Edgar Awards

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The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, more commonly known as The Edgar Awards or the Edgars, were named in honor of the legendary writer Edgar Allan Poe.

The Edgars are presented annually by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) since 1946. Recognizing the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, and film, the Edgar Awards have become an esteemed hallmark of excellence in the mystery genre.

The inception of the Edgar Awards can be traced back to the formation of the Mystery Writers of America in 1945, a professional organization aimed at promoting and celebrating mystery and crime writing. The MWA decided to establish an annual award to recognize outstanding works in the genre and thus, the Edgar Awards were born.

The first ceremony took place in 1946, with the inaugural award for Best First Novel by an American Author presented to Watchful at Night by Julian Fast.

In the 1950s, they expanded these awards to include Best Mystery Novel and Best First Novel. The first winner of the Best Mystery Novel award in 1954 was Charlotte Jay for Beat Not the Bones.

1955 saw the prestigious Grand Master award created, with Agatha Christie the first winner of this award. Authors who have won since include Michael Connelly, Stephen King and Mary Higgins Clark.

Here is a list of every single nomination and award for fiction novels for the Edgars since they began, and some non-fiction as well:

Edgar Awards:


YearReadCategoryAuthorTitleResult
1946
Best First NovelJulius FastDown Through the NightWon
1947
Best First NovelHelen EustisThe Horizontal ManWon
1948
Best First NovelFredric BrownThe Fabulous ClipjointWon
1949
Best First NovelRichard EllingtonShoot the WorksNominated
1949
Best First NovelHerbert BreanWilders Walk AwayNominated
1949
Best First NovelMildred DavisThe room upstairsWon
1950
Best First NovelBart SpicerThe dark lightNominated
1950
Best First NovelEvelyn PiperThe InnocentNominated
1950
Best First NovelWilliam KrasnerWalk the Dark StreetsNominated
1950
Best First NovelGeoffrey Holiday HallEnd is KnownNominated
1950
Best First NovelAlan GreenWhat a body!Won
1951
Best First NovelThomas SterlingThe house without a doorNominated
1951
Best First NovelPatricia HighsmithStrangers on a TrainNominated
1951
Best First NovelThomas WalshNightmare in ManhattanWon
1952
Best First NovelRobert B. SinclairThe Eleventh HourNominated
1952
Best First NovelLee HerringtonCarry My Coffin SlowlyNominated
1952
Best First NovelMary McMullenStrangle HoldWon
1953
Best First NovelPeggy BaconThe inward eyeNominated
1953
Best First NovelWilliam Campbell GaultDon't Cry for MeWon
1954
Best First NovelIra LevinA Kiss Before DyingWon
1954
Best Mystery NovelCharlotte JayBeat Not The BonesWon
1955
Best First NovelJean PottsGo, Lovely RoseWon
1955
Best Mystery NovelRaymond ChandlerThe Long GoodbyeWon
1955Grand MasterAgatha ChristieWon
1956
Best First NovelFred LevonMuch ado about murderNominated
1956
Best First NovelHarold R. DanielsIn His BloodNominated
1956
Best First NovelLane KauffmannKill the Beloved / The PerfectionistWon
1956
Best Mystery NovelPatricia HighsmithThe Talented Mr. RipleyNominated
1956
Best Mystery NovelThe GordonsThe case of the talking bugNominated
1956
Best Mystery NovelMargaret MillarBeast In ViewWon
1957
Best First NovelDonald McNutt DouglassRebecca's PrideWon
1957
Best Mystery NovelMargot BennettThe Man Who Didn't FlyNominated
1957
Best Mystery NovelCharlotte ArmstrongA Dram of PoisonWon
1958
Best First NovelJames CrossRoot of EvilNominated
1958
Best First NovelWarren CarrierBay of the DamnedNominated
1958
Best First NovelWilliam Rawle WeeksKnock and Wait a WhileWon
1958
Best Mystery NovelArthur W. UpfieldBony Buys a Woman / The Bushman Who Came BackNominated
1958
Best Mystery NovelMarjorie CarletonThe Night of the Good Children / One Night of TerrorNominated
1958
Best Mystery NovelBill S. BallingerThe Longest SecondNominated
1958
Best Mystery NovelEd LacyRoom to SwingWon
1958Grand MasterVincent StarrettWon
1959
Best First NovelHarry OleskerNow, Will You Try for MurderNominated
1959
Best First NovelFrances Riker DuncombeDeath of a SpinsterNominated
1959
Best First NovelEdgar BohleThe Man Who DisappearedNominated
1959
Best First NovelRichard Martin SternThe Bright Road to FearWon
1959
Best Mystery NovelDorothy Salisbury DavisA Gentleman CalledNominated
1959
Best Mystery NovelCharity BlackstockWoman in the WoodsNominated
1959
Best Mystery NovelDavid AlexanderThe Madhouse in Washington SquareNominated
1959
Best Mystery NovelStanley EllinThe Eighth CircleWon
1959Grand MasterRex StoutWon
1960
Best First NovelHenry SlesarThe Grey Flannel ShroudNominated
1960
Best Mystery NovelPhilip MacDonaldThe List of Adrian MessengerNominated
1960
Best Mystery NovelCelia FremlinThe Hours Before DawnWon
1961
Best First NovelDonald E WestlakeThe Mercenaries/The CutieNominated
1961
Best First NovelElizabeth LiningtonCase PendingNominated
1961
Best First NovelWilliam JohnstonThe Marriage CageNominated
1961
Best First NovelJack VanceMan in a CageWon
1961
Best Mystery NovelHerbert BreanThe Traces of BrillhartNominated
1961
Best Mystery NovelGeoffrey HouseholdWatcher in the ShadowsNominated
1961
Best Mystery NovelNorah Lofts
Peter Curtis
Little Wax DollsNominated
1961
Best Mystery NovelJulian SymonsThe Progress of a CrimeWon
1961Grand MasterEllery QueenWon
1962
Best First NovelWinfred Van AttaShock treatmentNominated
1962
Best First NovelBreni JamesNight of the killNominated
1962
Best First NovelGordon Colter
Alex Gordon
The CipherNominated
1962
Best First NovelOlivia DwightClose His EyesNominated
1962
Best First NovelMalcolm BralyFelony TankNominated
1962
Best First NovelSuzanne BlancThe Green StoneWon
1962
Best Mystery NovelSuzanne BlancThe Green StoneNominated
1962
Best Mystery NovelRoss MacdonaldThe Wycherly WomanNominated
1962
Best Mystery NovelLionel DavidsonThe Night of WenceslasNominated
1962
Best Mystery NovelJohn CreaseyGideon's FireWon
1962
Best Mystery NovelElizabeth Linington
Anne Blaisdell
NightmareNominated
1962Grand MasterErle Stanley GardnerWon
1963
Best Fact CrimeFrancis RussellTragedy In DedhamWon
1963
Best First NovelRichard UnekisThe ChaseNominated
1963
Best First NovelDaniel BrounCounterweightNominated
1963
Best First NovelRobert L. FishThe FugitiveWon
1963
Best Mystery NovelJean PottsThe evil wishNominated
1963
Best Mystery NovelElizabeth LiningtonKnave of HeartsNominated
1963
Best Mystery NovelRoss MacdonaldThe Zebra-Striped HearseNominated
1963
Best Mystery NovelShelley SmithThe Ballad of the Running ManNominated
1963
Best Mystery NovelMark McShaneSeance on a Wet AfternoonNominated
1963
Best Mystery NovelEllis PetersDeath and the Joyful WomanWon
1963Grand MasterJohn Dickson CarrWon
1964
Best First NovelJames Michael UllmanThe Neon HaystackNominated
1964
Best First NovelFrances RickettThe ProwlerNominated
1964
Best First NovelMaria FagyasThe fifth womanNominated
1964
Best First NovelCornelius HirschbergFlorentine FinishWon
1964
Best Mystery NovelEllery QueenThe Player On Other SideNominated
1964
Best Mystery NovelDorothy B. HughesThe Expendable ManNominated
1964
Best Mystery NovelStanton ForbesGrieve for the PastNominated
1964
Best Mystery NovelElizabeth FenwickThe Make-Believe ManNominated
1964
Best Mystery NovelEric AmblerThe Light of DayWon
1964Grand MasterGeorge Harmon CoxeWon
1965
Best First NovelRubin WeberGrave Maker's HouseNominated
1965
Best First NovelAmanda CrossIn the Last AnalysisNominated
1965
Best First NovelHarry KemelmanFriday the Rabbi Slept LateNominated
1965
Best Mystery NovelMargaret MillarThe FiendNominated
1965
Best Mystery NovelMary StewartThis Rough MagicNominated
1965
Best Mystery NovelHans Hellmut KirstThe Night Of The GeneralsNominated
1965
Best Mystery NovelJohn Le CarreThe Spy Who Came in from the ColdWon
1966
Best First NovelAlexandra RoudybushBefore the Ball Was Over / A Season for Death Nominated
1966
Best First NovelVincent McConnorThe French DollNominated
1966
Best First NovelJack HunterThe Expendable SpyNominated
1966
Best First NovelJohn Dudley BallIn the Heat of the NightNominated
1966
Best First NovelRobert S. ElegantA Kind of TreasonNominated
1966
Best Mystery NovelDorothy Salisbury DavisThe Pale BetrayerNominated
1966
Best Mystery NovelRoss MacdonaldThe Far Side of the DollarNominated
1966
Best Mystery NovelMary StewartAirs Above the GroundNominated
1966
Best Mystery NovelH.R.F. KeatingThe Perfect MurderNominated
1966
Best Mystery NovelLen DeightonFuneral in BerlinNominated
1966
Best Mystery NovelAdam HallThe Berlin Memorandum / Quiller MemorandumWon
1966Grand MasterGeorges SimenonWon
1967
Best First NovelGeorge LanningThe PedestalNominated
1967
Best First NovelBabs H. DealFancy's KnellNominated
1967
Best First NovelRoss ThomasThe Cold War SwapWon
1967
Best Mystery NovelDonald E WestlakeThe Busy BodyNominated
1967
Best Mystery NovelNgaio MarshKiller Dolphin / Death at the DolphinNominated
1967
Best Mystery NovelDick FrancisOdds AgainstNominated
1967
Best Mystery NovelNicolas FreelingThe King of the Rainy CountryWon
1967Grand MasterBaynard KendrickWon
1968
Best First NovelAdam Kennedy
John Redgate
The Killing SeasonNominated
1968
Best First NovelP.E.H. DurstonMortissimo/A Novel of Danger and SuspenseNominated
1968
Best First NovelMichael CollinsAct of FearWon
1968
Best First NovelE. Richard JohnsonSilver Street / The Silver Street KillerWon
1968
Best Mystery NovelIra LevinRosemary's BabyNominated
1968
Best Mystery NovelCharlotte ArmstrongThe Gift ShopNominated
1968
Best Mystery NovelDonald E WestlakeGod Save the MarkWon
1968
Best Mystery NovelDick FrancisFlying FinishNominated
1968
Best Mystery NovelGeorge BaxtA Parade of Cockeyed CreaturesNominated
1968
Best Mystery NovelCharlotte ArmstrongLemon in the BasketNominated
1969
Best First NovelLawrence KamarckThe DinosaurNominated
1969
Best First NovelDorothy UhnakThe BaitWon
1969
Best Mystery NovelDorothy Salisbury DavisGod Speed the NightNominated
1969
Best Mystery NovelStanley EllinThe Valentine EstateNominated
1969
Best Mystery NovelDick FrancisBlood SportNominated
1969
Best Mystery NovelPeter DickinsonThe Glass Sided Ant's Nest / Skin DeepNominated
1969
Best Mystery NovelHeron CarvicPicture Miss SeetonNominated
1969
Best Mystery NovelMichael Crichton
Jeffery Hudson
A Case of NeedWon
1969Grand MasterJohn CreaseyWon
1970
Best First NovelMyrick LandQuicksandNominated
1970
Best First NovelNaomi A. HintzeYou'll Like My Mother / The House with the Watching EyesNominated
1970
Best First NovelJoe GoresA Time of PredatorsWon
1970
Best Mystery NovelDorothy Salisbury DavisWhere the Dark Streets GoNominated
1970
Best Mystery NovelDick FrancisForfeitWon
1970
Best Mystery NovelPeter DickinsonThe Old English Peep Show / A Pride of HeroesNominated
1970
Best Mystery NovelEmma LathenWhen in GreeceNominated
1970
Best Mystery NovelChester HimesBlind Man with a Pistol / Hot Day, Hot NightNominated
1970
Best Paperback OriginalMichael KurlandA Plague of SpiesNominated
1970
Best Paperback OriginalElsie Lee
Elsie Cromwell
The GovernessNominated
1970
Best Paperback OriginalAlan CaillouAssault on MingNominated
1970
Best Paperback OriginalScott C.S. StoneThe Dragon's EyeWon
1970Grand MasterJames M. CainWon
1971
Best First NovelSidney SheldonThe Naked FaceNominated
1971
Best First NovelTony HillermanThe Blessing WayNominated
1971
Best First NovelStanley CohenTaking Gary Feldman / The AbductionNominated
1971
Best First NovelJohn Edward BrownIncident At 125th StreetNominated
1971
Best First NovelLawrence SandersThe Anderson TapesWon
1971
Best Mystery NovelMargaret MillarBeyond This Point Are MonstersNominated
1971
Best Mystery NovelDonald E WestlakeThe Hot RockNominated
1971
Best Mystery NovelPat StadleyAutumn of a hunter / The Murder Hunt Nominated
1971
Best Mystery NovelPatricia MoyesWho Saw Her Die / Many Deadly ReturnsNominated
1971
Best Mystery NovelMaj Sjöwall
Per Wahlöö
The Laughing Policeman / Investigation of MurderWon
1971
Best Paperback OriginalPeter McCurtinMafiosoNominated
1971
Best Paperback OriginalMichael Crichton
John Lange
Grave DescendNominated
1971
Best Paperback OriginalRon GoulartAfter Things Fell ApartNominated
1971
Best Paperback OriginalMatt GattzdenO.D. at Sweet Claude'sNominated
1971
Best Paperback OriginalJack EhrlichThe DrowningNominated
1971
Best Paperback OriginalDan J. MarloweFlashpoint / Operation FlashpointWon
1971Grand MasterMignon G. EberhartWon
1972
Best First NovelMartin Cruz SmithGypsy in AmberNominated
1972
Best First NovelBill PronziniThe StalkerNominated
1972
Best First NovelMichael LewinAsk the Right QuestionNominated
1972
Best First NovelHildegarde DolsonTo Spite Her FaceNominated
1972
Best First NovelA.H.Z. CarrFinding Maubee / The Calypso Murders Won
1972
Best Mystery NovelTony HillermanThe Fly on the WallNominated
1972
Best Mystery NovelArthur WiseWho Killed Enoch Powell?Nominated
1972
Best Mystery NovelG.F. NewmanSir, You Bastard / Rogue CopNominated
1972
Best Mystery NovelP.D. JamesShroud for a NightingaleNominated
1972
Best Mystery NovelP.D. JamesAn Unsuitable Job for a WomanNominated
1972
Best Mystery NovelFrederick ForsythThe Day of the JackalWon
1972
Best Paperback OriginalCharles WilliamsAnd the Deep Blue SeaNominated
1972
Best Paperback OriginalAlicen WhiteNor Spell Nor CharmNominated
1972
Best Paperback OriginalWilliam F. NolanSpace for HireNominated
1972
Best Paperback OriginalPhilip AtleeThe White Wolverine ContractNominated
1972
Best Paperback OriginalFrank McAuliffeFor Murder I Charge MoreWon
1972Grand MasterJohn D. MacDonaldWon
1973
Best First NovelThomas A. RobertsThe Heart of the DogNominated
1973
Best First NovelFrank LeonardBox 100Nominated
1973
Best First NovelWilliam HallahanThe Dead of WinterNominated
1973
Best First NovelArthur D. GoldsteinA Person Shouldn't Die Like ThatNominated
1973
Best First NovelR.H. ShimerSquaw PointWon
1973
Best JuvenileRobb WhiteDeathwatchWon
1973
Best Mystery NovelJohn Dudley BallFive Pieces of JadeNominated
1973
Best Mystery NovelNgaio MarshTied Up in TinselNominated
1973
Best Mystery NovelMartin Cruz SmithCanto for a GypsyNominated
