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This list includes all submissions received by the MWA national office as of May 18, 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
Abbott, Megan, BEWARE THE WOMAN
Adamson, E.V., MURDER GROVE
Allen, Samantha Jayne, HARD RAIN
Amidon, Stephen, LOCUST LANE
Armstrong, Kelley, MURDER AT HAVEN’S ROCK
Armstrong, Kelley, THE POISONER’S RING
Baldacci, David, SIMPLY LIES
Bannalec, Jean-Luc, THE BODY BY THE SEA
Bennett, Michael, BETTER THE BLOOD
Berne, Suzanne, THE BLUE WINDOW
Berry, Steve, THE LAST KINGDOM
Beutner, Katharine, KILLINGLY
Björnsdóttir, Sigríŏur Hagalín, THE FIRES
Black, Cara, NIGHT FIGHT TO PARIS
Black, Cara, NIGHT FLIGHT TO PARIS
Bollen, Christopher, THE LOST AMERICANS
Bowen, Rhys &, Broyles, Clare, ALL THAT IS HIDDEN
Box, C.J., STORM WATCH
Boyne, Daniel J., BODY OF WATER
Brannigan, Ellie, MURDER AT AN IRISH CASTLE
Brennan, Allison, SEVEN GIRLS GONE
Brody, Frances, A MANSION FOR MURDER
Brown, Rita Mae, HISS & TELL
Cambridge, Colleen , MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH MURDER
Carlsson, Christoffer, BLAZE ME A SUN
Carr, Jack, ONLY THE DEAD
Catton, Eleanor, BIRNAM WOOD
Chokshi, Roshani, THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE
Clements, Oliver, ALL THE QUEEN’S SPIES
Coben, Harlan, I WILL FIND YOU
Cosimano, Elle, FINLAY DONOVAN JUMPS THE GUN
Cotterill, Colin, THE MOTION PICTURE TELLER
Cranor, Eli, OZARK DOGS
Cutrufelli, Maria Rosa, TINA, MAFIA SOLDIER
Dalton, Julie Carrick, THE LAST BEEKEEPER
Darwent, Heather, THE THINGS WE DO TO OUR FRIENDS
Delany, Vicki, THE GAME IS A FOOTNOTE
Doctorow, Cory, RED TEAM BLUES
Donlea, Charlie, THOSE EMPTY EYES
Doolittle, Sean, DEVICE FREE WEEKEND
Dugoni, Robert, HER DEADLY GAME
Elliot, Lexie, BRIGHT AND DEADLY THINGS
Ellison, J.T., IT’S ONE OF US
Engberg, Katrine, THE SANCTUARY
Enriquez, Mariana, OUR SHARE OF NIGHT
Estleman, Loren D., CITY WALLS
Finlay, Alex, WHAT HAVE WE DONE
FitzSimmons, Matthew, CHANCE
Fradkin, Barbara, WRECK BAY
Gagnon, Michelle, KILLING ME
Gehrman, Jody, THE PROTEGE
Gilstrap, John, WHITE SMOKE
Goldis, Jaclyn, THE CHATEAU
Gómez-Jurado, Juan, RED QUEEN
Greaney, Mark, BURNER
Griffiths, Elly, THE LAST REMAINS
Grippando, James, CODE 6
Haines, Carolyn, TELL-TALE BONES
Hallett, Janice, TWYFORD CODE
Handler, David, THE GIRL WHO TOOK WHAT SHE WANTED
Harper, Jane, EXILES
Harper, Jordan, EVERYBODY KNOWS
Hastings, Anastasia, OF MANNERS AND MURDER
Hauty, Chris, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Hawkins, Rachel, THE VILLA
Hepworth, Sally, THE SOULMATE
Hilliard, M.E., THREE CAN KEEP A SECRET
Holmes, Rupert, MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER
Houston, Victoria, HIDDEN IN THE PINES
Hurwitz, Gregg, THE LAST ORPHAN
Isaacs, Susan, BAD, BAD SEYMOUR BROWN
Jackson, Joshilyn, WITH MY LITTLE EYE
Jance, J.A., COLLATERAL DAMAGE
Johansen, Iris &, Johansen, Roy, MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Johns, Jessica, BAD CREE
Johnstone, Carole, THE BLACKHOUSE
Jones, Stephen Graham, DON’T FEAR THE REAPER
Jones, Valona, SNUFFED OUT
Kapoor, Deepti, AGE OF VICE
Katsu, Alma, RED LONDON
Kaufman, Michael, THE LAST RESORT
Kellerman, Jonathan, UNNATURAL HISTORY
Kent, Kathleen, BLACK WOLF
Kincaid, Harper, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCHEME
King, Owen, THE CURATOR
Klump, Michelle Hillen, MURDER SERVED NEAT
Koontz, Dean, THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Landay, William, ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME
Lansdale, Joe R., THE DONUT LEGION
Larsen, Ward, DEEP FAKE
Lawson, Mike, ALLIGATOR ALLEY
Lawton, John, MOSCOW EXILE
Leon, Donna, SO SHALL YOU REAP
Lloyd, Chris, PARIS REQUIEM
Logue, Mary, THE BIG SUGAR
Lyon, Annette, JUST ONE MORE
Markert, J.H., THE NIGHTMARE MAN
