Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2015 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2014. The Edgar® Awards were presented to the winners at our 69th Gala Banquet, April 29, 2015 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.

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2015 Winners

BEST NOVEL
MR. MERCEDES by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster – Scribner)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
DRY BONES IN THE VALLEY by Tom Bouman (W.W. Norton)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
THE SECRET HISTORY OF LAS VEGAS by Chris Albani (Penguin Random House – Penguin Books)

BEST FACT CRIME
TINSELTOWN: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood, by William Mann (HarperCollins Publishers – Harper)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
POE-LAND: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe, by J.W. Ocker (W.W. Norton – Countryman Press)

BEST SHORT STORY
What Do You Do?" – ROGUES by Gillian Flynn (Penguin Random House Publishing – Ballantine Books)

BEST JUVENILE
GREENGLASS HOUSE by Kate Milford (Clarion Books – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
THE ART OF SECRETS by James Klise (Algonquin Young Readers)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
"Episode 1" – "Happy Valley," Teleplay by Sally Wainwright (Netflix)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
"Getaway Girl" – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by Zoë Z. Dean (Dell Magazines)

GRAND MASTER
Lois Duncan
James Ellroy

RAVEN AWARDS
Ruth & Jon Jordan, Crimespree Magazine
Kathryn Kennison, Magna Cum Murder

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
(Presented at MWA's Agents & Editors Party on Tuesday, April 28, 2015)
THE STRANGER YOU KNOW by Jane Casey (Minotaur Books)

2015 Nominees

BEST NOVEL

• THIS DARK ROAD TO MERCY by Wiley Cash (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
• WOLF by Mo Hayder (Grove/Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press)
• MR. MERCEDES by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster – Scribner)
• THE FINAL SILENCE by Stuart Neville (Soho Press)
• SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE by Ian Rankin (Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown)
• COPTOWN by Karin Slaughter (Penguin Random House – Ballantine Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR

• DRY BONES IN THE VALLEY by Tom Bouman (W.W. Norton)
• INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl (Minotaur Books)
• THE LIFE WE BURY by Allen Eskens (Prometheus Books – Seventh Street Books)
• BAD COUNTRY by C.B. McKenzie (Minotaur Books – A Thomas Dunne Book)
• SHOVEL READY by Adam Sternbergh (Crown Publishers)
• MURDER AT THE BRIGHTWELL by Ashley Weaver (Minotaur Books – A Thomas Dunne Book)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

• THE SECRET HISTORY OF LAS VEGAS by Chris Albani (Penguin Random House – Penguin Books)
• STAY WITH ME by Alison Gaylin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
• THE BARKEEP by William Lashner (Amazon Publishing – Thomas and Mercer)
• THE DAY SHE DIED by Catriona McPherson (Llewellyn Worldwide – Midnight Ink)
• THE GONE DEAD TRAIN by Lisa Turner (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
• WORLD OF TROUBLE by Ben H. Winters (Quirk Books)

BEST FACT CRIME

• KITTY GENOVESE: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America, by Kevin Cook (W.W. Norton)
• THE SAVAGE HARVEST: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art, by Carl Hoffman (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
• THE OTHER SIDE: A Memoir, by Lacy M. Johnson (Tin House Books)
• TINSELTOWN: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood, by William Mann (HarperCollins Publishers – Harper)
• THE MAD SCULPTOR: The Maniac, the Model, and the Murder that Shook the Nation, by Harold Schechter (Amazon Publishing – New Harvest)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL

• THE FIGURE OF THE DETECTIVE: A Literary History and Analysis, by Charles Brownson (McFarland & Company)
• JAMES ELLROY: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction, by Jim Mancall (Oxford University Press)
• KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS: Classic Film Noir, by Robert Miklitsch (University of Illinois Press)
• JUDGES & JUSTICE & LAWYERS & LAW: Exploring the Legal Dimensions of Fiction and Film, by Francis M. Nevins (Perfect Crime Books)
• POE-LAND: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe, by J.W. Ocker (W.W. Norton – Countryman Press)

BEST SHORT STORY

• "The Snow Angel" – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by Doug Allyn (Dell Magazines)
• "200 Feet" – Strand Magazine by John Floyd (The Strand)
• "What Do You Do?" – ROGUES by Gillian Flynn (Penguin Random House Publishing – Ballantine Books)
• "Red Eye" – FACEOFF by Dennis Lehane vs. Michael Connelly (Simon & Schuster)
• "Teddy" – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by Brian Tobin (Dell Magazines)

BEST JUVENILE

• ABSOLUTELY TRULY by Heather Vogel Frederick (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• SPACE CASE by Stuart Gibbs (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• GREENGLASS HOUSE by Kate Milford (Clarion Books – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers)
• NICK AND TESLA'S SUPER-CYBORG GADGET GLOVE by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith (Quirk Books)
• SAVING KABUL CORNER by N.H. Senzai (Simon & Schuster – Paula Wiseman Books)
• EDDIE RED, UNDERCOVER: Mystery on Museum Mile, by Marcia Wells (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers)

BEST YOUNG ADULT

• THE DOUBT FACTORY by Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• NEARLY GONE by Elle Cosimano (Penguin Young Readers Group – Kathy Dawson Books)
• FAKE ID by Lamar Giles (HarperCollins Children's Books - Amistad)
• THE ART OF SECRETS by James Klise (Algonquin Young Readers)
• THE PRINCE OF VENICE BEACH by Blake Nelson (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY

• "The Empty Hearse" – "Sherlock, Teleplay" by Mark Gatiss (Hartswood Films/Masterpiece)
• "Unfinished Business" – "Blue Bloods," Teleplay by Siobhan Byrne O'Connor (CBS)
• "Episode 1" – "Happy Valley," Teleplay by Sally Wainwright (Netflix)
• "Dream Baby Dream" – "The Killing," Teleplay by Sean Whitesell (Netflix)
• "Episode 6" – "The Game," Teleplay by Toby Whithouse (BBC America)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD

• "Getaway Girl" – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by Zoë Z. Dean (Dell Magazines)

GRAND MASTER

• Lois Duncan
• James Ellroy

RAVEN AWARDS

• Ruth & Jon Jordan, Crimespree Magazine
• Kathryn Kennison, Magna Cum Murder

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
(Presented at MWA's Agents & Editors Party on Tuesday, April 28, 2015)

• DARK AND TWISTED TIDE by Sharon Bolton (Minotaur Books)
• THE STRANGER YOU KNOW by Jane Casey (Minotaur Books)
• INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl (Minotaur Books)
• SUMMER OF THE DEAD by Julia Keller (Minotaur Books)
• THE BLACK HOUR by Lori Rader-Day (Prometheus Books – Seventh Street Books)