE GHOSTWRITER
Clarke, Lucy, THE SURF HOUSE
Clocke, Nicci, HER MANY FACES
Coben, Harlan, NOBODY’S FOOL
Cohen, Julie Mae, EAT, SLAY, LOVE
Coile, Mason, EXILES
Collins, Megan, CROSS MY HEART
Comey, James, FDR DRIVE
Connolly, John, THE CHILDREN OF EVE
Conway, Kit, CAT FIGHT
Cosby, S.A., KING OF ASHES
Cosimano, Elle, FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE
Coyle, Cleo, NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY
Crais, Robert, THE BIG EMPTY
Cranor, Eli, MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42
Currie, Ron, THE SAVAGE, NOBLE DEATH OF BABS DIONNE
Dahl, Arne, WITHIN THE CIRCLE
Danvers, Holly, LIE IN THE TIDE
David, Lewis, A BEACON IN THE NIGHT
Davis, Lindsey, THERE WILL BE BODIES
Day, Jamie, THE LAKE ESCAPE
Dean, Abigail, THE DEATH OF US
Deaver, Jeffery, SOUTH OF NOWHERE
Delany, Vicki, THE INCIDENT OF THE BOOK IN THE NIGHTTIME
Deneed, Brendan, TRACER
Deutermann, P.T., THE SECOND SON
Doctorow, Cory, PICKS AND SHOVELS
Dodd, Christina, GIRL ANONYMOUS
Donlea, Charlie, GUESS AGAIN
Donovan, Kemper, LOOSE LIPS
Doquang, Mailan, CEYLON SAPPHIRES
Dunn, Casey, A COLD WHISPER
Echlin, Helena, CLEVER LITTLE THING
Elliot, Kendra, HER FIRST MISTAKE
Epstein, Allison, FAGIN THE THIEF
Eskens, Allen, THE QUIET LIBRARIAN
Estes, Christina, THE STORY THAT WOULDN’T DIE
Estleman, Loren D., SMOKE ON THE WATER
Everett, C.B., THE OTHER PEOPLE
Fagan, Kate, THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY
Farber, Katy, THE BOARD
Feeney, Alice, BEAUTIFUL UGLY
Feeney, Alice, BEAUTIFUL UGLY
Feito, Virginia, VICTORIAN PSYCHO
Finder, Joseph, THE OLIGARCH’S DAUGHTER
Finlay, Alex, PARENTS WEEKEND
Flórez-Cerchiaro, Carolina, BOCHICA
Foster, Sara, WHEN SHE WAS GONE
Francis, Felix, DARK HORSE
Francis-Sharma, Lauren, CASUALTIES OF TRUTH
Fredericks, Mariah, THE GIRL IN THE GREEN DRESS
French, Gillian, SHAW CONNOLLY LIVES TO TELL
Gardner, Lisa, KISS HER GOODBYE
Gates, Eva, SHOT THROUGH THE BOOK
Gaylin, Alison, WE ARE WATCHING
George, Nicholas, A LETHAL WALK IN LAKELAND
Gerritsen, Tess, THE SUMMER GUESTS
Gilbert, Victoria, SCHOOLED IN MURDER
Gilbert, Victoria, DEATH AND THE LIBRARIAN
Gilchrist, January, MY SISTER’S SHADOW
Gilstrap, John, BURNED BRIDGES
Girma, Baalu, OROMAY
Givhan, Jennifer, SALT BONES
Goldberg, Lee, HIDDEN IN SMOKE
Goldberg, Leonard, A SCANDALOUS AFFAIR
Golden, Christopher, THE NIGHT BIRDS
Golden, S.K., THE SOCIALITE’S GUIDE TO SLEUTHING AND SECRETS
Goldis, Jaclyn, THE SAFARI
Gómez-Jurado, Juan, WHITE KING
Gordon, David, BEHIND SUNSET
Govett, S.M., BELIEVE ME NOW
Grant, Mira, OVERGROWTH
Grecian, Alex, ROSE OF JERICHO
Gricken, Dana, MURDER AT THE CABARET
Griffin, Martin, THE LAST VISITOR
Griffiths, Elly, THE FROZEN PEOPLE
Grimes, Martha, THE RED QUEEN
Grippando, James, GRAVE DANGER
Gruley, Bryan, BITTERFROST
Grumley, Michael C., COLD STORAGE
Haines, Carolyn, DOGGONE BONES
Hall, Clare Leslie, BROKEN COUNTRY
Hall, Rachel Howzell, FOG AND FURY
Hall, Tarquin, THE CASE OF THE ELUSIVE BOMBAY DUCK
Hart, Rob, THE MEDUSA PROTOCOL
Hechtman, Betty, DEATH AMONG THE STITCHES
Hegarty, Louise, FAIR PLAY
Henderson, Alice, THE VANISHING KIND
Herron, Mick, CLOWN TOWN
Hillerman, Anne, SHADOW OF THE SOLSTICE
Hincenbergs, Sue, THE RETIREMENT PLAN
Hoffman, Patrick, FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS
Holgate, Stephen, A PROMISE TO DIE FOR
Horowitz, Anthony, MARBLE HALL MURDERS
House, S.D., DEAD MAN BLUES
Housewright, Davd, THEM BONES
Hurwitz, Gregg, NEMESIS
Jackson, Lisa, IT HAPPENED ON THE LAKE
Jackson-Opoku, Sandra, SAVVY SUMMERS AND SWEET POTATO CRIMES
Jance, J.A., OVERKILL
Jaworowski, Ken, WHAT ABOUT THE BODIES
Jewell, Lisa, DON’T LET HIM IN
Jillette, Penn, FELONY JUGGLER
Johansen, Iris , THE DEATH MASK
Johansen, Irish, DEATH MASK
Johnson, Craig, RETURN TO SENDER
Jones, Sandie, I WOULD DIE FOR YOU
Kanner, Rebecca, LAST ONE SEEN
Karaahmet, Yiğit, SUMMERHOUSE
Karp, Marshall, DON’T TELL ME HOW TO DIE
Karst, Leslie, WATERS OF DESTRUCTION
Kelly, Julia, A DARK AND DEADLY JOURNEY
Kennedy, Holly, THE SIDEWAYS LIFE OF DENNY VOSS
Khavari, Kate, A BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO RITUALS AND REVENGE
Kidd, Jess, MURDER AT GULLS NEST
King, Stephen, NEVER FLINCH
Koontz, Dean, GOING HOME IN THE DARK
Lalami, Laila, THE DREAM HOTEL
Landau, A.J., COLD BURN
Lansdale, Joe R., HATCHET GIRLS
Lapena, Shari, SHE DIDN’T SEE IT COMING
Larsen, Melissa, THE LOST HOUSE
Lawson, Mike, UNTOUCHABLE
Lawton, John, SMOKE AND EMBERS
Leigh, Melinda, TRACK HER DOWN
Leitch, Will, LLOYD MCNEIL’S LAST RIDE
Lewis, Gerri, GRAVE WORDS
Lief, Katia, WOMEN LIKE US
Lillard, Amy, THE SECRETS WE KEEP
Lippman, Laura, MURDER TAKES A VACATION
Mack, Catherine, NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE AT THIS WEDDING
Malone, Maria, DEATH IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
March, Nev, THE SILVERSMITH’S PUZZLE
Markert, J.H., SPIDER TO THE FLY
Marshall, Kate Alice, A KILLING COLD
Maxwell, Jessa, DEAD OF SUMMER
McAllister, Gilllian, FAMOUS LAST WORDS
