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This list includes all submissions received by the MWA national office as of June 11, 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
Abbott, Jeff, JANUARY AND JULY
Ahmad, Amin, A KILLER IN THE FAMILY
Akers, W.M., TO KILL A COOK
Ando, Jose, JACKSON ALONE
Andrews, Brian &, Willson, Jeffrey, INSURGENT
Angoe, Yasmin, BEHIND THESE FOUR WALLS
Armstrong, Kelley, FIRST SIGN OF DANGER
Armstrong, Kelley, AN ORDINARY SORT OF EVIL
Arnott, Elizabeth, THE SECRET LIVES OF MURDERERS’ WIVES
Awad, Diana, A FAR AS SHE KNEW
Bahr, Dane, THE DEAD RINGER
Baker, Kylie Lee, JAPANESE GOTHIC
Baldacci, David, HOPE RISES
Bannalec, Jean-Luc, THE SECRETS OF THE ABBEY
Bannister, Ilona, FIVE
Barker, R.J., MORTEDANT’S PERIL
Beaton, M.C. with, Green. R.W., DEATH OF A GROOM
Bell, A.D., THE BOOKBINDER’S SECRET
Berry, Jedediah, KILL ALL WIZARDS
Berry, Steve, THE DEVIL’S BIBLE
Betley, Matthew, THE COUNCIL
Billingham, Mark, THE SHADOW STEP
Binge, Nicholas, ABYSS
Blades, Nicole, WOULD I LIE TO YOU?
Bloom, Amy, BLUNT INSTRUMENT
Booth, Isabel, THEN HE WAS GONE
Box, C.J., THE CROSSROADS
Boyd, Jeff, HARD TIMES
Brennan, Allison, MAKE IT OUT ALIVE
Brennan, Allison, WHISPER CREEK
Brown, Rita Mae, CLAWED AND DANGEROUS
Brown, Sandra, BLOODLUST
Brown, Taylor, WOLVERS
Broyles, Clare &, Bowen, Rhys, VANISHED IN THE CROWD
Burke, James Lee, THE HADACOIO BOOGIE
Butler, Brittany, THE PATRIOT’S DAUGHTER
Byrne, James, STORM WARNING
Castellani, Christopher, LAST SEEN
Cavanagh, Steve, TWO KINDS OF STRANGERS
Chang, Janie, THE FOURTH PRINCESS
Clarke, Evelyn, THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF
Collins, Max Allan, RETURN OF THE MALTESE FALCON
Comey, James, RED VERDICT
Condie, Ally, THE GIRLS TRIP
Connelly, Lucy, THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE POISONED PROFESSOR
Cosimano, Elle, FINLAY DONAVAN CROSSES THE LINE
Cox, Mollie Ann, THE WIDOW HAMILTON
Crawford, Frances, A BAD, BAD PLACE
Crichton, Michael, A MURDER IN HOLLYWOOD
Crouch, Sarah, THE BRIARS
Davidson, Hilary, EVERY LIE I TOLD
Day, Jamie, BEACH THRILLER
Dean, Will, ADRIFT
Delany, Vicki, THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS
Dong, Maria, AVIARY
Dotson, C.J., THESE FAMILIAR WALLS
Douaihy, Margot, DIVINE RUIN
Drews, C.G., YOU DID NOTHING WRONG
Dugoni, Robert, HER COLD JUSTICE
Dumas, Luke, NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD
Dunne, Thomas, MURDERS & ACQUISITIONS
Dusse, Karsten, MURDER MINDFULLY
Dutra, Carmela, HOT WINGS AND HOMICIDE
Elegant, Simon, CITY ON FIRE
Elston, Ashley, ANATOMY OF AN ALIBI
Feeney, Alice, MY HUSBAND’S WIFE
Finlay, Alex, THE ANNIVERSARY
Floriani, Carol, INVITATION TO MURDER
Foster, Sara, COME BACK TO ME
Fox, Candice, REDBELLY CROSSING
Fox, Hattie, BAKING UP A MURDER
French, Tana, THE KEEPER
Gailey, Sarah, MAKE ME BETTER
Garcia, Jessie, THE FAIR WEATHER FRIEND
Gilbert, Victoria, A DEADLY CLUE
Girard, Danielle, PINKY SWEAR
Goldman, Matt, LIAR’S CREEK
Grady, James, SHADOWS ON SIDEWALKS
Greene, Katherine, WHERE THE TRUTH LIES
Greenwood, T., EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED
Grippando, James, THE RIGHT TO REMAIN
Gruley, Bryan, RIVER DEEP
Haines, Carolyn, ODE TO THE BONES
Hairston, Andrea, THE REDEMPTION CENTER IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS
Hakoda, Kerri, TOO DEEP TP CROSS
Hanna, Johansson, BODY DOUBLE
Hannigan, Rebecca, DARKROOMS
Harding, Robyn, STRANGERS IN THE VILLA
Harper, Jane, LAST ONE OUT
Harper, Jordan, A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE
Hawk, Rhodi, THIS TOWN WON’T TELL
Hawkins, Rachel, THE STORM
Henderson, Alice, STORM WARNING
Hepworth, Sally, MAD MABEL
Higashino, Keigo, GUILT
Hirahara, Naomi, CROWN CITY
Hogan, Michael, THE DOGWALKERS’ DETECTIVE AGENCY
Horowitz, Anthony, A DEADLY EPISODE
Housewright, David, FEAR THE REAPER
Houston, Victoria, THE WOLVES ARE WATCHING
Hudson, Andrew Dana, ABSENCE
Hurtubise, Charleen, SAOIRSE: A NOVEL
Hurwitz, Gregg, ANTIHERO
Idov, Michael, THE CORMORANT HUNT
Jackson, E.A., MISSING
Jackson, Joshilyn, MISSING SISTER
Johansen, Iris &, Johansen, Roy, WAIT AND SEE
Jones, Sandie, KILLING ME SOFTLY
Josefowicz, Diane, THE GREAT HOUSES OF PILL HILL