1973
Best Mystery NovelHugh C. RaeThe Shooting GalleryNominated
1973
Best Mystery NovelWarren KieferThe Lingala CodeWon
1973
Best Paperback OriginalCharles W. RunyonPower KillNominated
1973
Best Paperback OriginalRichard NeelyThe Smith ConspiracyNominated
1973
Best Paperback OriginalDaniel BankoNot Dead YetNominated
1973
Best Paperback OriginalRichard WormserThe InvaderWon
1973Grand MasterAlfred HitchcockWon
1973Grand MasterJudson PhilipsWon
1973
Special Edgars AwardJulian SymonsBloody MurderWon
1974
Best Fact CrimeJohn George PearsonThe Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray TwinsNominated
1974
Best First NovelMichael WolfeMan On A StringNominated
1974
Best First NovelJustin ScottMany Happy ReturnsNominated
1974
Best First NovelCharles LarsonSomeone's DeathNominated
1974
Best First NovelRichard W. BullietKicked to Death by a CamelNominated
1974
Best First NovelPaul Emil ErdmanBillion Dollar Killing / The Billion Dollar Sure Thing Won
1974
Best Mystery NovelTony HillermanDance Hall of the DeadWon
1974
Best Mystery NovelJean StubbsDear LauraNominated
1974
Best Mystery NovelVictor CanningThe Rainbird Pattern / Family PlotNominated
1974
Best Mystery NovelFrancis CliffordAmigo, AmigoNominated
1974
Best Paperback OriginalRoger L. SimonThe Big FixNominated
1974
Best Paperback OriginalDinah PalmtagStarling StreetNominated
1974
Best Paperback OriginalLeo P. KelleyDeadlocked!Nominated
1974
Best Paperback OriginalClive CusslerThe Mediterranean Caper / Mayday!Nominated
1974
Best Paperback OriginalWilliam J. WeatherbyDeath Of An InformerWon
1974Grand MasterRoss MacdonaldWon
1975
Best First NovelVern E. SmithThe Jones MenNominated
1975
Best First NovelNicholas MeyerTarget PracticeNominated
1975
Best First NovelBrown MeggsSaturday gamesNominated
1975
Best First NovelDominic Koski
Virgil Scott
The Kreutzman FormulaNominated
1975
Best First NovelGregory McDonaldFletchWon
1975
Best Mystery NovelFrancis CliffordThe Grosvenor Square Goodbye / Good-Bye and AmenNominated
1975
Best Mystery NovelJon ClearyPeter's PenceWon
1975
Best Mystery NovelPaul Emil ErdmanSilver BearsNominated
1975
Best Paperback OriginalDon TracyFlats Fixed -- Among Other ThingsNominated
1975
Best Paperback OriginalRobert Irvine
R.R. Irvine
Jump CutNominated
1975
Best Paperback OriginalRichard ForrestWho Killed Mr. Garland's Mistress?Nominated
1975
Best Paperback OriginalRoy WinsorThe Corpse That WalkedWon
1975
Best Paperback OriginalAndrew GarveThe File on Lester / The Lester AffairNominated
1975
Best Paperback OriginalMalcolm J. BosseThe Man Who Loved Zoos / StrickenNominated
1976
Best First NovelA.J. RussellThe Devalino CaperNominated
1976
Best First NovelDavid R. SlavittPaperback ThrillerNominated
1976
Best First NovelThomas KlopHarmattan Of SuspenseNominated
1976
Best First NovelMax CrawfordWaltz Across TexasNominated
1976
Best First NovelRex BurnsThe Alvarez JournalWon
1976
Best Mystery NovelRoss ThomasThe Money HarvestNominated
1976
Best Mystery NovelGerald SeymourHarry's GameNominated
1976
Best Mystery NovelMaggie RennertOperation AlcestisNominated
1976
Best Mystery NovelMarvin AlbertThe Gargoyle ConspiracyNominated
1976
Best Mystery NovelBrian GarfieldHopscotchWon
1976
Best Paperback OriginalSimon QuinnThe Midas CoffinNominated
1976
Best Paperback OriginalDavid VowellThe AssassinatorNominated
1976Grand MasterGraham GreeneWon
1977
Best First NovelMarie R. RenoFinal ProofNominated
1977
Best First NovelJanice LawThe Big PayoffNominated
1977
Best First NovelSteve KnickmeyerStraightNominated
1977
Best First NovelAlan FurstYour Day in the BarrelNominated
1977
Best First NovelJames PattersonThe Thomas Berryman NumberWon
1977
Best Mystery NovelRichard NeelyA Madness Of The HeartNominated
1977
Best Mystery NovelGerald SeymourThe Glory BoysNominated
1977
Best Mystery Novel TrevanianThe MainNominated
1977
Best Mystery NovelThomas GiffordThe Cavanaugh QuestNominated
1977
Best Mystery NovelRobert B. ParkerPromised LandWon
1977
Best Paperback OriginalRobert Irvine
R.R. Irvine
Freeze FrameNominated
1977
Best Paperback OriginalDonald HamiltonThe RetaliatorsNominated
1977
Best Paperback OriginalKenn DavisThe Dark SideNominated
1977
Best Paperback OriginalDaniel da CruzThe Captive CityNominated
1977
Best Paperback OriginalGregory McDonaldConfess, FletchWon
1978
Best Fact CrimeClark HowardSix Against the RockNominated
1978
Best First NovelBob RandallThe FanNominated
1978
Best First NovelCharles A. GoodrumDewey DecimatedNominated
1978
Best First NovelRobert RossA French FinishWon
1978
Best Mystery NovelMartin Cruz SmithNightwingNominated
1978
Best Mystery NovelWilliam HallahanCatch Me, Kill MeWon
1978
Best Mystery NovelWilliam McIlvanneyLaidlawNominated
1978
Best Paperback OriginalDonald HamiltonThe TerrorizersNominated
1978
Best Paperback OriginalMarc OldenThey've Killed AnnaNominated
1978
Best Paperback OriginalLawrence BlockTime to Murder and CreateNominated
1978
Best Paperback OriginalMichael JahnThe Quark ManeuverWon
1978Grand MasterDorothy B. HughesWon
1978Grand MasterNgaio MarshWon
1978Grand MasterDaphne du MaurierWon
1979
Best First NovelDonald StanwoodThe Memory Of Eva RykerNominated
1979
Best First NovelCraig JonesBlood SecretsNominated
1979
Best First NovelWilliam HjortsbergFalling AngelNominated
1979
Best First NovelThomas DunneThe ScourgeNominated
1979
Best First NovelWilliam DeAndreaKilled In The RatingsWon
1979
Best Mystery NovelTony HillermanListening WomanNominated
1979
Best Mystery NovelJack S. ScottThe Shallow GraveNominated
1979
Best Mystery NovelRuth RendellA Sleeping LifeNominated
1979
Best Mystery NovelJohn GodeyThe SnakeNominated
1979
Best Mystery NovelKen FollettEye of the Needle / Storm IslandWon
1979
Best Paperback OriginalGraham MastertonCharnel HouseNominated
1979
Best Paperback OriginalPhillip MargolinHeartstoneNominated
1979
Best Paperback OriginalElmore LeonardThe SwitchNominated
1979
Best Paperback OriginalDavid AnthonyStud GameNominated
1979
Best Paperback OriginalFranklin BandyDeceit And Deadly LiesWon
1979Grand MasterAaron Marc SteinWon
1980
Best Fact CrimeClark HowardZebra: The True Account of the 179 Days of Terror in San FranciscoNominated
1980
Best First NovelJohn LogueFollow the LeaderNominated
1980
Best First NovelPeter Heath
Robert Irvine
Night TrainsNominated
1980
Best First NovelRichard North PattersonThe Lasko TangentWon
1980
Best Motion Picture ScreenplayMichael CrichtonThe Great Train RobberyWon
1980
Best Mystery NovelRuth RendellMake Death Love MeNominated
1980
Best Mystery NovelC.P. SnowA Coat of VarnishNominated
1980
Best Mystery NovelRoger Erskine Longrigg
Frank Parrish
Fire in the BarleyNominated
1980
Best Mystery NovelRobert BarnardUnruly Son / Death of a Mystery WriterNominated
1980
Best Mystery NovelArthur MalingThe Rheingold RouteWon
1980
Best Paperback OriginalMichael KurlandThe Infernal DeviceNominated
1980
Best Paperback OriginalWilliam DeAndreaThe Hog MurdersWon
1980
Best Paperback OriginalGlenn KezerThe Queen Is DeadNominated
1980
Best Paperback OriginalDavid HellerVortexNominated
1980
Best Paperback OriginalDavid HagbergThe Kremlin ConspiracyNominated
1980Grand MasterW.R. BurnettWon
1981
Best First NovelSusanne JaffeThe Other Anne FletcherNominated
1981
Best First NovelDavid CarkeetDouble NegativeNominated
1981
Best First NovelOliver BanksThe Rembrandt PanelNominated
1981
Best First NovelBetsy AswadWinds Of The Old DaysNominated
1981
Best First NovelKay Nolte SmithThe WatcherWon
1981
Best Mystery NovelDick FrancisWhip HandWon
1981
Best Mystery NovelRobert BarnardPosthumous Papers / Death of a Literary WidowNominated
1981
Best Mystery NovelA.J. QuinnellMan on FireNominated
1981
Best Mystery NovelReginald HillThe Spy's WifeNominated
1981
Best Mystery NovelB.M. GillDeath DropNominated
1981
Best Paperback OriginalMurray SinclairTough Luck L.A.Nominated
1981
Best Paperback OriginalJohn DunningLooking For Ginger NorthNominated
1981
Best Paperback OriginalThomas H. CookBlood InnocentsNominated
1981
Best Paperback OriginalBill GrangerPublic MurdersWon
1981Grand MasterStanley EllinWon
1982
Best First NovelAnthony OlcottMurder at the Red OctoberNominated
1982
Best First NovelGeoffrey MillerThe Black GloveNominated
1982
Best First NovelErnest LarsenNot a Through StreetNominated
1982
Best First NovelTom HymanGiant KillerNominated
1982
Best First NovelStuart WoodsChiefsWon
1982
Best Mystery NovelRobert BarnardDeath in a Cold ClimateNominated
1982
Best Mystery NovelPatrick McGinleyBogmailNominated
1982
Best Mystery NovelRobert LittellThe AmateurNominated
1982
Best Mystery NovelLiza CodyDupeNominated
1982
Best Mystery NovelTed AllbeuryThe Other Side of SilenceNominated
1982
Best Mystery NovelWilliam BayerPeregrineWon
1982
Best Paperback OriginalJohn DunningDeadlineNominated
1982
Best Paperback OriginalRaymond ObstfeldDead HeatNominated
1982
Best Paperback OriginalAndrew NeidermanPinNominated
1982
Best Paperback OriginalPatricia MacDonaldThe UnforgivenNominated
1982
Best Paperback OriginalL.A. MorseThe Old DickWon
1982Grand MasterJulian SymonsWon
1983
Best Fact CrimeRichard HammerThe Vatican ConnectionWon
1983
Best First NovelErnest SavageTwo If by SeaNominated
1983
Best First NovelJohn KatzenbachIn the Heat of the SummerNominated
1983
Best First NovelRichard E. HughesUnholy CommunionNominated
1983
Best First NovelS.F.X. DeanBy Frequent AnguishNominated
1983
Best First NovelThomas PerryThe Butcher's BoyWon
1983
Best Mystery NovelDonald E WestlakeKahawaNominated
1983
Best Mystery NovelLawrence BlockEight Million Ways to DieNominated
1983
Best Mystery NovelElmore LeonardSplit ImagesNominated
1983
Best Mystery NovelSeymour ShubinThe CaptainNominated
1983
Best Mystery NovelRick BoyerBillingsgate ShoalWon
1983
Best Paperback OriginalJack LynchThe Missing and The DeadNominated
1983
Best Paperback OriginalJames EllroyClandestineNominated
1983
Best Paperback OriginalRalph BurrowsVital SignsNominated
1983
Best Paperback OriginalTeri WhiteTriangleWon
1983Grand MasterMargaret MillarWon
1984
Best First NovelCarolyn WheatDead Man's ThoughtsNominated
1984
Best First NovelAndrew TaylorCaroline MinusculeNominated
1984
Best First NovelMark SchorrRed DiamondNominated
1984
Best First NovelHerbert ResnicowThe Gold SolutionNominated
1984
Best First NovelWill HarrissThe Bay Psalm Book MurderWon
1984
Best Mystery NovelJohn Le CarreThe Little Drummer Girl / A Death in the FamilyNominated
1984
Best Mystery NovelWilliam McIlvanneyThe Papers of Tony VeitchNominated
1984
Best Mystery NovelElmore LeonardLaBravaWon
1984
Best Mystery NovelChristopher LeachBlood GamesNominated
1984
Best Mystery NovelUmberto EcoThe Name of the RoseNominated
1984
Best Paperback OriginalDavid HagbergFalse ProphetsNominated
1984
Best Paperback OriginalEric SauterHunterNominated
1984
Best Paperback OriginalWarren MurphyTraceNominated
1984
Best Paperback OriginalRichard HarperThe Kill FactorNominated
1984
Best Paperback OriginalAndrew KlavanMrs. WhiteWon
1984Grand MasterJohn Le CarreWon
1984
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardLilly CarlsonLocked DoorsWon
1985
Best First NovelAlison SmithSomeone Else's GraveNominated
1985
Best First NovelJane HaddamSweet, Savage DeathNominated
1985
Best First NovelDoug HornigFoul ShotNominated
1985
Best First NovelSandra ScoppettoneA Creative Kind of KillerNominated
1985
Best First NovelR.D. RosenStrike Three, You're DeadWon
1985
Best Mystery NovelRoss ThomasBriarpatchWon
1985
Best Mystery NovelB.M. GillThe Twelfth JurorNominated
1985
Best Mystery NovelWilliam PearsonChessplayerNominated
1985
Best Mystery NovelJane LangtonEmily Dickinson is DeadNominated
1985
Best Mystery NovelMichael GilbertThe Black SeraphimNominated
1985
Best Paperback OriginalKenn DavisWords Can KillNominated
1985
Best Paperback OriginalWarren Murphy
Molly Cochran
GrandmasterWon
1985
Best Paperback OriginalStuart M. KaminskyBlack Knight in Red SquareNominated
1985
Best Paperback OriginalRon CutlerThe Seventh SacramentNominated
1985
Best Paperback OriginalEric BlauThe Keys to Billy TillioNominated
1985Grand MasterDorothy Salisbury DavisWon
1985
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardBill CrenshawWon
1986
Best First NovelDaniel StashowerThe Ectoplasmic ManNominated
1986
Best First NovelDick LochteSleeping DogNominated
1986
Best First NovelTony FennellyThe Glory Hole MurdersNominated
1986
Best First NovelJonathan KellermanWhen the Bough BreaksWon
1986
Best Mystery NovelRuth RendellAn Unkindness of RavensNominated
1986
Best Mystery NovelSimon BrettA Shock to the SystemNominated
1986
Best Mystery NovelPaul AusterCity of GlassNominated
1986
Best Mystery NovelL.R. WrightThe SuspectWon
1986
Best Paperback OriginalDavid HagbergBroken IdolsNominated
1986
Best Paperback OriginalWarren MurphyPigs Get FatWon
1986
Best Paperback OriginalConall RyanBlack GravityNominated
1986
Best Paperback OriginalPhilip RossBlue HeronNominated
1986
Best Paperback OriginalEarl EmersonPoverty BayNominated
1986Grand MasterEric AmblerWon
1986Grand MasterEd McBainWon
1986
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardDoug AllynFinal RitesWon
1987
Best First NovelMike LupicaDead AirNominated
1987
Best First NovelJoseph KoenigFloaterNominated
1987
Best First NovelRichard HyerRiceburnerNominated
1987
Best First NovelGary DevonLostNominated
1987
Best First NovelLarry BeinhartNo One Rides for FreeWon
1987
Best Mystery NovelJoe GoresCome MorningNominated
1987
Best Mystery NovelRoger L. SimonThe Straight ManNominated
1987
Best Mystery NovelRuth RendellA Dark-Adapted EyeWon
1987
Best Mystery NovelBrian FreemantleCharlie Muffin and Russian Rose / The Blind RunNominated
1987
Best Mystery NovelP.D. JamesA Taste for DeathNominated
1987
Best Paperback OriginalKate GreenShattered MoonNominated
1987
Best Paperback OriginalEdward A. Pollitz Jr.
Nick Christian
RoninNominated
1987
Best Paperback OriginalR.D. BrownHazzardNominated
1987
Best Paperback OriginalLilian Jackson BraunThe Cat Who Saw RedNominated
1987
Best Paperback OriginalRobert CampbellThe Junkyard DogWon
1987Grand MasterMichael GilbertWon
1987
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardMary KittredgeFather to the ManWon