McCluskey, Laura, THE WOLF TREE
McConaghy, Charlotte, WILD DARK SHORE
McCulloch, Amy, RUNNER 13
McGowan, Heather, FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM
McKinty, Adrian, HANG ON ST. CHRISTOPHER
McMahon, John, HEAD CASES
Mead, Tom, THE HOUSE AT DEVIL’S NECK
Meade, Amy Patricia, DEATH UPON A STAR
Mejia, Mindy, THE WHISPER PLACE
Meserve, Dete, THE MEMORY COLLECTORS
Meyer, Anna, SAINT CATHERINE
Meyer, Deon, LEO
Meyer, Nicholas, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE REAL THING
Michallon, Clémence, OUR LAST RESORT
Michel, Lincoln, METALLIC REALMS
Miller, C.L., THE ANTIQUE HUNTER’S DEATH ON THE RED SEA
Miller, Philip, THE DIARY OF LIES
Mina, Denise, THE GOOD LIAR
Miranda, Megan, YOU BELONG HERE
Moehling, Joshua, A LONG TIME GONE
Montclair, Allison, AN EXCELLENT THING IN A WOMAN
Morrissey, Hannah, THE UNLUCKY ONES
Morrow, Bradford, THE FORGER’S REQUIEM
Mosley, Walter, BEEN WRONG SO LONG IT FEELS LIKE RIGHT
Mulhauser, Travis, THE TROUBLE UP NORTH
Mullet, Melinda, A GHOSTWRITER’S GUIDE TO MURDER
Murphy, Dwyer, THE HOUSE ON BUZZARDS BAY
Murrin, Orlando, KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS
Myracle, Lauren, PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Nash, Bruce, ALL THE WORDS WE KNOW
Nayler, Ray, WHERE THE AXE IS BURIED
Nichols, Jo , THE MARIGOLD COTTAGES MURDER COLLECTIVE
Nix, D.J., THE SHAKESPEARE SECRET
Oates, Joyce Carol, FOX
O’Brien, Cory, TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
O’Donnell, Paraic, THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS
O’Donnell, R.P., NO COMFORT FOR THE DEAD
Offutt, Chris, THE RELUCTANT SHERIFF
Older, Malka, THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES
Osler, Rob, THE CASE OF THE MISSING MAID
Pandian, Gigi, THE LIBRARY GAME
Parlato, Terri, WATCH YOUR BACK
Pavesi, Alex, INK RIBBON RED
Pavone, Chris, THE DOORMAN
Pearce, Daisy, SOMETHING IN THE WALLS
Pekkanen, Sarah, THE LOCKED WARD
Perry, Thomas, PRO BONO
Petievich, Gerry, 13 HILLCREST DRIVE
Phillips, Maha Khan, THE MUSEUM DETECTIVE
Pinborough, Sarah, WE LIVE HERE NOW
Pitts, Delia, DEATH OF AN EX
Plantinga, Adam, HARD TOWN
Plass, Matt, THE TEN WORST PEOPLE IN NEW YORK
Porter, Henry, THE ENIGMA GIRL
Preston, Douglas &, Child, Lincoln, BADLANDS
Preston, Douglas &, Child, Lincoln, BADLANDS
Quinn, Spencer, MRS. PLANSKY GOES ROGUE
Radford, Leigh, ONE YELLOW EYE
Rao, Nilima, SHIPWRECK IN FIJI
Rendon, Marcie R., BROKEN FIELDS
Renzetti, Elizabeth &, Hilton, Kate, WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
Revoy, Antoine, THE HARROWING GAME
Ricks, Thomas E., WE CAN’T SAVE YOU
Rickstad, Eric, REMOTE: THE SIX
Rickstad, Eric, REMOTE: THE FIVE
Ritter, Krysten, RETREAT
Robb, J.D., BONDED IN DEATH
Robotham, Michael, THE WHITE CROW
Rose, Bellamy, POMONA AFTON CAN SO SOLVE A MURDER
Rose, Jeneva, THE PERFECT DIVORCE
Rosenblum, Emma, MEAN MOMS
Rosenfelt, David, DOGGED PURSUIT
Rouda, Kaira, JILL IS NOT HAPPY
Roy, Lori, THE FINAL EPISODE
Rozan, S.J. &, Nee, John Shen Yen, THE RAILWAY CONSPIRACY
Russo, Kate, UNTIL ALISON
Ryan, Lindy, ANOTHER FINE MESS
Sakhlecha, Trisha, THE INHERITANCE
Sathian, Sanjena, GODDESS COMPLEX
Schaffhausen, Joanna, GONE IN THE NIGHT
Schellman, Katharine, LAST DANCE BEFORE DAWN
Schillace, Brandy, THE DEAD COME TO STAY
Schulman, Alex, MALMA STATION
Scott, J. Todd, SCAR THE SKY
Scott, Tanya, STILLWATER
Scottoline, Lisa, THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA
Scrivenor, Hayley, GIRL, FALLING
Seon-Ran, Cheon, THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT
Sharpe, Tess, NO BODY NO CRIME
Shelton, Paige, WRITTEN IN STONE
Siger, Jeffrey, NOT DEAD YET
Simon, Clea, THE BUTTERFLY TRAP
Skelly, April J., A LETHAL ENGAGEMENT
Sligar, Sara, VANTAGE POINT
Slocumb, Brendan, THE DARK MAESTRO
Smith, Sally, A CASE OF MICE AND MURDER
Soloski, Alexis, FLASHOUT
Spillane, Micky &, Collins, Max Allan, BABY, IT’S MURDER
Spiro, Julia, SUCH A GOOD MOM
Spotswood, Stephen, DEAD IN THE FRAME
Staples, Dennis E., PASSING THROUGH A PRAIRIE COUNTRY
Steinberg, Shaina, AN UNQUIET PEACE
Sten, Camilla, THE BACHELORETTE PARTY
Stewart, Polly, THE FELONS’ BALL
Sullivan, Archer, THE WITCH’S ORCHARD
Sullivan, Emily, A DEATH IN CORFU
Sutton, Paula, THE POTTING SHED MURDER
Swann, Leonie, BIG BAD WOOL
Swanson, Peter, KILL YOUR DARLINGS
Szamalek, Jakub, INNER SPACE
Tarr, Patrick, THE GUEST CHILDREN
Taylor, Brad, INTO THE GRAY ZONE
Taylor, Sarah Stewart, HUNTER’S HEART RIDGE
Thomas, Will, SEASON OF DEATH
Thor, Brad, EDGE OF HONOR
Tietjen, Katie, MURDER IN MINIATURE
Topping, Zac, GHOST CELL
Tracy, P.J., THE DEEPEST CUT
Trinchieri, Camilla, MURDER IN PITIGLIANO
Turow, Scott, PRESUMED GUILTY
Unger, Lisa, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10
Urza, Gabriel, THE SILVER STATE
Valentine, Danielle, THE DEAD HUSBAND COOKBOOK
Valeri, Isabella, LETTERS FROM THE DEAD
Vidich, Paul, THE POET’S GAME
Wagner, Wendy, GIRL IN THE CREEK
Waite, Olivia, MURDER BY MEMORY
Warner, Penny, MURDER AT BLACKWOOD INN
Weaver, Ashley, ONE FINAL TURN
Webster, William &, Lochte, Dick, ROCKETS’ RED GLARE
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, THE MAILMAN
White, Randy Wayne, TOMLINSON’S WAKE
Willig, Lauren, THE GIRL FROM GREENWICH STREET
Willingham, Stacy, FORGET ME NOT
Winstead, Ashley, THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME
Woods, Rita, THE EDGE OF YESTERDAY
Worley, Olivia, SO HAPPY TOGETHER
Wright, Lawrence, THE HUMAN SCALE
Wurth, Erika T., THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904
Yardley, Ellen, ELEANOR AND THE COLD WAR
Zhang, Liann, JULIE CHAN IS DEAD
Best First Novel
Arnold, Mallory, HOW TO SURVIVE A HORROR STORY
Bischoff, Sash, SWEET FURY
Bregman, Jenn, THE LAST HAMILTON
Burker, Hunter &, Lavin. N.L., OF FLESH AND BLOOD
Carlstrom, Zee, MAKE SURE YOU DIE SCREAMING
Cox, Kelsey, PARTY OF LIARS
Crewson, Samantha, EVERY SWEET THING IS BITTER
David, John, THE BYSTANDER
Deitch, Hannah, KILLER POTENTIAL
Dingle, R. John, KARMA NEVER SLEEPS
Dini, Elisabeth, BEARER OF BAD NEWS
Dunlap, Leigh, BLESS YOUR HEART
Dutra, Carmela, A MURDER MOST FOWL
Faber, Jacqueline, THE DEPARTMENT
Falco, J.T., BLOOD ON THE VINE
Garcia, Jessie, THE BUSINESS TRIP
Godfrey, Adam, BODY OF WATER
Gunn, Allison, NOWHERE
Harman, Sarah, ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE M
Healy, Anna Fitzgerald, ETIQUETTE FOR LOVERS AND KILLERS
Heidt, Alie Dumas, THE MYTH MAKER
Hill, Tennessee, GIRLS WITH LONG SHADOWS
Hussain, Omar, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS
Johns, Stacy, WHAT REMAINS OF TEAGUE HOUSE
Kenitz, Daniel, THE PERFECT HOME
Kennedy, Travis, THE WHYTE PYTHON WORLD TOUR
Koval, Kristin, PENITENCE
Lavelle, Daria, AFTERTASTE
Lazar, Philip, THE TIGER AND THE BEAR
Limoncelli, Rosanne, THE FOUR QUEENS OF CRIME
Ludlington, Andrew, SPLINTER EFFECT
Mount, Thom, RAFFERTY RETURNS
Pan, Joe, FLORIDA PALMS
Park, Silvia, LUMINOUS
Quinn, Elizabeth Rose, FOLLOW ME
Rooney, Martin, BLOOD FEUD
Rosch, Peter, WHAT THE DEAD CAN DO
Schaefer, Saratoga, SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP
Seybolt, Bailey, CORAM HOUSE
Sloane, Arbor, NOT WHO YOU THINK
Stava, Sophie, COUNT MY LIES
Stiles, Judith Newcomb, HUSH LITTLE FIRE
Suthammanont, Victor, HOLLOW SPACES
Tavernier, Lynn, THE LOST HOURS
Tunnell, Jolie, SHADOWNS IN CHINATOWN
Wade, Kevin, JOHNNY CARELESS
Wallbrook, Zoe B., HISTORY LESSONS
Wick, Steve, THE RUINS
Wilson, Lauren, THE GOLDENS
Woolsoncroft, Daphne, NIGHT WATCHER
Zang, Penny, DOLL PARTS
Best Paperback/E-Book Original
Abrams, Maria, DEATH IN THE DOWNLINE
Aldyn, KD, SISTER, BUTCHER, SISTER
Alexander, Ellie, KILLING ME SOUFFLE
Andrews, Brian &, Wilson, Jeffrey, SONS OF VALOR IV: FALSE FLAG
Aspenson, Carolyn Ridder, FOUL PLAY
Aspenson, Carolyn Ridder, HOW THEY WERE TAKEN
Auffenorder, Daca, THE MEDICI CURSE
Bailey, Samantha M., HELLO, JULIET
Baker, Shannon, TAKING STOCK
Barclay, Linwood, WHISTLE
Barr, D.M., DEADLY WHEN DISTURBED
Bell, Jay S., WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH
Benjamin, Kallie E., HOUNDING A KILLER
Berry, Lucinda, ONE IN FOUR
Boneta, Diego, THE UNDOING OF ALEJANDRO VELASCO
Bowen, Sarina, DYING TO MEET YOU
Brunstetter, Wanda &, Bolton, Martha, THE RISE AND FALL OF MISS FANNIE’S BISCUITS
Budewitz, Leslie, LAVENDER LIES BLEEDING
Cavanagh, Steve, FIFTY FIFTY
Chambers, Christopher, STREETWHYS
Chandler, James, COURSE OF CONDUCT
Chandler, James &, Snider, Laura, JUSTICE BITES
Chao, Gloria, THE EX-GIRLFRIEND MURDER CLUB
Chien, Vivien, THE CHOW MANIAC
Chow, Jennifer J., STAR-CROSSED EGG TARTS
Clark, C. Hope, EDISTO STORM
Cole, Audrey J., MISSING IN FLIGHT
Conte, Cate, CLAWS OUT
Corleone, Douglas, FALLS TO PIECES
Cost, Matt, THE NOT SO MERRY ADVENTURES OF MAX CREED
Critchley, Emily, THE UNDOING OF VIOLET CLAYBOURNE
Dugoni, Robert, A DEAD DRAW
Dunn, Erin, HE’S TO DIE FOR
Eldridge, Tori, KAUA’I STORM
Fanning, Diane, LIZZIE
Faust, Christa, THE GET OFF
Field, Heidi, THE OTHER BOY
Fradkin, Barbara, SHIPWRECKED SOULS
French, Nicci, THE LAST DAYS OF KIRA MULLAN
Frey, Rea, WHEN SHE’S GONE
Galloway, Greg, ALL WE TRUST
Garner, Katie, THE FAMILY INSIDE
Gervais, Simon, THE ELIAS ENIGMA
Glass, Seraphina Nova, NOTHING EVER HAPPENS HERE
Gleeson, Paula, BONEY CREEK
Goldman, Matt, THE MURDER SHOW
Goodman, Alison, THE LADIES ROAD GUIDE TO UTTER RUIN
Goodman, Carol, WRITERS AND LIARS
Griffith, Cary J., RATTLESNAKE BLUFF
Hakimi, Tehila, HUNTING IN AMERICA
Halleen, Toni, THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Handler, David, THE MAN WHO SWORE HE’D NEVER GO HOME AGAIN
Harper, Molly, A PROPOSAL TO DIE FOR
Harrison, C.C., THE WOMEN OF BANDIT BEND
Harrison, Helen A., A WILLFUL CORPSE
Hays, Kim, SPLINTERED JUSTICE
Hendricks, Jaime Lynn, THEIR DOUBLE LIVES
Higgins, Jeffrey James, THE HAVANA SYNDROME
Holdich, Jennifer, JULIE TUDOR IS NOT A PSYCHOPATH
Hunter, Susan, DANGEROUS BETRAYALS
Ichaso, Chelsea, SO I LIED
Iglesias, Gabino, ZERO SAINTS
Iglesias, Gabino, COYOTE SONGS
Jalaluddin, Uzma, DETECTIVE AUNTY
Johnston, Antony, CAN YOU SOLVE THE MURDER?