Marshall, Kate Alice, WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS
Matthews, Owen, WHITE FOX
McDaniel, Tiffany, ON THE SAVAGE SIDE
McLaughlin, James A., PANTHER GAP
Mizushima, Margaret, STANDING DEAD
Moore, Scotto, WILD MASSIVE
Morton, Kate, HOMECOMING
Mosley, Walter, EVERY MAN A KING
Mullen, Thomas, BLIND SPOTS
Murphy, Nora, THE NEW MOTHER
Nagendra, Harini, MURDER UNDER A RED MOON
Nakamura, Fuminori, THE ROPE ARTIST
Natt och Dag, Niklas, 1794: THE CITY BETWEEN THE BRIDGES
North, Alex, THE ANGEL MAKER
O’Connor, Joseph, MY FATHER’S HOUSE
Oates, Joyce Carol, 48 CLUES INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY SISTER
Older, Malka, THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES
Pandian, Gigi, THE RAVEN THIEF
Parker, T. Jefferson, THE RESCUE
Perry, Thomas, MURDER BOOK
Popp, Misha, A GOOD DAY TO PIE
Quartey, Kwei, LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ
Raybourn, Deanna, A SINISTER REVENGE
Robb, J.D., ENCORE TO DEATH
Rose, Karen, COLD-BLOODED LIAR
Rosenfelt, David, GOOD DOG, BAD COP
Rosenfield, Kat, YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS
Rowland, Laura Joh, RIVER OF FALLEN ANGELS
Ryan, Hank Phillippi, THE HOUSE GUEST
Sandford, John, DARK ANGEL
Schweigart, Bill, THE GUILTY ONE
Sennett, Frank, SHADOW STATE
Shelton, Paige, FATEFUL WORDS
Slater, Alice, DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER
Sparks, Leanne Kale, EVERY MISSING GIRL
Stage, Zoje, MOTHERED
Sterling, Michelle Min, CAMP ZERO
Sternbergh, Adam, THE EDEN TEST
Stevenson, Benjamin, EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE
Sullivan, Connor, WOLF TRAP
Swanson, Peter, THE KIND WORTH SAVING
Tata, A.J., TOTAL EMPIRE
Thomas, Will, HEART OF THE NILE
Tudor, C.J., THE DRIFT
Waheed, Mirza, TELL HER EVERYTHING
Walters, Vanessa, NIGERWIFE
Watson, Sterling, NIGHT LETTER
Weiss, Josh, SUNSET EMPIRE
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, THE END OF THE ROAD
Winslow, De’Shawn Charles, DECENT PEOPLE
Witten, Matt, KILLER STORY
Wojtas, Olga, MISS BLAINE’S PREFECT AND THE WEIRD SISTERS
Best First Novel
Aquino, Melissa Coss, CARMEN AND GRACE
Bartz, Julia, THE WRITING RETREAT
Berry, I.S., THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW
Burt, Anne, THE DIG
Cerra, K.L., SUCH PRETTY FLOWERS
Chern, Lina, PLAY THE FOOL
Chong, Jinwoo, FLUX
Croft, Rachel Koller, STONE COLD FOX
Cruz, Michelle, EVEN WHEN YOU LIE
Davidson, Orlando, BASELINE ROAD
DeStefano, Ren, HOW I’LL KILL YOU
Dong, Maria, LIAR, DREAMER, THIEF
Fedor, Emma, AT SEA
Hendricks, T.R., THE INSTRUCTOR
Herrera, Jennifer, THE HUNTER
Jain, Vibhuti, OUR BEST INTENTIONS
Loesch, Kristen, THE LAST RUSSIAN DOLL
Maxwell, Jessa, THE GOLDEN SPOON
Miller, Mary Ann, BONES UNDER THE ICE
Oates, Nathan, A FLAW IN THE DESIGN
Parlato, Terri, ALL THE DARK PLACES
St. John, Anna, DOOMED BY BLOOMS
Sullivan, Justine, HE SAID HE WOULD BE LATE
Törzs, Emma, INK BLOOD SISTER SCRIBE
Yamashita, Iris, CITY UNDER ONE ROOF
Best Paperback/E-Book Original
Allen, Nancy, PAYBACK
Aymar, E.A., NO HOME FOR KILLERS
Baker, Shannon, DOUBLE BACK
Barry, James, THE BLOW-UP
Berry, Lucinda, OFF THE DEEP END
Bird, Kristen, I LOVE IT WHEN YOU LIE
Biswas, Damyanti, THE BLUE BAR
Bunzel, Reed, GREENWICH MEAN TIME
Buress, Doug, A LEGACY OF BONES
Butler, Lyn Liao, SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE
Byron, Ellen, WINED AND DINED IN NEW ORLEANS
Cahoon, Lynn, FOUR CHARMING SPELLS
Castro, Joy, ONE BRILLIANT FLAME
Chan, Chris, GHOSTING MY FRIEND
Chance, Megan, A DANGEROUS EDUCATION
Clark, Tracy, HIDE
Douglas, Claire, THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED
Eberhardt, Marty, BONES IN THE BACK FORTY
Elias, Gerald, MURDER AT THE ROYAL ALBERT
Evans, Mary Anna, THE TRAITOR BESIDE HER
Farnham, Dawn, TOKYO TIME
