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This list includes all submissions received by the MWA national office as of May 12, 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
Adams, Jenny, A POISONOUS SILENCE
Ames, Jonathan, KARMA DOLL
Anderson-Wheeler, Claire, THE GATSBY GAMBIT
Andrews, Brian &, Wilson, Jeffrey, DARK RISING
Arceneaux, Danielle, GLORY DAZE
Armstrong, Kelley, COLD AS HELL
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
Bassoff, Jon, THE MEMORY WARD
Bauer, Belinda, THE IMPOSSIBLE THING
Bazterrica, Agustina, THE UNWORTHY
Benedict, Marie, THE QUEENS OF CRIME
Bennett, S.J., A DEATH IN DIAMONDS
Berry, Steve, THE MEDICI RETURN
Billingham, Mark, WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS
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
Brown, Sandra, BLOOD MOON
Browne, Wes, THEY ALL FALL THE SAME
Bruen, Ken, GALWAY’S EDGE
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
Cassidy, Nat, WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME
Cavanagh, Steve, WITNESS 8
Clarke, Lucy, THE SURF HOUSE
Coben, Harlan, NOBODY’S FOOL
Collins, Megan, CROSS MY HEART
Cosimano, Elle, FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE
Crais, Robert, THE BIG EMPTY
Currie, Ron, THE SAVAGE, NOBLE DEATH OF BABS DIONNE
Dahl, Arne, WITHIN THE CIRCLE
Dean, Abigail, THE DEATH OF US
Deaver, Jeffery, SOUTH OF NOWHERE
Delany, Vicki, THE INCIDENT OF THE BOOK IN THE NIGHTTIME
Deutermann, P.T., THE SECOND SON
Doctorow, Cory, PICKS AND SHOVELS
Dodd, Christina, GIRL ANONYMOUS
Donovan, Kemper, LOOSE LIPS
Echlin, Helena, CLEVER LITTLE THING
Eskens, Allen, THE QUIET LIBRARIAN
Estleman, Loren D., SMOKE ON THE WATER
Everett, C.B., THE OTHER PEOPLE
Fagan, Kate, THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY
Feeney, Alice, BEAUTIFUL UGLY
Feito, Virginia, VICTORIAN PSYCHO
Finder, Joseph, THE OLIGARCH’S DAUGHTER
Foster, Sara, WHEN SHE WAS GONE
Francis-Sharma, Lauren, CASUALTIES OF TRUTH
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
Gilchrist, January, MY SISTER’S SHADOW
Girma, Baalu, OROMAY
Goldberg, Leonard, A SCANDALOUS AFFAIR
Golden, S.K., THE SOCIALITE’S GUIDE TO SLEUTHING AND SECRETS
Gómez-Jurado, Juan, WHITE KING
Grecian, Alex, ROSE OF JERICHO
Grimes, Martha, THE RED QUEEN
Grippando, James, GRAVE DANGER
Gruley, Bryan, BITTERFROST
Grumley, Michael C., COLD STORAGE
Hall, Tarquin, THE CSAE OF THE ELUSIVE BOMBAY DUCK
Hechtman, Betty, DEATH AMONG THE STITCHES
Henderson, Alice, THE VANISHING KIND
Hincenbergs, Sue, THE RETIREMENT PLAN
Hoffman, Patrick, FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS
Holgate, Stephen, A PROMISE TO DIE FOR
Hurwitz, Gregg, NEMESIS
Jillette, Penn, FELONY JUGGLER
Johansen, Iris , THE DEATH MASK
Jones, Sandie, I WOULD DIE FOR YOU
Karp, Marshall, DON’T TELL ME HOW TO DIE
Karst, Leslie, WATERS OF DESTRUCTION
Kennedy, Holly, THE SIDEWAYS LIFE OF DENNY VOSS
Lalami, Laila, THE DREAM HOTEL
Landau, A.J., COLD BURN
Larsen, Melissa, THE LOST HOUSE
Lawson, Mike, UNTOUCHABLE
Lawton, John, SMOKE AND EMBERS
Leigh, Melinda, TRACK HER DOWN
Lief, Katia, WOMEN LIKE US
McAllister, Gilllian, FAMOUS LAST WORDS
McCluskey, Laura, THE WOLF TREE
McKinty, Adrian, HANG ON ST. CHRISTOPHER
McMahon, John, HEAD CASES
Meade, Amy Patricia, DEATH UPON A STAR
Meserve, Dete, THE MEMORY COLLECTORS
Meyer, Deon, LEO
Miller, C.L., THE ANTIQUE HUNTER’S DEATH ON THE RED SEA
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
Murrin, Orlando, KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS
Myracle, Lauren, PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
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
Osler, Rob, THE CASE OF THE MISSING MAID
Pandian, Gigi, THE LIBRARY GAME
Parlato, Terri, WATCH YOUR BACK
Pearce, Daisy, SOMETHING IN THE WALLS
Perry, Thomas, PRO BONO
Phillips, Maha Khan, THE MUSEUM DETECTIVE
Pinborough, Sarah, WE LIVE HERE NOW
Plantinga, Adam, HARD TOWN
Plass, Matt, THE TEN WORST PEOPLE IN NEW YORK