Jones, K.C., WHITE LINE FEVER
Jordan, Amy, THE DARK HOURS
Kalteis, Dietrich, DIRTY LITTLE WAR
Kelly, Diane, DEAD POST SOCIETY
Khan, Adnan, THE HYPEBEAST
Kleeland, Vi, SOMEONE KNOWS
Knox, Ruthie &, Mare, Annie, HOMEMAKER
Konkoly, Steven, A HIRED KILL
Kurtagich, Dawn, THE THORNS
Labuskes, Brianna, BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS
Laurin, Nina, THE SHADOW GIRLS
Lawson, Mike, ELLA
L’Etoile, James, RIVER OF LIES
Levy, Heather, THIS VIOLENT HEART
Lourey, Jess, THE LAUGHING DEAD
Lovik, Lissa, ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
Lyuzna, Olesya, GLITTER IN THE DARK
Maberry, Jonathan, BURN TO SHINE
Maldonado, Isabella, A KILLER’S CODE
Mayne, Andrew, MR. WHISPER
McCauley, Terrence, THE TWILIGHT TOWN
Meyers, Erik S., MURDER ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Miller, Tamara L., INTO THE FALL
Mills, Colin, BITTER PASSAGE
Mofina, Rick, IF TWO ARE DEAD
Moke, Jenny Elder, SHE DOESN’T HAVE A CLUE
Moss, Korina, BAIT AND SWISS
Nickless, Barbara, THE DROWNING GAME
Nolfi, Christine, THE SECRET LIBRARY OF HANNA REEVES
Olsen, Gregg, FINAL VICTIM
Owens, Elle, TELL ME YOU TRUST ME
Paris, Rachel, SEE HOW THEY FALL
Parks, Adele, FIRST WIFE’S SHADOW
Patch, Jessica R., THE OTHER SISTER
Payne, Melissa, IN THE BEAUTIFUL DARK
Pelayo, Cynthia, VANISHING DAUGHTERS
Penney, Elizabeth, BODIES AND BATTLEMENTS
Putnam, David, IMOGENE’S GRAND FIASCO
Ragan, T.R., BEST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK
Rankin, Sherry, THE KILLING PLAINS
Reid, Elisa, DEATH ON THE ISLAND
Roberts, Ava, THE PERFECT BOYFRIEND
Rotstein, Robert, A TRUE VERDICT
Sanders, Shelly, THE NIGHT SPARROW
Seifert, Mary, JULEPS, JOCKEYS, & JUSTICE
Serafim, Leta, THE NAMELESS DEAD
Smith, Ian K., BEYOND MIDNIGHT
Spencer, Matthew, BROKE ROAD
Stars, Holly, MURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM
Staub, Wendy Corsi , THE FOURTH GIRL
Stevens, Mark, NO LIE LASTS FOREVER
Stoler, Cathi, NO GOOD TIME
Strong, A.M. &, Sargent, Sonya, GRAVEWATER LAKE
Sutanto, Jesse Q., VERA WONG’S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (ON A DEAD MAN)
Taylor, Mel, THE DISCLOSURE
Thielman, Mark, THE DEVIL’S KITCHEN
Thiem, Brian, THE MUDFLATS MURDER CLUB
Thompson, Aggie Blum, YOU DESERVE TO KNOW
Torre, A.R., A HAPPY MARRIAGE
van Straaten, Emma, CREEP
Wakefield, Vikki, THE BACKWATER
Walker, LynDee, THE PASTOR’S WIFE
Walker, LynDee &, Coffin, Bruce Robert, THE PHAROAH’S TOMB
Waxman, Abbi, ONE DEATH AT A TIME
Webb, Debra, CLOSER THAN YOU KNOW
Wyler, Allen, DEADLY ODDS 8.0
Zunker, Chad, NOT OUR DAUGHTER
Best Fact Crime
Barclay, Dawn M., VACATIONS CAN BE MURDER: A TRUE CRIME LOVER’S TRAVEL GUIDE TO NEW ENGLAND
Bonner, Stayton, THE MILLION-DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE: INSIDE THE WORLDWIDE HUNT FOR A STOLEN $7 MILLION DAR
Buhk, Tobin T., SHOTGUN JENNIE: INVESTIGATING MICHIGAN’S BLACK WIDOW
Cannell, Michael, BLOOD AND THE BADGE: THE MAFIA, TWO KILLER COPS, AND A SCANDAL THAT SHOCKED THE NATION
Cohen, Rich, MURDER IN THE DOLLHOUSE: THE JENNIFER DULOS STORY
Dawson, Kate Winkler, THE SINNERS ALL BOW: TWO AUTHORS, ONE MURDER, AND THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE
De Morier, Everett &, Chin, Peter, IN THE GHOST SHADOWS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF CHINATOWN’S MOST POWERFUL CRIME BOSS
Dinges, John, CHILE IN THEIR HEARTS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF TWO AMERICANS WHO WENT MISSING AFTER THE COUP
Dunlop, Andrea &, Weber, Mike, THE MOTHER NEXT DOOR: MEDICINE, DECEPTION, AND MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY
Enss, Chris, MEET THE KELLYS: THE TRUE STORY OF MACHINE GUN KELLY AND HIS MOLL KATHRYN THORNE
Ferrante, Louis, BORGATA: CLASH OF TITANS
Ferrell, Kari, YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE ME: A LIFE OF LIES, SECOND TRIES, AND THINGS I SHOULD ONLY TELL MY THERAPIST
Fontenot, Jordan LaHaye, HOME OF THE HAPPY: A MURDER ON THE CAJUN PRAIRIE
Fraser, Caroline, MURDERLAND: CRIME AND BLOODLUST IN THE TIME OF SERIAL KILLERS
Green, Elon, THE MAN NOBODY KILLED: LIFE, DEATH AND ART IN MICHAEL STEWART’S NEW YORK
Halperin, Ross, BEAR WITNESS: THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE IN A VIOLENT LAND
Hoffman, Claire, SISTER, SINNER: THE MIRACULOUS LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON
Jackson, Rick &, McGough, Matthew, BLACK TUNNEL WHITE MAGIC: A MURDER, A DETECTIVE’S OBSESSION, AND ’90S LOS ANGELES AT THE BRINK
James, Rachel McCarthy, WHACK JOB: A HISTORY OF AXE MURDER
Jamison, Jerry, VANISHING ACT: A CRASHED AIRLINER, FAKED DEATH, AND BACKROOM ABORTIONS
Krist, Gary, TRESPASSERS AT THE GOLDEN GATE: A TRUE ACCOUNT OF LOVE, MURDER, AND MADNESS IN GILDED-AGE SAN FRANCISCO
Maier, Thomas, THE INVISIBLE SPY: CHURCHILL’S ROCKEFELLER CENTER SPY RING AND AMERICA’S FIRST SECRET AGENT OF WORLD WAR II
McShane, Larry, LITTLE VIC AND THE GREAT MAFIA WAR
O’Donoghue, Brian Patrick, THE FAIRBANKS FOUR: MURDER, INJUSTICE, AND THE BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT
O’Neil, Courtney Lund, POSTMORTEM: WHAT SURVIVES THE JOHN WAYNE GACY MURDERS
Patterson, James &, Ward, Vicky, THE IDAHO FOUR: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
Payne, Scott with, Shephard, Michelle, CODE NAME: PALE HORSE: HOW I WENT UNDERCOVER TO EXPOSE AMERICA’S NAZIS
Pickens, Cathy, TRUE CRIME STORIES OF THE LOWCOUNTRY
Raisse, Thibault, THE CLEVELAND JOHN DOE CASE
Reese, Jim, COMING TO A NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR YOU: THE REPERCUSSIONS OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Renevier, Anais, THE ALICE CRIMMINS CASE
Renner, James, SCOUT CAMP: SEX, DEATH, AND SECRET SOCIETIES INSIDE THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Sherman, Casey, BLOOD IN THE WATER: THE UNTOLD STORY OF A FAMILY TRAGEDY
Talaga, Tanya, THE KNOWING: HOW THE OPPRESSION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CONTINES TO ECHO TODAY
Thorp, William, THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER CASE (50 STATES OF CRIME, 2)
Toboni, Gianna, THE VOLUNTEER: THE FAILURE OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN AMERICA AND ONE INMATE’S QUEST TO DIE WITH DIGNITY
Best Critical-Biographical
Aldous, Steve &, Gillies, Gary, THE HARRY O VIEWING COMPANION: HISTORY AND EPISODES OF THE CLASSIC DETECTIVE SERIES
Harkup, Kathryn, V IS FOR VENOM: AGATHA CHRISTIE’S CHEMICALS OF DEATH
Huh, Jinny, BLOODLINES: ADOPTION, CRIME AND THE SEARCH FOR BELONGING
Josephy, Rebecca, MAGIC, MAGICIANS AND DETECTIVE FICTION: ESSAYS ON INTERSECTING MODES OF MYSTERY
Kopley, Richard, EDGAR ALLAN POE: A LIFE
Krutnik, Frank, THRILLERS, CHILLERS, AND KILLERS: RADIO AND FILM NOIR
Kushins, C.M., COOLER THAN COOL: THE LIFE AND WORK OF ELMORE LEONARD
MacDonald, Erin E., OUTLANDER AND LORD JOHN AS CRIME FICTION
Snodgrass, Mary Ellen, KEN FOLLETT: A LITERARY COMPANION
Takeuchi, Yasuhiro, POE’S PERFECT CRIMES: HIDDEN PLOTS IN THE DUPIN STORIES AND OTHERS
Best Short Story
Abrahamson, K.L., “A VALLEY OF STRANGE HUMORS” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Allyn, Doug, “DEAD MAN’S MAIL” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Allyn, Doug, “THE DEAD RINGER” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Ambjørnsen, Ingvar, “WAY DOWN BELOW” – HAMBURG NOIR
Andrews, Donna, “THE DINOSAUR AND THE MAIDEN” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Avalos, Luis, “A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Avery, D. Slayton, “NUISANCE BEAR” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Barnstrom, Peter, “BEACHDOG” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Bart, David, “GOING THE DISTANCE” -EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Batacan, F.H., “THE ONE CRY” – ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