Fear, Ivanka, THE DEAD LIE
Fox, Sarah, SIX SWEETS UNDER
Gray, Claudia, THE LATE MRS. WILLOUGHBY
Green, Evie, THE NEW ONE
Hays, Kim, SONS AND BROTHERS
Hunt, Margot, LOVELY GIRLS
Johnson, Sara E., THE BONE RIDDLE
Kelly, Diane, PRIMER AND PUNISHMENT
Kelly, Jane, STRANGERS IN THE AVALON DUNES
Kent, Minka, GONE AGAIN
Kluesner, Kevin, THE KILLER SPEECH
Konen, Leah, YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME
Laestadius, Ann-Helen, STOLEN
Malladi, Amulya, A DEATH IN DENMARK
Marr, Elle, THE FAMILY BONES
Matthews, Olivia , AGAINST THE CURRANT
Matthews, Olivia , HARD DOUGH HOMICIDE
Mayne, Andrew, SEA CASTLE
McNamara, Frances, MOLASSES IN A NUTSHELL
Milliron, Liz, THE TRUTH WE HIDE
Mofina, Rick, EVERYTHING SHE FEARED
Moss, Korina, CURDS OF PREY
Moulton, Rachel Eve, THE INSATIABLE VOLT SISTERS
O’Shea, Stephen, THE SORCERER AND THE ASSASSIN
Quigley, Mindy, ASHES TO ASHES, CRUST TO CRUST
Raleigh, Michael, POE STREET
Rosen, Marcia, MURDER AT THE ZOO
Rovin, Jeff, TOM CLANCY’S OP-CENTER: FALLOUT
Rubin, Mike & Ayan, A WHITE HOT PLAN
Sanford, Karin Fitz, THE LAST THING CLAIRE WANTED
Seeck, Max, THE LAST GRUDGE
Seifert, Mary, FISHING, FESTIVITIES, AND FATALITIES
Stoler, Cathi, WITH A TWIST
Stratton, L.S., NOT SO PERFECT STRANGERS
Stuart, Amy, A DEATH AT THE PARTY
Sutanto, Jesse Q., VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS
Tyler, L.C., FIRE
Valjan, Gabriel, LIAR’S DICE
Webb, Betty, LOST IN PARIS
Webb, Debra, THE NATURE OF SECRETS
Willis, Lynn Chandler, WHAT THE MONKEY SAW
Winters, Mary, MURDER IN POSTSCRIPT
Best Fact Crime
Amelinckx, Andrew, SATELLITE BOY: THE INTERNATIONAL MANHUNT FOR A MASTER THIEF THAT LAUNCHED THE MODERN COMMUNICATION AGE
Araujo, Heriberto, MASTERS OF THE LOST LAND: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE AMAZON AND THE VIOLENT FIGHT FOR THE WORLD’S LAST FRONTIER
Balint, Benjamin, BRUNO SCHULZ: AN ARTIST, A MURDER, AND THE HIJACKING OF HISTORY
Bowden, Mark, LIFE SENTENCE: THE BRIEF AND TRAGIC CAREER OF BALTIMORE’S DEADLIEST GANG LEADER
Egan, Timothy, A FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND: THE KU KLUX KLAN’S PLOT TO TAKE OVER AMERICA, AND THE WOMAN WHO STOPPED THEM
Hubbart, Phillip A., FROM DEATH ROW TO FREEDOME: THE STRUGGLE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE PITTS-LEE CASE
Katwala, Amit, TREMORS IN THE BLOOD: MURDER, OBSESSION, AND THE BIRTH OF THE LIE DETECTOR
Kenneally, Christine, GHOSTS OF THE ORPHANAGE: A STORY OF MYSTERIOUS DEATHS, A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE, AND A SEARCH FOR JUSTICE
Masters, Nathan, CROOKED: THE ROARING ’20S TALE OF A CORRUPT ATTORNEY GENERAL, A CRUSADING SENATOR, AND THE BIRTH OF THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCANDAL
Rae-Venter, Barbara, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE: HOW AN AMATEUR DNA SLEUTH UNMASKED THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER AND CHANGED CRIME FIGHTING FOREVER
Weis, Susan, AN ASSASSIN IN UTOPIA: THE TRUE STORY OF A NINETEENTH-CENTURY SEX CULT AND A PRESIDENT’S MURDER
Zimmerman, James M., THE PEKING EXPRESS: THE BANDITS WHO STOLE A TRAIN, STUNNED THE WEST, AND BROKE THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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
Dawidziak, Mark, A MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES: THE DEATH AND LIFE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
Powell, Steven, LOVE ME FIERCE IN DANGER – THE LIFE OF JAMES ELLROY
Best Short Story
Abbott, Jeff, “THE GOOD NEIGHBOR” – AUSTIN NOIR
Abrahamson, K.L., “MUSHROOMING WITH MURRAY” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Adamson, Mike, “THE AFFAIR OF THE RUSSIAN VIOLINIST” – THE STRAND MAGAZINE
Allyn, Doug, “THE SECRET SISTER” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Atkins, Ace, “STUNTS” – AUSTIN NOIR
