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See category guidelines here.
This list includes all submissions received by the MWA national office as of March 23, 2023. 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 2024. The winners will be announced at the Edgar® Banquet on a Thursday in either late April or early May 2024.
- 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
Adamson, E.V., MURDER GROVE
Baldacci, David, SIMPLY LIES
Bennett, Michael, BETTER THE BLOOD
Berne, Suzanne, THE BLUE WINDOW
Berry, Steve, THE LAST KINGDOM
Björnsdóttir, Sigríŏur Hagalín, THE FIRES
Black, Cara, NIGHT FIGHT TO PARIS
Box, C.J., STORM WATCH
Clements, Oliver, ALL THE QUEEN’S SPIES
Coben, Harlan, I WILL FIND YOU
Cotterill, Colin, THE MOTION PICTURE TELLER
Cutrufelli, Maria Rosa, TINA, MAFIA SOLDIER
Doolittle, Sean, DEVICE FREE WEEKEND
Ellison, J.T., IT’S ONE OF US
FitzSimmons, Matthew, CHANCE
Gilstrap, John, WHITE SMOKE
Hallett, Janice, TWYFORD CODE
Handler, David, THE GIRL WHO TOOK WHAT SHE WANTED
Harper, Jane, EXILES
Harper, Jordan, EVERYBODY KNOWS
Johansen, Iris &, Johansen, Roy, MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Katsu, Alma, RED LONDON
Kent, Kathleen, BLACK WOLF
Koontz, Dean, THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Lawson, Mike, ALLIGATOR ALLEY
Leon, Donna, SO SHALL YOU REAP
Marshall, Kate Alice, WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS
Mosley, Walter, EVERY MAN A KING
Natt och Dag, Niklas, 1794: THE CITY BETWEEN THE BRIDGES
O’Connor, Joseph, MY FATHER’S HOUSE
Oates, Joyce Carol, 48 CLUES INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY SISTER
Perry, Thomas, MURDER BOOK
Quartey, Kwei, LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ
Sandford, John, DARK ANGEL
Seifert, Mary, FISHING, FESTIVITIES, AND FATALITIES
Stage, Zoje, MOTHERED
Sullivan, Connor, WOLF TRAP
Waheed, Mirza, TELL HER EVERYTHING
Watson, Sterling, NIGHT LETTER
Weiss, Josh, SUNSET EMPIRE
Winslow, De’Shawn Charles, DECENT PEOPLE
Wojtas, Olga, MISS BLAINE’S PREFECT AND THE WEIRD SISTERS
Best First Novel
Bartz, Julia, THE WRITING RETREAT
Burt, Anne, THE DIG
Dong, Maria, LIAR, DREAMER, THIEF
Herrera, Jennifer, THE HUNTER
Maxwell, Jessa, THE GOLDEN SPOON
Parlato, Terri, ALL THE DARK PLACES
Best Paperback/E-Book Original
Aymar, E.A., NO HOME FOR KILLERS
Barry, James, THE BLOW-UP
Berry, Lucinda, OFF THE DEEP END
Biswas, Damyanti, THE BLUE BAR
Bunzel, Reed, GREENWICH MEAN TIME
Butler, Lyn Liao, SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE
Castro, Joy, ONE BRILLIANT FLAME
Chance, Megan, A DANGEROUS EDUCATION
Clark, Tracy, HIDE
Hunt, Margot, LOVELY GIRLS
Kelly, Jane, STRANGERS IN THE AVALON DUNES
Kent, Minka, GONE AGAIN
Konen, Leah, YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME
Laestadius, Ann-Helen, STOLEN
Marr, Elle, THE FAMILY BONES
Mayne, Andrew, SEA CASTLE
O’Shea, Stephen, THE SORCERER AND THE ASSASSIN
Rubin, Mike & Ayan, A WHITE HOT PLAN
Tyler, L.C., FIRE
Best Fact Crime
