Edgar Award Winners

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards® (the "Edgars®") are awarded annually (in the Spring) by the Mystery Writers of America to authors of distinguished work in ...more

Winners

	Conjunctions: 82, Works & Days by Bradford Morrow (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Edgar Award for Best Short Story for "Eat My Moose" (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September-October 2024 \| Tricks and Treacherous Treats by Joyce Carol Oates 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Edgar Award for Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for "The Jews on Elm Street" and Nominee for "Head Start" (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murders in Great Diddling (Berit Gardner #1) by Katarina Bivald (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 3,929 ratings Edgar Award for Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 15,455 ratings Edgar Award for Sue Grafton Memorial Award (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,193 ratings Edgar Award for Best Young Adult (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stolen Key (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure, #3) by Margaret Peterson Haddix 4.18 avg rating — 120 ratings Edgar Award for Best Juvenile (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Sallis: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Nathan Ashman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Edgar Award for Best Critical/Nonfiction Work (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 1,611 ratings Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 12,239 ratings Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holy City by Henry Wise (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 721 ratings Edgar Award for Best First Novel (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The In Crowd (DI Caius Beauchamp, #2) by Charlotte Vassell (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 2,401 ratings Edgar Award for Best Novel (2025)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glory Be (Glory Broussard Mystery, #1) by Danielle Arceneaux 3.77 avg rating — 4,208 ratings Edgar Award for Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Evil Heart (Kate Burkholder, #15) by Linda Castillo (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 15,845 ratings Edgar Award for Sue Grafton Memorial Award (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Forgotten by April Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3,267 ratings Edgar Award for Best Young Adult (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto by Adrianna Cuevas (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 365 ratings Edgar Award for Best Juvenile (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hallowed Ground (Kate Burkholder #14.5) by Linda Castillo (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,430 ratings Edgar Award for Best Short Story (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Me Fierce In Danger: The Life of James Ellroy by Steven Powell 3.98 avg rating — 130 ratings Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal by Nathan Masters (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 402 ratings Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 176,923 ratings Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 6,687 ratings Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke 3.91 avg rating — 6,429 ratings Edgar Award for Best Novel (2024)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buried in a Good Book (By the Book Mysteries #1) by Tamara Berry (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 3,714 ratings Edgar Award for Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 8,031 ratings Edgar Award for Mary Higgins Clark Award (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hideout (Alice Vega, #3) by Louisa Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 2,504 ratings Edgar Award for Sue Grafton Memorial Award (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (September/October 2022) by Janet Hutchings (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Edgar Award for The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for "Dogs in the Canyon" (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine March/April 2022 by Linda Landrigan (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings Edgar Award for Best Short Story for "Red Flag" (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators by Martin Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 304 ratings Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 18,287 ratings Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Or Else by Joe Hart (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 17,064 ratings Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Know Tough by Eli Cranor (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 3,717 ratings Edgar Award for Best First Novel (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars