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This list includes all submissions received by the MWA national office as of April 9, 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
Baldacci, David, HOPE RISES
Beaton, M.C. with, Green. R.W., DEATH OF A GROOM
Bell, A.D., THE BOOKBINDER’S SECRET
Berry, Steve, THE DEVIL’S BIBLE
Betley, Matthew, THE COUNCIL
Boyd, Jeff, HARD TIMES
Brennan, Allison, MAKE IT OUT ALIVE
Brown, Rita Mae, CLAWED AND DANGEROUS
Brown, Sandra, BLOODLUST
Burke, James Lee, THE HADACOIO BOOGIE
Chang, Janie, THE FOURTH PRINCESS
Collins, Max Allan, RETURN OF THE MALTESE FALCON
Condie, Ally, THE GIRLS TRIP
Crichton, Michael, A MURDER IN HOLLYWOOD
Drews, C.G., YOU DID NOTHING WRONG
Dugoni, Robert, HER COLD JUSTICE
Dunne, Thomas, MURDERS & ACQUISITIONS
Feeney, Alice, MY HUSBAND’S WIFE
Foster, Sara, COME BACK TO ME
Garcia, Jessie, THE FAIR WEATHER FRIEND
Hannigan, Rebecca, DARKROOMS
Harding, Robyn, STRANGERS IN THE VILLA
Harper, Jane, LAST ONE OUT
Hawkins, Rachel, THE STORM
Henderson, Alice, STORM WARNING
Jackson, Joshilyn, MISSING SISTER
Jensen, Van, GODFALL
Katzenbach, John, THE ARCHITECT
Kazumi, Callie, GREEDY
Keir, Linda, I DID NOT KILL MY HUSBAND
Kellerman, Jonathan, JIGSAW
Kempt, Malcolm, A GIFT BEFORE DYING
Kilmore, Karina, AGAINST THEIR WILL
Kling, Marc-Uwe, VIEWS
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
Meltzer, Brad, THE VIPER
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
Mulhauser, Travis, FAIR CHASE
Osler, Rob, THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MUCKRAKER
Paris, B.A., WHEN I KILL YOU
Perry, Thomas, THE TREE OF LIGHT AND FLOWERS
Perry, Anne &, Zackheim, Victoria, DEATH TIMES SEVEN
Phillips, Gin, RUBY FALLS
Preston, Douglas &, Child, Lincoln, PENDERGAST
Quick, Matthew, THE METHOD
Rake, Jeff &, Hart, Rob, DETOUR
Robb, Candace, A LION’S RANSOM
Robb, J.D., STOLEN IN DEATH
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
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, THE DELIVERY
White, Kiersten, THE FOX AND THE DEVIL
Wolff, James, SPIES AND OTHER GODS
Zigman, Laura, THE AUTHOR WEEKEND
Best First Novel
Crum, Tiffany, THIS STORY MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE
Glenn, Caroline, CRUELTY FREE
Kovatcheva, Anna, SHE MADE HERSELF A MONSTER
LaMothe, Allison, DIRTY METAL
Madden, T. Kira, WHIDBEY
Taff, Rachel, PAPER CUT
Walz, Marisa, GOOD INTENTIONS
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
French, Nicci, WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT
Glass, Ava, THE HIDING SEASON
Kane, Darby, SUCH A CLEVER GIRL
Konkoly, Steve, A TRUE KILL
Labuskes, Brianna, HER BEAUTIFUL LIFE
L’Etoile, James, ILLUSION OF TRUTH
Levison, Deborah, A NOVEL CRIME
Listfield, Emily, REASONS TO LIE
Logan, T.M., THE ROOM IN THE ATTIC
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
Reding, Lauren, THE KILLER IN THE HOUSE
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
Bufalino, Charles, BUFALINO: REVELATIONS OF A MAFIA FAMILY, THE TEAMSTERS, AND THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF JIMMY HOFFA
Renevier, Anaïs, THE CASE OF THE MISSING BLACKFEET WOMEN
Sancton, Julian, NEPTUNE’S FORTUNE: THE BILLION-DOLLAR SHIPWRECK AND THE GHOSTS OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE
Toledo, Springs, DON’T TALK ABOUT JOE MAC: THE LIFE, WARS, AND SECRET HISTORY OF THE MAN BEHIND THE WINTER HILL GANG
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
Curran, Dr. John, THE MURDER GAME: PLAY, PUZZLES AND THE GOLDEN AGE
Geherin, David, SERIAL KILLER FICTION: A STUDY OF 42 NOVELS AND 22 MOVIE ADAPTATIONS
Martin, Theodore, AMERICAN LITERATURE ON CRIME: NOVELS AND THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF MASS INCARCERATION
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
Davis-Featherstone, Rachael, OXFORD BLOOD
Desamours, Channelle, THE CALL HER REGRET
Emill, Jumata, I DON’T WISH YOU WELL
Faubion, Rebekah, LOST GIRLS OF HOLLOW LAKE
Graham, Jennifer, THE FALL OF IRIS HENLEY
Ralph, Vincent, NIGHT TERROR
Ralph, Vincent, DEAD FAKE
Silver, Josh, ERASE ME
Springer, Nancy, ENOLA HOLMES AND THE CLANGING COFFIN
Turner, Sadie, TIDESPEAKER
Best TV Episode
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
Mary Higgins Clark Award
Bell, A.D., THE BOOKBINDER’S SECRET
Crowens, Elizabeth, ROUND UP THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
Sue Grafton Award
L’Etoile, James, ILLUSION OF TRUTH
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