Amelinckx, Andrew, SATELLITE BOY: THE INTERNATIONAL MANHUNT FOR A MASTER THIEF THAT LAUNCHED THE MODERN COMMUNICATION AGE
Best Critical-Biographical
Bordwell, David, PERPLEXING PLOTS: POPULAR STORYTELLING AND THE POETICS OF MURDER
Collins, Max Allan &, Traylor, James L., SPILLANE: KING OF PULP FICTION
Best Short Story
Abbott, Jeff, “THE GOOD NEIGHBOR” – AUSTIN NOIR
Atkins, Ace, “STUNTS” – AUSTIN NOIR
Barker, Trey R., “THE WEIGHT OF A GRUDGE” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Benn, James R., “THE LOST PROLOGUE” – THE REFUSAL CAMP
Benn, James R., “THE SECRET OF HEMLOCK HILL” – THE REFUSAL CAMP
Benn, James R., “VENGEANCE WEAPON” – THE REFUSAL CAMP
Burt, Alexandra , “SAPPHIRE BLUE” – AUSTIN NOIR
Due, Tananarive, “RUMPUS ROOM” – THE WISHING POOL AND OTHER STORIES
Due, Tananarive, “THE BIOGRAPHER” – THE WISHING POOL AND OTHER STORIES
Elwood, Elizabeth, “THROUGH THE WALL” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Fisher, Eve, “THE ABANDONED BRIDE” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Floyd, John M., “FROM THE HILL TO THE PARK” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Gentry, Amy, “STITCHES” – AUSTIN NOIR
Goffman, Barb, “THE JOYS OF OWNING A DOG” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Grovey, Jacob, “A TIME AND PLACE” – AUSTIN NOIR
Hilbert, Andrew, “BANGFACE VS. CLEANING SOLUTIONS, LLC” – AUSTIN NOIR
Hoag, Chrstina, “THE THIRD COINCIDENCE” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Iglesias, Gabino, “THE PINK MONKEY” – AUSTIN NOIR
Kuznets, Miriam, “SAVING” – AUSTIN NOIR
Montgomery, Scott, “A THOUSAND BATS ON AN AUSTIN NIGHT” – AUSTIN NOIR
Moore, Amanda, “REFLECTIONS” – AUSTIN NOIR
Murphy, Sandra, “THE MIXED MEDIA MESS” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Odintz, Molly, “MICHAEL’S PERFECT PENIS” – AUSTIN NOIR
Powell, Graham, “A JOURNEY BY RAIL” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Reamer, Sharon Kae, “THERE WAS A RIFT” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Santos, Richard Z., “RUSH HOUR” – AUSTIN NOIR
Sen, Chaitali, “THE FOUNDATION” – CHAITALI
Thomas, Lee, “CHARLES BRONSON” – AUSTIN NOIR
Best Juvenile
Deen, Natasha, SPOOKY SLEUTHS #3: DON’T GO NEAR THE WATER!
White, Kierstein, THE SINISTER SUMMER SERIES – CAMP CREEPY
Best Young Adult
Carter, Aimee, ROYAL BOOD
Cottingham, Kayla, THIS DELICIOUS DEATH
Emill, Jumata, THE BLACK QUEEN
Jackson, Holly, KILL JOY
Preston, Natasha, THE ISLAND
Richards, Natalie D., FOUR FOUND DEAD
Sedoti, Chelsea, TELL ME WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
Young, Suzanne, IN NIGHTFALL
Best TV Episode
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
Odintz, Molly, “MICHAEL’S PERFECT PENIS” – AUSTIN NOIR
Mary Higgins Clark Award
Kovacic, Katherine, JUST MURDERED
Parlato, Terri, ALL THE DARK PLACES
Seifert, Mary, FISHING, FESTIVITIES, AND FATALITIES
Webb, Betty, LOST IN PARIS
Sue Grafton Award
Quartey, Kwei, LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Seifert, Mary, FISHING, FESTIVITIES, AND FATALITIES