Porter, Henry, THE ENIGMA GIRL
Preston, Douglas &, Child, Lincoln, BADLANDS
Rendon, Marcie R., BROKEN FIELDS
Rickstad, Eric, REMOTE: THE SIX
Ritter, Krysten, RETREAT
Robb, J.D., BONDED IN DEATH
Rose, Bellamy, POMONA AFTON CAN SO SOLVE A MURDER
Rose, Jeneva, THE PERFECT DIVORCE
Rozan, S.J. &, Nee, John Shen Yen, THE RAILWAY CONSPIRACY
Sakhlecha, Trisha, THE INHERITANCE
Sathian, Sanjena, GODDESS COMPLEX
Schulman, Alex, MALMA STATION
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
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
Taylor, Brad, INTO THE GRAY ZONE
Thomas, Will, SEASON OF DEATH
Turow, Scott, PRESUMED GUILTY
Unger, Lisa, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10
Waite, Olivia, MURDER BY MEMORY
Webster, William &, Lochte, Dick, ROCKETS’ RED GLARE
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, THE MAILMAN
Winstead, Ashley, THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME
Woods, Rita, THE EDGE OF YESTERDAY
Yardley, Ellen, ELEANOR AND THE COLD WAR
Best First Novel
Bischoff, Sash, SWEET FURY
Bregman, Jenn, THE LAST HAMILTON
Crewson, Samantha, EVERY SWEET THING IS BITTER
Deitch, Hannah, KILLER POTENTIAL
Faber, Jacqueline, THE DEPARTMENT
Falco, J.T., BLOOD ON THE VINE
Garcia, Jessie, THE BUSINESS TRIP
Gunn, Allison, NOWHERE
Harman, Sarah, ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE M
Kenitz, Daniel, THE PERFECT HOME
Koval, Kristin, PENITENCE
Lazar, Philip, THE TIGER AND THE BEAR
Limoncelli, Rosanne, THE FOUR QUEENS OF CRIME
Ludlington, Andrew, SPLINTER EFFECT
Park, Silvia, LUMINOUS
Schaefer, Saratoga, SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP
Stava, Sophie, COUNT MY LIES
Wade, Kevin, JOHNNY CARELESS
Wick, Steve, THE RUINS
Best Paperback/E-Book Original
Abrams, Maria, DEATH IN THE DOWNLINE
Alexander, Ellie, KILLING ME SOUFFLE
Aspenson, Carolyn Ridder, FOUL PLAY
Barr, D.M., DEADLY WHEN DISTURBED
Brunstetter, Wanda &, Bolton, Martha, THE RISE AND FALL OF MISS FANNIE’S BISCUITS
Chambers, Christopher, STREETWHYS
Chandler, James &, Snider, Laura, JUSTICE BITES
Chow, Jennifer J., STAR-CROSSED EGG TARTS
Clark, C. Hope, EDISTO STORM
Fanning, Diane, LIZZIE
Faust, Christa, THE GET OFF
Fradkin, Barbara, SHIPWRECKED SOULS
French, Nicci, THE LAST DAYS OF KIRA MULLAN
Garner, Katie, THE FAMILY INSIDE
Glass, Seraphina Nova, NOTHING EVER HAPPENS HERE
Goldman, Matt, THE MURDER SHOW
Halleen, Toni, THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Handler, David, THE MAN WHO SWORE HE’D NEVER GO HOME AGAIN
Hays, Kim, SPLINTERED JUSTICE
Jones, K.C., WHITE LINE FEVER
Jordan, Amy, THE DARK HOURS
Kalteis, Dietrich, DIRTY LITTLE WAR
Khan, Adnan, THE HYPEBEAST
Laurin, Nina, THE SHADOW GIRLS
Lawson, Mike, ELLA
L’Etoile, James, RIVER OF LIES
Levy, Heather, THIS VIOLENT HEART
Lyuzna, Olesya, GLITTER IN THE DARK
Maberry, Jonathan, BURN TO SHINE
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
Paris, Rachel, SEE HOW THEY FALL
Parks, Adele, FIRST WIFE’S SHADOW
Ragan, T.R., BEST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK
Rankin, Sherry, THE KILLING PLAINS
Rotstein, Robert, A TRUE VERDICT
Seifert, Mary, JULEPS, JOCKEYS, & JUSTICE
Thielman, Mark, THE DEVIL’S KITCHEN
Thompson, Aggie Blum, YOU DESERVE TO KNOW
van Straaten, Emma, CREEP
Best Fact Crime
Barclay, Dawn M., VACATIONS CAN BE MURDER: A TRUE CRIME LOVER’S TRAVEL GUIDE TO NEW ENGLAND
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
Dawson, Kate Winkler, THE SINNERS ALL BOW: TWO AUTHORS, ONE MURDER, AND THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE
Dunlop, Andrea &, Weber, Mike, THE MOTHER NEXT DOOR: MEDICINE, DECEPTION, AND MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY
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
Green, Elon, THE MAN NOBODY KILLED: LIFE, DEATH AND ART IN MICHAEL STEWART’S NEW YORK
Jackson, Rick &, McGough, Matthew, BLACK TUNNEL WHITE MAGIC: A MURDER, A DETECTIVE’S OBSESSION, AND ’90S LOS ANGELES AT THE BRINK