Batacan, F.H., “ORIGINAL SIN” – ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
Batacan, F.H., “ROAD TRIP” – ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
Beck, Zoë, “ABREAST SCHWARZTONNENSAND” – HAMBURG NOIR
Bell, Terena Elizabeth, “WHAT BLUE FOUND” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Bernthal, J.C., “CONFESS YOUR SECRET!” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Black, Michael A., “NOBODY CARES” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Blanton-Stroud, Shelley, “TAKE AS NEEDED” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Bloemhof, François, “THE WAGES OF SIN” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Blunck, Timo, “ANGEL FRICASSEE” – HAMBURG NOIR
Bohjalian, Chris, “THE SKYDIVERS” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Boland, John C., “IF YOU REMEMBER” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Bomey, Kathryn Prater, “HOUSE ARREST” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Brack, Robert, “EXPROPRIATION” – HAMBURG NOIR
Bracken, Michael, “PENALTY FOR EARLY WITHDRAWAL” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Bradley, Fleur, “SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Bradshaw, T.M., “DOUBLE TAKE” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Breen, Susan, “OLGA POPOVA” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Bruce, Mark, “MINERVA JAMES AND THE WRATH OF HERA” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Camagna, Nora Rodriguez, “PAINTED LADIES” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Cameron, Bill, “WHEEL OF FORTUNE” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Castle, Robin, “COLD” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Chase, Joslyn, “SANTA’S EYES” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Child, Lee, “ELEVEN NUMBERS” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Copenhaver, John, “TONIGHT” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Coward, Mat, “SPLASH” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Coward, Mat, “STILL DEAD” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Coward, Mat, “COME FORTH AND BE GLAD IN THE SUN” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Cox, Brian, “BEING ALIVE,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Cudmore, Libby, “ENJOY THE SILENCE” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Cudmore, Libby, “DR. BONES” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Davis, Cheryl L., “ANOTHER NATIONAL ANTHEM” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Dean, David, “ASWARBY HALL” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Dean, David, “THE PORTRAIT OF ADRIAN WHYTE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Del Guidice, Daniele, “PERFECT PITCH” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Dubé, Marcelle, “NO TITLE, NO CLOUT” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Dubé, Marcelle, “KING OF THE VISIGOTHS” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Dubé, Marcelle, “HEARTSICK” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Dutta, Mary, “IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Egan, Kevin, “THE GUARDIANSHIP OF WILLIE MUSSELBURGH” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Egan, Kevin, “BUDS” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Eisenhäutchen, Shelly, “CUR NON” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Elwood, Elizabeth, “THE WITCH’S BALL” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Estleman, Loren D., “TARZAN MUST DIE!” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Estleman, Loren D., “ALL FOR ONE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Faherty, Terence, “THE GREEK INTERPRETER” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Fallis, Gregory, “HOURS ON THE PHONE” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Felsenheimer, Bela B., “WHO’LL LOOK AFTER OUR WOMEN IF WE DON’T?” – HAMBURG NOIR
Fern, Billie Kay, “HOW IT HAPPENED” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Floyd, John M., “I LOVE TO TRAVEL” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Floyd, John M., “THE CADO DEVIL” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Floyd, John M., “HEADING WEST” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Floyd, John M., “ANNA’S STORY” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Ford, Michael Thomas, “LATER ON, WE’LL CONSPIRE” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Freeman, John, “INTERSECTIONS” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Fusilli, Jim, “GOODY AND THE BISHOP” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Goffman, Barb, “BABY LOVE” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Göhre, Frank, “THE OUTER FAÇADE” – HAMBURG NOIR
Goodrich, Joseph, “NO PLACE LIKE LONDON” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Goodrich, Joseph, “WINTER VISIT” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Goodrich, Joseph, “OSSINING AND OLD LACE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Grande, Reyna, “THE SACRAMENT”- SACRAMENTO NOIR
Greer, Robert, “A CASUAL LOOK” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Griffiths, Elly, “A MURDER MYSTERY WITHOUT A BODY” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Grigg, Paul, “THE ONE THING WE HAD IN COMMON” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Hagerty, David, “FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Harper, Charles John, “SMOKE AND MIRRORS” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Harper, Charles John, “THE SHADOWS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Harris, Charlaine, “THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Hatcher, Alice, “INTO THE WEEDS” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Hazelton, James, “NIGHTHAWKS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Head, Cheryl, “WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Head, Cheryl A., “BROTHERLY LOVE” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Hearn, James A., “THE NINE LIVES OF DR. IMPOSSIBLE” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Hearn, James A., “SHANE ON THE SCENE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Helbling, Brigitte, “AIKIDO DAIRIES” – HAMBURG NOIR
Helms, Richard, “THE SCARLATTI SKIP” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Helms, Richard, “THE TWENTY-FOURTH CANTERBURY” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Hendricks, Greer, “THE SUBLET” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Hennrikus, J.A., “NOT A DAY GOES BY,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Hensel, Kai, “THE GIRL AT THE DOM” – HAMBURG NOIR
Henze, Franziska, “ON THE BORDER” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Hepworth, Sally, “THE EX-WIVES CLUB” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Herren, Greg, “THE SPIRIT TREE” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Hubbard, Alison Louise, “ONLY JUST THE END OF THE WORLD” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Johns, Roger, “HORSESHOE PIES AND HAND GRENADE HUSHPUPPIES” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Johnson, Douglas Grant, “A PROBLEM WITH THE PERFECT LOCATION” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Jones, Rebecca K., “HELLO, LITTLE GIRL” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Kennedy, May G., “A SUM OF PARTS” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Khan, Vaseem, “THE DEVIL HIMSELF” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