1988
Best Fact CrimeRichard HammerThe CBS MurdersWon
1988
Best First NovelDomenic StansberryThe SpoilerNominated
1988
Best First NovelDallas MurphyLover ManNominated
1988
Best First NovelJohn LantiguaHeat LightningNominated
1988
Best First NovelParnell HallDetectiveNominated
1988
Best First NovelDeidre LaikenDeath Among StrangersWon
1988
Best Mystery NovelB.M. GillNursery CrimesNominated
1988
Best Mystery NovelCharlotte MacLeodThe Corpse in Oozak's PondNominated
1988
Best Mystery NovelPeter LoveseyRough CiderNominated
1988
Best Mystery NovelLinda BarnesA Trouble of FoolsNominated
1988
Best Mystery NovelAaron ElkinsOld BonesWon
1988
Best Paperback OriginalGabrielle KraftBullshotNominated
1988
Best Paperback OriginalJames N. FreyThe Long Way to DieNominated
1988
Best Paperback OriginalWalter DillionDeadly IntrusionNominated
1988
Best Paperback OriginalRobert CraisThe Monkey's Raincoat Nominated
1988
Best Paperback OriginalSharyn McCrumbBimbos of the Death SunWon
1988Grand MasterPhyllis WhitneyWon
1988
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardEric M. HeidemanWon
1989
Best First NovelShelly ReubenJulian SoloNominated
1989
Best First NovelElizabeth GeorgeA Great DeliveranceNominated
1989
Best First NovelJ. DavisThe Murder of Frau SchutzNominated
1989
Best First NovelMary Lou BennettMurder Once DoneNominated
1989
Best First NovelDavid StoutCarolina SkeletonsWon
1989
Best Mystery NovelTony HillermanA Thief of TimeNominated
1989
Best Mystery NovelThomas H. CookSacrificial GroundNominated
1989
Best Mystery NovelStuart M. KaminskyA Cold Red SunriseWon
1989
Best Mystery NovelDavid L. LindseyIn the Lake of the MoonNominated
1989
Best Mystery NovelK.C. ConstantineJoey's CaseNominated
1989
Best Paperback OriginalAndrew KlavanThe TrapdoorNominated
1989
Best Paperback OriginalTed Thackrey Jr.The PreacherNominated
1989
Best Paperback OriginalLia MateraA Radical DepartureNominated
1989
Best Paperback OriginalFredrick D. HuebnerJudgment by FireNominated
1989
Best Paperback OriginalTimothy FindleyThe Telling of LiesWon
1989Grand MasterHillary WaughWon
1989
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardLinda O. JohnstonDifferent DrummersWon
1990
Best First NovelBruce ZimmermanBlood Under the BridgeNominated
1990
Best First NovelMelodie Johnson HoweThe Mother ShadowNominated
1990
Best First NovelSusan ChehakThe Story of Annie D. / The Truth about Annie D.Nominated
1990
Best First NovelBarry BergHide and SeekNominated
1990
Best First NovelSusan WolfeThe Last Billable HourWon
1990
Best Mystery NovelEugene IzziThe BoosterNominated
1990
Best Mystery NovelBartholomew GillThe Death of a Joyce ScholarNominated
1990
Best Mystery NovelFrances FyfieldA Question Of GuiltNominated
1990
Best Mystery NovelAndrew CoburnGoldilocksNominated
1990
Best Mystery NovelJames Lee BurkeBlack Cherry BluesWon
1990
Best Paperback OriginalAndrew KlavanThe RainWon
1990
Best Paperback OriginalDeborah ValentineA Collector of PhotographsNominated
1990
Best Paperback OriginalRandy RussellHot WireNominated
1990
Best Paperback OriginalEugene IzziKing of the HustlersNominated
1990
Best Paperback OriginalJeffery DeaverManhattan Is My BeatNominated
1990Grand MasterHelen McCloyWon
1990
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardConnie HoltHawksWon
1991
Best First NovelWalter MosleyDevil in a Blue DressNominated
1991
Best First NovelEdna BuchananNobody Lives ForeverNominated
1991
Best First NovelW. Edward BlainPassion PlayNominated
1991
Best First NovelGary AmoCome NightfallNominated
1991
Best First NovelPatricia CornwellPostmortemWon
1991
Best JuvenileBarbara SteinerGhost CaveNominated
1991
Best Mystery NovelReginald HillBones and SilenceNominated
1991
Best Mystery NovelR.D. ZimmermanDeadfall in BerlinNominated
1991
Best Mystery NovelLoren D. EstlemanWhiskey RiverNominated
1991
Best Mystery NovelJay BrandonFade the HeatNominated
1991
Best Mystery NovelJulie SmithNew Orleans MourningWon
1991
Best Paperback OriginalJane HaddamNot a Creature was StirringNominated
1991
Best Paperback OriginalJohn Maddox RobertsThe King's GambitNominated
1991
Best Paperback OriginalSheri S. TepperDead in the ScrubNominated
1991
Best Paperback OriginalL.L. EngerComebackNominated
1991
Best Paperback OriginalDavid HandlerThe Man Who Would Be F. Scott FitzgeraldWon
1991
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardJerry F. SkarkyWillie's StoryWon
1992Best Critical/Biographical WorkTony HillermanNominated
1992
Best Critical/Biographical WorkTony Hillerman
Ernie Bulow
Talking Mysteries: A Conversation With Tony HillermanNominated
1992
Best First NovelDon WinslowA Cool Breeze on the UndergroundNominated
1992
Best First NovelMary Willis WalkerZero at the BoneNominated
1992
Best First NovelMarcy HeidishDeadlineNominated
1992
Best First NovelTerence FahertyDeadstickNominated
1992
Best First NovelPeter BlaunerSlow Motion RiotWon
1992
Best Mystery NovelLawrence BlockA Dance at the SlaughterhouseWon
1992
Best Mystery NovelAndrew KlavanDon't Say a WordNominated
1992
Best Mystery NovelLia MateraPrior ConvictionsNominated
1992
Best Mystery NovelNancy PickardI.O.U.Nominated
1992
Best Paperback OriginalDeborah ValentineFine DistinctionsNominated
1992
Best Paperback OriginalChristopher NewmanMidtown NorthNominated
1992
Best Paperback OriginalEd NahaCracking UpNominated
1992
Best Paperback OriginalP.M. CarlsonMurder in the Dog DaysNominated
1992
Best Paperback OriginalThomas AdcockDark MazeWon
1992
Best Short StoryWendy HornsbyNine SonsWon
1992Grand MasterElmore LeonardWon
1993
Best First NovelJane Stanton HitchcockTrick of the EyeNominated
1993
Best First NovelCraig Bradford SmithLadystingerNominated
1993
Best First NovelChristine AndreaeTrail of MurderNominated
1993
Best First NovelMichael ConnellyThe Black EchoWon
1993
Best Mystery NovelJoe Gores32 CadillacsNominated
1993
Best Mystery NovelLiza CodyBackhandNominated
1993
Best Mystery NovelWalter MosleyWhite ButterflyNominated
1993
Best Mystery NovelKem NunnPomona QueenNominated
1993
Best Mystery NovelMargaret MaronBootlegger's DaughterWon
1993
Best Paperback OriginalWilliam JefferiesShallow GravesNominated
1993
Best Paperback OriginalBillie Sue MosimanNight Cruise / Night CruisingNominated
1993
Best Paperback OriginalGini HartzmarkPrincipal DefenseNominated
1993
Best Paperback OriginalDana StabenowA Cold Day For MurderWon
1993
Best Short StoryBenjamin M. SchutzMary, Mary, Shut the DoorWon
1993
Best Young AdultMalcolm RoseThe Highest Form of KillingNominated
1993
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardSteven SaylorA Will is a WayWon
1994
Best First NovelDavid RosenbaumZaddikNominated
1994
Best First NovelManuel RamosThe Ballad of Rocky RuizNominated
1994
Best First NovelDarian NorthCriminal SeductionNominated
1994
Best First NovelMark FrostThe List of SevenNominated
1994
Best First NovelLaurie R. KingThe Beekeeper's ApprenticeWon
1994
Best Mystery NovelGerald SeymourThe Journeyman TailorNominated
1994
Best Mystery NovelRobert CraisFree FallNominated
1994
Best Mystery NovelMarcia MullerWolf in the ShadowsNominated
1994
Best Mystery NovelPeter HøegSmilla's Sense of Snow / Miss Smilla's Feeling for SnowNominated
1994
Best Mystery NovelMinette WaltersThe SculptressWon
1994
Best Paperback OriginalThomas A. RobertsBeyond SaruNominated
1994
Best Paperback OriginalEugene IzziTony's JusticeNominated
1994
Best Paperback OriginalLisa ScottolineEverywhere That Mary WentNominated
1994
Best Paperback OriginalMargaret Frazer
Mary Pulver
The Servant's TaleNominated
1994
Best Paperback OriginalSteven WomackDead Folks' BluesWon
1994
Best Short StoryLawrence BlockKeller's TherapyWon
1994
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardD.A. McGuireWicked TwistWon
1995
Best First NovelDoug J. SwansonBig TownNominated
1995
Best First NovelBarbara ParkerSuspicion of InnocenceNominated
1995
Best First NovelCarol O'ConnellMallory's OracleNominated
1995
Best First NovelJanet EvanovichOne for the MoneyNominated
1995
Best First NovelGeorge Dawes GreenThe Caveman's Valentine / The CavemanWon
1995
Best Mystery NovelLawrence BlockA Long Line of Dead MenNominated
1995
Best Mystery NovelEdna BuchananMiami, It's MurderNominated
1995
Best Mystery NovelMary Willis WalkerThe Red ScreamWon
1995
Best Mystery NovelPeter RobinsonWednesday's ChildNominated
1995
Best Mystery NovelPeter AbrahamsLights OutNominated
1995
Best Paperback OriginalLisa ScottolineFinal AppealWon
1995
Best Paperback OriginalChassie WestSunriseNominated
1995
Best Paperback OriginalWalter SorrellsPower of AttorneyNominated
1995
Best Paperback OriginalDean FeldmeyerViper QuarryNominated
1995
Best Paperback OriginalMilton R. BassThe Broken-Hearted DetectiveNominated
1995
Best Short StoryDoug AllynThe Dancing BearWon
1995Grand MasterMarcia MullerWon
1995Grand MasterMickey SpillaneWon
1995
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardBatya Swift YasgurMe and Mr. HarryWon
1996
Best First NovelDavid J. WalkerFixed in His FollyNominated
1996
Best First NovelAllan PedrazasThe Harry ChroniclesNominated
1996
Best First NovelKevin AllmanTight Shot: A Hollywood MysteryNominated
1996
Best First NovelDavid HousewrightPenanceWon
1996
Best First NovelMartha C. LawrenceMurder in ScorpioNominated
1996
Best Mystery NovelDick FrancisCome to GriefWon
1996
Best Mystery NovelJohn DunningThe Bookman's WakeNominated
1996
Best Mystery NovelJohn KatzenbachThe Shadow ManNominated
1996
Best Mystery NovelPeter LoveseyThe SummonsNominated
1996
Best Mystery NovelEdward MarstonThe Roaring BoyNominated
1996
Best Paperback OriginalR.D. WingfieldHard FrostNominated
1996
Best Paperback OriginalGloria WhiteCharged with GuiltNominated
1996
Best Paperback OriginalKirk MitchellHigh Desert MaliceNominated
1996
Best Paperback OriginalHarlan CobenDeal BreakerNominated
1996
Best Paperback OriginalWilliam HeffernanTarnished BlueWon
1996
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardJames SarafinThe Word for Breaking August SkyWon
1997
Best First NovelMichael C. WhiteA Brother's BloodNominated
1997
Best First NovelCharles ToddA Test of WillsNominated
1997
Best First NovelSharon Kay PenmanThe Queen's ManNominated
1997
Best First NovelMargaret MoseleyBonita FayeNominated
1997
Best First NovelJohn Morgan WilsonSimple JusticeWon
1997
Best Mystery NovelThomas H. CookThe Chatham School AffairWon
1997
Best Mystery NovelCarolyn WheatMean StreakNominated
1997
Best Mystery NovelLaurie R. KingWith ChildNominated
1997
Best Mystery NovelAnne PerryPentecost AlleyNominated
1997
Best Paperback OriginalR.D. ZimmermanTribeNominated
1997
Best Paperback OriginalHarlan CobenFade AwayWon
1997
Best Paperback OriginalSusan WadeWalking RainNominated
1997
Best Paperback OriginalTeri HolbrookThe Grass WidowNominated
1997
Best Paperback OriginalJoan M. DrurySilent WordsNominated
1997
Best Short StoryBrendan DuBoisThe Dark Snow and Other MysteriesNominated
1997Grand MasterRuth RendellWon
1997
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardDavid VaughnWon
1998
Best First NovelK.J.A. Wishnia23 Shades of BlackNominated
1998
Best First NovelLisa SeeFlower NetNominated
1998
Best First NovelPhilip ReedBird DogNominated
1998
Best First NovelSuzanne BerneA Crime in the NeighborhoodNominated
1998
Best First NovelJoseph KanonLos AlamosWon
1998
Best Mystery NovelBill PronziniA Wasteland of StrangersNominated
1998
Best Mystery NovelJames Lee BurkeCimarron RoseWon
1998
Best Mystery NovelMark SullivanThe Purification CeremonyNominated
1998
Best Mystery NovelIan RankinBlack and BlueNominated
1998
Best Mystery NovelDeborah CrombieDreaming of the BonesNominated
1998
Best Paperback OriginalStuart M. KaminskyTarnished IconsNominated
1998
Best Paperback OriginalMargaret FrazerThe Prioress' TaleNominated
1998
Best Paperback OriginalGloria WhiteSunset and SantiagoNominated
1998
Best Paperback OriginalSusan Rogers CooperHome Again, Home AgainNominated
1998
Best Paperback OriginalLaura LippmanCharm CityWon
1998
Best Short StoryLawrence BlockKeller on the SpotWon
1998Grand MasterElizabeth PetersWon
1998
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardRosaland RolandIf Thine Eye Offend TheeWon
1999
Best First NovelD.R. SchankerA Criminal AppealNominated
1999
Best First NovelJen SacksNiceNominated
1999
Best First NovelChristopher ReichNumbered AccountNominated
1999
Best First NovelIra GenbergReckless HomicideNominated
1999
Best First NovelSteve HamiltonA Cold Day in ParadiseWon
1999
Best Mystery NovelDomenic StansberryThe Last Days of Il DuceNominated
1999
Best Mystery NovelJulia Wallis MartinA Likeness In StoneNominated
1999
Best Mystery NovelRobert GoddardBeyond RecallNominated
1999
Best Mystery NovelRobert ClarkMr. White's ConfessionWon
1999
Best Mystery NovelMichael ConnellyBlood WorkNominated
1999
Best Paperback OriginalSteven WomackMurder ManualNominated
1999
Best Paperback OriginalWalter Sorrells
Ruth Birmingham
Atlanta GravesNominated
1999
Best Paperback OriginalLaura LippmanButchers HillNominated
1999
Best Paperback OriginalSujata MasseyZen AttitudeNominated
1999
Best Paperback OriginalRick RiordanThe Widower's Two-StepWon
1999
Best Short StoryTom FranklinPoachersWon
1999Grand MasterP.D. JamesWon
1999
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardBrynn BonnerClarityWon
2000
Best First NovelPaula L. WoodsInner City BluesNominated
2000
Best First NovelBoston TeranGod Is a BulletNominated
2000
Best First NovelDave Barry
Carl Hiaasen
Elmore Leonard
Edna Buchanan
Les Standiford
Paul Levine
Brian Antoni
Tananarive Due
John Dufresne
Vicki Hendricks
Carolina Hospital
Evelyn Mayerson
Naked Came the ManateeNominated
2000
Best First NovelArthur W. BahrCertifiably InsaneNominated
2000
Best First NovelEliot PattisonThe Skull MantraWon
2000
Best Mystery NovelRobert CraisL. A. RequiemNominated
2000
Best Mystery NovelPeter RobinsonIn a Dry SeasonNominated
2000
Best Mystery NovelStephen GreenleafStrawberry SundayNominated
2000
Best Mystery NovelRennie AirthRiver of DarknessNominated
2000
Best Mystery NovelJan BurkeBonesWon
2000
Best Paperback OriginalWalter SorrellsFulton County BluesWon
2000
Best Paperback OriginalLaura LippmanIn Big TroubleNominated
2000