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
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
Payne, Scott with, Shephard, Michelle, CODE NAME: PALE HORSE: HOW I WENT UNDERCOVER TO EXPOSE AMERICA’S NAZIS
Raisse, Thibault, THE CLEVELAND JOHN DOE CASE
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
Thorp, William, THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER CASE (50 STATES OF CRIME, 2)
Best Critical-Biographical
Aldous, Steve &, Gillies, Gary, THE HARRY O VIEWING COMPANION: HISTORY AND EPISODES OF THE CLASSIC DETECTIVE SERIES
Josephy, Rebecca, MAGIC, MAGICIANS AND DETECTIVE FICTION: ESSAYS ON INTERSECTING MODES OF MYSTERY
Kopley, Richard, EDGAR ALLAN POE: A LIFE
MacDonald, Erin E., OUTLANDER AND LORD JOHN AS CRIME FICTION
Takeuchi, Yasuhiro, POE’S PERFECT CRIMES: HIDDEN PLOTS IN THE DUPIN STORIES AND OTHERS
Best Short Story
Avalos, Luis, “A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Batacan, F.H., “THE ONE CRY” – ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
Batacan, F.H., “ORIGINAL SIN” – ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
Batacan, F.H., “ROAD TRIP” – ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
Blanton-Stroud, Shelley, “TAKE AS NEEDED” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Bomey, Kathryn Prater, “HOUSE ARREST” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Bradley, Fleur, “SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Camagna, Nora Rodriguez, “PAINTED LADIES” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Child, Lee, “ELEVEN NUMBERS” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Copenhaver, John, “TONIGHT” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Cox, Brian, “BEING ALIVE,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Davis, Cheryl L., “ANOTHER NATIONAL ANTHEM” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Dutta, Mary, “IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Floyd, John M., “I LOVE TO TRAVEL” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Freeman, John, “INTERSECTIONS” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Goodrich, Joseph, “NO PLACE LIKE LONDON” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Grande, Reyna, “THE SACRAMENT”- SACRAMENTO NOIR
Head, Cheryl A., “BROTHERLY LOVE” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Hendricks, Greer, “THE SUBLET” – AMAZON ORIGINAL STORIES
Hennrikus, J.A., “NOT A DAY GOES BY,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Hubbard, Alison Louise, “ONLY JUST THE END OF THE WORLD” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Jones, Rebecca K., “HELLO, LITTLE GIRL” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Kennedy, May G., “A SUM OF PARTS” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
King, Maggie, “WHO KILLED MOTHER THERESA” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Kisska, Kristin, “FROM HERE TO SERENITY” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Kochai, Jamil Jan, “THE FORMER DETECTIVE” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Marks, Jeffrey, “TOGETHER, WHEREVER WE GO,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Martin, Cindy, “KEY TO THE PAST” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Meyer, Adam, “BAD DATE RESCUE” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Montoya, Maceo, “A SIGNIFICANT ACTION” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Murphy, K.L., “BEACH CLUB” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Nanni-Messegee, Lisa, “THERE WON’T BE TRUMPETS” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
O’Leary, Maureen, “ONE THING ABOUT BLUE” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Pachter, Josh, “EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Pachter, Josh, “THE PERFECT JOB” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Portantiere, Michael, “CLASS” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
