Edgar Allan Poe Award (aka The Edgars) honors the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2023.
BEST NOVEL
Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
BEST FACT CRIME
Crooked: The Roaring ’20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal by Nathan Masters
BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy by Steven Powell
BEST SHORT STORY
Hallowed Ground by Linda Castillo
BEST JUVENILE
The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto by Adrianna Cuevas
BEST YOUNG ADULT
Girl Forgotten by April Henry
THE SIMON & SCHUSTER MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
Play the Fool by Lina Chern
THE G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD
An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo
THE LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN MEMORIAL AWARD
Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux