2020 Edgar Awards Nominations
Several authors and works of genre interest made the MWA (Mystery Writers of America) 2020 Edgar Awards list of nominees.
Best Paperback Original
- Blood Relations, Jonathan Moore (Mariner)
Best Critical/Biographical
- Hitchcock and the Censors, John Billheimer (University Press of Kentucky)
- Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan, Ursula Buchan (Bloomsbury)
- The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women, Mo Moulton (Basic)
Best Short Story
- “One of These Nights”, Livia Llewellyn (Cutting Edge)
- “Brother’s Keeper”, Dave Zeltserman (Ellery Queen 5-6/19)
Best Juvenile
- Eventown, Corey Ann Haydu (Katherine Tegen)
- The Whispers, Greg Howard (Putnam)
Best Young Adult
- Catfishing on CatNet, Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
- The Night Visitors, Carol Goodman (Morrow)
The G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award
- The Alchemist’s Illusion, Gigi Pandian (Midnight Ink)
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, “honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television,” will be presented at a gala banquet April 30, 2020 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. For more information, including the full list of nominees, see their official website.
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