The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) has revealed the winners of the prestigious 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, celebrating outstanding works in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television produced in 2024, as reported by crimereads.com. The awards ceremony recognises exceptional talent in the genre, and this year’s winners showcase a diverse range of literary and screen achievements.
Winners Across Categories
The winners include:
– Best Novel: The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell (Penguin Random House – Doubleday)
– Best First Novel by an American Author: Holy City by Henry Wise (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press)
– Best Paperback Original: The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle (Harlequin Trade Publishing – Park Row Books)
– Best Fact Crime: The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective by Steven Johnson (Penguin Random House – Crown)
– Best Critical/Biographical: James Sallis: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Nathan Ashman (McFarland Publishing)
Other notable winners include:
– Best Short Story: Eat My Moose by Erika Krouse (Bard College)
– Best Juvenile: Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: The Stolen Key by Margaret Peterson Haddix (HarperCollins – Quill Tree Books)
– Best Young Adult: 49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Fire)
– Best Television Episode Teleplay: Episode One – Monsieur Spade, Written by Tom Fontana & Scott Frank (AMC)
Special Awards
The MWA also honored exceptional contributions to the genre with special awards:
– Grand Master: Laura Lippman and John Sandford
– Ellery Queen Award: Peter Wolverton, St. Martin’s Press
– Raven Award: Face in a Book Bookstore & Gifts, El Dorado Hills, CA
Additional Winners
Other award winners include:
– Robert L. Fish Memorial Award: The Jews on Elm Street by Anna Stolley Persky (Dell Magazines)
– The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award: The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press)
– The G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award: The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear (Soho Press – Soho Crime)
– The Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award: The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press)
The Edgar Awards continue to celebrate the best in mystery and crime writing, recognising talented authors and creators who captivate audiences worldwide.
