Yesterday, the Mystery Writers of America announced the 2019 Edgar Award Nominees. Congratulations to all the nominees.
Here’s the press release.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/
— Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we
celebrate the 210thanniversary of the birth of Edgar
Allan Poe, the Nominees for the 2019 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best
in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2018.
The Edgar® Awards will be presented to the winners at our 73rd Gala
Banquet, April 25, 2019 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.
— Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we
celebrate the 210thanniversary of the birth of Edgar
Allan Poe, the Nominees for the 2019 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best
in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2018.
The Edgar® Awards will be presented to the winners at our 73rd Gala
Banquet, April 25, 2019 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.
BEST NOVEL
The Liar’s
Girl by Catherine
Ryan Howard (Blackstone Publishing)
House Witness by Mike Lawson (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic
Monthly Press)
A Gambler’s Jury by Victor Methos (Amazon Publishing – Thomas &
Mercer)
Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley (Hachette
Book Group – Mulholland)
Only to Sleep by Lawrence Osborne (Penguin Random House –
Hogarth)
A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn (Penguin Random
House – Berkley)
Girl by Catherine
Ryan Howard (Blackstone Publishing)
House Witness by Mike Lawson (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic
Monthly Press)
A Gambler’s Jury by Victor Methos (Amazon Publishing – Thomas &
Mercer)
Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley (Hachette
Book Group – Mulholland)
Only to Sleep by Lawrence Osborne (Penguin Random House –
Hogarth)
A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn (Penguin Random
House – Berkley)
BEST FIRST
NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
A Knife in the
Fog by Bradley
Harper (Seventh Street Books)
The Captives by Debra Jo Immergut (HarperCollins
Publishers – Ecco)
The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs (Simon
& Schuster – Touchstone)
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin (HarperCollins Publishers
– Ecco)
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Penguin Random
House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Fog by Bradley
Harper (Seventh Street Books)
The Captives by Debra Jo Immergut (HarperCollins
Publishers – Ecco)
The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs (Simon
& Schuster – Touchstone)
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin (HarperCollins Publishers
– Ecco)
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Penguin Random
House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
BEST PAPERBACK
ORIGINAL
ORIGINAL
If I Die
Tonight by Alison
Gaylin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara (Prospect Park Books)
Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day (HarperCollins
Publishers – William Morrow)
The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani (Penguin Random House –
Penguin Books)
Under My Skin by Lisa Unger (Harlequin – Park Row
Books)
Tonight by Alison
Gaylin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara (Prospect Park Books)
Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day (HarperCollins
Publishers – William Morrow)
The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani (Penguin Random House –
Penguin Books)
Under My Skin by Lisa Unger (Harlequin – Park Row
Books)
BEST FACT
CRIME
CRIME
Tinderbox: The
Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation by Robert
W. Fieseler (W.W. Norton & Company – Liveright)
Sex Money Murder: A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayal by Jonathan
Green (W.W. Norton & Company)
The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure by Carl
Hoffman (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the
Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson (Penguin Random House –
Viking)
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State
Killer by Michelle McNamara(HarperCollins Publishers – Harper)
The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World’s Most
Powerful Mafia by Alex Perry(HarperCollins Publishers – William
Morrow)
Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation by Robert
W. Fieseler (W.W. Norton & Company – Liveright)
Sex Money Murder: A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayal by Jonathan
Green (W.W. Norton & Company)
The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure by Carl
Hoffman (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the
Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson (Penguin Random House –
Viking)
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State
Killer by Michelle McNamara(HarperCollins Publishers – Harper)
The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World’s Most
Powerful Mafia by Alex Perry(HarperCollins Publishers – William
Morrow)
BEST
CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
The
Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton: A Critical Study of the Father Brown
Stories and Other Detective Fiction by Laird R. Blackwell (McFarland
Publishing)
Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession by Alice
Bolin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow Paperbacks)
Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s by Leslie S.
Klinger (Pegasus Books)
Mark X: Who Killed Huck Finn’s Father? by Yasuhiro Takeuchi (Taylor
& Francis – Routledge)
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson (Pegasus
Books)
Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton: A Critical Study of the Father Brown
Stories and Other Detective Fiction by Laird R. Blackwell (McFarland
Publishing)
Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession by Alice
Bolin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow Paperbacks)
Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s by Leslie S.