Katzenbach, John, THE ARCHITECT
Kazumi, Callie, GREEDY
Keane, Carter, MORSEL
Keir, Linda, I DID NOT KILL MY HUSBAND
Kellerman, Jonathan, JIGSAW
Kelly, Lee &, Thorne, Jennifer, THE MIDNIGHT SNOW
Kemp, L.M., I, SPY
Kempt, Malcolm, A GIFT BEFORE DYING
Kilmore, Karina, AGAINST THEIR WILL
Kliewer, Marcus, THE CARETAKER
Kling, Marc-Uwe, VIEWS
Knutsdottir, Hildur, DEAD WEIGHT
Konishi, Masateru, MY GRANDFATHER, THE MASTER DETECTIVE
Koontz, Dean, THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY
Kritzer, Naomi, OBSTETRIX
Kubica, Mary, IT’S NOT HER
K’wan, , HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
L’Amour, Louis &, L’Amour, Beau, SKYRING WATER
Lawson, Mike, THE ASSET
Lawson, Mike, MCKENNA’S GUY
Leede, C.J., HEADLIGHTS
Lin, Ed , THE DEAD CAN’T MAKE A LIVING
Lindstrom, Jon, HOLLYWOOD PAYBACK
Lowkis, Carmella, A SLOW AND SECRET POISON
Ludington, Andrew, DOUBLE SHADOW
Mack, Catherine, THIS WEEKEND DOESN’T END WELL FOR ANYONE
Mackay, Asia, SELF-HELP FOR SERIAL KILLERS
Margaret, Joanna, THE DAUGHTERS
Markert, J.H., DIG
Massey, Sujata, THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA
Matheson, Nadine, THE SHADOW CARVER
Mathews, Lisa Q., BURIED IN SHAMROCKS
Matlin, Lisa, THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS
McAllister, Gillian, CALLER UNKNOWN
McDonough, Patrice, MURDER BY MOONRISE
McGuire, Ian, WHITE RIVER CROSSING
McIver, Rith, THE SOUND
McMahon, John, INSIDE MAN
Meltzer, Brad, THE VIPER
Messenger, Alex, THE ICE ON THE LAKE
Meyerson, Amy, THE WATER LIES
Miller, C.L., THE ANTIQUE HUNTER’S MURDER AT THE CASTLE
Miller, Marceau, THE STORY OF MARCEAU MILLER
Moldover, Joseph, TO THE END OF RECKONING
Montgomery, Ross, THE MURDER AT WORLD’S END
Morrow, Bethany C., THE BODY
Mulhauser, Travis, FAIR CHASE
Nash, Lenore, SHE FELL AWAY
Odden, Karen, AN ARTFUL DODGE
Oliver, MK, A SOCIOPATH’S GUIDE TO A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE
Oshetsky, Claire, EVIL GENIUS
Osler, Rob, THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MUCKRAKER
Paris, B.A., WHEN I KILL YOU
Parks, Alan, GUNNER
Parlato, Terri, SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS SAFE
Pearce, Daisy, DARK IS WHEN THE DEVIL COMES
Pease, Amy, WILDWOOD
Penny, Louise &, Fung, Mellissa, THE LAST MANDARIN
Perez-Reverte, Arturo, THE FINAL PROBLEM
Perry, Thomas, THE TREE OF LIGHT AND FLOWERS
Perry, Anne &, Zackheim, Victoria, DEATH TIMES SEVEN
Petrie, Nick, THE DARK TIME
Philipson, Rebecca, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
Phillips, Gin, RUBY FALLS
Pliego, Ande, THE LIBRARY AFTER DARK
Preston, Douglas &, Child, Lincoln, PENDERGAST
Preston, Douglas &, Preston, Aletheia, PARADOX
Pryor, Mark, THE MOST MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP IN PARIS
Pueyo, Hache, CABARET IN FLAMES
Query, Matt & Harrison, BLOOD TRAIL
Quick, Matthew, THE METHOD
Quinn, Spencer, CAT ON A HOT TIN WOOF
Rader-Day, Lori, WRECK YOUR HEART
Raicek, Lila, THE PLUNGE
Rake, Jeff &, Hart, Rob, DETOUR
Ramey, Stacie, SPELLBOUND BY MURDER
Reid, Andrew, THE SURVIVOR
Ricks, Thomas E., BIG MONEY, SMALL TOWN
Robb, Candace, A LION’S RANSOM
Robb, J.D., STOLEN IN DEATH
Roberts, Ava, THE SUMMER HOUSE MURDER
Roberts, Nora, THE FINAL TARGET
Rock, Joanne, THE LAST BOOK CLUB
Rollinson, Jacob, THE TRUTH OF CARCOSA
Romano-Lax, Andromeda, WHAT BOYS LEARN
Rosenfield, Kat, HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE WOODS
Rozan, S.J., FIRST DO NO HARM
Ryan, Lindy, DOLLFACE
Schaefer, Saratoga, TRAD WIFE
Schott, Lauren, VERY SLOWLY ALL AT ONCE
Scotch, Allison Winn, THE INCOMNIACS
Sharpe, Rebecca, HARMLESS WOMEN
Sheinmel, Alyssa, SUCH SHELTERED LIVES
Sherwood, Kim, HURRICANE ROOM
Shindler, Will, THE BONE QUEEN
Siegel, Katie, OUT OF THE LOOP
Sierra, Tracy, WARNING SIGNS
Siger, Jeffrey, A STUDY IN SECRETS
Sokoloff, Alexandra &, Robertson, Craig, THE GRAPEVINE
Stanley, Kelli, THE RECKONING
Steadman, Catherine, NINE LIVES
Styles, Emma, THE SHARK
Sullivan, Tim, THE BOOKSELLER
Sutanto, Jesse Q., READ BETWEEN THE LIES
Swann, Leonie, AGNES SHARP AND THE WEDDING TO DIE FOR
Swinson, David, FROM THE DUST
Taylor, Brad, SHADOW STRIKE
Tchaikovsky, Adrian, GREEN CITY WARS
Thompson, Shailee, HOW TO KILL A GUY IN TEN DATES
