Each Spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar^® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre. These awards recognize the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television in the past year.

For more information on The Edgars, or the Mystery Writers of America, please visit http://www.TheEdgars.com/

2010 Winners

BEST NOVEL
THE LAST CHILD by John Hart (Minotaur Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM by Stefanie Pintoff (Minotaur)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
BODY BLOWS by Marc Strange (Dundurn Press / Castle Street Mysteries)

BEST FACT CRIME
COLUMBINE by Dave Cullen (Twelve / Hachette)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
THE LINEUP: The World’s Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives edited by Otto Penzler (Little Brown / Hachette)

BEST SHORT STORY
"Amapola" – PHOENIX NOIR by Luis Alberto Urrea (Akashic Books)

BEST JUVENILE
CLOSED FOR THE SEASON by Mary Downing Hahn (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Books)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
REALITY CHECK by Peter Abrahams (HarperTeen / HarperCollins)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
"Place of Execution," Teleplay by Patrick Harbinson (PBS/WGBH Boston)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
"A Dreadful Day" – Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine by Dan Warthman (Dell Magazines)

GRAND MASTER
Dorothy Gilman

RAVEN AWARDS
Mystery Lovers Bookshop, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Zev Buffman, International Mystery Writers’ Festival

ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
Poisoned Pen Press (Barbara Peters & Robert Rosenwald)

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD (Presented at MWA’s Agents & Editors Party on Wednesday, April 28, 2010)
AWAKENING  by S. J. Bolton (Minotaur Books)

2010 Nominees

Best Novel
THE MISSING by Tim Gautreaux (Random House - Alfred A Knopf)
THE ODDS by Kathleen George (Minotaur)
THE LAST CHILD by John Hart (Minotaur)
MYSTIC ARTS OF ERASING ALL SIGNS OF DEATH by Charlie Huston (Random House - Ballantine)
NEMESIS by Jo Nesbø, translated by Don Bartlett (HarperCollins)
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE by Malla Nunn (Simon & Schuster - Atria)

Best First Novel by an American Author
THE GIRL SHE USED TO BE by David Cristofano (Grand Central)
STARVATION LAKE by Bryan Gruley (Simon & Schuster - Touchstone)
THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE by Heather Gudenkauf (MIRA)
A BAD DAY FOR SORRY by Sophie Littlefield (Minotaur - Thomas Dunne)
BLACK WATER RISING by Attica Locke (HarperCollins)
IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM by Stephanie Pintoff (Minotaur)

Best Paperback Original
BURY ME DEEP by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster)
HAVANA LUNAR by Robert Arellano (Akashic Books)
THE LORD GOD BIRD by Russell Hill (Pleasure Boat Studio - Caravel Books)
BODY BLOWS by Marc Strange (Dundurn Press - Castle Street Mysteries)
THE HERRING-SELLER'S APPRENTICE by L. C. Tyler (Felony & Mayhem Press)

Best Fact Crime
COLUMBINE by Dave Cullen (Hachette - Twelve)
GO DOWN TOGETHER: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde by Jeff Guinn (Simon & Schuster)
THE FENCE: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston's Racial Divide by Dick Lehr (HarperCollins)
PROVENANCE: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art by Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo (The Penguin Press)
VANISHED SMILE: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti (Random House - Alfred A. Knopf)

Best Critical / Biographical
TALKING ABOUT DETECTIVE FICTION by P. D. James (Random House - Alfred A. Knopf)
THE LINEUP: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives edited by Otto Penzler (Hachette - Little Brown)
HAUNTED HEART: The Life and Times of Stephen King by Lisa Rogak (Thomas Dunne)
THE TALENTED MISS HIGHSMITH: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith by Joan Schenkar (St. Martin's Press)
THE STEPHEN KING ILLUSTRATED COMPANION by Bev Vincent (Fall River Press)

Best Short Story
"Last Fair Deal Gone Down" from CROSSROAD BLUES by Ace Atkins (Busted Flush Press)
"Femme Sole" from BOSTON NOIR by Dana Cameron (Akashic Books)
"Digby, Attorney at Law" from Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine by Jim Fusilli (Dell Magazines)
"Animal Rescue" from BOSTON NOIR by Dennis Lehane (Akashic Books)
"Amapola" from PHOENIX NOIR by Luis Alberto Urrea (Akashic Books)

Best Juvenile
THE CASE OF THE CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Mac Barnett (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
THE RED BLAZER GIRLS: The Ring of Rocamadour by Michael D. Beil (Random House Children's Books - Alfred A. Knopf)
CLOSED FOR THE SEASON by Mary Downing Hahn (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Books)
CREEPY CRAWLY CRIME by Aaron Reynolds (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)
THE CASE OF THE CRYPTIC CRINOLINE by Nancy Springer (Penguin Young Readers Group - Philomel)

Best Young Adult
REALITY CHECK by Peter Abrahams (HarperCollins Children's Books - HarperTeen)
IF THE WITNESS LIED by Caroline B. Cooney (Random House Children's Books - HarperTeen)
THE MORGUE AND ME by JOhn C. Ford (Penguin Young Readers Group - Viking Children's Books)
PETRONELLA SAVES NEARLY EVERYONE by Dene Low (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Books)
SHADOWED SUMMER by Saundra Mitchell (Random House Children's Books - Delacorte)

Best Television Episode Teleplay
Place of Execution, Teleplay by Patrick Harbinson (PBS / WGBH Boston)
Strike Three from "The Closer," Teleplay by Steven Kane (Warner Bros TV for TNT)
Look What He Dug Up This Time from "Damages," Teleplay by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel Zelman (FX Networks)
Grilled from "Breaking Bad," Teleplay by George Mastras (AMC / Sony)
Living the Dream from "Dexter," Teleplay by Clyde Phillips (Showtime)

Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
"A Dreadful Day" from Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine by Dan Warthman (Dell Magazines)

Grand Master
Dorothy Gilman

Raven Awards
Mystery Lovers Bookshop, Oakmont, Pennsylania
Zev Buffman, International Mystery Writers' Festival

Ellery Queen Award
Poisoned Pen Press (Barbara Peters & Robert Rosenwald)

The Simon & Schuster - Mary Higgins Clark Award
AWAKENING by S. J. Bolton (Minotaur)
CAT SITTER ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Blaize Clement (Minotaur)
NEVER TELL A LIE by Hallie Ephron (HarperCollins - William Morrow)
LETHAL VINTAGE by Nadia Gordon (Chronicle Books)
DIAL H FOR HITCHCOCK by Susan Kandel (HarperCollins)