Klinger (Pegasus Books)
Mark X: Who Killed Huck Finn’s Father? by Yasuhiro Takeuchi (Taylor
& Francis – Routledge)
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson (Pegasus
Books)
BEST SHORT
STORY
STORY
“Rabid –
A Mike Bowditch Short Story” by Paul Doiron (Minotaur
Books)
“Paranoid Enough for Two” – The Honorable Traitors by John
Lutz (Kensington Publishing)
“Ancient and Modern” – Bloody Scotland by Val
McDermid (Pegasus Books)
“English 398: Fiction Workshop” – Ellery Queen Mystery
Magazine by Art Taylor (Dell Magazines)
“The Sleep Tight Motel” – Dark Corners Collection by Lisa
Unger (Amazon Publishing)
A Mike Bowditch Short Story” by Paul Doiron (Minotaur
Books)
“Paranoid Enough for Two” – The Honorable Traitors by John
Lutz (Kensington Publishing)
“Ancient and Modern” – Bloody Scotland by Val
McDermid (Pegasus Books)
“English 398: Fiction Workshop” – Ellery Queen Mystery
Magazine by Art Taylor (Dell Magazines)
“The Sleep Tight Motel” – Dark Corners Collection by Lisa
Unger (Amazon Publishing)
BEST JUVENILE
Denis Ever
After by Tony
Abbott (HarperCollins Children’s Books – Katherine Tegen Books)
Zap! by Martha Freeman (Simon & Schuster – Paula
Wiseman Books)
Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective by A.B. Greenfield (Holiday House)
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (Macmillan Children’s
Publishing Company – Henry Holt BFYR)
Otherwood by Pete Hautman (Candlewick Press)
Charlie & Frog: A Mystery by Karen Kane (Disney
Publishing Worldwide – Disney Hyperion)
Zora & Me: The Cursed Ground by T.R. Simon (Candlewick Press)
After by Tony
Abbott (HarperCollins Children’s Books – Katherine Tegen Books)
Zap! by Martha Freeman (Simon & Schuster – Paula
Wiseman Books)
Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective by A.B. Greenfield (Holiday House)
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (Macmillan Children’s
Publishing Company – Henry Holt BFYR)
Otherwood by Pete Hautman (Candlewick Press)
Charlie & Frog: A Mystery by Karen Kane (Disney
Publishing Worldwide – Disney Hyperion)
Zora & Me: The Cursed Ground by T.R. Simon (Candlewick Press)
BEST YOUNG
ADULT
ADULT
Contagion by Erin
Bowman (HarperCollins Children’s Books – HarperCollins)
Blink by Sasha Dawn (Lerner Publishing Group – Carolrhoda
Lab)
After the Fire by Will Hill (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks
Fire)
A Room Away From the Wolves by Nova Ren Suma (Algonquin
Young Readers)
Sadie by Courtney Summers (Wednesday Books)
Bowman (HarperCollins Children’s Books – HarperCollins)
Blink by Sasha Dawn (Lerner Publishing Group – Carolrhoda
Lab)
After the Fire by Will Hill (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks
Fire)
A Room Away From the Wolves by Nova Ren Suma (Algonquin
Young Readers)
Sadie by Courtney Summers (Wednesday Books)
BEST
TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
“The
Box” – Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Teleplay by Luke Del
Tredici (NBC/Universal TV)
“Season 2, Episode 1” – Jack Irish, Teleplay
by Andrew Knight (Acorn TV)
“Episode 1” – Mystery Road, Teleplay by Michaeley
O’Brien (Acorn TV)
“My Aim is True” – Blue Bloods, Teleplay by Kevin
Wade (CBS Eye Productions)
“The One That Holds Everything” – The Romanoffs,
Teleplay by Matthew Weiner & Donald Joh (Amazon Prime
Video)
Box” – Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Teleplay by Luke Del
Tredici (NBC/Universal TV)
“Season 2, Episode 1” – Jack Irish, Teleplay
by Andrew Knight (Acorn TV)
“Episode 1” – Mystery Road, Teleplay by Michaeley
O’Brien (Acorn TV)
“My Aim is True” – Blue Bloods, Teleplay by Kevin
Wade (CBS Eye Productions)
“The One That Holds Everything” – The Romanoffs,
Teleplay by Matthew Weiner & Donald Joh (Amazon Prime
Video)
ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL
AWARD
AWARD
“How Does
He Die This Time?” – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by Nancy
Novick (Dell Magazines)
He Die This Time?” – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by Nancy
Novick (Dell Magazines)
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THE SIMON
& SCHUSTER MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
& SCHUSTER MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
A Death of No
Importance by Mariah
Fredericks (Minotaur Books)
A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington
Publishing)
Bone on Bone by Julia Keller (Minotaur Books)
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Press –
Soho Crime)
A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier (Minotaur Books)
Importance by Mariah
Fredericks (Minotaur Books)
A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington
Publishing)
Bone on Bone by Julia Keller (Minotaur Books)
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Press –
Soho Crime)
A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier (Minotaur Books)
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Lesa, thanks for the list. I have to admit, I have not read any of the major nominees and, as is not uncommon for me with the Edgar Committees, there are authors I've never heard of on the list. The only authors I've read in the past are Walter Mosley and Mike Lawson.
I've actually read a few this year, Jeff, but that's because I'm reviewing for Library Journal, and they sent me some of them.
Deanna Raybourn is always on my list and I have also put the Delia Owens/ book there as so many have praised it. I also want to read a couple of the true crime nominated books.