Thor, Brad with, Larsen, Ward, COLD ZERO
Todd, Charles, A DAY OF JUDGMENT
Unger, Lisa, SERVED HIM RIGHT
Waite, Olivia, NOBODY’S BABY
Walter, Susan, MURDER AT 30,000 FEET
Ward, Catriona, NOWHERE BURNING
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, THE DELIVERY
West, Amanda, THE MEMORY FOUNDATION
White, Kiersten, THE FOX AND THE DEVIL
Wolff, James, SPIES AND OTHER GODS
Zigman, Laura, THE AUTHOR WEEKEND
Best First Novel
Bernier, Ashley-Ruth, THE BUSH TEA MURDER
Breedlove, Jennifer K., MURDER WILL OUT
Brown, Jennifer N., THE LOST BOOK OF ELIZABETH BARTON
Cannon, Jess, A ZOOM WITH A VIEW
Crum, Tiffany, THIS STORY MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE
Cullen, Michelle L., A FIELD GUIDE TO MURDER
Curran, Avery, SPOILED MILK
Evans, Marina, THE CHEERLEADER
Foley, Nancy, I AM AGATHA
Glenn, Caroline, CRUELTY FREE
Grey, Kit, THE BLACK CAT DETECTIVES
Gunasekera, Yosha, THE MIDNIGHT TAXI
Hanssen, Tiffany, MY NAME WAS GERRY SASS
Jabore, Eliza, BACKSTABBERS
Kelly, Pat, RIFLE SEASON
Kim, Isabel J., SUBLIMATION
King, Kirsten, A GOOD PERSON
Kovatcheva, Anna, SHE MADE HERSELF A MONSTER
LaMothe, Allison, DIRTY METAL
Langsfeld, C. William, SALVATION
Linn, Ken, DWELLINGS
Madden, T. Kira, WHIDBEY
Martin, Connor, THE SILVER FISH
McConigley, Nina, HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER
McConnell, Patricia, AWAY TO ME
McDevitt, Darby, THE HALTER
Novack, Rebecca, MURDER BIMBO
Parkman, Karen, THE JILLS
Phillips, Rob, STAKEOUTS AND STOLLERS
Rai, Shantanu, A DANGEROUS DIAGNOSIS
Raphael, Eli, NIGHT OBJECTS
Rose, Claire, THE COVE
Rowan, Leah, MARION
Taff, Rachel, PAPER CUT
van der Kleut, Jennifer, THE BETTER MOTHER
Viel, Neena, I’LL WATCH YOUR BABY
Walz, Marisa, GOOD INTENTIONS
Best Paperback/E-Book Original
Alexander, Ellie, THE WHISKING HOUR
Ashe, Lucy, THE MODEL PATIENT
Aspenson, Carolyn Ridder, BEFORE THE NEXT ONE FALLS
Berry, Lucinda, HER FIRST LIE
Canadeo, Anne, MORE THAN YOU KNOW
Carter, A.F., CARNEY
Chance, Maia, THE RAVINE
Chandler, James, REASONABLE SUSPICION
Chase, Eve, THE SECRET THREAD
Chow, Jennifer J., TELL-TALE TREATS
Christopher, Adam, CRAWLSPACE
Coffin, Bruce Robert, BITTER FALL
Cole, Audrey J., THE TRIP
Corvo, Eloise, TUNNEL VISION
Davidson, Orlando, NORTH OF FOOTHILL
DeRoy, Jesse, THE VENICE DOUBLE
DeStefano, Ren, A LIE FOR A LIE
Dixon, Helena, THE AFTERNOON TEA MURDERS
Douglas, Claire, THE NEW NEIGHBORS
Fanning, Diane, DEATH WISH
Field, Heidi, THE OTHER KILLER
Field, M.G., THE BLUE WAVE
Fox, Sarah, DEFINITELY MAYBE NOT A DETECTIVE
French, Nicci, WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT
Frey, Rea, DEAR MOTHER
Glass, Ava, THE HIDING SEASON
Glass, Emma, MRS. JEKYLL
Glass, Seraphina Nova, TOO CLOSE TO HOME
Grainger, Peter, AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Hannah, Sophie, NO ONE WOULD DO WHAT THE LAMBERTS HAVE DONE
Harper, Molly, A CUTE LITTLE MURDER
Harrison, Helen A., A FAIR CORPSE
Haynes, Clarence A., THE BROKEN HEARTS AGENCY
Heider, Elizabeth, CHILDREN OF THE SAVAGE CITY
Herron, Lila, ANY MEANS NECESSARY
Hill, Edwin, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
Jouhanneau, Anne-Sophie, WE WOULD NEVER TELL
Kane, Darby, SUCH A CLEVER GIRL
Kelly, Diane, THE BARN IDENTITY
Konkoly, Steve, A TRUE KILL
Kurtagich, Dawn, THE SEVENTH SISTER
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
Lorini, Letizia, A KILLER KIND OF ROMANCE
Mangan, Nancy L., THE ORCHID MYSTERY
Marney, Ellie, NO ONE IS SAFE
Maue, Terri, DARK MIRROR
McFadden, Freida, DEAR DEBBIE
McGrath, Irina, MURDER AT HADDONFIELD MANOR
McLynn, Fiza Saeed, THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL
Mofina, Rick, ONE SECOND AWAY
Moke, Jenny Elder, CROSS YOUR HEART AND HOPE HE DIES
Murphy, Nora, OURS IS A TALE OF MURDER
Neubauer, Erica Ruth, TWO BODIES ARE BETTER THAN ONE
Norlander, Linda, WHAT THE FIELDS SAW
Parks, Adele, OUR BEAUTIFUL MESS
Penney, Elizabeth, DUNGEONS AND DANGER
Pring, Perrin, CASH AND GRAVITY
Rapp, Bill, THE PRAGUE SPRING
Reding, Lauren, THE KILLER IN THE HOUSE
Robinson, Bryan E., SHE’LL BE KILLING ‘ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
Rose, Bellamy, POMONA AFTON CAN TOTALLY CATCH A KILLER
Rosen, Lev A.C., THE DISASTER GAY DETECTIVE AGENCY
Rother, Caitlin, HOOKED
Schott, Philipp, THREE BENGAL KITTENS
Staub, Wendy Corsi, THE LOST SUMMER
Stefanovich-Thomson, Alexis, OPPOSITE SULLY’S GYM
Stevens, Mark, TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
Suggett, Kayleigh, ALIBI BY ACCIDENT
Sutton, Lilli, A LONG DARK NIGHT
Thielman, lMark, THE FIREFALL
Thiem, Brian, A KILLER IN THE CORDGRASS
Torre, A.R., THE MISSING ONES
Witten, Matt, 0.51
Wodhams, William, THIRTY FEET UNDER
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
Burch, Elizabeth Chamblee, THE PAIN BROKERS: HOW CON MEN. CALL CENTERS, AND ROGUE DOCTORS FUEL AMERICA’S LAWSUIT FACTORY
Chellel, Kit, LUCKY DEVILS: THE TRUE STORY OF THREE REBEL GAMBLERS WHO BEAT THE ODDS AND CHANGED THE GAME
Crane, Kate, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO EDDY CRANE?: A MEMOIR AND A MURDER INVESTIGATION – AN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST’S TRUE CRIME ACCOUNT OF A BALTIMORE COLD CASE
Gingeras, Ryan, MAFIA: A GLOBAL HISTORY
Hardin, Tom, WIRED ON WALL STREET: THE RISE AND FALL OF TIPPER X, ONE OF THE FBI’S MOST PROLIFIC INFORMANTS
Harding, Thomas, THE EINSTEIN VENDETTA: HITLER, MUSSOLINE, AND A TRUE STORY OF MURDER
Harpootlian, Dick with, Assael, Shaun, DIG ME A GRAVE: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE SERIAL KILLER WHO SEDUCED THE SOUTH
Mann, William J., BLACK DAHLIA: MURDER, MONSTERS, AND MADNESS IN MIDCENTURY HOLLYWOOD
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
Tulsky, Rick, INJUSTICE TOWN: A CORRUPT CITY, A WRONGLY CONVICTED MAN, AND A STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
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
Cornwell, Patricia, TRUE CRIME: A MEMOIR
Curran, Dr. John, THE MURDER GAME: PLAY, PUZZLES AND THE GOLDEN AGE
Curti, Roberto &, Lafond, Frank, FRENCH THRILLERS OF THE 1970S: VOLUME 1 – CRIME FILMS
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
Weill, Richard, FREDERICK KNOTT AND DIAL M FOR MURDER: THE CREATION AND EVOLUTION OF AN ICONIC THRILLER
Best Short Story
Adlerberg, Scott, “ALL IN” – TENNIS NOIR
Archan, Isabella, “FRÖDENBERG THREADS” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Armstrong, Andrew, “SHERLOCK HOLMES HAS DOMESTIC TROUBLE” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Aymar, E.A., “DEAR MR. TOWNSEND” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Bagge, Tapani, “THE YELLOW DOG” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Baylac, Al, “THE PACK” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Bernard, Maïté, “LOVE LOVE LOVE” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Bernier, Ashley-Ruth M., “TWO-HOUR VACATION” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Berry, Lucinda, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Black, Pat, “SANTA DASH” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Black, Pat, “YOU’LL FEEL A SHARP SCRATCH” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Black, Terry, “INTERVENTION” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Blackwell, C.W., “MURDER ME IN THE NEON LIGHTS” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Boni, Tanella, “THE MAN WHO COUNTED FLOWERS” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Bracken, Michael, “GLASS BEACH” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Brents, Scott M., “THE PREPARATION OF A GALACTIC BEACON” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Brewer, Richard J., “THWACK!!” – TENNIS NOIR
Burke, V.G., “SKELETON CREW” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Burton, D.S., “THE WHALE PAVILION” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Campbell, Colin, “BULLETS, BOMBS AND TOPSPIN LOBS” – TENNIS NOIR
Canfield, Michael, YOU’RE KILLING ME” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Carpenter, Thomas K., “LORD OF MISRULE” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Carr, Shelly Dickson, “DARKNESS OF THE MOON” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Causse, Manu, “NOIR CANAL” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Chauvelot, Gaspard, “RIDGELINE” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Conley, Jen, “LADY, GET SOME BALLS” – TENNIS NOIR
Costa, Shelley, “JACK MCCOOL AND THE TURNIP LANTERN” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Crowther, Brad, “GRACIE JANE TURNS THIRTY” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
De Paepe, Herbert, “THE DEFIXIO MURDERS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Dean, David, “MARCHLAND’S MISSING PATIENT” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Dessaint, Pascal, “ASPHALT BEAUTIES” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Dilts, Catherine, “MURDER AT THE MIDTOWN OASIS” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Dirckx, John H., “ILLEGAL IN ALL STATES” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Donahoo, Kathleene, ALIBI” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Dubé, Marcelle, “BARNEY’S DINER” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Durham, Meenakshi Gigi, “PHOTOGRAPH” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Eccles, Marjorie, “SPINDRIFT” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Egan, Kevin, “ALBATROSS” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Émourgeon, Francis, “COLD BUFFET” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Eskilson, Christine, “HER LAST VINYASA” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Estleman, Loren D., “THE EVEN DOZEN” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Faherty, Terence, “THE FINAL PROBLEM” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Floyd, John M., “ME AND JAN AND THE HANDYMAN” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Frank, Miller Ed, “A QUIET MAN IN A LOUD TOWN” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Frieden, A.C., “JUDGEMENT SERVED” – TENNIS NOIR
Fryer, David, “221C BAKER STREET” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Fusilli, Jim, “LEFT HAND, THIRD FINGER” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Gardiner, Wayne J., “PROMISE NOT TO TELL” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Gersh, Max, “THE FAVORITE SISTER” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Ginzler, Ron, “THE ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Grall, Sarah, “WHO STONED THE BEAR?” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Grand-Clément, Adeline, “THE UPRISINGS IN TERRE CABADE” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Greet, Robert, “MORE THAN A B-LISTER” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Guthrie, Nick, “WHERE’S PETE?” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Guthrie, Nick, “IT’S COMPLICATED” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Hannah, James D.F., “SPEED TRAP CAMERA” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Harper, Charles John, “THE MYSTERY OF SEA AND SKY” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Hohl, Kate, “COINS IN THE BOX” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Jain, Smita Harish, “THE GREAT ALMOND HEIST” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Jankowski, Steve, “BOBBY RIGGED” – TENNIS NOIR
Jiao, Jade, “THE PREDECESSOR” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Jones, Bret, “CANTO ZERO” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Jones, Bret, “THE PILLOWCASE BRIGADE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Jones, Derek Alan, “BABY BIRD” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Joslyn, Mark, “WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Jovena, LaToya, “CRUMBS” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Kohler, Sheila, “THE SECRET” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Laframboise, Michèle, “SOLSTICE SIGIL” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Lange, Mandy, “AURORA AUSTRALIS” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Latragna, Christopher, “A MATTER OF PUNCTUATION” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Law, Janice, “THE OTHER WOMAN” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Liskow, Steve, “WHEN THE FIRST BODY DROPS” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Lopresti, Robert, “COURTIN’ IN THE KITCHEN” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Lourey, Jess, TWICE IN A BLUE MOON