Aymar, E.A., “AMERICAN LOVERS” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Barker, Trey R., “THE WEIGHT OF A GRUDGE” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Barnstrom, Pete, “THE PALOOKA” – MYSTERY MAGAZINE
Barron, Laird, “LERN TO DYE” – MYSTERY TRIBUNE MAGAZINE
Bassman, Bill, “ERRAND FOR A NEIGHBOR” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Belcher, J.D., “THE LADERMAN AFFAIR” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Bell, Terena Elizabeth, “METH” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
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
Bernardini, Jennifer, “THE MONSTER IN THE WALL” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Bernier, Ashley-Ruth M., “CRABBY FEELINGS” – STONE’S THROW, VOLUME 1
Bialosky, Jill, “MOCK HEART” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Bissonnette, Sacha, “THE BALANCE OF SOME THINGS” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Blackwell, C.W., “NO WRONG WAY TO GRIEVE” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Bracken, Michael, “BEAT THE CLOCK” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Bracken, Michael, “DENIM MINING” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Bracken, Michael, “CITY OF THE DEAD” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Brown, Janelle, “TROUBLE” – AMAZON ORIGINALS
Bruce, Mark, “MINERVA JAMES AND THE RIVER GOD” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Burt, Alexandra , “SAPPHIRE BLUE” – AUSTIN NOIR
Cain, James M., “BLACKMAIL” – THE STRAND MAGAZINE
Charles, Hal, “THE BOWSER BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Charles, Hal, “SQUATTER’S RITES” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Charles, Hal, “THE NOBLE BACHELORETTE” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Coleman, Matt, “THE BUTCHERBIRDS OF TWELFTH STREET” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Conrad, Sam, “JOCK TALK” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Cooper, Mike, “PERSONAL SPACE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Crandell, Doug, “DOWN THE FIRE ROAD” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Crawford, Dan, “HEELPRINTS IN THE SANDS OF TIME” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Crook, Angela, “BITTER” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Cudmore, Libby, “WAIT FOR THE BLACKOUT” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Dean, David, “MRS. HYDE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Denton, Ellen, “MASTERMIND” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
DiFrancesco, Alex, “THE HOUSE ON FIR AVENUE” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Dilts, Catherine, “CLAIRE’S CABIN” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Dirckx, John H., “THERE WILL BE NO ENCORE” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Dolson, Nikki, “PALKO” – STONE’S THROW, VOLUME 1
Dubé, Marcelle, THE MITTENS” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
DuBois, Brendan, “SNOWBOUND” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Due, Tananarive, “RUMPUS ROOM” – THE WISHING POOL AND OTHER STORIES
Due, Tananarive, “THE BIOGRAPHER” – THE WISHING POOL AND OTHER STORIES
Eckels, Robert Edward, “THE THIRD LADY” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Ellison, J.T., “THESE COLD STRANGERS” – AMAZON ORIGINALS
