St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America Winners

The annual Best First Crime Novel Contest is sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America and Minotaur Books (an imprint of St. Martin's Press). The co ...more

Winners

	Sun, Sand, Murder (Teddy Creque Mystery, #1) by John Keyse-Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 344 ratings St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America for First Crime Novel (2015)	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 Man on the Washing Machine (Theo Bogart Mysteries, #1) by Susan Cox (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 515 ratings St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America for First Crime Novel (2014)	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 Impersonator (Roaring Twenties Mystery, #1) by Mary Miley (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 1,556 ratings St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America for First Crime Novel Award (2012)	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 Simple Murder (Will Rees, #1) by Eleanor Kuhns (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 1,371 ratings St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America for First Crime Novel Award (2011)	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
	Death on Tour (Jocelyn Shore, #1) by Janice Hamrick (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 680 ratings St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America for First Crime Novel (2010)	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
	One Man's Paradise (Kevin Corvelli #1) by Douglas Corleone (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 173 ratings St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America for First Crime Novel (2009)	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
	In the Shadow of Gotham (Simon Ziele, #1) by Stefanie Pintoff 3.50 avg rating — 4,009 ratings St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America for First Crime Novel (2008)	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

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Bram Stoker Award
Hugo Award
Royal Society Science Book Prize
Booker Prize
Pulitzer Prize
Newbery Medal
Nebula Award
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
National Book Award
J. Gordon Coogler Award
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