Lovelace, Kai, “EVERY DAY IS YOUR LAST” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Maddox, Lawrence , “LOVE IS BLUE” – TENNIS NOIR
Mallory, Michael, “THE ADVENTURE OF THE BELGRAVIAN BANSHEE” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
McPherson, Catriona, “SOMETHING THAT’S NOT MOVING” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Medawar, Tony, “ARNAQQUASSAAQ” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Medearis, Wil, “THE RIGHT TO LOSE” – TENNIS NOIR
Menge, Elaine, “THE SUMMER OF DAVID” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Neale, C.J., “A BETTER PLACE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Nelson, Randy F., “THE BERG” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Nicolli, Francesco, “ACE OF WANDS” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
O’Connor, Paul Ryan, “STRANGERS ON A TRAIN ON A TRAIN” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Oliver, Lauren, A FATAL DELIVERY
Onia, Al, “DEFERRED SENTENCE” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Pachter, Josh, “GOMAAKOD” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Page, Katherine Hall, “THE LODGER” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Parman, Sue, “CORPSE HANDLER AND THE DEAD RIDGE WALKER” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Pfister, Jason , “GRASSHOPPER” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Pham, Savio, “THE EXECUTIONER” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Phillips, Gary, “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN RACKET” – TENNIS NOIR
Pielmeier, John Leonard, “THE TATTLE-TALE HEART” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Pierce, Stephen M., “AN RUD A CHAILL MUID SA DÍLE” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Pronzini, Bill, “THE AVENGER” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Ray, Robin Hazard, “THE ORIENT CLUB” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Richardson, Travis, “THE SAMURAI’S ASSISTANT” – TENNIS NOIR
Robinson, Chris L., “A REGULAR GUY” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Ross, Stephen, “ALAN DUNCAN DID THIS” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Rouillé, Nicolas, “PLOC-PLOC” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Rudel, Aeryn, “THE RIPPLE EFFECT” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Rutter, Eric, “HE WALKS AMONG US” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Saïdi, Hafid, “THE STAR OF BELFORT” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Sands, Linda, “DISCIPLES OF THE GAME” – TENNIS NOIR
Santos, Richard Z., “A TRAIL JOB” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Scotti, Anna, “SEASON OF GIVING” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Séverac, Benoît, “OVALOID SKULLS” – TOULOUSE NOIR
Shepphired, Ann, “A TRIP TO INDIAN WELLS” – TENNIS NOIR
Shepphired, John, “RETALIATE UNDETECTED” – TENNIS NOIR
Sheriff, John Paxton, “SOLDIER BLUE AND THE CHANGE OF PLAN” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Snyder, DK, “HOME” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Soloway, Jeff, “SHOOTING FOR HARVARD” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Stack, Gilbert M. , “PANDORA’S BOUNTY” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Starr, Jason , “THE SUMMER TOURNAMENT” – TENNIS NOIR
Stiteler, Gabriela, “THE BEST AND SWEETEST THINGS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Stiteler, Gabriela, “A GENEROUS STRIKE ZONE” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Sullivan, Floyd, “MURDER ON THE JOB” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Swardson, Anne, “FRIED FRENCH” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Thielman, Mark, “PARADISE STOLEN” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Tijerina, Walid, “DEATH IN LITTLE VILLAGE” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Todd, Marilyn, “LEST WE FORGET” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Tollefson, Julie, “FULL CIRCLE” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Torre, A.R., YOU’LL MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE
Walker, Persia, “GALLERY OF GUILT” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Warren, James Lincoln, “ROSHAMBO” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Watson, S.B., “CLOSING THE CASE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Wells, Elizabeth, “CAMPUS DEATH” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, “INTUITION” – AHMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Whisler, Elysia, “LEGACY” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Zeltserman, Dave, “JULIUS KATZ GETS ARRESTED” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2026
Zeppetello, Joe, “MAYFLOWER MURDER” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2026
Best Juvenile
Anderson, Veronica Park, BLOOD CITY ROLLERS: MOVE IT OR BRUISE IT
Bell, P.G., THE BIG BAD WOLF MURDER
Belote, Ashley, SQUIRREL LOCK HOLMES #1: THE PET ROCK MYSTERY
Clark, Zack Loran &, Elipulous, Nick, THE DOOMSDAY ARCHIVES: SHADOWGLASS
Corey, Noah, CLEMENTINE H. HOPEFUL IS NOT A HERO
Currie, Lindsay, X MARKS THE HAUNT
Debbink, Andrea, I WITNESSED: THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY OF 1963
Elliott, Rachel, ZEB AND BEL: A CASE OF BIRD PROBLEMS
Gardner, PJ, WORST IN SHOW
Green, John Patrick, Hastings, Christopher, INVESTIGATORS: AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.: SEW MUCH TROUBLE
King, Wesley, BEAST BALLERZ
Marsh, Rachel M., GRANDPERE’S GHOST SWAMP
Milford, Kate, RIALTO
Moldavsky, Goldy, BUBBLEGUM SHOES: THE BIG SLEEPOVER
Morrell, Christyne, THE CASE OF THE SCARLET SNAKEBITE
Munda, Rosaria, CONFESSIONS OF JUNIOR SPY: THE MEAN GIRL MISSION
Ònájìn, Àlàbá, THE CASE OF THE MISSING KOLO
Reese, Brandon, FANTASTIC FROG AND THE AMAZING TAD LAD
Santat, Dan, SASHIMI
Souders, Taryn, SECRETS OF THE BROKEN HOUSE
Sten, Camilla &, Sten, Viveca, THE SECRETS BELOW
Swinarski, Claire, EACH AND EVERY SPARK
Thurman, Brittany J., OPAL WATSON: A CASE MOST FOWL
Williams, Jarrett, HARPER SHARP: KID DETECTIVE
Best Young Adult
Angoe, Yasmin, SHE DRINKS THE LIGHT
Armstrong, Kelley, A DEADLY INHERITANCE
Clayton, Dhonielle;, Woodfolk, Ashley; Thomas, Angie; Stone, Nic; Jackson D. Tiffany, BREAKOUT
Davidhizar, Megan, GASLIT
Davis-Featherstone, Rachael, OXFORD BLOOD
Desamours, Channelle, THE CALL HER REGRET
Douglass, Ryan, THE GREAT DISILLUSIONMENT OF NICK AND JAY
Emill, Jumata, I DON’T WISH YOU WELL
Faubion, Rebekah, LOST GIRLS OF HOLLOW LAKE
Graham, Jennifer, THE FALL OF IRIS HENLEY
Hashem, Sara, WHERE NO SHADOW STAYS
Hati, S., MORBID CURIOSITIES
Hogan, Bex, OWL KING
Jackson, Emma, A HOUSE OF VIPERS
Kendall, Keala, THAT WHICH FEEDS U
Kennedy, E., THORNBIRD
Lobb, M.K., TO DEAL WITH KINGS
Lourey, Jess, THE VERDANT CAGE
Montblanc, C.L., THEY WANT US DEAD
Ness, Patrick, PIPER AT TH GATES OF DUSK
Peterfreund, Diana, ELLEN POE: THE FORGOTTEN LOVE
Plettt, Cale, THE SAW MOUTH
Ralph, Vincent, NIGHT TERROR
Ralph, Vincent, DEAD FAKE
Red, , SCHOOL BUS GRAVEYARD. VOLUME 1
Reiss, Rachel, SECONDS TO SPARE
Riesen, Lila, RAINSONG
Roscoe, P.C., HOW THE OTHER HALFL DIE
Sellet, Amanda, FLIRTING WITH MURDER
Silver, Josh, ERASE ME
Springer, Nancy, ENOLA HOLMES AND THE CLANGING COFFIN
Steven, Laura, EVERY EXQUISITE THING
Turner, Sadie, TIDESPEAKER
Wlosok, Victoria, SIX MUST DIE
Best TV Episode
Bernheim, Robin , “THE BEGINNING” – YOU’RE KILLING ME
Bernheim, Robin , “THE WEDDING” – YOU’RE KILLING ME
Goldberg, Lee &, Sutton, Phoef, “THE FRONT WINDOW” – YOU’RE KILLING ME
Hamilton, Aldis Amah, “ALONE AND FORSAKEN” – BLACK SANDS
Hamilton, Aldis Amah, “TOO MANY BREATHS” – BLACK SANDS
Jonsson, Ragnar &, Hamilton, Aldis Amah, “SIMPLE YOU ARE” – BLACK SANDS
Kofoed-Hansen, Elias Helgi, “BLACK BEACH II” – BLACK SANDS
Thompson, Derek, “THE COPYCAT” – YOU’RE KILLING ME
Z, Baldvin, “TIME TO LIVE” – BLACK SANDS
Z, Baldvin, “DANCING BAREFOOT”- BLACK SANDS
Z Baldvin &, Hansen, Elias Kofoed, Hamilton, Aldis Amah, “GETTING OUT” – BLACK SANDS
Z, Baldvin &, Jonsson, Ragnar, “EVERYTHING IS A LIE” – BLACK SANDS
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
Burke, V.G., “SKELETON CREW” – EQMM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Shepphired, Ann, “A TRIP TO INDIAN WELLS” – TENNIS NOIR
Mary Higgins Clark Award
Alexander, Ellie, THE WHISKING HOUR
Bell, A.D., THE BOOKBINDER’S SECRET
Blades, Nicole, WOULD I LIE TO YOU?
