Best Mystery

ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, S. A. Cosby – Winner

DARK RIDE, Lou Berney
HIDE, Tracy Clark
HAPPINESS FALLS, Angie Kim
MURDER BOOK, Thomas Perry
CROOK MANIFESTO, Colson Whitehead

Best First Mystery

THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW, I.S. Berry – Winner

THE GOLDEN GATE, Amy Chua
SCORCHED GRACE, Margot Douaihy
MURDER BY DEGREES, Ritu Mukerji
DUTCH THREAT, Josh Pachter
MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT, Nina Simon

Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery

THE MISTRESS OF BHATIA HOUSE, Sujata Massey – Winner

TIME’S UNDOING, Cheryl Head
EVERGREEN, Naomi Hirahara
THE RIVER WE REMEMBER, William Kent Krueger
OUR LYING KIN, Claudia Hagadus Long
THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE, James McBride