Elwood, Elizabeth, “THROUGH THE WALL” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Elwood, Elizabeth, “THE MURDER OF SIR HENRY BASKERVILLE” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Faherty, Terence, “THE REIGATE SQUIRES” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Faherty, Terence, “MARGO AND THE YACHTING PARTY” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Faherty, Terence, “THE INCURIOUS MAN” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Fisher, Eve, “THE ABANDONED BRIDE” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Floyd, John M., “FROM THE HILL TO THE PARK” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Floyd, John M., “GOING THE DISTANCE” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Floyd, John M., “FISHING FOR CLUES” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Floyd, John M., “LAST DAY AT JACKRABBIT” – THE STRAND MAGAZINE
Franklin, S.L., “ONE, TWO, DÉJÀ VU” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Freimor, Jacqueline, “THE PICARDY THIRD” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Gentry, Amy, “STITCHES” – AUSTIN NOIR
Goffman, Barb, “THE JOYS OF OWNING A DOG” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Gonzales, Michael A., “THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BIG POPPA” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Goodrich, Joseph, “SHAME THE DEVIL” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Grimm, Mary, “UNDER THE HILL” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Grovey, Jacob, “A TIME AND PLACE” – AUSTIN NOIR
Hagerty, David, “THE POLITICS OF SNITCHING” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Hagerty, David, “SHEEP IS LIFE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Halter, Paul, “THE WENDIGO’S SPELL” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Hamdy, Adam, “TAROT” – THE STRAND MAGAZINE
Harrington, Karen, “WOULD YOU LIKE A REMEDY?” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Harrington, Karen, “ANOTHER THING COMING” – MYSTERY TRIBUNE MAGAZINE
Haynes, Michael, “FAT MAN’S MISERY” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Haywood, Gar Anthony, “A ROOM IN THE HEART” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Headen, Miesha Wilson, “THE BOOK OF NUMBERS” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Hilbert, Andrew, “BANGFACE VS. CLEANING SOLUTIONS, LLC” – AUSTIN NOIR
Hoag, Chrstina, “THE THIRD COINCIDENCE” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Hockensmith, Steve, “CAN THE CAT CATCH THE RAT” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Hockensmith, Steve, “THE GROWN-UPS TABLE” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Hohl, Kate, “THE BODY IN CELL TWO” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Iglesias, Gabino, “THE PINK MONKEY” – AUSTIN NOIR
Kardos, Michael, “WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT I KNOW” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Khan, Vaseem, “ACE OF SPADES” – THE STRAND MAGAZINE
Kitcher, William, “STRANGERS WHO AREN’T” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Knight, Nikki, “THE ANNUAL MUD SEASON HOMICIDE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Kolakowski, Nick, “COST OF LIVING” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Kunz, L.S., “MIDNIGHT RUN” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Kuznets, Miriam, “SAVING” – AUSTIN NOIR
Lantigua, John, “A CRUISE TO ETERNITY” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Larsen, Tom, “EL COMANDANTE Y EL ARTISTA” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Laskowski, Tara, “THE TOOTH FAIRY” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Law, Janice, “A MATTER OF TIME” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Limón, Martin, “KIMCHI KITTY” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Linn, Ken, “MURDER, WITH RESIGNATION” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Linn, Ken, “A FLASH OF HEADLIGHTS” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Lockwood, Jeffrey A. , “BURNING RAGE” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Long, Laird , “FINAL ACT” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Lopresti, Robert, “THE ACCESSORIES CLUB” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Malliet, G.M., “THE PACT” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Manfredo, Lou, “DISSONANCE” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Mansfield, Nina, “TWELVE ANGRY ACTORS” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
