The winners of the 78th Annual Edgar® Awards were presented on May 1, 2024, at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square.
Best Novel
FLAGS ON THE BAYOU by James Lee Burke (Grove Atlantic) – Winner
ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)
THE MADWOMEN OF PARIS by Jennifer Cody Epstein (Ballantine Books)
BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN by Jessica Knoll (Simon & Schuster)
AN HONEST MAN by Michael Koryta (Mulholland Books)
THE RIVER WE REMEMBER by William Kent Krueger (Atria Books)
CROOK MANIFESTO by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
Best First Novel by an American Author
THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW by I. S. Berry (Atria Books) – Winner
THE GOLDEN GATE by Amy Chua (Minotaur Books)
SMALL TOWN SINS by Ken Jaworowski (Henry Holt and Co.)
THE LAST RUSSIAN DOLL by Kristen Loesch (Berkley)
MURDER BY DEGREES by Ritu Mukerji (Simon & Schuster)
Best Paperback Original
VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Berkley) – Winner
BOOMTOWN by A.F. Carter (Mysterious Press)
HIDE by Tracy Clark (Thomas & Mercer)
THE TAKEN ONES by Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer)
LOWDOWN ROAD by Scott Von Doviak (Hard Case Crime)
The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
PLAY THE FOOL by Lina Chern (Bantam) – Winner
THE BONES OF THE STORY by Carol Goodman (William Morrow)
OF MANNERS AND MURDER by Anastasia Hastings (Minotaur Books)
THE THREE DEATHS OF WILLA STANNARD by Kate Robards (Crooked Lane Books)
MURDER IN POSTSCRIPT by Mary Winters (Berkley)
The G. P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award
AN EVIL HEART by Linda Castillo (Minotaur Books)
HARD RAIN by Samantha Jayne Allen (Minotaur Books)
BAD, BAD SEYMOUR BROWN by Susan Isaacs (Atlantic Monthly Press)
PAST LYING by Val McDermid (Atlantic Monthly Press)
A STOLEN CHILD by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Minotaur Books)
The Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award
GLORY BE by Danielle Arceneaux (Pegasus Crime) – Winner
MISFORTUNE COOKIE by Vivien Chien (St. Martin’s Paperbacks)
HOT POT MURDER by Jennifer J. Chow (Berkley)
MURDER OF AN AMISH BRIDEGROOM by Patricia Johns (Crooked Lane Books)
THE BODY IN THE BACK GARDEN by Mark Waddell (Crooked Lane Books)