Best Mystery Novel

THE STRANGER DIARIES by Elly Griffiths – Winner

FAKE LIKE ME by Barbara Bourland

THE RIVER by Peter Heller

SMOKE AND ASHES by Abir Mukherjee

GOOD GIRL, BAD GIRL by Michael Robotham

Best First Novel by an American Author

MIRACLE CREEK by Angie Kim – Winner

MY LOVELY WIFE by Samantha Downing

THE GOOD DETECTIVE by John McMahon

THE SECRETS WE KEPT by Lara Prescott

THREE-FIFTHS by John Vercher

AMERICAN SPY by Lauren Wilkinson

Best Paperback Original

THE HOTEL NEVERSINK by Adam O’Fallon Price – Winner

DREAD OF WINTER by Susan Alice Bickford

FREEDOM ROAD by William Lashner

BLOOD RELATIONS by Jonathan Moore

FEBRUARY’S SON by Alan Parks

THE BIRD BOYS by Lisa Sandlin