Edgar Awards

Each Spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre. There are awards for books, short stories, nonfiction, criticism, plays and television scripts. In 2011, two mystery bookstores will be honored with the organization's Raven Awards.

2012 Nominees for Best Novel

• The Ranger by Ace Atkins
• Gone by Mo Hayder (WINNER)
• The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
• 1222 by Anne Holt
• Field Gray by Philip Kerr

2011 Nominees for Best Novel

The Lock Artist
by Steve Hamilton
• Caught by Harlan Coben
• Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
• Faithful Place by Tana French
• The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan
• The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton (WINNER)
• I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman

The complete list of nominees can be viewed at the Edgar Awards website.