King, Maggie, “WHO KILLED MOTHER THERESA” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Kisska, Kristin, “FROM HERE TO SERENITY” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Klavan, Andrew, “A LONG TIME TILL MORNING” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Kochai, Jamil Jan, “THE FORMER DETECTIVE” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Kohn, Carol, “TOWN WATCH” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Lagercrantz, David, “FALSE NOTE” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Lantigua, John, “THE CASE OF THE MOTHERLESS CHILD” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Latragna, Christopher, “A ROGUES’ CHRISTMAS” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Law, Janice, “THE MAN FROM HONG KONG” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Law, Janice, “THE DEVIL AT LE TOUR” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Lawton, R.T., “MURDER ALLEY” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Lawton, R.T., “SHANGHAIED” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Lemos, Cirilo, “THE DEAD DETECTIVE’S AFFAIR” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Linn, Ken, “ADMISSIONS” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Liskow, Steve, “I AIN’T GOT NO HOME” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Liss, S. Frederic, “THE TELL-TALE HEARTS” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Lovesey, Peter, “THE ELLERY QUEEN JOB” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Luttmer, Nora, “ANT STREET” – HAMBURG NOIR
Malliet, G.M., “THE UNWANTED GUEST” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Malliet, G.M., “COLD CASES” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Mallory, Michael, “THE EYES THAT WON’T DIE” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Marcou, Rick, “BAGGAGE” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Marks, Jeff, “BOOGIE SHOES” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Marks, Jeffrey, “TOGETHER, WHEREVER WE GO,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Marks, Jeffrey, “FIFTEEN FEET UNDER” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Martin, Cindy, “KEY TO THE PAST” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Matera, Lia, “JONESTOWN” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Maxwell, Edith, “WHILE THE IRON IS HOT” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Maxwell, Edith, “WITH A LITTLE HELP” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
McFadden, Dennis, “THE TOWER AT COFFIN ROCK” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
McFadden, Freida, “DEATH ROW” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Mead, Tom, “THE TELL-TALE THUMB” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Meyer, Adam, “BAD DATE RESCUE” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Montoya, Maceo, “A SIGNIFICANT ACTION” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Morris, Wanda M., “SMALL THINGS” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Muller, Marcia &, Pronzini, Bill, “FALLEN ANGEL” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Murphy, K.L., “BEACH CLUB” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Nanni-Messegee, Lisa, “THERE WON’T BE TRUMPETS” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Narvaez, Richie, “SHABU AND THE GOLDEN GOOSE MURDER CASE” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Neubauer, Erica Ruth, “THE UPPER WINDOW” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Niehoff, Linda, “WE DON’T SAY MEXICO” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Novick, Nancy, “SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Oates, Joyce Carol, “THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
O’Connor, Paul Ryan, “AS YOU SEE THE WORLD” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
O’Connor, Paul Ryan, “SHAMUS & BUSTER” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
O’Driscoll, Emma, “A QUARREL BETWEEN FRIENDS” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
O’Leary, Maureen, “ONE THING ABOUT BLUE” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Orloff, Alan, “THE SOCIETY SET” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Osler, Rob, “NOT THE USUAL BOY” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Pachter, Josh, “EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Pachter, Josh, “THE PERFECT JOB” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Pachter, Josh, “A SHORT MADNESS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Pandian, Gigi, “THE DEVIL AND ZEPHYR DEVLIN” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Paretsky, Sara, “ADVANTAGE: LILY” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Paulk, Meghan Leigh, “KEEPING UP WITH THE JANES” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Perry, Leigh, “GUILTED LILY” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Petersen, Christoffer, “STRANGE FISH” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Phelan, Twist, “DUPE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Phelan, Twist, “PAY DIRT” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Pitts, Delia, “BETTER TOGETHER” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Portantiere, Michael, “CLASS” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Pronzini, Bill, “TANGLED WEB” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Pronzini, Bill, “THE BACK END OF NOWHERE” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Rader-Day, Lori, “THE WOMAN FROM ROLLING STONE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Raether, Till, “I’LL BE GONE IN A MINUTE” – HAMBURG NOIR
Raichev, R.T., “DEATH OF A COPPERHEAD” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Ramadan, Jasmin, “CRAZY ANGELS” – HAMBURG NOIR
Rebelein, Sam, “DETOUR” – THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS
Rebelein, Sam, “RED X” – THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS
Rebelein, Sam, “10 PM ON THE SOUTHBOUND G” – THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS
Rebelein, Sam, “ALLISON’S FACE” THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS
Rebelein, Sam, “AND EVERY THURSDAY WE FEED THE CATS” – THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS
Rebelein, Sam , “SO MY COUSIN NEW THIS GUY” – THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS
Rebelein, Sam , “GLITCH” – THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS
Robinette, Carl, “OUROBOROS” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Rodriguez, Janet, “THE KEY IN THE TIGNANELLO BAG” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Schoichet, Jillian Grant, “THE TOLL” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Scotti, Anna, “TRAVELLER FROM AN ANTIQUE LAND” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Seddig, Katrin, “THE ASSIGNMENT” – HAMBURG NOIR
Shroff-Shah, Meeti, “THE LADIES’ TAILOR” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Shy, Shoshauna, “AT ANY BARNES & NOBLE” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Soloway, Jeff, “BIRDS ARE LIKE BEETHOVEN” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Soong, Jen, “GHOST BOY” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Spencer, David, “THE ADVANTAGES OF FLOATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
