Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2015 Edgar Allan poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2014.
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 Abani (Penguin Random House – Penguin Books)
BEST FACT CRIME
- Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood by William J. 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 – Bantam 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
ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
- Charles Ardai, Editor & Founder, Hard Case Crime
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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)
[Via Nick Mamatas.]
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Wow, I am so glad Happy Valley won! I didn’t even know it was on Netflix
Mr. Mercedes wasn’t a very good mystery novel. But King is popular, so…
Flynn’s story in Rogues was great though I thought she didn’t stick the landing. Rogues was a great collection in general.