BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

• ONE GOOD DEED by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
• RAG AND BONE: A Jay Porter Novel, by Joe Clifford (Oceanview Publishing)
• RECURSION by Blake Crouch (Crown)
• THEY ALL FALL DOWN by Rachel Howzell Hall (Forge Books)
• THE CHAIN by Adrian McKinty (Mulholland Books)
• CONVICTION by Denise Mina (Mulholland Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• MY LOVELY WIFE by Samantha Downing (Berkley)
• MIRACLE CREEK by Angie Kim (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
• THE GOOD DETECTIVE by John McMahon (G.P. Putnam’s Son)
• THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books)
• AMERICAN SPY by Lauren Wilkinson (Random House)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL

• GIRL MOST LIKELY by Max Allan Collins (Thomas & Mercer)
• NEVER LOOK BACK by Alison Gaylin (William Morrow Paperbacks)
• JIHADI BRIDE by Alastair Luft (Black Rose Writing)
• THE SCHOLAR by Dervla McTiernan (Penguin Books)
• THE BIRD BOYS: A Delpha Wade and Tom Phelan Mystery, by Lisa Sandlin (Cinco Puntos Press)
• SUCH A PERFECT WIFE by Kate White (Harper Paperbacks)

BEST SHORT STORY

• “Turistas” by Hector Acosta (Down & Out Books)
• “Call Me Chuckles” by Michael Cowgill (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
• “The Long-Term Tenant” by Tara Laskowski (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
• “Snow Job” by Lia Matera (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
• “Fathers-in-Law” by Twist Phelan (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL

• NIGHT MAN: The Night Man Chronicles, Book 1 by Brett Battles (Brett Battles)
• THE DEEP ABIDING: A Ty Johnson Novel, by Sean Black (Sean Black)
• MURDER BOARD by Brian Shea (Severn River Publishing)
• LEAVE NO STONE: A Faith McClellan Novel, by LynDee Walker (Severn River Publishing)
• CLOSE TO YOU by Kerry Wilkinson (Bookouture)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

• SEVEN WAYS TO GET RID OF HARRY by Jen Conley (Down & Out Books)
• CATFISHING ON CATNET by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
• WE SPEAK IN STORMS by Natalie Lund (Philomel Books/Penguin Young Readers)
• PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING by Randy Ribay (Kokila/Penguin Young Readers)
• KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF by Tom Ryan (Albert Whitman & Company)