Edgar Awards
Best Novel Awards
2017
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
The Ex by Alafair Burke
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin
Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
The Ex by Alafair Burke
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin
Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman
2016
Canary by Duane Swierczynski
The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr
Let Me Die in His Footsteps by Lori Roy (winner)
Life or Death by Michael Robotham
Night Life by David C Taylor
The Strangler Vine by M J Carter
Canary by Duane Swierczynski
The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr
Let Me Die in His Footsteps by Lori Roy (winner)
Life or Death by Michael Robotham
Night Life by David C Taylor
The Strangler Vine by M J Carter
2015
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
The Final Silence by Stuart Neville
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (winner)
Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
Wolf by Mo Hayder
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
The Final Silence by Stuart Neville
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (winner)
Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
Wolf by Mo Hayder
2009
Blue Heaven by C J Box (winner)
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
The Dying Breed by Declan Hughes
Missing by Karin Alvtegen
The Night Following by Morag Joss
Sins of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno
Blue Heaven by C J Box (winner)
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
The Dying Breed by Declan Hughes
Missing by Karin Alvtegen
The Night Following by Morag Joss
Sins of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno
2008
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
Down River by John Hart (winner)
Priest by Ken Bruen
Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
Down River by John Hart (winner)
Priest by Ken Bruen
Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
2007
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
The Istanbul Variations by Olen Steinhauer
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin (winner)
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
The Dead Hour by Denise Mina
Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
The Istanbul Variations by Olen Steinhauer
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin (winner)
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
2006
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (winner)
Drama City by George Pelecanos
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (winner)
Drama City by George Pelecanos
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
2005
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
California Girl by T Jefferson Parker (winner)
Evan's Gate by Rhys Bowen
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Remembering Sarah by Chris Mooney
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
California Girl by T Jefferson Parker (winner)
Evan's Gate by Rhys Bowen
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Remembering Sarah by Chris Mooney
2004
The Guards by Ken Bruen
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin (winner)
The Guards by Ken Bruen
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin (winner)
2003
City Of Bones by Michael Connelly
Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke
No Good Deed by Manda Scott
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
Winter and Night by S J Rozan (winner)
City Of Bones by Michael Connelly
Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke
No Good Deed by Manda Scott
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
Winter and Night by S J Rozan (winner)
2002
The Judgment by D W Buffa
Money, Money, Money by Ed McBain
Reflecting the Sky by S J Rozan
Silent Joe by T Jefferson Parker (winner)
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
The Judgment by D W Buffa
Money, Money, Money by Ed McBain
Reflecting the Sky by S J Rozan
Silent Joe by T Jefferson Parker (winner)
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
2001
The Bottoms by Joe R Lansdale (winner)
A Dangerous Road by Kris Nelscott
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
Red Light by T Jefferson Parker
The Whole Truth by Nancy Pickard
The Bottoms by Joe R Lansdale (winner)
A Dangerous Road by Kris Nelscott
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
Red Light by T Jefferson Parker
The Whole Truth by Nancy Pickard
2000
Bones by Jan Burke (winner)
In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson
L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais
River Of Darkness by Rennie Airth
Strawberry Sunday by Stephen Greenleaf
Bones by Jan Burke (winner)
In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson
L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais
River Of Darkness by Rennie Airth
Strawberry Sunday by Stephen Greenleaf
1999
Beyond Recall by Robert Goddard
Blood Work by Michael Connelly
The Last Days of Il Duce by Domenic Stansberry