Best Paperback OriginalJosé LatourOutcastNominated
2000
Best Short StoryAnne PerryHeroesWon
2000Grand MasterMary Higgins ClarkWon
2000
Mary Higgins Clark AwardRobert CraisDemolition AngelNominated
2000
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardMike ReissCro-Magnon, P.I.Won
2001
Best Fact CrimeDick Lehr
Gerard O'Neill
Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish MobWon
2001
Best First NovelPeter SmithRavelingNominated
2001
Best First NovelMarcia SimpsonCrow in Stolen ColorsNominated
2001
Best First NovelQiu XiaolongDeath of a Red HeroineNominated
2001
Best First NovelDavid LissA Conspiracy of PaperWon
2001
Best Mystery NovelNancy PickardThe Whole TruthNominated
2001
Best Mystery NovelT. Jefferson ParkerRed LightNominated
2001
Best Mystery NovelKris NelscottA Dangerous RoadNominated
2001
Best Mystery NovelVal McDermidA Place of ExecutionNominated
2001
Best Mystery NovelJoe R. LansdaleThe BottomsWon
2001
Best Paperback OriginalChassie WestKilling KinNominated
2001
Best Paperback OriginalSally WrightPursuit and PersuasionNominated
2001
Best Paperback OriginalEric WrightThe Kidnapping of Rosie DawnNominated
2001
Best Paperback OriginalVictoria ThompsonMurder on St. Mark's PlaceNominated
2001
Best Paperback OriginalMark GrahamThe Black MariaWon
2001Grand MasterEdward D. HochWon
2001
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJodi PicoultPlain TruthNominated
2001
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLeila KellyFalse WitnessNominated
2001
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLynn S. HightowerThe Debt CollectorNominated
2001
Mary Higgins Clark AwardBarbara D'AmatoAuthorized Personnel OnlyWon
2001
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardM.J. JonesWon
2002
Best Fact CrimeJoe JacksonLeavenworth Train: A Fugitive's Search for Justice in the Vanishing WestNominated
2002
Best First NovelDenise HamiltonThe Jasmine TradeNominated
2002
Best First NovelVictor GischlerGun Monkeys / Fast CharlieNominated
2002
Best First NovelGabriel CohenRed HookNominated
2002
Best First NovelC.J. BoxOpen SeasonNominated
2002
Best First NovelDavid EllisLine Of VisionWon
2002
Best Mystery NovelEd McBainMoney, Money, MoneyNominated
2002
Best Mystery NovelHarlan CobenTell No OneNominated
2002
Best Mystery NovelT. Jefferson ParkerSilent JoeWon
2002
Best Mystery NovelS.J. RozanReflecting the Sky / Blood RitesNominated
2002
Best Mystery NovelD.W. BuffaThe JudgmentNominated
2002
Best Paperback OriginalGraham MastertonTraumaNominated
2002
Best Paperback OriginalTeri HolbrookThe Mother TongueNominated
2002
Best Paperback OriginalMartin J. SmithStraw MenNominated
2002
Best Paperback OriginalP.J. ParrishDead of WinterNominated
2002
Best Paperback OriginalDaniel ChavarríaAdiós muchachosWon
2002
Best Short StoryS.J. RozanDouble-Crossing DelanceyWon
2002Grand MasterRobert B. ParkerWon
2002
Mary Higgins Clark AwardDenise SwansonMurder of a Sweet Old LadyNominated
2002
Mary Higgins Clark AwardM.K. PrestonPerhaps She'll DieNominated
2002
Mary Higgins Clark AwardRhys BowenMurphy's LawNominated
2002
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJudith KelmanSummer of StormsWon
2002
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardMichael HemmingsonWon
2003
Best First NovelDavid RosenfeltOpen and ShutNominated
2003
Best First NovelBen RehderBuck FeverNominated
2003
Best First NovelKam MajdHigh WireNominated
2003
Best First NovelStephen ClarkSouthern LatitudesNominated
2003
Best First NovelJonathon KingThe Blue Edge of MidnightWon
2003
Best Mystery NovelJames Lee BurkeJolie Blon's BounceNominated
2003
Best Mystery NovelMichael ConnellyCity of BonesNominated
2003
Best Mystery NovelS.J. RozanWinter and Night / Blood TiesWon
2003
Best Mystery NovelManda ScottNo Good DeedNominated
2003
Best Mystery NovelMary Kay AndrewsSavannah BluesNominated
2003
Best Paperback OriginalAnna SalterPrison BluesNominated
2003
Best Paperback OriginalJohn LutzThe Night WatcherNominated
2003
Best Paperback OriginalJeff AbbottBlack Jack PointNominated
2003
Best Paperback OriginalT.J. MacGregorOut of SightWon
2003
Best Short StoryClark HowardTo Live and Die in Midland, TexasNominated
2003Grand MasterIra LevinWon
2003
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLaura Van WormerThe Bad WitnessNominated
2003
Mary Higgins Clark AwardKaren HarperThe Stone ForestNominated
2003
Mary Higgins Clark AwardRose ConnorsAbsolute CertaintyWon
2003
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardMike DooganWar Can Be MurderWon
2004
Best First NovelOlen SteinhauerThe Bridge of SighsNominated
2004
Best First NovelJames HimeThe Night of the DanceNominated
2004
Best First NovelRobert HeilbrunOffer of ProofNominated
2004
Best First NovelMartha Conway12 Bliss StreetNominated
2004
Best First NovelRebecca PawelDeath of a NationalistWon
2004
Best Mystery NovelJeff AbbottCut and RunNominated
2004
Best Mystery NovelJacqueline WinspearMaisie DobbsNominated
2004
Best Mystery NovelNatsuo KirinoOutNominated
2004
Best Mystery NovelKen BruenThe GuardsNominated
2004
Best Mystery NovelIan RankinResurrection MenWon
2004
Best Paperback OriginalChristopher HydeWisdom of the BonesNominated
2004
Best Paperback OriginalJoel GoldmanThe Last WitnessNominated
2004
Best Paperback OriginalSylvia Maultash WarshFind Me AgainWon
2004
Best Paperback OriginalNina RevoyrSouthlandNominated
2004
Best Young AdultGraham McNameeAccelerationWon
2004Grand MasterJoseph WambaughWon
2004
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSujata MasseyThe Pearl DiverNominated
2004
Mary Higgins Clark AwardKatherine Hall PageThe Body in the LighthouseNominated
2004
Mary Higgins Clark AwardVirginia LanierA Bloodhound To Die ForNominated
2004
Mary Higgins Clark AwardNancy Baker JacobsRicochetNominated
2004
Mary Higgins Clark AwardM.K. PrestonSong of the BonesWon
2004
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardSandra BalzoThe Grass is Always GreenerWon
2005
Best First NovelBob MorrisBahamaramaNominated
2005
Best First NovelMichael KorytaTonight I Said GoodbyeNominated
2005
Best First NovelLiam CallananThe Cloud AtlasNominated
2005
Best First NovelRichard AleasLittle Girl LostNominated
2005
Best First NovelDon LeeCountry of OriginWon
2005
Best Mystery NovelLaura LippmanBy a Spider's ThreadNominated
2005
Best Mystery NovelT. Jefferson ParkerCalifornia GirlWon
2005
Best Mystery NovelRhys BowenEvan's GateNominated
2005
Best Mystery NovelJulia Spencer-FlemingOut of the Deep I CryNominated
2005
Best Mystery NovelChris MooneyRemembering SarahNominated
2005
Best Paperback OriginalThomas H. CookInto the WebNominated
2005
Best Paperback OriginalLarry BeinhartThe LibrarianNominated
2005
Best Paperback OriginalDomenic StansberryThe ConfessionWon
2005
Best Paperback OriginalChris HaslamTwelve-Step FandangoNominated
2005
Best Paperback OriginalRon FaustDead Men Rise Up NeverNominated
2005
Mary Higgins Clark AwardPatricia RyanMurder in a Mill TownNominated
2005
Mary Higgins Clark AwardChristiane HegganScent of a KillerNominated
2005
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCarol GoodmanThe Seduction of WaterNominated
2005
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJerrilyn FarmerPerfect SaxNominated
2005
Mary Higgins Clark AwardRochelle KrichGrave EndingsWon
2005
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardTim McLoughlin
Thomas Morrissey
Can't Catch MeWon
2006
Best First NovelAlison GaylinHide Your EyesNominated
2006
Best First NovelScott FrostRun The RiskNominated
2006
Best First NovelBrian FreemanImmoralNominated
2006
Best First NovelMegan AbbottDie a LittleNominated
2006
Best First NovelTheresa SchwegelOfficer DownWon
2006
Best Mystery NovelThomas H. CookRed LeavesNominated
2006
Best Mystery NovelGeorge PelecanosDrama CityNominated
2006
Best Mystery NovelTess GerritsenVanishNominated
2006
Best Mystery NovelJess WalterCitizen VinceWon
2006
Best Mystery NovelMichael ConnellyThe Lincoln LawyerNominated
2006
Best Paperback OriginalCharlie HustonSix Bad ThingsNominated
2006
Best Paperback OriginalAllan GuthrieKiss Her GoodbyeNominated
2006
Best Paperback OriginalReed Farrel ColemanThe James DeansNominated
2006
Best Paperback OriginalDarryl Ponicsan
Anne Argula
Homicide My OwnNominated
2006
Best Paperback OriginalJeffrey FordThe Girl in the GlassWon
2006Grand MasterStuart M. KaminskyWon
2006
Mary Higgins Clark AwardFaith Hunter
Gwen Hunter
Shadow ValleyNominated
2006
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJo BannisterBreaking FaithNominated
2006
Mary Higgins Clark AwardKaren HarperDark AngelWon
2006
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardEddie NewtonHomeWon
2007
Best First NovelCornelia ReadA Field of DarknessNominated
2007
Best First NovelSteve HockensmithHolmes on the RangeNominated
2007
Best First NovelJohn HartThe King of LiesNominated
2007
Best First NovelGillian FlynnSharp ObjectsNominated
2007
Best First NovelAlex BerensonThe Faithful SpyWon
2007
Best Mystery NovelNancy PickardThe Virgin of Small PlainsNominated
2007
Best Mystery NovelOlen SteinhauerLiberation MovementsNominated
2007
Best Mystery NovelDenise MinaThe Dead HourNominated
2007
Best Mystery NovelJoanne HarrisGentlemen and PlayersNominated
2007
Best Mystery NovelLouis BayardThe Pale Blue EyeNominated
2007
Best Mystery NovelJason GoodwinThe Janissary TreeWon
2007
Best Paperback OriginalPatrick NeateCity of Tiny LightsNominated
2007
Best Paperback OriginalPaul LevineThe Deep Blue AlibiNominated
2007
Best Paperback OriginalBrian EvensonThe Open CurtainNominated
2007
Best Paperback OriginalMassimo Carlotto
Lawrence Venuti
The Goodbye KissNominated
2007
Best Paperback OriginalNaomi HiraharaSnakeskin ShamisenWon
2007
Best Young AdultMariah FredericksCrunch TimeNominated
2007Grand MasterStephen KingWon
2007
Mary Higgins Clark AwardFiona MountainBloodlineWon
2007
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardWilliam Dylan PowellEvening GoldWon
2008
Best First NovelDerek NikitasPyresNominated
2008
Best First NovelCraig McDonaldHead GamesNominated
2008
Best First NovelChristopher GoffardSnitch JacketNominated
2008
Best First NovelGordon CampbellMissing WitnessNominated
2008
Best First NovelTana FrenchIn the WoodsWon
2008
Best Mystery NovelKen BruenPriestNominated
2008
Best Mystery NovelReed Farrel ColemanSoul PatchNominated
2008
Best Mystery NovelJohn HartDown RiverWon
2008
Best Mystery NovelMichael ChabonThe Yiddish Policemen's UnionNominated
2008
Best Mystery NovelJohn BanvilleChristine FallsNominated
2008
Best Paperback OriginalMegan AbbottQueenpinWon
2008
Best Paperback OriginalKevin WignallWho is Conrad Hirst?Nominated
2008
Best Paperback OriginalRussell HillRobbie's WifeNominated
2008
Best Paperback OriginalVicki HendricksCruel PoetryNominated
2008
Best Paperback OriginalDavid CorbettBlood of ParadiseNominated
2008Grand MasterBill PronziniWon
2008
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJudith KelmanThe First StoneNominated
2008
Mary Higgins Clark AwardKaren HarperInfernoNominated
2008
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSarah AndrewsIn Cold PursuitNominated
2008
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSandi AultWild IndigoWon
2008
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardMark AmmonsThe CatchWon
2009
Best First NovelJustin PeacockA Cure for NightNominated
2009
Best First NovelCharlie NewtonCalumet CityNominated
2009
Best First NovelDavid FullerSweetsmokeNominated
2009
Best First NovelTom EppersonThe Kind OneNominated
2009
Best First NovelFrancie LinThe ForeignerWon
2009
Best Mystery NovelLisa LutzCurse of the SpellmansNominated
2009
Best Mystery NovelDeclan HughesThe Dying Breed / The Price of BloodNominated
2009
Best Mystery NovelRobert FerrignoSins of the AssassinNominated
2009
Best Mystery NovelKarin AlvtegenMissingNominated
2009
Best Mystery NovelC.J. BoxBlue HeavenWon
2009
Best Mystery NovelMorag JossThe Night FollowingNominated
2009
Best Paperback OriginalTom PiccirilliThe Cold SpotNominated
2009
Best Paperback OriginalEd GaffneyEnemy CombatantNominated
2009
Best Paperback OriginalChrista FaustMoney ShotNominated
2009
Best Paperback OriginalMeg GardinerChina LakeWon
2009
Best Paperback OriginalAlex CarrThe Prince of Bagram PrisonNominated
2009Grand MasterJames Lee BurkeWon
2009Grand MasterSue GraftonWon
2009
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLouise UreThe Fault TreeNominated
2009
Mary Higgins Clark AwardBetsy ThorntonA Song for YouNominated
2009
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJulie KramerStalking SusanNominated
2009
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSharon BoltonSacrificeNominated
2009
Mary Higgins Clark AwardBill FloydThe Killer's WifeWon
2009
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardJoe GuglielmelliBuckners ErrorWon
2010
Best First NovelSophie LittlefieldA Bad Day for SorryNominated
2010
Best First NovelHeather GudenkaufThe Weight of SilenceNominated
2010
Best First NovelBryan GruleyStarvation LakeNominated
2010
Best First NovelDavid CristofanoThe Girl She Used to BeNominated
2010
Best First NovelStefanie PintoffIn the Shadow of GothamWon
2010
Best First NovelMalla NunnA Beautiful Place to DieNominated
2010
Best Mystery NovelCharlie HustonThe Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of DeathNominated
2010
Best Mystery NovelJohn HartIron HouseWon
2010
Best Mystery NovelJo NesbøNemesisNominated
2010
Best Mystery NovelKathleen GeorgeThe OddsNominated
2010
Best Mystery NovelTim GautreauxThe MissingNominated
2010
Best Paperback OriginalRussell HillThe Lord God BirdNominated
2010
Best Paperback OriginalL.C. TylerThe Herring Seller's ApprenticeNominated
2010
Best Paperback OriginalRobert ArellanoHavana LunarNominated
2010
Best Paperback OriginalMarc StrangeBody BlowsWon
2010
Best Young AdultPeter AbrahamsReality CheckWon
2010Grand MasterDorothy GilmanWon
2010
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSharon BoltonAwakeningWon
2010
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSusan KandelDial H for HitchcockNominated
2010
Mary Higgins Clark AwardNadia GordonLethal VintageNominated
2010
Mary Higgins Clark AwardHallie EphronNever Tell a LieNominated