Brennan, Allison, WHISPER CREEK
Chow, Jennifer J., TELL-TALE TREATS
Cox, Mollie Ann, THE WIDOW HAMILTON
Crowens, Elizabeth, ROUND UP THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
Hakoda, Kerry, TOO DEEP TP CROSS
Haseldine, Jane, EVERYONE IS PERFECT HERE
Kelly, Diane, THE BARN IDENTITY
Kovacic, Katherine, NO GOOD DEED
Lynn, Sharon, DEATH TAKES A KNIGHT
Massey, Sujata, THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA
Moehling, Joshua, BENEATH A BROKEN SKY
Norlander, Linda, THE SECRET OF RAVENS VALLEY
Olson, Karen E., A DEFIANT WOMAN
Parlato, Terri, SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS SAFE
Penney, Elizabeth, DUNGEONS AND DANGER
Rader-Day, Lori, WRECK YOUR HEART
Rouda, Kaira, WE WERE NEVER FRIENDS
Siegel, Katie, OUT OF THE LOOP
Wright, Erica, THE MUSEUM OF UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE
Sue Grafton Award
Armstrong, Kelley, FIRST SIGN OF DANGER
Armstrong, Kelley, AN ORDINARY SORT OF EVIL
Corvo, Eloise, TUNNEL VISION
Goyette, Cindy, DIVERSION
Haines, Carolyn, ODE TO THE BONES
Klein, Libby, GIMME SHELTER
L’Etoile, James, ILLUSION OF TRUTH
O’Connell, Catherine, STEEP AND DEEP
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Alexander, Ellie, THE WHISKING HOUR
Bernier, Ashley-Ruth, THE BUSH TEA MURDER
Cahoon, Lynn, CONFESSIONS OF AN AMATEUR SLEUTH
Cannon, Jess, A ZOOM WITH A VIEW
Chester, Fliss, MURDER IN A CORNISH TEASHOP
Chow, Jennifer J., TELL-TALE TREATS
Coco, Nancy, SOME LIKE IT FUDGY
Connelly, Lucy, THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE POISONED PROFESSOR
Cullen, Michelle L., A FIELD GUIDE TO MURDER
Delany, Vicki, THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS
Dutra, Carmela, HOT WINGS AND HOMICIDE
Floriani, Carol, INVITATION TO MURDER
Fox, Hattie, BAKING UP A MURDER
George, Nicholas, YOU’VE LOST THAT LIVIN’ FEELIN’
Gilbert, Victoria, A DEADLY CLUE
Gray, Kit, THE BLACK CAT DETECTIVES
Gunasekera, Yosha, THE MIDNIGHT TAXI
Hackney, Stacy, THE PRIMROSE MURDER SOCIETY
Harper, Molly, A CUTE LITTLE MURDER
Karst, Leslie, MURDER, LOCAL STYLE
Kelly, Diane, THE BARN IDENTITY
Logan, Michael, THE DOGWALKERS’ DETECTIVE AGENCY
LoTempio, T.C., BURIED IN A BOOK
Mathews, Lisa Q., BURIED IN SHAMROCKS
Moone, Lacey, VOTED MOST LIKELY TO MURDER
Norlander, Linda, THE SECRET OF RAVENS VALLEY
Penney, Elizabeth, DUNGEONS AND DANGER
Ramey, Stacie, SPELLBOUND BY MURDER
Riches, Marnie, THE GARDNERS’ CLUB
Swann, Leonie, AGNES SHARP AND THE WEDDING TO DIE FOR
Walker, Laura Jensen, THE ALPHABET SLEUTHS
