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This list includes all submissions received by the MWA national office as of April 21, 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
Ahmead, Amin, A KILLER IN THE FAMILY
Angoe, Yasmin, BEHIND THESE FOUR WALLS
Baldacci, David, HOPE RISES
Bannalec, Jean-Luc, THE SECRETS OF THE ABBEY
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
Crouch, Sarah, THE BRIARS
Dean, Will, ADRIFT
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
Girard, Danielle, PINKY SWEAR
Hanna, Johansson, BODY DOUBLE
Hannigan, Rebecca, DARKROOMS
Harding, Robyn, STRANGERS IN THE VILLA
Harper, Jane, LAST ONE OUT
Harper, Jordan, A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE
Hawkins, Rachel, THE STORM
Henderson, Alice, STORM WARNING
Hurtubise, Charleen, SAOIRSE: A NOVEL
Jackson, Joshilyn, MISSING SISTER
Jones, Sandie, KILLING ME SOFTLY
Katzenbach, John, THE ARCHITECT
Kazumi, Callie, GREEDY
Keane, Carter, MORSEL
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
Lowkis, Carmella, A SLOW AND SECRET POISON
Mack, Catherine, THIS WEEKEND DOESN’T END WELL FOR ANYONE
Margaret, Joanna, THE DAUGHTERS
Matheson, Nadine, THE SHADOW CARVER
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
Moldover, Joseph, TO THE END OF RECKONING
Montgomery, Ross, THE MURDER AT WORLD’S END
Morrow, Bethany C., THE BODY
Mulhauser, Travis, FAIR CHASE
Oliver, MK, A SOCIOPATH’S GUIDE TO A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE
Osler, Rob, THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MUCKRAKER
Paris, B.A., WHEN I KILL YOU
Pearce, Daisy, DARK IS WHEN THE DEVIL COMES
Pease, Amy, WILDWOOD
Perez-Reverte, Arturo, THE FINAL PROBLEM
Perry, Thomas, THE TREE OF LIGHT AND FLOWERS
Perry, Anne &, Zackheim, Victoria, DEATH TIMES SEVEN
Philipson, Rebecca, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
Phillips, Gin, RUBY FALLS
Preston, Douglas &, Child, Lincoln, PENDERGAST
Preston, Douglas &, Preston, Aletheia, PARADOX
Pueyo, Hache, CABARET IN FLAMES
Quick, Matthew, THE METHOD
Rader-Day, Lori, WRECK YOUR HEART
Rake, Jeff &, Hart, Rob, DETOUR
Reid, Andrew, THE SURVIVOR
Robb, Candace, A LION’S RANSOM
Robb, J.D., STOLEN IN DEATH
Rollinson, Jacob, THE TRUTH OF CARCOSA
Ryan, Lindy, DOLLFACE
Sheinmel, Alyssa, SUCH SHELTERED LIVES
Siger, Jeffrey, A STUDY IN SECRETS
Stanley, Kelli, THE RECKONING
Sutanto, Jesse Q., READ BETWEEN THE LIES
Swinson, David, FROM THE DUST
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
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
Hanssen, Tiffany, MY NAME WAS GERRY SASS
Kelly, Pat, RIFLE SEASON
Kovatcheva, Anna, SHE MADE HERSELF A MONSTER
LaMothe, Allison, DIRTY METAL
Langsfeld, C. William, SALVATION
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
Parkman, Karen, THE JILLS
Taff, Rachel, PAPER CUT
Walz, Marisa, GOOD INTENTIONS
Best Paperback/E-Book Original
Alexander, Ellie, THE WHISKING HOUR
Carter, A.F., CARNEY
Chance, Maia, THE RAVINE
Christopher, Adam, CRAWLSPACE
Coffin, Bruce Robert, BITTER FALL
Cole, Audrey J., THE TRIP
Davidson, Orlando, NORTH OF FOOTHILL
DeRoy, Jesse, THE VENICE DOUBLE
Dixon, Helena, THE AFTERNOON TEA MURDERS
Fanning, Diane, DEATH WISH
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
Kelly, Diane, THE BARN IDENTITY
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
Moke, Jenny Elder, CROSS YOUR HEART AND HOPE HE DIES
Neubauer, Erica Ruth, TWO BODIES ARE BETTER THAN ONE
Norlander, Linda, WHAT THE FIELDS SAW
Parks, Adele, OUR BEAUTIFUL MESS
Reding, Lauren, THE KILLER IN THE HOUSE
Robinson, Bryan E., SHE’LL BE KILLING ‘ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
Rother, Caitlin, HOOKED
Schott, Philipp, THREE BENGAL KITTENS
Stefanovich-Thomson, Alexis, OPPOSITE SULLY’S GYM
Sutton, Lilli, A LONG DARK NIGHT
Thiem, Brian, A KILLER IN THE CORDGRASS
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
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
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
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
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
Lourey, Jess, THE VERDANT CAGE
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
Alexander, Ellie, THE WHISKING HOUR
Bell, A.D., THE BOOKBINDER’S SECRET
Crowens, Elizabeth, ROUND UP THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
Kelly, Diane, THE BARN IDENTITY
Rader-Day, Lori, WRECK YOUR HEART
Sue Grafton Award
L’Etoile, James, ILLUSION OF TRUTH
O’Connell, Catherine, STEEP AND DEEP
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Alexander, Ellie, THE WHISKING HOUR
Chester, Fliss, MURDER IN A CORNISH TEASHOP
George, Nicholas, YOU’VE LOST THAT LIVIN’ FEELIN’
Hackney, Stacy, THE PRIMROSE MURDER SOCIETY
Kelly, Diane, THE BARN IDENTITY
LoTempio, T.C., BURIED IN A BOOK
Walker, Laura Jensen, THE ALPHABET SLEUTHS