2010
Mary Higgins Clark AwardBlaize ClementCat Sitter on a Hot Tin RoofNominated
2010
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardDan WarthmanWon
2011
Best First NovelJames ThompsonSnow AngelsNominated
2011
Best First NovelNic PizzolattoGalvestonNominated
2011
Best First NovelDavid GordonThe SerialistNominated
2011
Best First NovelPaul DoironThe Poacher's SonNominated
2011
Best First NovelBruce DeSilvaRogue IslandWon
2011
Best Mystery NovelHarlan CobenCaughtNominated
2011
Best Mystery NovelLaura LippmanI'd Know You Anywhere / Don't Look BackNominated
2011
Best Mystery NovelSteve HamiltonThe Lock ArtistWon
2011
Best Mystery NovelTana FrenchFaithful PlaceNominated
2011
Best Mystery NovelTimothy HallinanThe Queen of PatpongNominated
2011
Best Mystery NovelTom FranklinCrooked Letter, Crooked LetterNominated
2011
Best Paperback OriginalRobert GoddardLong Time ComingWon
2011
Best Paperback OriginalL.C. TylerTen Little HerringsNominated
2011
Best Paperback OriginalFrank TallisDarkness Rising / Vienna SecretsNominated
2011
Best Paperback OriginalDuane SwierczynskiExpiration DateNominated
2011
Best Paperback OriginalCatherine O'FlynnThe News Where You AreNominated
2011Grand MasterSara ParetskyWon
2011
Mary Higgins Clark AwardKaren HarperDown RiverNominated
2011
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSandi AultWild PenanceNominated
2011
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSharon BoltonBlood HarvestNominated
2011
Mary Higgins Clark AwardWendy Corsi StaubLive to TellNominated
2011
Mary Higgins Clark AwardElly GriffithsThe Crossing PlacesWon
2011
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardEvan LewisSkyler Hobbs and the Rabbit ManWon
2012
Best First NovelSteve UlfelderPurgatory ChasmNominated
2012
Best First NovelLeonard RosenAll Cry ChaosNominated
2012
Best First NovelDavid DuffyLast to FoldNominated
2012
Best First NovelEdward ConlonRed on RedNominated
2012
Best First NovelLori RoyBent RoadWon
2012
Best Mystery NovelPhilip KerrField GrayNominated
2012
Best Mystery NovelAnne Holt1222Nominated
2012
Best Mystery NovelKeigo HigashinoThe Devotion of Suspect XNominated
2012
Best Mystery NovelAce AtkinsThe RangerNominated
2012
Best Mystery NovelMo HayderGoneWon
2012
Best Paperback OriginalRussell HillThe Dog SoxNominated
2012
Best Paperback OriginalFrank TallisVienna Twilight / Deadly CommunionNominated
2012
Best Paperback OriginalMichael StanleyThe Death of the MantisNominated
2012
Best Paperback OriginalLucretia GrindleThe Faces of AngelsNominated
2012
Best Paperback OriginalRobert Jackson BennettThe Company ManWon
2012Grand MasterMartha GrimesWon
2012
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSharon BoltonNow You See MeNominated
2012
Mary Higgins Clark AwardHallie EphronCome and Find MeNominated
2012
Mary Higgins Clark AwardTracy KielyMurder Most PersuasiveNominated
2012
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJanice HamrickDeath on TourNominated
2012
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSara J. HenryLearning to SwimWon
2012
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardDavid IngramA Good Man of BusinessWon
2013
Best Critical/Biographical WorkJohn Connolly
Declan Burke
James Lee Burke
Agatha Christie
Elmore Leonard
Ed McBain
Patricia Highsmith
Edgar Allan Poe
Raymond Chandler
James Ellroy
Dashiell Hammett
Ross Macdonald
James Crumley
James M. Cain
Richard Starkings
Wilkie Collins
Scott Phillips
James Sallis
Geoffrey Household
Scott Smith
William Prescott Smith
David Scott Smith
Thomas Harris
Books to Die ForNominated
2013
Best Critical/Biographical WorkOtto Penzler
Lawrence Block
Dennis Lehane
Reed Farrel Coleman
Ed Gorman
Brendan DuBois
Loren D. Estleman
S.J. Rozan
Jeremiah Healy
Max Allan Collins
Gary Phillips
Parnell Hall
Ace Atkins
Lyndsay Faye
Matthew Clemens
In Pursuit of SpenserNominated
2013
Best Critical/Biographical WorkJames F. O'BrienThe Scientific Sherlock Holmes: Cracking the Case with Science and ForensicsWon
2013
Best First NovelMichael SearsBlack FridaysNominated
2013
Best First NovelMatthew QuirkThe 500Nominated
2013
Best First NovelSusan Elia MacNealMr. Churchill's SecretaryNominated
2013
Best First NovelDaniel FriedmanDon't Ever Get OldNominated
2013
Best First NovelKim FayThe Map of Lost MemoriesNominated
2013
Best First NovelChris PavoneThe ExpatsWon
2013
Best Mystery NovelWalter MosleyAll I Did Was Shoot My ManNominated
2013
Best Mystery NovelGillian FlynnGone GirlNominated
2013
Best Mystery NovelAce AtkinsThe Lost OnesNominated
2013
Best Mystery NovelAl LamandaSunsetNominated
2013
Best Mystery NovelJesse KellermanPotboiler / I'll Catch YouNominated
2013
Best Mystery NovelLyndsay FayeThe Gods of GothamNominated
2013
Best Mystery NovelDennis LehaneLive by NightWon
2013
Best Paperback OriginalMalla NunnBlessed Are the Dead / Silent Valley Nominated
2013
Best Paperback OriginalAlan GlynnBloodlandNominated
2013
Best Paperback OriginalLou BerneyWhiplash RiverNominated
2013
Best Paperback OriginalIsaac AdamsonComplicationNominated
2013
Best Paperback OriginalBen H. WintersThe Last PolicemanWon
2013
Best Short StoryKarin SlaughterThe Unremarkable HeartWon
2013Grand MasterKen FollettWon
2013Grand MasterMargaret MaronWon
2013
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSharon BoltonDead ScaredNominated
2013
Mary Higgins Clark AwardWendy Corsi StaubSleepwalkerNominated
2013
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJane CaseyThe ReckoningNominated
2013
Mary Higgins Clark AwardRebecca CantrellA City of Broken GlassNominated
2013
Mary Higgins Clark AwardHank Phillippi RyanThe Other WomanWon
2013
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardPatricia SmithWon
2014
Best Fact CrimeDaniel StashowerThe Hour of PerilWon
2014
Best First NovelKimberly McCreightReconstructing AmeliaNominated
2014
Best First NovelBecky MastermanRage Against the DyingNominated
2014
Best First NovelRoger HobbsGhostmanNominated
2014
Best First NovelMatthew GuinnThe ResurrectionistNominated
2014
Best First NovelJason MatthewsRed SparrowWon
2014
Best Mystery NovelThomas H. CookSandrine's Case / SandrineNominated
2014
Best Mystery NovelIan RankinStanding in Another Man's GraveNominated
2014
Best Mystery NovelLori RoyUntil She Comes HomeNominated
2014
Best Mystery NovelMatt HaigThe HumansNominated
2014
Best Mystery NovelWilliam Kent KruegerOrdinary GraceWon
2014
Best Paperback OriginalStephen KingJoylandNominated
2014
Best Paperback OriginalMarcus SakeyBrillianceNominated
2014
Best Paperback OriginalPaul CleaveJoe VictimNominated
2014
Best Paperback OriginalE.R. BrownAlmost CriminalNominated
2014
Best Paperback OriginalLisa BallantyneThe Guilty OneNominated
2014
Best Paperback OriginalAlex MarwoodThe Wicked GirlsWon
2014
Best Short StoryJohn ConnollyThe Caxton Private Lending Library & Book DepositoryWon
2014Grand MasterRobert CraisWon
2014
Mary Higgins Clark AwardHallie EphronThere Was an Old WomanNominated
2014
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLinda StasiThe Sixth StationNominated
2014
Mary Higgins Clark AwardKatia LiefThe Money Kill / Dead RichNominated
2014
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSusan FroetschelFear of BeautyNominated
2014
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJenny MilchmanCover of SnowWon
2014
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardJeff SolowayThe Wentworth LetterWon
2015
Best Fact CrimeHarold SchechterThe Mad SculptorNominated
2015
Best Fact CrimeLacy M. JohnsonThe Other Side: A MemoirNominated
2015
Best Fact CrimeCarl HoffmanSavage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive ArtNominated
2015
Best Fact CrimeKevin CookKitty GenoveseNominated
2015
Best Fact CrimeWilliam J. MannTinseltownWon
2015
Best First NovelJulia DahlInvisible CityNominated
2015
Best First NovelAshley WeaverMurder at the BrightwellNominated
2015
Best First NovelAdam SternberghShovel ReadyNominated
2015
Best First NovelC.B. McKenzieBad CountryNominated
2015
Best First NovelAllen EskensThe Life We BuryNominated
2015
Best First NovelTom BoumanDry Bones in the ValleyWon
2015
Best JuvenileSteve Hockensmith
Bob Pflugfelder
Nick and Tesla's Super-Cyborg Gadget GloveNominated
2015
Best JuvenileMarcia WellsMystery on Museum MileNominated
2015
Best JuvenileStuart GibbsSpace CaseNominated
2015
Best JuvenileHeather FrederickAbsolutely TrulyNominated
2015
Best JuvenileKate MilfordGreenglass HouseWon
2015
Best Mystery NovelStephen KingMr. MercedesWon
2015
Best Mystery NovelKarin SlaughterCop TownNominated
2015
Best Mystery NovelStuart NevilleThe Final SilenceNominated
2015
Best Mystery NovelWiley CashThis Dark Road to MercyNominated
2015
Best Paperback OriginalBen H. WintersWorld of TroubleNominated
2015
Best Paperback OriginalLisa TurnerThe Gone Dead TrainNominated
2015
Best Paperback OriginalCatriona McPhersonThe Day She DiedNominated
2015
Best Paperback OriginalWilliam LashnerThe BarkeepNominated
2015
Best Paperback OriginalChris AbaniThe Secret History of Las VegasWon
2015
Best Short StoryGillian FlynnThe GrownupWon
2015
Best Young AdultBlake NelsonThe Prince of Venice BeachNominated
2015
Best Young AdultLamar GilesFake IDNominated
2015
Best Young AdultElle CosimanoNearly GoneNominated
2015
Best Young AdultPaolo BacigalupiThe Doubt FactoryNominated
2015
Best Young AdultJames KliseThe Art of SecretsWon
2015Grand MasterJames EllroyWon
2015Grand MasterLois DuncanWon
2015
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSharon BoltonA Dark and Twisted TideNominated
2015
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJane CaseyThe Stranger You KnowWon
2015
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLori Rader-DayThe Black HourNominated
2015
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJulia KellerSummer of the DeadNominated
2015
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJulia DahlInvisible CityNominated
2015
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardZoe Z. DeanGetaway GirlWon
2016
Best Critical BiographicalMartin EdwardsThe Golden Age of MurderWon
2016
Best Critical BiographicalFrederick Forsyth The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue Nominated
2016
Best Fact CrimeVal McDermidForensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime Nominated
2016
Best First NovelRebecca SchermUnbecomingNominated
2016
Best First NovelJessica KnollLuckiest Girl AliveNominated
2016
Best First NovelDavid JoyWhere All Light Tends to GoNominated
2016
Best First NovelGlen Erik HamiltonPast CrimesNominated
2016
Best First NovelViet Thanh NguyenThe SympathizerWon
2016
Best JuvenileKevin SandsThe Blackthorn KeyNominated
2016
Best JuvenileLauren Oliver
H.C. Chester
The Shrunken HeadNominated
2016
Best JuvenileMatthew BakerIf You Find ThisNominated
2016
Best JuvenileAvi Catch You Later, TraitorNominated
2016
Best JuvenileSusan VaughtFooter Davis Probably Is CrazyWon
2016
Best Mystery NovelDuane SwierczynskiCanaryNominated
2016
Best Mystery NovelLori RoyLet Me Die in His FootstepsWon
2016
Best Mystery NovelPhilip KerrThe Lady from ZagrebNominated
2016
Best Mystery NovelDavid C. TaylorNight LifeNominated
2016
Best Mystery NovelMichael RobothamLife or DeathNominated
2016
Best Mystery NovelM.J. CarterThe Strangler VineNominated
2016
Best Paperback OriginalLou BerneyThe Long and Faraway GoneWon
2016
Best Paperback OriginalJane ShemiltThe DaughterNominated
2016
Best Paperback OriginalAdrian McKintyGun Street GirlNominated
2016
Best Paperback OriginalGordon McAlpineWoman with a Blue PencilNominated
2016
Best Paperback OriginalGilly MacmillanWhat She Knew / Burnt Paper SkyNominated
2016
Best Paperback OriginalMalcolm MackayThe Necessary Death of Lewis WinterNominated
2016
Best Short StoryDenise MinaEvery Seven YearsNominated
2016
Best Young AdultHenry TurnerAsk the DarkNominated
2016
Best Young AdultNova SumaThe Walls Around UsNominated
2016
Best Young AdultMelinda SalisburyThe Sin Eater's DaughterNominated
2016
Best Young AdultLamar GilesEndangeredNominated
2016
Best Young AdultMindy McGinnisA Madness So DiscreetWon
2016Grand MasterWalter MosleyWon
2016Grand MasterEric WrightWon
2016
Mary Higgins Clark AwardHallie EphronNight Night, Sleep TightNominated
2016
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLori Rader-DayLittle Pretty ThingsWon
2016
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCatriona McPhersonThe Child GardenNominated
2016
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSusanna CalkinsThe Masque of a MurdererNominated
2016
Mary Higgins Clark AwardFrances BrodyA Woman UnknownNominated
2016
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardRussell W. JohnsonChung Ling Soo's Greatest TrickWon
2017
Best Critical BiographicalRuth FranklinShirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted LifeWon
2017
Best Fact CrimeEli SandersWhile the City SleptNominated
2017
Best Fact CrimeKate SummerscaleThe Wicked BoyWon
2017
Best First NovelHeather YoungThe Lost GirlsNominated
2017
Best First NovelLili WrightDancing with the TigerNominated
2017
Best First NovelNick PetrieThe DrifterNominated
2017
Best First NovelJoe IdeIQNominated
2017
Best First NovelBill BeverlyDodgersNominated
2017
Best First NovelFlynn BerryUnder the HarrowWon
2017
Best JuvenileSusan VaughtThings Too Huge to Fix by Saying SorryNominated
2017
Best JuvenileJames PontiFramed!Nominated
2017
Best JuvenileClaire LegrandSome Kind of HappinessNominated
2017
Best JuvenileSarah LariviereThe Bad KidNominated
2017
Best JuvenileAlly CondieSummerlostNominated
2017
Best JuvenileWesley KingOCDanielWon
2017
Best Mystery NovelReed Farrel ColemanWhere It HurtsNominated
2017
Best Mystery NovelLyndsay FayeJane SteeleNominated
2017
Best Mystery NovelAlafair BurkeThe ExNominated
2017
Best Mystery NovelNoah HawleyBefore the FallWon
2017
Best Paperback OriginalAdrian McKintyRain DogsWon
2017
Best Paperback OriginalJames W. ZiskinHeart of StoneNominated
2017
Best Paperback OriginalRobin YocumA Brilliant DeathNominated
2017
Best Paperback OriginalRobert DugoniThe 7th CanonNominated
2017
Best Paperback OriginalTyler DiltsCome TwilightNominated
2017
Best Paperback OriginalPatricia AbbottShot In DetroitNominated