St. James, Leah, “A SLIPPERY SLOPE” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Stefanovich-Thomson, Alexis, “BENT, BENT & DUCKWORTH” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Stiteler, Gabriela, “THE USUAL REASONS” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Stiteler, Gabriela, “QUICK TURNAROUND” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Sullivan, Floyd, “THE GIRL IN THE PIT” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Sweet, Jeffrey, “IF YOU CAN FIND ME, I’M HERE” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Talley, Marcia, “EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE A MAID,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Talley, Marcia, “UNPREMEDITATED ART” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Taylor, Art, “DALLIANCES” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Thielman, Mark, “THE ANGLER’S GUIDE TO WALLEYE ICE FISHING” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Thielman, Mark, “SLOW BURN” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Tippee, Bob, “MISPLACED PLACEMENT” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Tippee, Bob, “SCRAPPING ALBATROSS” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Todd, Marilyn, “THE TATTENHALL TONTINE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Turnbull, Peter, “ME AND EXTRA AND THOSE PIERCING GREEN EYES” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Uebel, Tina, “REEPERBAHN 29 REVISITED” – HAMBURG NOIR
Vadi, José, “DOWNRIVER, NOVEMBER 1949” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Valjan, Gabriel, “I READ” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Van Dessel, Jessica, “THE VIOLENT SEASON” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Viets, Elaine, “SWEET POISON” – DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE
Vollmann, William T. , “A REFLECTION OF THE PUBLIC” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Walker, Joseph S., “BARGAINING” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Walker, Joseph S., “WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS PLACE” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Walker, Persia, “BLUES IN THE NIGHT” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Weidner, Heather, “GAME OVER” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, “SO SOUTH IT WAS” -EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Williams, Naomi J., “SAKURA CITY” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Willis, Carol, “THE GOLDEN GIRL” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Wilson, Adam, “AN INFORMANT” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Wilson, Matthew, “A WIDOW’S SUITORS” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2025
Wittekindt, Matthias, “UNDER BLACKTHORN” – HAMBURG NOIR
Wogahn, Manon, “KANAB NOON” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Yocum, Robin, “THE LAST WALK FROM FORBES FIELD” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Zeltserman, Dave, “THE WAY SOME DIE” – AHMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Zgorski, Kristopher, “LOSING MY MIND,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Zunker, Chad, “GOOD NEIGHBORS” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Best Juvenile
Badua, Tracy &, Dow, Alechia, THEIR JUST DESSERTS
Barra, Paul A. , SAMSON AND THE CHARLESTON SPY
Bass, Guy, STITCH HEAD: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Beckett-King, Alasdair, MONTGOMERY BONBON: MURDER AT THE MUSEUM
Brosgol, Vera, RETURN TO SENDER
Burton, Jessie, HIDDEN TREASURE
Buxbaum, Julie, WAY OFF BASE
Calonita, Jen, ISLE OF EVER
Chainani, Soman, COVEN
Cotter, Charis, THE MYSTERY OF THE HAUNTED DANCE HALL
Cuevas, Adrianna, WHAT FELL FROM THE SKY
Currie, Lindsay, IT’S WATCHING
Dawson, Delilah S., RIDE OR DIE
Gillespie, DW, GRIN
Grant, Vicki, DEATH BY WHOOPEE CUSHION
Green, John Patrick &, Hastings, Christopher, INVESTIGATORS: AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.: WILD GHOST CHASE
Healey, Kay, CASEY’S CASES: THE MYSTERIOUS NEW GIRL
Heilig, Heidi, CINCINNATI LEE, CURSE BREAKER
Humphrey, Anna, BIG CITY BUNS – FLUFFLE BUNNIES, BOOK #2
Hutchinson, Shaun David, A HOME FOR UNUSUAL MONSTERS
Iriarte, José Pablo, AJ TORRES AND THE TREASURE OF CAPTAIN GRAYSHARK
Jackson, Tiffany D., BLOOD IN THE WATER
Kraatz, Jeramey, I WITNESSED: THE LIZZIE BORDEN STORY
Larangis, Peter, BEASTIES
Leavitt, Lindsey, THE GARDEN JUST BEYOND
Lim, Aimee, THE THREAD OF DESTINY
Lyall, Casey, VAMPIRE JAM SANDWICH
McLachlan, Jenny, DEAD GOOD DETECTIVES: GHOST RESUE
Mejia, Tehlor Kay, THE BETTER TO EAT YOU WITH
Mendonca, Sarah J., AN ENCANTADORA’S GUIDE TO MONSTROS AND MAGIC
Moldavsky, Goldy, BUBBLEGUM SHOES: THE CASE OF THE CONTRABAND CLOSET
Ransaw, Rosalyn, SMOKE & MIRRORS
Ritter, Kacy, ELVIRA VANCE AND THE MONSTER MYSTERY
Rundberg, Johan, THE LOST ONES
Russell, Ally, MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE
Salerni, Dianne K., THE TONTINE CAPER
Strand, Jeff, FINDERS KEEPERS
Thurman, Brittany J., OPAL WATSON: PRIVATE EYE
Tremblay, Paul , ANOTHER
Best Young Adult
Ancrum, K., THE CORRUPTION OF HOLLIS BROWN
Balogh, Charlotte, KILL THE LAX BRO
Bane, Veronica, DIFFICULT GIRLS
Bray, Libba, UNDER THE SAME STARTS
Brooks, Nick, UP IN SMOKE
Chan, Chris, WELL-BEHAVED CHILDREN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY
Chang, Molly X., THE NIGHTBLOOD PRINCE
Clarke, Roselyn, NOW SHE’S DEAD
Clipstone, Lyndall, TENDERLY, I AM DEVOURED
Cook, Elora, IN THE COMPANY OF KILLERS
Courage, Rachel Ekstrom, NOTHING BAD HAPPENS HERE
Desamours, Channelle, NEEDY LITTLE THINGS
DeWitt, Amanda, THE UNDERWOOD TAPES
Goldsmith, Amy, PREDATORY NATURES
Greenwald, Carlyn, MURDER LAND
Gregovic, Lydia, THE WEAVER BRIDE
He, Cindy R.X., THIS IS WHERE WE DIE
Howell, Jenni, BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH
Jamal, Zakiya N., IF WE WERE A MOVIE
Johnston, E.K., TITAN OF THE STARS
Kaur, Xan, WHEN DEVILS SING
King, Adina, THE HOUSE NO ONE SEES
Kisner, Logan-Ashley, THE TRANSITION
Lally, Megan, NO PLACE LEFT TO HIDE
Latimer, E., THE AFTERDARK
Lawson, Liz, MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS
Le, Vanessa, HIS MORTAL DEMISE
Lobb, M.K., TO STEAL FROM THIEVES
Manansala, Mia P., DEATH IN THE CARDS
Marie, I.V., IMMORTAL CONSEQUENCES
Marie, Racquel, IF WE SURVIVE THIS
Martel, Jay, CODEBREAKER
Meade, Lily, THE HEX GIRLS: A ROGUETHORN
Miller, Linsey, THAT DEVIL, AMBITION
Moldavsky, Goldy, OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS
Montblanc, CL, PRIDE OR DIE
Moulite, Maritza &, Moulite, Maika, THE SUMMER I ATE RICH
Murphy, Cynthia, KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE
Nijkamp, Marieke, AFTER WE BURNED
Niven, Jennifer, WHEN WE WERE MONSTERS
O’Connor, Tara, CRY OUT LOUD
Owen, Margaret, HOLY TERRORS
Park, Soyoung, SNOWGLOBE 2
Parker, Natalie C., THE ASSASSIN’S GUIDE TO BABYSITTING
Power, Rory, KILL CREATURES
Raughley, Sarah, THE QUEEN’S SPADE
Reed, Mackenzie, THE WILDE TRIALS
Reiss, Rachel, OUT OF AIR
Ridley, Erica, THE PROTÉGÉE
Rose, Elle Gonzalez, THE GIRL YOU KNOW
Roux, Madeleine, A GIRL WALKS INTO THE FOREST
Simmons, Kristen, SHE WAITS FOR YOU BEYOND THE DARK
Soto, Julie, THE THRASHERS
Springer, Lisa, WHO’S ALL GOING (TO DIE)?
Stoffels, Maren, DEEP WATER
Suk, Sarah, MEET ME AT BLUE HOUR
Taylor, Jordyn, WICKED DARLINGS
Taylor, Jordyn, THE REBEL GIRLS OF ROME
Tran, Trang Thanh, THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT
Travix, Alex, THE PAYBACK GIRLS
Wallach, Diana Rodriguez, THE SILENCED
White, Kiersten , THE HOUSE OF QUIET
Wilkinson, Lili, UNHALLOWED HALLS
Winans, Justine Pucella, HOW TO SURVIVE A SLASHER
Womack, Gwendolyn, THE PREMONITIONS CLUB
Woods, EV., GIRLS OF DARK DIVINE
Yun, Jihyun, AND THE RIVER DRAGS HER DOWN
Best TV Episode
Alaimo, Michael &, Sherwood, Kendall, “END OF THE LINE” – BALLARD
Bosch, Willem, “FENNA” – THE HUNT
Bosch, Willem, “DINIE” – THE HUNT
Fogelman, Dan, “PILOT” – PARADISE
Gifford, Ralph, “COLLATERALL” – BALLARD
Hurwitz, Max &, Luther, Billy, “ÁBIDOO’ NIIDÉÉ (WHAT HE HAD BEEN TOLD)” – DARK WINDS
Nicole, Brandi, “WHAT DONE IN THE DARK” – BALLARD
Rohelend, Birk, “THE LOST SON” – WHO SHOT OTTO MUELLER?
