MWA Announces the 2025 Edgar Awards Winners
Congratulations to this year's winners and nominees.
The Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2024. Congratulations to all the nominees.
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BEST NOVEL
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The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Penguin Random House – Random House Worlds/Del Rey
Rough Trade by Katrina Carrasco (Farrar, Straus and Giroux – MCD)
Things Don’t Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (Penguin Random House – Crown)
My Favorite Scar by Nicolás Ferraro (Soho Press – Soho Crime)
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Penguin Random House – Riverhead Books)
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (Macmillan Publishers – Celadon Books)
The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell (Penguin Random House – Doubleday)
Winner: The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell (Penguin Random House – Doubleday)
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BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
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Twice the Trouble by Ash Clifton (Crooked Lane Books)
Cold to the Touch by Kerri Hakoda (Crooked Lane Books)
The Mechanics of Memory by Audrey Lee (CamCat Books)
A Jewel in the Crown by David Lewis (Kensington Books – A John Scognamiglio Book)
The President’s Lawyer by Lawrence Robbins (Simon & Schuster – Atria Books)
Holy City by Henry Wise (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press)
Winner: Holy City by Henry Wise (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press)
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BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
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The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle (Harlequin Trade Publishing – Park Row Books)
The Vacancy in Room 10 by Seraphina Nova Glass (Harlequin Trade Publishing – Graydon House)
Shell Games by Bonnie Kistler (HarperCollins – Harper Paperbacks)
A Forgotten Kill by Isabella Maldonado (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer)
The Road to Heaven by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson (Dundurn Press Ltd.)
Winner: The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle (Harlequin Trade Publishing – Park Row Books)
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BEST FACT CRIME
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Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank Figliuzzi (HarperCollins – Mariner Books)
The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective by Steven Johnson (Penguin Random House – Crown)
A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau (Pegasus Books – Pegasus Crime)
The Amish Wife: Unraveling the Lies, Secrets, and Conspiracy that Let a Killer Go Free by Gregg Olsen (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer)
Hell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America’s Second Slavery by Earl Swift (HarperCollins – Mariner Books)
The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age by Michael Wolraich (Union Square & Co.)
(Read an excerpt from the book on CrimeReads.)
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BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
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James Sallis: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Nathan Ashman (McFarland Publishing)
American Noir Film: From The Maltese Falcon to Gone Girl by M. Keith Booker (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)
Organized Crime on Page and Screen: Portrayals in Hit Novels, Films, and Television Shows by David Geherin (McFarland Publishing)
On Edge: Gender and Genre in the Work of Shirley Jackson, Patricia Highsmith, and Leigh Brackett by Ashley Lawson (The Ohio State University Press)
Ian Fleming; The Complete Man by Nicholas Shakespeare (HarperCollins – Harper)
Winner: James Sallis: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Nathan Ashman (McFarland Publishing)
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BEST SHORT STORY
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“Cut and Thirst,” Amazon Original Stories by Margaret Atwood (Amazon Publishing)
“Everywhere You Look,” Amazon Original Stories by Liv Constantine (Amazon Publishing)
“Eat My Moose,” Conjunctions: 82, Works & Days by Erika Krouse (Bard College)
“Barriers to Entry,” Amazon Original Stories by Ariel Lawhon (Amazon Publishing)
“The Art of Cruel Embroidery,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine – July-August 2024 by Steven Sheil (Dell Magazine)
Winner: “Eat My Moose,” Conjunctions: 82, Works & Days by Erika Krouse (Bard College)
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BEST JUVENILE
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The Beanstalk Murder by P.G. Bell (Macmillan Publishers – Feiwel & Friends)
Mystery of Mystic Mountain by Janet Fox (Simon & Schuster BFYR)
Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: The Stolen Key by Margaret Peterson Haddix (HarperCollins – Quill Tree Books)
The Spindle of Fate by Aimee Lim (Macmillan Publishers – Feiwel & Friends)
Find Her by Ginger Reno (Holiday House)
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BEST YOUNG ADULT
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Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell (HarperCollins – Heartdrum)
The Bitter End by Alexa Donne (Random House Books for Young Readers)
A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur (Macmillan Publishers – Feiwel & Friends)
Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson (HarperCollins Publishers – Harper Teen)
49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Fire)
Winner: 49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Fire)
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BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
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“Episode Five” – Rebus, Written by Gregory Burke (Viaplay)
“Episode One” – Monsieur Spade, Written by Tom Fontana & Scott Frank (AMC)
“Episode One” – Moonflower Murders, Written by Anthony Horowitz (Masterpiece PBS)
“Mirror” – Murderesses, Written by Wiktor Piatkowski, Joanna Kozłowska, Katarzyna Kaczmarek (Viaplay)
“Episode Two” – The Marlow Murder Club, Written by Robert Thorogood (Masterpiece PBS)
Winner: “Episode One” – Monsieur Spade, Written by Tom Fontana & Scott Frank (AMC)
(Read Nathan Ward’s “The Flitcrafting of Sam Spade” on CrimeReads)
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ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
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“The Legend of Penny and the Luck of the Draw Casino,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May-June 2024 by Pat Gaudet (Dell Magazines)
“Head Start,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September-October 2024 by Kai Lovelace (Dell Magazines)
“Murder Under Sedation,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March-April 2024 by Lawrence Ong (Dell Magazines)
“The Jews on Elm Street,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September-October 2024 by Anna Stolley Persky (Dell Magazines)
“Sparrow Maker,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November-December 2024 by Jake Stein (Dell Magazines)
Winner: “The Jews on Elm Street,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September-October 2024 by Anna Stolley Persky (Dell Magazines)
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THE SIMON & SCHUSTER MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
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The Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen (Amazon Publishing – Lake Union)
The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books)
The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press)
Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman (HarperCollins – William Morrow Paperbacks)
Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen (Crooked Lane Books)
Winner: The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press)
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THE G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD
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Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books)
A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Landmark)
Proof by Beverly McLachlin (Simon & Schuster Canada – Simon & Schuster)
A World of Hurt by Mindy Mejia (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press)
All the Way Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books)
The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear (Soho Press – Soho Crime)
Winner: The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear (Soho Press – Soho Crime)
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THE LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN MEMORIAL AWARD
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The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press)
Death and Fromage by Ian Moore (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press)
Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books)
Murder on Devil’s Pond by Ayla Rose (Crooked Lane Books)
The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press)
Winner: The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press)
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SPECIAL AWARDS
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GRAND MASTER
Laura Lippman
John Sandford
ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
Peter Wolverton, St. Martin’s Press
RAVEN AWARD
Face in a Book Bookstore & Gifts, El Dorado Hills, CA