2017
Best Short StoryLaura BenedictA Paler Shade of DeathNominated
2017
Best Young AdultBilly TaylorThieving WeaselsNominated
2017
Best Young AdultJustine LarbalestierMy Sister RosaNominated
2017
Best Young AdultMonica HesseGirl in the Blue CoatWon
2017Grand MasterEllen HartWon
2017Grand MasterMax Allan CollinsWon
2017
Mary Higgins Clark AwardWendy Corsi StaubBlue MoonNominated
2017
Mary Higgins Clark AwardHank Phillippi RyanSay No MoreNominated
2017
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCatriona McPhersonQuiet NeighborsNominated
2017
Mary Higgins Clark AwardDianne DixonThe Other SisterNominated
2017
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCharles ToddThe Shattered TreeWon
2017
Mary Higgins Clark AwardApril HenryThe Girl I Used to BeNominated
2017
Mary Higgins Clark AwardBrent HartingerThree Truths and a LieNominated
2017
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardE. Gabriel FloresWon
2018
Best Critical BiographicalTatiana de RosnayManderley Forever: The Life of Daphne du MaurierNominated
2018
Best Fact CrimeDavid GrannKillers of the Flower MoonWon
2018
Best Fact CrimeMonica HesseAmerican FireNominated
2018
Best First NovelEmily RuskovichIdahoNominated
2018
Best First NovelMelissa LoveLolaNominated
2018
Best First NovelWinnie M. LiDark ChapterNominated
2018
Best First NovelDeborah KennedyTornado WeatherNominated
2018
Best First NovelJordan HarperShe Rides Shotgun / A Lesson in ViolenceWon
2018
Best JuvenileRu XuNewsPrintsNominated
2018
Best JuvenileRobin StevensFirst Class MurderNominated
2018
Best JuvenileKevin SandsThe Assassin's CurseNominated
2018
Best JuvenileKirby LarsonAudacity Jones Steals the ShowNominated
2018
Best JuvenileJames PontiVanished!Won
2018
Best Mystery NovelAttica LockeBluebird, BluebirdWon
2018
Best Mystery NovelPhilip KerrPrussian BlueNominated
2018
Best Mystery NovelAbir MukherjeeA Rising ManNominated
2018
Best Mystery NovelKathleen KentThe DimeNominated
2018
Best Paperback OriginalRhys BowenIn Farleigh FieldNominated
2018
Best Paperback OriginalJock SerongThe Rules of Backyard CricketNominated
2018
Best Paperback OriginalKanae MinatoPenanceNominated
2018
Best Paperback OriginalAndrew MayneBlack FallNominated
2018
Best Paperback OriginalRon CorbettRagged LakeNominated
2018
Best Paperback OriginalAnna MazzolaThe UnseeingWon
2018
Best Young AdultAngie ThomasThe Hate U GiveNominated
2018
Best Young AdultJason RekulakThe Impossible FortressNominated
2018
Best Young AdultGillian FrenchGritNominated
2018
Best Young AdultScott BergstromThe CrueltyNominated
2018
Best Young AdultJason ReynoldsLong Way DownWon
2018Grand MasterJane LangtonWon
2018Grand MasterPeter LoveseyWon
2018Grand MasterWilliam LinkWon
2018
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCarol GoodmanThe Widow's HouseWon
2018
Mary Higgins Clark AwardHallie EphronYou'll Never Know, DearNominated
2018
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLori Rader-DayThe Day I DiedNominated
2018
Mary Higgins Clark AwardNadine NettmannUncorking a LieNominated
2018
Mary Higgins Clark AwardEllen CrosbyThe Vineyard VictimsNominated
2018
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardAmy Bloom
Lisa D. Gray
Won
2019
Best Fact CrimeMichelle McNamaraI'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Nominated
2019
Best Fact CrimeKirk Wallace JohnsonThe Feather ThiefNominated
2019
Best Fact CrimeCarl HoffmanThe Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and TreasureNominated
2019
Best First NovelDelia OwensWhere the Crawdads SingNominated
2019
Best First NovelNova JacobsThe Last Equation of Isaac SeveryNominated
2019
Best First NovelDebra Jo ImmergutThe CaptivesNominated
2019
Best First NovelBradley HarperA Knife in the FogNominated
2019
Best First NovelJames A. McLaughlinBearskinWon
2019
Best JuvenileT.R. SimonZora and MeNominated
2019
Best JuvenileKaren KaneCharlie and FrogNominated
2019
Best JuvenileBen GutersonWinterhouseNominated
2019
Best JuvenileMartha FreemanZap!Nominated
2019
Best JuvenileTony AbbottDenis Ever AfterNominated
2019
Best JuvenilePete HautmanOtherwoodWon
2019
Best Mystery NovelWalter MosleyDown the River unto the SeaWon
2019
Best Mystery NovelDeanna RaybournA Treacherous CurseNominated
2019
Best Mystery NovelLawrence OsborneOnly to SleepNominated
2019
Best Mystery NovelVictor MethosA Gambler's JuryNominated
2019
Best Mystery NovelMike LawsonHouse WitnessNominated
2019
Best Mystery NovelCatherine Ryan HowardThe Liar's GirlNominated
2019
Best Paperback OriginalNaomi HiraharaHiroshima BoyNominated
2019
Best Paperback OriginalLori Rader-DayUnder a Dark SkyNominated
2019
Best Paperback OriginalLisa UngerUnder My SkinNominated
2019
Best Paperback OriginalLeïla SlimaniThe Perfect Nanny / LullabyNominated
2019
Best Paperback OriginalAlison GaylinIf I Die TonightWon
2019
Best Short StoryLisa UngerThe Sleep Tight MotelNominated
2019
Best Short StoryPaul DoironRabidNominated
2019
Best Young AdultNova SumaA Room Away From the WolvesNominated
2019
Best Young AdultWill HillAfter the FireNominated
2019
Best Young AdultSasha DawnBlinkNominated
2019
Best Young AdultErin BowmanContagionNominated
2019
Best Young AdultCourtney SummersSadieWon
2019Grand MasterMartin Cruz SmithWon
2019
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSujata MasseyThe Widows of Malabar HillWon
2019
Mary Higgins Clark AwardJulia KellerBone on BoneNominated
2019
Mary Higgins Clark AwardPaula MunierA Borrowing of BonesNominated
2019
Mary Higgins Clark AwardDianne FreemanA Lady's Guide to Etiquette and MurderNominated
2019
Mary Higgins Clark AwardMariah FredericksA Death of No ImportanceNominated
2019
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardNancy NovickHow Does He Die This Time?Won
2019
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardJacqueline WinspearTo Die but OnceNominated
2019
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardCharles ToddA Forgotten PlaceNominated
2019
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardVictoria ThompsonCity of SecretsNominated
2019
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardElizabeth BeckaPerishNominated
2019
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardSara ParetskyShell GameWon
2020
Best Critical BiographicalJacqueline WinspearThis Time Next Year We'll Be LaughingNominated
2020
Best Critical BiographicalJohn CurranThe Hooded GunmanNominated
2020
Best Critical BiographicalJohn BillheimerHitchcock and the CensorsWon
2020
Best Fact CrimeMaureen CallahanAmerican PredatorNominated
2020
Best Fact CrimeKaren AbbottThe Ghosts of Eden ParkNominated
2020
Best First NovelJohn VercherThree-FifthsNominated
2020
Best First NovelLauren WilkinsonAmerican SpyNominated
2020
Best First NovelLara PrescottThe Secrets We KeptNominated
2020
Best First NovelJohn McMahonThe Good DetectiveNominated
2020
Best First NovelSamantha DowningMy Lovely WifeNominated
2020
Best First NovelAngie KimMiracle CreekWon
2020
Best JuvenileLaura TuckerAll the Greys on Greene StreetNominated
2020
Best JuvenileGreg HowardThe WhispersNominated
2020
Best JuvenileCorey Ann HayduEventownNominated
2020
Best JuvenileCary FaganThe Collected Works of Gretchen OysterNominated
2020
Best JuvenileSusan VaughtMe and Sam-Sam Handle the ApocalypseWon
2020
Best Mystery NovelElly GriffithsThe Stranger DiariesWon
2020
Best Mystery NovelMichael RobothamGood Girl, Bad GirlNominated
2020
Best Mystery NovelAbir MukherjeeSmoke and AshesNominated
2020
Best Mystery NovelPeter HellerThe RiverNominated
2020
Best Mystery NovelBarbara BourlandFake Like MeNominated
2020
Best Paperback OriginalBrian FreemanThe Deep, Deep SnowNominated
2020
Best Paperback OriginalWilliam LashnerFreedom RoadNominated
2020
Best Paperback OriginalLisa SandlinThe Bird BoysNominated
2020
Best Paperback OriginalAlan ParksFebruary's SonNominated
2020
Best Paperback OriginalJonathan MooreBlood RelationsNominated
2020
Best Paperback OriginalSusan BickfordDread of WinterNominated
2020
Best Paperback OriginalAdam O'Fallon PriceThe Hotel NeversinkWon
2020
Best Young AdultRandy RibayPatron Saints of NothingNominated
2020
Best Young AdultLeah ThomasWild and CrookedNominated
2020
Best Young AdultKristen SimmonsThe DeceiversNominated
2020
Best Young AdultAdriana MatherKilling NovemberNominated
2020
Best Young AdultNaomi KritzerCatfishing on CatNetWon
2020Grand MasterPeter RobinsonWon
2020Grand MasterBarbara NeelyWon
2020
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCarol GoodmanThe Night VisitorsWon
2020
Mary Higgins Clark AwardHank Phillippi RyanThe Murder ListNominated
2020
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCatriona McPhersonStrangers at the GateNominated
2020
Mary Higgins Clark AwardEmma RowleyTell Me EverythingNominated
2020
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardDerrick HarriellThere's a Riot Goin' OnWon
2020
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardMarcie R. RendonGirl Gone MissingNominated
2020
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardGigi PandianThe Alchemist's IllusionNominated
2020
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardTara LaskowskiOne Night GoneNominated
2020
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardEdwin HillThe Missing OnesNominated
2020
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardLinda CastilloShamedNominated
2020
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardTracy ClarkBorrowed TimeWon
2021
Best Critical BiographicalMartin EdwardsHowdunit!Nominated
2021
Best Fact CrimeSierra Crane MurdochYellow BirdNominated
2021
Best Fact CrimeEmma Copley EisenbergThe Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in AppalachiaNominated
2021
Best Fact CrimeEric EyreDeath in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid EpidemicWon
2021
Best First NovelStephanie WrobelDarling Rose Gold / The Recovery of Rose GoldNominated
2021
Best First NovelDavid Heska Wanbli WeidenWinter CountsNominated
2021
Best First NovelElisabeth ThomasCatherine HouseNominated
2021
Best First NovelNev MarchMurder in Old BombayNominated
2021
Best First NovelCaitlin MullenPlease See UsWon
2021
Best JuvenileTaryn SoudersCoop Knows the ScoopNominated
2021
Best JuvenileMelissa SavageNessie QuestNominated
2021
Best JuvenileNnedi OkoraforIkengaNominated
2021
Best JuvenileJanae MarksFrom the Desk of Zoe WashingtonNominated
2021
Best JuvenileTanya Lloyd KyiMe and BanksyNominated
2021
Best JuvenileElizabeth C. BuncePremeditated MyrtleWon
2021
Best Mystery NovelKwei QuarteyThe Missing AmericanNominated
2021
Best Mystery NovelIvy PochodaThese WomenNominated
2021
Best Mystery NovelRichard OsmanThe Thursday Murder ClubNominated
2021
Best Mystery NovelCaroline B. CooneyBefore She Was HelenNominated
2021
Best Mystery NovelDeepa AnapparaDjinn Patrol on the Purple LineWon
2021
Best Paperback OriginalKhurrum RahmanEast of HounslowNominated
2021
Best Paperback OriginalJessica MoorThe KeeperNominated
2021
Best Paperback OriginalJess LoureyUnspeakable ThingsNominated
2021
Best Paperback OriginalAlyssa ColeWhen No One Is WatchingWon
2021
Best Young AdultKaren M. McManusThe CousinsNominated
2021
Best Young AdultJune HurThe Silence of BonesNominated
2021
Best Young AdultMonica HesseThey Went LeftNominated
2021
Best Young AdultJennifer Lynn BarnesThe Inheritance GamesNominated
2021
Best Young AdultKatie AlenderThe CompanionWon
2021Grand MasterJeffery DeaverWon
2021Grand MasterCharlaine HarrisWon
2021
Mary Higgins Clark AwardHank Phillippi RyanThe First to LieNominated
2021
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLori Rader-DayThe Lucky OneNominated
2021
Mary Higgins Clark AwardMariah FredericksDeath of an American BeautyNominated
2021
Mary Higgins Clark AwardPaige SheltonCold WindNominated
2021
Mary Higgins Clark AwardElsa HartThe Cabinets of Barnaby MayneWon
2021
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardColette BancroftThe BiteWon
2021
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardSara ParetskyDead LandNominated
2021
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardIlaria TutiThe Sleeping Nymph / Painted in BloodNominated
2021
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardLaurie R. KingRiviera GoldNominated
2021Sue Grafton Memorial AwardRosalie KnechtWon
2021
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardKathleen KentThe BurnNominated
2022
Best Critical BiographicalMark AldridgeAgatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the WorldNominated
2022
Best Critical BiographicalRichard GreeneThe Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham GreeneNominated
2022
Best Critical BiographicalJames McGrath MorrisTony Hillerman: A LifeNominated
2022
Best Critical BiographicalJohn TreschThe Reason for the Darkness of the NightNominated
2022
Best Critical BiographicalEdward WhiteThe Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of SuspenseWon
2022
Best Fact CrimeMargalit FoxThe Confidence MenNominated
2022
Best Fact CrimeAnn HagedornSleeper AgentNominated
2022
Best Fact CrimeEllen McGarrahanTwo Truths and a LieNominated
2022
Best Fact CrimeBenjamin T. SmithThe Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug TradeNominated
2022
Best Fact CrimeCurtis WilkieWhen Evil Lived in LaurelNominated
2022
Best Fact CrimeElon GreenLast CallWon
2022
Best First NovelVera KurianNever Saw Me ComingNominated
2022
Best First NovelFabian NiciezaSuburban DicksNominated
2022
Best First NovelJoAnne TompkinsWhat Comes AfterNominated
2022
Best First NovelCaitlin WahrerThe DamageNominated
2022
Best First NovelErin FlanaganDeer SeasonWon
2022
Best JuvenileElizabeth C. BunceCold-Blooded MyrtleNominated
2022
Best JuvenileM.G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Kidnap on the California CometNominated
2022
Best JuvenileJennifer A. NielsenRescueNominated
2022
Best JuvenileMarthe JocelynThe Dead Man in the GardenNominated
2022
Best JuvenileChristina Diaz GonzalezConcealedWon
2022
Best Mystery NovelRhys BowenThe Venice SketchbookNominated
2022
Best Mystery NovelS.A. CosbyRazorblade TearsNominated
2022
Best Mystery NovelWill LeitchHow LuckyNominated
2022