Rohelend, Birk, “SECOND BEST” – WHO SHOT OTTO MUELLER?
Rohelend, Birk, “WIND AND STORM” – WHO SHOT OTTO MUELLER?
Rohelend, Birk, “UNTIL DEATH DO US PART” – WHO SHOT OTTO MUELLER?
Rohelend, Birk, “CINDERELLA” – WHO SHOT OTTO MUELLER?
Rohelend, Birk, “DESIRE OF THE SOUL” – WHO SHOT OTTO MUELLER?
Rohelend, Birk, “THOU SHALT NOT” – WHO SHOT OTTO MUELLER?
Rohelend, Birk, “VAGABOND” – WHO SHOT OTTO MUELLER?
St. John, Thania, “BYOB” – BALLARD
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
Avalos, Luis, “A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Fern, Billie Kay, “HOW IT HAPPENED” – EQMM JULY-AUGUST 2025
Kohn, Carol, “TOWN WATCH” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2025
Marcou, Rick, “BAGGAGE” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Wogahn, Manon, “KANAB NOON” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025
Mary Higgins Clark Award
Alexander, Ellie, KILLING ME SOUFFLE
Benjamin, Kallie E., HOUNDING A KILLER
Brunstetter, Wanda &, Bolton, Martha, THE RISE AND FALL OF MISS FANNIE’S BISCUITS
Coyle, Cleo, NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY
Goodman, Carol, WRITERS AND LIARS
Jackson, Lisa, IT HAPPENED ON THE LAKE
Jackson-Opoku, Sandra, SAVVY SUMMERS AND SWEET POTATO CRIMES
Moss, Korina, BAIT AND SWISS
Murray, Judy L., VILLIAN IN THE VINEYARD
Nagendra, Harini, INTO THE LEOPARD’S DEN
O’Donnell, R.P., NO COMFORT FOR THE DEAD
Pandian, Gigi, THE LIBRARY GAME
Parlato, Terri, WATCH YOUR BACK
Penney, Elizabeth, BODIES AND BATTLEMENTS
Schellman, Katharine, LAST DANCE BEFORE DAWN
Shelton, Paige, WRITTEN IN STONE
Spiro, Julia, SUCH A GOOD MOM
Staub, Wendy Corsi , TOIL AND TROUBLE
Sullivan, Emily, A DEATH IN CORFU
Vatsal, Radha, NO. 10 DOYERS STREET
Weaver, Ashley, ONE FINAL TURN
Wilkinson, Carolyn Marie, MURDER AT THE WHAM BAM CLUB
Sue Grafton Award
Adams, Jenny, A POISONOUS SILENCE
Armstrong, Kelley, COLD AS HELL
Armstrong, Kelley, DEATH AT A HIGHLAND WEDDING
Bennett, Michael, CARVED IN BLOOD
Bennett, S.J., A DEATH IN DIAMONDS
Castillo, Linda, RAGE
Crowens, Elizabeth, BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
Dixon, Helena, MURDER ON THE CORNISH COAST
Estes, Christina, THE STORY THAT WOULDN’T DIE
Goldberg, Leonard, A SCANDALOUS AFFAIR
Golden, S.K., THE SOCIALITE’S GUIDE TO SLEUTHING AND SECRETS
Gómez-Jurado, Juan, WHITE KING
Goyette, Cindy, EARLY TERMINATION
Haines, Carolyn, DOGGONE BONES
Khavari, Kate, A BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO RITUALS AND REVENGE
L’Etoile, James, RIVER OF LIES
Lovely, Linda, BEYOND THE GATES
Malone, Maria , DEATH IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Miller, Philip, THE DIARY OF LIES
Pitts, Delia, DEATH OF AN EX
Schaffhausen, Joanna, GONE IN THE NIGHT
Spotswood, Stephen, DEAD IN THE FRAME
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Abbott, Bailee, A TINT OF MURDER
Abbott, J.B., PICKING UP THE PIECES
Alexander, Ellie, KILLING ME SOUFFLE
Andrews, Donna, FOR DUCK’S SAKE
Arceneaux, Danielle, GLORY DAZE
Benjamin, Kallie E., HOUNDING A KILLER
Brannigan, Ellie, DEATH AT AN IRISH VILLAGE
Burdette, Lucy, THE MANGO MURDERS
Burke, Ava, HAUNTING AND HOMICIDE
Byron, Ellen, SOLID GOLD MURDER
Cahoon, Lynn, AN AMATEUR SLEUTH’S GUIDE TO MURDER
Cahoon, Lynn, SEVEN SECRET SPELLCASTERS
Chien, Vivien, THE CHOW MANIAC
Chow, Jennifer J., STAR-CROSSED EGG TARTS
Coco, Nancy, FUDGE AND MARRIAGE
Conte, Cate, CLAWS OUT
Coyle, Cleo, NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY
Delany, Vicki, THE INCIDENT OF THE BOOK IN THE NIGHTTIME
Donovan, Kemper, LOOSE LIPS
Dutra, Carmela, A MURDER MOST FOWL
Florio, Gwen, A SENIOR CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO LIFE ON THE RUN
Gaige, Amity, HEARTWOOD
Gates, Eva, SHOT THROUGH THE BOOK
Gayle, Katie, A VILLAGE THEATRE MURDER
Gilbert, Victoria, SCHOOLED IN MURDER
Gilbert, Victoria, DEATH AND THE LIBRARIAN
Goyette, Cindy, DIAMOND IN THE RUFF
Harper, Molly, A PROPOSAL TO DIE FOR
Hechtman, Beth, DEATH AMONG THE STITCHES
Jackson, K.B., FRIGHTENED TO DEPTHS
Jackson-Opoku, Sandra, SAVVY SUMMERS AND SWEET POTATO CRIMES
Jalaluddin, Uzma, DETECTIVE AUNTY
Karst, Leslie, WATERS OF DESTRUCTION
Kelly, Diane, DEAD POST SOCIETY
Lewis, Gerri, GRAVE WORDS
Moss, Korina, BAIT AND SWISS
Mullet, Melinda, A GHOSTWRITER’S GUIDE TO MURDER
Murray, Judy L., VILLIAN IN THE VINEYARD
Murrin, Orlando, KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS
Nevin, E.C., A NOVEL MURDER
Nichols, Jo , THE MARIGOLD COTTAGES MURDER COLLECTIVE
Pandian, Gigi, THE LIBRARY GAME
Penney, Elizabeth, BODIES AND BATTLEMENTS
Shelton, Paige, WRITTEN IN STONE
Stars, Holly, MURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM
Staub, Wendy Corsi , TOIL AND TROUBLE
Sutanto, Jesse Q., VERA WONG’S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (ON A DEAD MAN)
Sutton, Paula, THE POTTING SHED MURDER
Swann, Leonie, BIG BAD WOOL
Tietjen, Katie, MURDER IN MINIATURE
Warner, Penny, MURDER AT BLACKWOOD INN
Waxman, Abbi, ONE DEATH AT A TIME