A Likeness in Stone by Julia Wallis Martin
Mr. White's Confession by Robert Clark (winner)
Beyond Recall by Robert Goddard
Blood Work by Michael Connelly
The Last Days of Il Duce by Domenic Stansberry
A Likeness in Stone by Julia Wallis Martin
Mr. White's Confession by Robert Clark (winner)
1998
Black and Blue by Ian Rankin
Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke (winner)
Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
The Purification Ceremony by Mark Sullivan
A Wasteland of Strangers by Bill Pronzini
Black and Blue by Ian Rankin
Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke (winner)
Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
The Purification Ceremony by Mark Sullivan
A Wasteland of Strangers by Bill Pronzini
1997
The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H Cook (winner)
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Mean Streak by Carolyn Wheat
Pentecost Alley by Anne Perry
With Child by Laurie R King
The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H Cook (winner)
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Mean Streak by Carolyn Wheat
Pentecost Alley by Anne Perry
With Child by Laurie R King
1996
The Bookman's Wake by John Dunning
Come to Grief by Dick Francis (winner)
The Roaring Boy by Edward Marston
The Shadow Man by John Katzenbach
The Summons by Peter Lovesey
The Bookman's Wake by John Dunning
Come to Grief by Dick Francis (winner)
The Roaring Boy by Edward Marston
The Shadow Man by John Katzenbach
The Summons by Peter Lovesey
1995
Lights Out by Peter Abrahams
A Long Line of Dead Men by Lawrence Block
Miami, It's Murder by Edna Buchanan
The Red Scream by Mary Willis Walker (winner)
Wednesday's Child by Peter Robinson
Lights Out by Peter Abrahams
A Long Line of Dead Men by Lawrence Block
Miami, It's Murder by Edna Buchanan
The Red Scream by Mary Willis Walker (winner)
Wednesday's Child by Peter Robinson
1994
Free Fall by Robert Crais
The Journeyman Tailor by Gerald Seymour
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg
The Sculptress by Minette Walters (winner)
Wolf in the Shadows by Marcia Muller
Free Fall by Robert Crais
The Journeyman Tailor by Gerald Seymour
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg
The Sculptress by Minette Walters (winner)
Wolf in the Shadows by Marcia Muller
1993
32 Cadillacs by Joe Gores
Backhand by Liza Cody
Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (winner)
Pomona Queen by Kem Nunn
White Butterfly by Walter Mosley
32 Cadillacs by Joe Gores
Backhand by Liza Cody
Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (winner)
Pomona Queen by Kem Nunn
White Butterfly by Walter Mosley
1992
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse by Lawrence Block (winner)
Don't Say a Word by Andrew Klavan
I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard
Palindrome by Stuart Woods
Prior Convictions by Lia Matera
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse by Lawrence Block (winner)
Don't Say a Word by Andrew Klavan
I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard
Palindrome by Stuart Woods
Prior Convictions by Lia Matera
1991
Bones and Silence by Reginald Hill
Deadfall in Berlin by R D Zimmerman
Fade The Heat by Jay Brandon
New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith (winner)
Whiskey River by Loren D Estleman
Bones and Silence by Reginald Hill
Deadfall in Berlin by R D Zimmerman
Fade The Heat by Jay Brandon
New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith (winner)
Whiskey River by Loren D Estleman
1990
Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke (winner)
The Booster by Eugene Izzi
The Death of A Joyce Scholar by Bartholomew Gill
Goldilocks by Andrew Coburn
A Question of Guilt by Frances Fyfield
Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke (winner)
The Booster by Eugene Izzi
The Death of A Joyce Scholar by Bartholomew Gill
Goldilocks by Andrew Coburn
A Question of Guilt by Frances Fyfield
1989
A Cold Red Sunrise by Stuart M Kaminsky (winner)
In the Lake of the Moon by David Lindsey
Joey's Case by K C Constantine
Sacrificial Ground by Thomas H Cook
A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman
A Cold Red Sunrise by Stuart M Kaminsky (winner)
In the Lake of the Moon by David Lindsey
Joey's Case by K C Constantine
Sacrificial Ground by Thomas H Cook
A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman
1988
The Corpse in Oozak's Pond by Charlotte MacLeod
Nursery Crimes by B M Gill
Old Bones by Aaron Elkins (winner)
Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey
A Trouble Of Fools by Linda Barnes
The Corpse in Oozak's Pond by Charlotte MacLeod
Nursery Crimes by B M Gill
Old Bones by Aaron Elkins (winner)
Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey
A Trouble Of Fools by Linda Barnes
1987
Charlie Muffin and Russian Rose by Brian Freemantle
Come Morning by Joe Gores
A Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine (winner)
The Straight Man by Roger L Simon
A Taste for Death by P D James
Charlie Muffin and Russian Rose by Brian Freemantle
Come Morning by Joe Gores
A Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine (winner)
The Straight Man by Roger L Simon
A Taste for Death by P D James
1986
City of Glass by Paul Auster
A Shock to the System by Simon Brett
The Suspect by L R Wright (winner)
The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell
An Unkindness of Ravens by Ruth Rendell
City of Glass by Paul Auster
A Shock to the System by Simon Brett
The Suspect by L R Wright (winner)
The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell
An Unkindness of Ravens by Ruth Rendell
1985
The Black Seraphim by Michael Gilbert
Briarpatch by Ross Thomas (winner)
Chessplayer by William Pearson
Emily Dickinson Is Dead by Jane Langton
The Twelfth Juror by B M Gill
The Black Seraphim by Michael Gilbert
Briarpatch by Ross Thomas (winner)
Chessplayer by William Pearson
Emily Dickinson Is Dead by Jane Langton
The Twelfth Juror by B M Gill
1984
La Brava by Elmore Leonard (winner)
The Little Drummer Girl by John Le Carré
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney
Texas Station by Christopher Leach
La Brava by Elmore Leonard (winner)
The Little Drummer Girl by John Le Carré
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney
Texas Station by Christopher Leach
Best First Novel Awards
2017
Dancing with the Tiger by Lili Wright
Dodgers by Bill Beverly
The Drifter by Nick Petrie
IQ by Joe Ide
The Lost Girls by Heather Young
Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry
Dancing with the Tiger by Lili Wright
Dodgers by Bill Beverly
The Drifter by Nick Petrie
IQ by Joe Ide
The Lost Girls by Heather Young
Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry
2015
Bad Country by CB McKenzie
Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman (winner)
Invisible City by Julia Dahl
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
Murder At the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver
Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh
Bad Country by CB McKenzie
Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman (winner)
Invisible City by Julia Dahl
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
Murder At the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver
Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh
2009
Calumet City by Charlie Newton
A Cure for Night by Justin Peacock
The Foreigner by Francie Lin (winner)
The Kind One by Tom Epperson
Sweetsmoke by David Fuller
Calumet City by Charlie Newton
A Cure for Night by Justin Peacock
The Foreigner by Francie Lin (winner)
The Kind One by Tom Epperson
Sweetsmoke by David Fuller
2008
Head Games by Craig McDonald
In the Woods by Tana French (winner)
Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell
Pyres by Derek Nikitas
Snitch Jacket by Christopher Goffard
Head Games by Craig McDonald
In the Woods by Tana French (winner)
Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell
Pyres by Derek Nikitas
Snitch Jacket by Christopher Goffard
2007
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson (winner)
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
The King of Lies by John Hart
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson (winner)
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
The King of Lies by John Hart
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Best Paperback original Awards
2017
The 7th Canon by Robert Dugoni
A Brilliant Death by Robin Yocum
Come Twilight by Tyler Dilts
Heart of Stone by James W Ziskin
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
Shot In Detroit by Patricia Abbott
The 7th Canon by Robert Dugoni
A Brilliant Death by Robin Yocum
Come Twilight by Tyler Dilts
Heart of Stone by James W Ziskin
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
Shot In Detroit by Patricia Abbott
2016
The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney (winner)
The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter by Malcolm Mackay
What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan
The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney (winner)
The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter by Malcolm Mackay
What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan
2015
The Bar Keep by William Lashner
The Day She Died by Catriona McPherson
The Gone Dead Train by Lisa Turner
The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani (winner)
Stay With Me by Alison Gaylin
World of Trouble by Ben H Winters
The Bar Keep by William Lashner
The Day She Died by Catriona McPherson
The Gone Dead Train by Lisa Turner
The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani (winner)
Stay With Me by Alison Gaylin
World of Trouble by Ben H Winters
Best Juvenile Awards
Best Young Adult Awards
Mary Higgins Clark Awards
Best First Book Awards
2016
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (winner)
Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm
Where All Light Tends to Go by David Joy
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (winner)
Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm
Where All Light Tends to Go by David Joy
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