Best Mystery NovelKat RosenfieldNo One Will Miss HerNominated
2022
Best Mystery NovelJames KestrelFive DecembersWon
2022
Best Paperback OriginalDavid BellKill All Your DarlingsNominated
2022
Best Paperback OriginalC.J. CookeThe Lighthouse WitchesNominated
2022
Best Paperback OriginalDaryl GregoryThe Album of Dr. MoreauNominated
2022
Best Paperback OriginalC.S. O’CinneideStarr SignNominated
2022
Best Paperback OriginalLaura PurcellThe Shape of DarknessNominated
2022
Best Paperback OriginalAlan ParksBobby March Will Live ForeverWon
2022
Best Short StoryJames A. Hearn
Michael Bracken
BlindsidedNominated
2022
Best Short StoryV.M. BurnsThe Vermeer ConspiracyNominated
2022
Best Short StoryTracy ClarkLucky ThirteenNominated
2022
Best Short StoryGigi PandianThe Locked Room LibraryNominated
2022
Best Short StoryCornell WoolrichThe Dark OblivionNominated
2022
Best Short StoryR.T. LawtonThe Road to HanaWon
2022
Best Young AdultFaridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéAce of SpadesNominated
2022
Best Young AdultPamela N. HarrisWhen You Look Like UsNominated
2022
Best Young AdultJune HurThe Forest of Stolen GirlsNominated
2022
Best Young AdultTess SharpeThe Girls I've BeenNominated
2022
Best Young AdultAngeline BoulleyFirekeeper's DaughterWon
2022Grand MasterLaurie R. KingWon
2022
Mary Higgins Clark AwardKatherine CowleyThe True Confessions of a London SpyNominated
2022
Mary Higgins Clark AwardTracy GardnerRuby Red HerringNominated
2022
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCallie HuttonThe Sign of DeathNominated
2022
Mary Higgins Clark AwardElizabeth PenneyChapter and CurseNominated
2022
Mary Higgins Clark AwardNaomi HiraharaClark and DivisionWon
2022
Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardRob OslerAnalogueWon
2022
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardElizabeth BreckDouble TakeNominated
2022
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardThomas KiesShadow HillNominated
2022
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardKwei QuarteySleep Well, My LadyNominated
2022
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardS.J. RozanFamily BusinessNominated
2022
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardTracy ClarkRunnerWon
2023
Best Fact CrimeErika KrouseTell Me EverythingWon
2023
Best Fact CrimeShahan MuftiAmerican Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DCNominated
2023
Best Fact CrimeDaniel StashowerAmerican DemonNominated
2023
Best Fact CrimeKathryn MilesTrailedNominated
2023
Best First NovelGrace D. LiPortrait of a ThiefNominated
2023
Best First NovelKatie GutierrezMore Than You'll Ever KnowNominated
2023
Best First NovelRamona EmersonShutterNominated
2023
Best First NovelEli CranorDon't Know ToughWon
2023
Best First NovelErin E. AdamsJackalNominated
2023
Best JuvenileJulie BuxbaumThe Area 51 FilesNominated
2023
Best JuvenileMarthe JocelynThe Seaside CorpseNominated
2023
Best JuvenileKekla MagoonChester Keene Cracks the CodeNominated
2023
Best Mystery NovelJohn DarnielleDevil HouseNominated
2023
Best Mystery NovelKellye GarrettLike a SisterNominated
2023
Best Mystery NovelChuck HoganGanglandNominated
2023
Best Mystery NovelGabino IglesiasThe Devil Takes You HomeNominated
2023
Best Mystery NovelDanya KukafkaNotes on an ExecutionWon
2023
Best Paperback OriginalA.R. TorreA Familiar StrangerNominated
2023
Best Paperback OriginalCarole LawrenceCleopatra's DaggerNominated
2023
Best Paperback OriginalJoe HartOr ElseWon
2023
Best Paperback OriginalSeraphina Nova GlassOn a Quiet StreetNominated
2023
Best Paperback OriginalMax Allan CollinsQuarry's BloodNominated
2023
Best Young AdultAlexa DonnePretty Dead QueensNominated
2023
Best Young AdultEva V. GibsonFrightmaresNominated
2023
Best Young AdultJuliana GoodmanThe Black Girls Left StandingNominated
2023
Best Young AdultJune HurThe Red PalaceWon
2023
Best Young AdultVincent RalphLock the DoorsNominated
2023Grand MasterMichael ConnellyWon
2023Grand MasterJoanne FlukeWon
2023
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardConnie BerryThe Shadow of MemoryNominated
2023
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardTamara BerryBuried in a Good BookWon
2023
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardAlicia BessetteSmile Beach MurderNominated
2023
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardMichael CraftDesert GetawayNominated
2023
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardRobert ThorogoodThe Marlow Murder ClubNominated
2023
Mary Higgins Clark AwardAmanda FlowerBecause I Could Not Stop for DeathNominated
2023
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSulari GentillThe Woman in the LibraryNominated
2023
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCarol GoodmanThe Disinvited GuestNominated
2023
Mary Higgins Clark AwardB.R. MyersA Dreadful SplendorWon
2023
Mary Higgins Clark AwardD.M. RowellNever Name the DeadNominated
2023
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardMark de CastriqueSecret LivesNominated
2023
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardClaire KellsAn Unforgiving PlaceNominated
2023
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardLouisa LunaHideoutWon
2023
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardStephen SpotswoodSecrets Typed in BloodNominated
2023
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardEmilya NaymarkBehind the LieNominated
2024
Best Critical BiographicalDavid BordwellPerplexing PlotsNominated
2024
Best Critical BiographicalMark DawidziakA Mystery of MysteriesNominated
2024
Best Critical BiographicalRobert MorganFallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan PoeNominated
2024
Best Critical BiographicalSteven PowellLove Me Fierce In Danger: The Life of James EllroyWon
2024
Best Critical BiographicalMax Allan Collins
James L. Traylor
Spillane: King of Pulp FictionNominated
2024
Best Fact CrimeKim CrossIn Light of All DarknessNominated
2024
Best Fact CrimeNathan MastersCrooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political ScandalWon
2024
Best Fact CrimeBarbara Rae-VenterI Know Who You AreNominated
2024
Best Fact CrimeJohn GlattTangled VinesNominated
2024
Best Fact CrimeZeke FauxNumber Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering FallNominated
2024
Best Fact CrimeJoe SextonThe Lost Sons of Omaha: Two Young Men in an American TragedyNominated
2024
Best First NovelI.S. BerryThe Peacock and the SparrowWon
2024
Best First NovelAmy ChuaThe Golden GateNominated
2024
Best First NovelKen JaworowskiSmall Town SinsNominated
2024
Best First NovelKristen LoeschThe Porcelain Doll / The Last Russian DollNominated
2024
Best First NovelRitu MukerjiMurder by DegreesNominated
2024
Best JuvenileLarry Schwarz
Iva-Marie Palmer
The Jules Verne ProphecyNominated
2024
Best JuvenileElizabeth C. BunceMyrtle, Means, and OpportunityNominated
2024
Best JuvenileAdrianna CuevasThe Ghosts of Rancho EspantoWon
2024
Best JuvenileLamar GilesEpic Ellisons: Cosmos CampNominated
2024
Best JuvenileClaire SwinarskiWhat Happened to Rachel Riley?Nominated
2024
Best Mystery NovelMichael KorytaAn Honest ManNominated
2024
Best Mystery NovelJames Lee BurkeFlags on the BayouWon
2024
Best Mystery NovelS.A. CosbyAll the Sinners BleedNominated
2024
Best Mystery NovelJennifer Cody EpsteinThe Madwomen of ParisNominated
2024
Best Mystery NovelJessica KnollBright Young WomenNominated
2024
Best Mystery NovelWilliam Kent KruegerThe River We RememberNominated
2024
Best Mystery NovelColson WhiteheadCrook ManifestoNominated
2024
Best PaperbackTracy ClarkHideNominated
2024
Best PaperbackA.F. CarterBoomtownNominated
2024
Best PaperbackJess LoureyThe Taken OnesNominated
2024
Best PaperbackJesse Q. SutantoVera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for MurderersWon
2024
Best PaperbackScott Von DoviakLowdown RoadNominated
2024
Best Short StoryLinda CastilloHallowed GroundWon
2024
Best Short StoryHeather GrahamThriller (Short Story)Nominated
2024
Best Short StoryRob OslerMiss DirectionNominated
2024
Best Short StoryIan RankinThe RiseNominated
2024
Best Short StoryLisa ScottolinePigeon Tony's Last StandNominated
2024
Best Young AdultApril HenryGirl ForgottenWon
2024
Best Young AdultMatthew J. KirbyStar SplitterNominated
2024
Best Young AdultCameron Kelly RosenblumThe Sharp Edge of SilenceNominated
2024
Best Young AdultYvonne WoonMy Flawless LifeNominated
2024
Best Young AdultLaura ZimmermannJust Do This One Thing for MeNominated
2024Grand MasterKatherine Hall PageWon
2024Grand MasterR.L. StineWon
2024
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardDanielle ArceneauxGlory BeWon
2024
Mary Higgins Clark AwardLina ChernPlay the FoolWon
2024
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCarol GoodmanThe Bones of the StoryNominated
2024
Mary Higgins Clark AwardAnastasia HastingsOf Manners and MurderNominated
2024
Mary Higgins Clark AwardKate RobardsThe Three Deaths of Willa StannardNominated
2024
Mary Higgins Clark AwardMary WintersMurder in PostscriptNominated
2024
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardSamantha Jayne AllenHard RainNominated
2024
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardLinda CastilloAn Evil HeartWon
2024
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardSusan IsaacsBad, Bad Seymour BrownNominated
2024
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardVal McDermidPast LyingNominated
2024
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardSarah Stewart TaylorA Stolen ChildNominated
2025
Best Critical/Biographical WorkNathan AshmanJames Sallis: A Companion to the Mystery FictionNominated
2025
Best Critical/Biographical WorkAshley LawsonOn Edge: Gender and Genre in the Work of Shirley Jackson, Patricia Highsmith, and Leigh BrackettNominated
2025
Best Critical/Biographical WorkM. Keith BookerAmerican Noir Film: From The Maltese Falcon to Gone GirlNominated
2025
Best Critical/Biographical WorkDavid GeherinOrganized Crime on Page and ScreenNominated
2025
Best Fact CrimeFrank FigliuzziLong Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial KillersNominated
2025
Best Fact CrimeSteven JohnsonThe Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern DetectiveNominated
2025
Best Fact CrimeDeb Miller LandauA Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClintonNominated
2025
Best Fact CrimeGregg OlsenThe Amish WifeNominated
2025
Best Fact CrimeEarl SwiftHell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second SlaveryNominated
2025
Best Fact CrimeMichael WolraichThe Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz AgeNominated
2025
Best First NovelAsh CliftonTwice the TroubleNominated
2025
Best First NovelKerri HakodaCold to the TouchNominated
2025
Best First NovelAudrey LeeThe Mechanics of MemoryNominated
2025
Best First NovelDavid LewisA Jewel in the CrownNominated
2025
Best First NovelLawrence RobbinsThe President's LawyerNominated
2025
Best First NovelHenry WiseHoly CityNominated
2025
Best JuvenileP.G. BellThe Beanstalk MurderNominated
2025
Best JuvenileMargaret Peterson HaddixThe Stolen KeyNominated
2025
Best JuvenileAimee LimThe Spindle of FateNominated
2025
Best JuvenileGinger RenoFind HerNominated
2025
Best JuvenileNicholas ShakespeareIan FlemingNominated
2025
Best Mystery NovelRobert Jackson BennettThe Tainted CupNominated
2025
Best Mystery NovelKatrina CarrascoRough TradeNominated
2025
Best Mystery NovelSarah Easter CollinsThings Don't Break on Their OwnNominated
2025
Best Mystery NovelNicolás FerraroMy Favorite ScarNominated
2025
Best Mystery NovelLiz MooreThe God of the WoodsNominated
2025
Best Mystery NovelAmy TinteraListen for the LieNominated
2025
Best Mystery NovelCharlotte VassellThe In CrowdNominated
2025
Best Paperback OriginalKimberly BelleThe Paris WidowNominated
2025
Best Paperback OriginalSeraphina Nova GlassThe Vacancy in Room 10Nominated
2025
Best Paperback OriginalBonnie KistlerShell GamesNominated
2025
Best Paperback OriginalIsabella MaldonadoA Forgotten KillNominated
2025
Best Paperback OriginalAlexis Stefanovich-ThomsonThe Road to HeavenNominated
2025
Best Short StoryMargaret AtwoodCut and ThirstNominated
2025
Best Short StoryLiv ConstantineEverywhere You LookNominated
2025
Best Short StoryErika KrouseNominated
2025
Best Short StoryAriel LawhonBarriers to EntryNominated
2025
Best Short StorySteven SheilThe Art of Cruel EmbroideryNominated
2025
Best Young AdultK.A. CobellLooking for SmokeNominated
2025
Best Young AdultAlexa DonneThe Bitter EndNominated
2025
Best Young AdultJune HurA Crane Among WolvesNominated
2025
Best Young AdultMaureen JohnsonDeath at Morning HouseNominated
2025
Best Young AdultNatalie D. Richards49 Miles AloneNominated
2025
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardKatarina BivaldThe Murders in Great DiddlingNominated
2025
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardIan MooreDeath and FromageNominated
2025
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardP.J. NelsonBooked for MurderNominated
2025
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardAyla RoseMurder on Devil's PondNominated
2025
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial AwardTom RyanThe Treasure Hunters ClubNominated
2025
Mary Higgins Clark AwardRhys BowenThe Rose ArborNominated
2025
Mary Higgins Clark AwardMichelle ChouinardThe Serial Killer Guide to San FranciscoNominated
2025
Mary Higgins Clark AwardSulari GentillThe Mystery WriterNominated
2025
Mary Higgins Clark AwardCarol GoodmanReturn to Wyldcliffe HeightsNominated
2025
Mary Higgins Clark AwardKatie TietjenDeath in the DetailsNominated
2025
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardKelley ArmstrongDisturbing the DeadNominated
2025
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardClare MackintoshA Game of LiesNominated
2025
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardBeverley McLachlinProofNominated
2025
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardMindy MejiaA World of HurtNominated
2025
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardJoanna SchaffhausenAll the Way GoneNominated
2025
Sue Grafton Memorial AwardJacqueline WinspearThe Comfort of GhostsNominated