McCluskey, Sean, “THE SOILED DOVE OF SHALLOW HOLLOW” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
McCormick, William Burton, “AN ALIAS FOR THE ANGEL” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
McFadden, Dennis, “THE POET LAUREATE OF DAGUS MINES” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
McGuire, Michael, “VENGEANCE” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
McHone, Mike, “THE LAST RUINED NIGHT” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
McHone, Mike, “CARVER (AND) [COMPANY]” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
McHone, Mike, “PARENTHETICAL” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
McLain, Paula, “LOVE ALWAYS” – CLEVELAND NOIR
McSwain, Dana, “BUS STOP” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Mead, Tom, “THE SLEEPER OF COLDWREATH” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Menge, Elaine, “SIP AND FLOAT” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Methos, Victor, “KILL NIGHT” – AMAZON ORIGINALS
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
Murphy, Sandra, “WHAT’S THE HOLDUP” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Musto, Edward, “SHUTE BRANCH” – MYSTERY TRIBUNE MAGAZINE
Nee, John Shen Yen, Rozan, S.J., “THE KILLING OF HENRY DAVENPORT” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Oates, Joyce Carol, “THE PHLEBOTOMIST” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Odintz, Molly, “MICHAEL’S PERFECT PENIS” – AUSTIN NOIR
Pauw, Marion, “A NORMAL LIFE” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Penncavage, Michael, “SUNSHINE STATE PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Petrone, Susan, “THE SILENT PARTNER” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Pham, Savio, “THE EYE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Phelan, Twist, “IT’S A SMALL WORLD (AFTER ALL)” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Phelan, Twist, “JUDGE NOT” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Powell, Graham, “A JOURNEY BY RAIL” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Prado, Emilee, “TWENTY QUESTIONS” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Pronzini, Bill, “GOODBYE, MS. DAMICO” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Pronzini, Bill, CHALK” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Pulley, D.M., “TREMONSTER” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Reamer, Sharon Kae, “THERE WAS A RIFT” – BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE #13
Renwick, Zandra, “AMERICAN NIGHT” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Risember, Richard, “FRIED BALONEY SANDWICHES” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Rogers, Stephen D., “EVIL GETS THE BREAK” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Ross, Loretta Sue, “MURDER MNEMONIC” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Ruhlman, Michael, “THE ULTIMATE CURE” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn, “DRINKING IN THE AFTERNOON” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Rutter, Eric, “THE PRICE” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Santos, Richard Z., “RUSH HOUR” – AUSTIN NOIR
Scottoline, Lisa, “PIGEON TONY’S LAST STAND” – AMAZON ORIGINALS
Sen, Chaitali, “THE FOUNDATION” – CHAITALI