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
Rodriguez, Janet, “THE KEY IN THE TIGNANELLO BAG” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
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
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
Vadi, José, “DOWNRIVER, NOVEMBER 1949” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Valjan, Gabriel, “I READ” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Vollmann, William T. , “A REFLECTION OF THE PUBLIC” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Walker, Joseph S., “BARGAINING” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Weidner, Heather, “GAME OVER” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Williams, Naomi J., “SAKURA CITY” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Willis, Carol, “THE GOLDEN GIRL” – CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION
Zgorski, Kristopher, “LOSING MY MIND,” – EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH
Best Juvenile
Barra, Paul A. , SAMSON AND THE CHARLESTON SPY
Beckett-King, Alasdair, MONTGOMERY BONBON: MURDER AT THE MUSEUM
Burton, Jessie, HIDDEN TREASURE
Calonita, Jen, ISLE OF EVER
Cuevas, Adrianna, WHAT FELL FROM THE SKY
Currie, Lindsay, IT’S WATCHING
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
Hutchinson, Shaun David, A HOME FOR UNUSUAL MONSTERS
Kraatz, Jeramey, I WITNESSED: THE LIZZIE BORDEN STORY
Rundberg, Johan, THE LOST ONES
Salerni, Dianne K., THE TONTINE CAPER
Strand, Jeff, FINDERS KEEPERS
Best Young Adult
Bray, Libba, UNDER THE SAME STARTS
Chan, Chris, WELL-BEHAVED CHILDREN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY
Cook, Elora, IN THE COMPANY OF KILLERS
Courage, Rachel Ekstrom, NOTHING BAD HAPPENS HERE
Desamours, Channelle, NEEDY LITTLE THINGS
DeWitt, Amanda, THE UNDERWOOD TAPES
King, Adina, THE HOUSE NO ONE SEES
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
Montblanc, CL, PRIDE OR DIE
Park, Soyoung, SNOWGLOBE 2
Parker, Natalie C., THE ASSASSIN’S GUIDE TO BABYSITTING
Raughley, Sarah, THE QUEEN’S SPADE
Reed, Mackenzie, THE WILDE TRIALS
Rose, Elle Gonzalez, THE GIRL YOU KNOW
Simmons, Kristen, SHE WAITS FOR YOU BEYOND THE DARK
Taylor, Jordyn, WICKED DARLINGS
Tran, Trang Thanh, THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT
Travix, Alex, THE PAYBACK GIRLS
Wilkinson, Lili, UNHALLOWED HALLS
Winans, Justine Pucella, HOW TO SURVIVE A SLASHER
Womack, Gwendolyn, THE PREMONITIONS CLUB
Best TV Episode
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
Avalos, Luis, “A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE” – SACRAMENTO NOIR
Mary Higgins Clark Award
Alexander, Ellie, KILLING ME SOUFFLE
Brunstetter, Wanda &, Bolton, Martha, THE RISE AND FALL OF MISS FANNIE’S BISCUITS
Moss, Korina, BAIT AND SWISS
O’Donnell, R.P., NO COMFORT FOR THE DEAD
Pandian, Gigi, THE LIBRARY GAME
Parlato, Terri, WATCH YOUR BACK
Shelton, Paige, WRITTEN IN STONE
Spiro, Julia, SUCH A GOOD MOM
Vatsal, Radha, NO. 10 DOYERS STREET
Sue Grafton Award
Adams, Jenny, A POISONOUS SILENCE
Armstrong, Kelley, COLD AS HELL
Bennett, S.J., A DEATH IN DIAMONDS
Crowens, Elizabeth, BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
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
L’Etoile, James, RIVER OF LIES
Lovely, Linda, BEYOND THE GATES
Spotswood, Stephen, DEAD IN THE FRAME
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Alexander, Ellie, KILLING ME SOUFFLE
Arceneaux, Danielle, GLORY DAZE
Burke, Ava, HAUNTING AND HOMICIDE
Chow, Jennifer J., STAR-CROSSED EGG TARTS
Coco, Nancy, FUDGE AND MARRIAGE
Delany, Vicki, THE INCIDENT OF THE BOOK IN THE NIGHTTIME
Donovan, Kemper, LOOSE LIPS
Gates, Eva, SHOT THROUGH THE BOOK
Gilbert, Victoria, SCHOOLED IN MURDER
Hechtman, Beth, DEATH AMONG THE STITCHES
Jackson, K.B., FRIGHTENED TO DEPTHS
Karst, Leslie, WATERS OF DESTRUCTION
Moss, Korina, BAIT AND SWISS
Murrin, Orlando, KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS
Pandian, Gigi, THE LIBRARY GAME