Over the years, the Edgar Awards have evolved to include various categories, reflecting the diverse aspects of the mystery genre. The awards now encompass novels within various categories, non-fiction and biographical awards, and short stories.

Here are descriptions of the current Edgar Awards Categories and some notes:

– We still need to complete Best Fact Crime.
– We still need to complete Best Critical/Biographical Work.
– We still need to complete Best Short Story.
– We still need to complete Best Juvenile.
– We still need to complete Best Young Adult.

Best Novel / Best Mystery Novel: Honors an outstanding mystery novel published in the previous year. This was established in 1948.

Best First Novel: Recognizes the best debut mystery novel by an author. This began in 1946.

Best Paperback Original: Awards the best original mystery novel published as a paperback. This award was created in 1970.

Best Fact Crime: Awarded to the best non-fiction true crime book.

Best Critical/Biographical Work: Acknowledges the best work of criticism or biography in the mystery genre.

Best Short Story: Honors an exceptional mystery short story or novella published in the previous year, whether released individually, as part of an anthology, or in a magazine. The Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine as an example, boasts many winners of this award. Started in 1951.

Best Juvenile: Recognizes the best mystery novel written for younger readers. 1961 was the year that this was established.

Best Young Adult Novel: Awards the best mystery novel aimed at young adult readers. 1989 saw the first Best Young Adult novels.

Best Episode in a TV Series: Celebrates the best mystery or crime television episode script. Created in 1952.

Robert L. Fish Memorial Award: Honors the best first short story by an American author. Named after Robert Lloyd Fish, who win the Edgar award for Best First Novel in 1962 with The Fugitive.

Mary Higgins Clark Award: Recognizes a novel most closely written in the tradition of Mary Higgins Clark‘s works. Formerly known as the Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award.

Grand Master Award: Bestowed upon a living author for their significant and lasting contributions to the mystery genre. First handed out in 1955.

Sue Grafton Memorial Award This award, established in 2019, is awarded to the novel that is deemed the best in a series, featuring a female protagonist. Named of course, after the late Sue Grafton.

Those are the current award categories. There have been other awards that are either discontinued or awarded without consistency, such as the Best Play, best Radio Drama and best Mystery Criticism award.


Edgar Awards F.A.Q.

What book awards did Edgar Allan Poe win?

He has won numerous awards. See our Edgar Allan Poe page for the full list.

When was the first Edgar awards announced?

1946.

What Edgar Awards has James Lee Burke won?

James Lee Burke first won an Edgar award in 1990 for his novel Black Cherry Blues. He won the Best Mystery Novel award, which he also won again in 1998 for Cimarron Rose. Jolie Blon’s Bounce was also nominated for Best Mystery Novel in 2003.

In 2009, James Lee Burke was awarded the Grand Master award, alongside Sue Grafton.

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