Sheriff, John Paxton, “TOE ON THE LADDER” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Smith, Elena E., “DARKER” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Soloway, Jeff, “WEEKEND OF PAUL’S” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Stashower, Daniel, “LENNY, BUT NOT CORKY” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Sullivan, Archer, “GOOD HARVEST” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Sullivan, Archer, “DRIVE, MARY” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Sullivan, Floyd, “DEAD MAN’S SHOE” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Taylor, Art, “EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT THE WEATHER” – THE ADVENTURE OF THE CASTLE THIEF
Taylor, Art, “THE ADVENTURE OF THE CASTLE THIEF” – THE ADVENTURE OF THE CASTLE THIEF
Thielman, Mark, “A STUDY IN SCARLET” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Thielman, Mark, “THE CASE OF THE KOSHER DEAL” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Thomas, Lee, “CHARLES BRONSON” – AUSTIN NOIR
Tippee, Bob, “IMPERFECT DATA” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Todd, Marilyn, “FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Trimm, Mikal, “INSIGNIFICANT OTHERS” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Umrigar, Thrity, “THE FALLEN” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Unger, Lisa, “UNKNOWN CALLER” – AMAZON ORIGINALS
van de Gaag, Marjolein, “BENEATH THE SURFACE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Vandiver, Abby L., “SUGAR DADDY” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Vernon, Gigi, “FOR ALL HIS WORTH” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Walker, Joseph S., “KINDLING DELIGHT” – STONE’S THROW, VOLUME 1
Walker, Joseph S., “MOVING DAY” – AHMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, “IGNATIUS RUM-AND-COLA” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew , “WEDDING DAY” – SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 31
Wilson, Matthew, “ELVIS DUTY” – AHMM JAN-FEB 2023
Wilson, Jr., L.A., “SOMETHING BLUE” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Zelvin, Elizabeth, “A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE” – AHMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Zimmerman, Mike, “RESPECT THE SHEMP” – ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, ISSUE 9
Best Juvenile
Arnold, Elana K., HARRIET SPIES
Bury, Katryn, DREW LETCLAIR CRUSHES THE CASE
Cameron, Josephine, THE DEPARTMENT OF LOST DOGS
Chick, Bryan, THE SECRET ZOO: THE FINAL FIGHT
Cuevas, Adrianna, THE GHOSTS OF RANCHO ESPANTO
Deen, Natasha, SPOOKY SLEUTHS #3: DON’T GO NEAR THE WATER!
Delaney, Rachelle, THE BIG STING
England, M.K., PLAYER VS. PLAYER #2: ATTACK OF THE BOTS
Frank, Steven B., GLOBAL WARNING
Grant, Vicki, A GREEN VELVET SECRET
Helgerson, Joseph, THE LAST GALUMPUS
Korman, Gordon, THE SUPERTEACHER PROJECT
Lowry, Lois, THE WINDEBY PUZZLE
Smith, Brian “Smitty”, OFFICER CLAWSOME: LOBSTER COP
Swinarski, Claire, WHAT HAPPENED TO RACHEL RILEY?
White, Kierstein, THE SINISTER SUMMER SERIES – CAMP CREEPY
Yi, Susie, CAT & CAT ADVENTURES: JOURNEY INTO UNIBEAR CITY
Young, Suzanne, WHAT STAYS BURIED
Best Young Adult
Alkaf, Hann &, Owen, Margaret, THE GRIMOIRE OF GRAVE FATES
Allen, Charlene, PLAY THE GAME
Armstrong, Kelley, SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING
Brooks, Nick, PROMISE BOYS
Carter, Aimee, ROYAL BOOD
Cottingham, Kayla, THIS DELICIOUS DEATH
Cotugno, Katie, LIAR’S BEACH
de la Cruz, Melissa, THE HEADMASTER’S LIST
Dietrich, Cale, THE PLEDGE
Dimaline, Cherie, FUNERAL SONGS FOR DYING GIRLS
Durst, Sarah Beth, THE LAKE HOUSE
Emill, Jumata, THE BLACK QUEEN
Furedi, Chelsey, PROJECT NOUGHT
Glasgow, Kathleen &, Lawson, Liz, THE NIGHT IN QUESTION
Griffis, Gigi, THE WICKED UNSEEN
Hannah, Andrea, WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS
Hirajeta, Rocky, WHAT THE RIVER BURIES
Jackson, Holly, KILL JOY
Johnson, Kim, INVISIBLE SON
Jones, Ripley, MISSING CLARISSA
Kinew, Wab, THE EVERLASTING ROAD
Klise, James, I’LL TAKE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE
Linsmeier, Amanda, STARLINGS
Lu, Marie, STARS AND SMOKE
Marsh, Katherine, THE LOST YEAR
McGinnis, Mindy, A LONG STRETCH OF BAD DAYS
Musikavanhu, Gail-Agnes, RIDE OR DIE
Nix, Garth, THE SINISTER BOOKSELLERS OF BATH
Oshiro, Mark, INTO THE NIGHT
Preston, Natasha, THE ISLAND
Richards, Natalie D., FOUR FOUND DEAD
Rosenblum, Cameron Kelly, THE SHARP EDGE OF SILENCE
Schaeffer, Rebecca, CITY OF NIGHTMARES
Sedoti, Chelsea, TELL ME WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
Stoffels, Maren, STRANGER DANGER
Tan, Susan, GHOSTS, TOAST, AND OTHER HAZARDS
Ward, Patricia, THE CHERISHED
Wilkinson, Lili, A HUNGER OF THORNS
Winans, Justine Pucella, BIANCA TORRE IS AFRAID OF EVERYTHING
Woon, Yvonne, MY FLAWLESS LIFE
Young, Suzanne, IN NIGHTFALL
Zappia, Francesca, GREYMIST FAIR
Best TV Episode
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
Bassman, Bill, “ERRAND FOR A NEIGHBOR” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Conrad, Sam, “JOCK TALK” – CLEVELAND NOIR
Hohl, Kate, “THE BODY IN CELL TWO” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Kunz, L.S., “MIDNIGHT RUN” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
McCluskey, Sean, “THE SOILED DOVE OF SHALLOW HOLLOW” – EQMM JAN-FEB 2023
Odintz, Molly, “MICHAEL’S PERFECT PENIS” – AUSTIN NOIR
Pham, Savio, “THE EYE” – EQMM MARCH-APRIL 2023
Sullivan, Archer, “DRIVE, MARY” – EQMM MAY-JUNE 2023
Mary Higgins Clark Award
Bowen, Rhys &, Broyles, Clare, ALL THAT IS HIDDEN
Byron, Ellen, WINED AND DINED IN NEW ORLEANS
Calkins, Susanna, DEATH AMONG THE RUINS
Chern, Lina, PLAY THE FOOL
Hastings, Anastasia, OF MANNERS AND MURDER
Hilliard, M.E., THREE CAN KEEP A SECRET
Kovacic, Katherine, JUST MURDERED
Logue, Mary, THE BIG SUGAR
Matthews, Olivia , AGAINST THE CURRANT
Matthews, Olivia , HARD DOUGH HOMICIDE
Moss, Korina, CURDS OF PREY
Pandian, Gigi, THE RAVEN THIEF
Parlato, Terri, ALL THE DARK PLACES
Quigley, Mindy, ASHES TO ASHES, CRUST TO CRUST
Ryan, Hank Phillippi, THE HOUSE GUEST
Sanford, Karin Fitz, THE LAST THING CLAIRE WANTED
Seifert, Mary, FISHING, FESTIVITIES, AND FATALITIES
Shelton, Paige, FATEFUL WORDS
Stoler, Cathi, WITH A TWIST
Webb, Betty, LOST IN PARIS
Winters, Mary, MURDER IN POSTSCRIPT
Sue Grafton Award
Allen, Samantha Jayne, HARD RAIN
Haines, Carolyn, TELL-TALE BONES
Houston, Victoria, HIDDEN IN THE PINES
Mizushima, Margaret, STANDING DEAD
Quartey, Kwei, LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ
Sparks, Leanne Kale, EVERY MISSING GIRL
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
Berry, Tamara, MURDER OFF THE BOOKS
Brannigan, Ellie, MURDER AT AN IRISH CASTLE
Byron, Ellen, WINED AND DINED IN NEW ORLEANS
Delany, Vicki, THE GAME IS A FOOTNOTE
Ehrhart, Peggy, IRISH KNIT MURDER
Elias, Gerald, MURDER AT THE ROYAL ALBERT
Flower, Amanda, IN FARM’S WAY
Fox, Sarah, SIX SWEETS UNDER
Haines, Carolyn, TELL-TALE BONES
Jones, Valona, SNUFFED OUT
Kelly, Jane, STRANGERS IN THE AVALON DUNES
Kincaid, Harper, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCHEME
Klump, Michelle Hillen, MURDER SERVED NEAT
Matthews, Olivia , AGAINST THE CURRANT
Matthews, Olivia , HARD DOUGH HOMICIDE
Moss, Korina, CURDS OF PREY
Pandian, Gigi, THE RAVEN THIEF
Quigley, Mindy, ASHES TO ASHES, CRUST TO CRUST
Reilly, Linda, CHEDDAR LATE THAN DEAD
Rosenfelt, David, GOOD DOG, BAD COP
Seifert, Mary, FISHING, FESTIVITIES, AND FATALITIES
Shelton, Paige, FATEFUL WORDS
Sutanto, Jesse Q., VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS
Thorogood, Robert, DEATH COMES TO MARLOW
