Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2017 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2016. The Edgar® Awards were presented at their 71st Gala Banquet on April 27, 2017 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

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2017 Winners

BEST NOVEL
BEFORE THE FALL by Noah Hawley (Grand Central Publishing)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
UNDER THE HARROW by Flynn Berry (Penguin Books)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
RAIN DOGS by Adrian McKinty (Seventh Street Books)

BEST FACT CRIME
THE WICKED BOY: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale (Penguin Press)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
SHIRLEY JACKSON: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)

BEST SHORT STORY
"Autumn at the Automat” – IN SUNLIGHT OR IN SHADOW by Lawrence Block (Pegasus Books)

BEST JUVENILE
OCDANIEL by Wesley King (Paula Wiseman Books)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
GIRL IN THE BLUE COAT by Monica Hesse (Little, Brown BFYR)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
"A Blade of Grass" – "Penny Dreadful," Teleplay by John Logan (Showtime)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
"The Truth of the Moment" – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by E. Gabriel Flores (Dell Magazines)

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
THE SHATTERED TREE by Charles Todd (William Morrow)

GRAND MASTER
Max Allan Collins
Ellen Hart

RAVEN AWARD
Dru Ann Love

ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
Neil Nyren

2017 Nominees

BEST NOVEL

• THE EX by Alafair Burke (Harper)
• WHERE IT HURTS by Reed Farrel Coleman (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
• JANE STEELE by Lyndsay Faye (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
• WHAT REMAINS OF ME by Alison Gaylin (William Morrow)
• BEFORE THE FALL by Noah Hawley (Grand Central Publishing)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR

• UNDER THE HARROW by Flynn Berry (Penguin Books)
• DODGERS by Bill Beverly (Crown Publishing Group)
• IQ by Joe Ide (Mulholland Books)
• THE DRIFTER by Nicholas Petrie (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
• DANCING WITH THE TIGER by Lili Wright (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
• THE LOST GIRLS by Heather Young (William Morrow)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

• SHOT IN DETROIT by Patricia Abbott (Polis Books)
• COME TWILIGHT by Tyler Dilts (Thomas & Mercer)
• THE 7th CANON by Robert Dugoni (Thomas & Mercer)
• RAIN DOGS by Adrian McKinty (Seventh Street Books)
• A BRILLIANT DEATH by Robin Yocum (Seventh Street Books)
• HEART OF STONE by James W. Ziskin (Seventh Street Books)

BEST FACT CRIME

• MORGUE: A Life in Death by Dr. Vincent DiMaio & Ron Franscell (St. Martin’s Press)
• THE LYNCHING: The Epic Courtroom Battle that Brought Down the Klan by Laurence Leamer (William Morrow)
• PRETTY JANE AND THE VIPER OF KIDBROOKE LANE: A True Story of Victorian Law and Disorder: The Unsolved Murder That Shocked Victorian England by Paul Thomas Murphy (Pegasus Books)
• WHILE THE CITY SLEPT: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness by Eli Sanders (Viking Books)
• THE WICKED BOY: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale (Penguin Press)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL

• ALFRED HITCHCOCK: A Brief Life by Peter Ackroyd (Nan A. Talese)
• ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NORDIC CRIME: Works and Authors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Since 1967 by Mitzi M. Brunsdale (McFarland & Company)
• SHIRLEY JACKSON: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)
• SOMETHING IN THE BLOOD: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula by David J. Skal (Liveright)

BEST SHORT STORY

• "Oxford Girl" – MISSISSIPPI NOIR by Megan Abbott (Akashic Books)
• "A Paler Shade of Death" – ST. LOUIS NOIR by Laura Benedict (Akashic Books)
• "Autumn at the Automat” – IN SUNLIGHT OR IN SHADOW by Lawrence Block (Pegasus Books)
• "The Music Room" – IN SUNLIGHT OR IN SHADOW by Stephen King (Pegasus Books)
• "The Crawl Space” – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by Joyce Carol Oates (Dell Magazines)

BEST JUVENILE

• SUMMERLOST by Ally Condie (Dutton BFYR)
• OCDANIEL by Wesley King (Paula Wiseman Books)
• THE BAD KID by Sarah Lariviere (Simon & Schuster BFYR)
• SOME KIND OF HAPPINESS by Claire Legrand (Simon & Schuster BFYR)
• FRAMED! by James Ponti (Aladdin)
• THINGS TOO HUGE TO FIX BY SAYING SORRY by Susan Vaught (Paula Wiseman Books)

BEST YOUNG ADULT

• THREE TRUTHS AND A LIE by Brent Hartinger (Simon Pulse)
• THE GIRL I USED TO BE by April Henry (Henry Holt BFYR)
• GIRL IN THE BLUE COAT by Monica Hesse (Little, Brown BFYR)
• MY SISTER ROSA by Justine Larbalestier (Soho Teen)
• THIEVING WEASELS by Billy Taylor (Dial Books)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY

• "Episode 1 – From the Ashes of Tragedy" – "The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story," Teleplay by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski (FX Network)
• "The Abominable Bride" - "Sherlock," Teleplay by Mark Gatiss & Steven Moffat (Hartswood Films/Masterpiece)
• "Episode 1 – Dark Road" - "Vera," Teleplay by Martha Hillier (Acorn TV)
• "A Blade of Grass" – "Penny Dreadful," Teleplay by John Logan (Showtime)
•  "Return 0" - "Person of Interest," Teleplay by Jonathan Nolan & Denise The (CBS/Warner Brothers)
• “The Bicameral Mind” – "Westworld," Teleplay by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy (HBO/Warner Bros. Television)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD

• "The Truth of the Moment" – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by E. Gabriel Flores (Dell Magazines)

GRAND MASTER

• Max Allan Collins
• Ellen Hart

RAVEN AWARD

• Dru Ann Love

ELLERY QUEEN AWARD

• Neil Nyren

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

• THE OTHER SISTER by Dianne Dixon (Sourcebooks Landmark)
• QUIET NEIGHBORS by Catriona McPherson (Midnight Ink)
• SAY NO MORE by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge Books)
• BLUE MOON by Wendy Corsi Staub (William Morrow)
• THE SHATTERED TREE by Charles Todd (William Morrow)