Wow, James Lee Burke, Grandmaster seit 2009, hat seinen dritten Edgar erhalten.
Die 78. Edgar-Verleihung war am 1. Mai in New York City. Die Edgars, bzw. genaugenommen die Edgar-Allan-Poe-Preise, werden seit 1946 von den Mystery Writers of America (MWA) verliehen und sie sind der wichtigste Krimipreis.
Die diesjährigen Gewinner sind
Best Novel
Flags on the Bayou, von James Lee Burke (Atlantic Monthly Press)
nominiert
All the Sinners Bleed (Der letzte Wolf), von S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)
The Madwomen of Paris, von Jennifer Cody Epstein (Ballantine)
Bright Young Women, von Jessica Knoll (S&S/Marysue Rucci)
An Honest Man, von Michael Koryta (Mulholland)
The River We Remember, von William Kent Krueger (Atria)
Crook Manifesto, von Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
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Best First Novel by an American Author
The Peacock and the Sparrow, von I.S. Berry (Atria)
nominiert
The Golden Gate, von Amy Chua (Minotaur)
Small Town Sins, von Ken Jaworowski (Henry Holt)
The Last Russian Doll, von Kristen Loesch (Berkley)
Murder by Degrees, von Ritu Mukerji (Simon & Schuster)
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Best Paperback Original
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, von Jesse Q. Sutanto (Berkley)
nominiert
Boomtown, von A.F. Carter (Mysterious Press)
Hide, von Tracy Clark (Thomas & Mercer)
The Taken Ones, von Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer)
Lowdown Road, von Scott Von Doviak (Hard Case Crime)
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Best Fact Crime
Crooked: The Roaring ’20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal, von Nathan Masters (Hachette)
nominiert
In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America’s Child, von Kim Cross (Grand Central)
Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall, von Zeke Faux (Crown Currency)
Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders, von John Glatt (St. Martin’s Press)
I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever, von Barbara Rae-Venter (Ballantine)
The Lost Sons of Omaha: Two Young Men in an American Tragedy, von Joe Sexton (Scribner)
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Best Critical/Biographical
Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy, von Steven Powell (Bloomsbury)
nominiert
Perplexing Plots: Popular Storytelling and the Poetics of Murder, von David Bordwell (Columbia University Press)
Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction, von Max Allan Collins und James L. Traylor (Mysterious Press)
A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, von Mark Dawidziak (St. Martin’s Press)
Fallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe, von Robert Morgan (LSU Press)
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Best Short Story
“Hallowed Ground,” von Linda Castillo (Minotaur)
nominiert
“Thriller,” von Heather Graham (Blackstone)
“Miss Direction,” von Rob Osler (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2023)
“The Rise,” von Ian Rankin (Amazon Original Stories)
“Pigeon Tony’s Last Stand,” von Lisa Scottoline (Amazon Original Stories)
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Best Juvenile
The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto, von Adrianna Cuevas (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers)
nominiert
Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity, von Elizabeth C. Bunce (Algonquin Young Readers)
Epic Ellisons: Cosmos Camp, von Lamar Giles (Versify)
The Jules Verne Prophecy, von Larry Schwarz und Iva-Marie Palmer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
What Happened to Rachel Riley? von Claire Swinarski (Quill Tree)
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Best Young Adult
Girl Forgotten, von April Henry (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
nominiert
Star Splitter, von Matthew J. Kirby (Dutton Books for Young Readers)
The Sharp Edge of Silence, von Cameron Kelly Rosenblum (Quill Tree)
My Flawless Life, von Yvonne Woon (Katherine Tegen)
Just Do This One Thing for Me, von Laura Zimmerman (Dutton Books for Young Readers)
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Best Television Episode Teleplay
“Escape from Shit Mountain,” Poker Face, geschrieben von Nora Zuckerman und Lilla Zuckerman (Peacock)
nominiert
“Time of the Monkey,” Poker Face, geschrieben von Wyatt Cain und Charlie Peppers (Peacock)
“I’m a Pretty Observant Guy,” Will Trent, geschrieben von Liz Heldens (ABC)
“Dead Man’s Hand,” Poker Face, geschrieben von Rian Johnson (Peacock)
“Hózhó Náhásdlii (Beauty Is Restored),” Dark Winds, geschrieben von Graham Roland und John Wirth (AMC)
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Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
“The Body in Cell Two,” von Kate Hohl (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine [EQMM], May/June 2023)
nominiert
“Errand for a Neighbor,” von Bill Bassman (EQMM, January/February 2023)
“The Soiled Dove of Shallow Hollow,” von Sean McCluskey (EQMM, January/February 2023)
“It’s Half Your Fault,” von Meghan Leigh Paulk (EQMM, July-August 2023)
“Two Hours West of Nothing,” von Gabriela Stiteler (EQMM, September/October 2023)
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The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
Play the Fool, von Lina Chern (Bantam)
nominiert
The Bones of the Story, von Carol Goodman (Morrow)
Of Manners and Murder, von Anastasia Hastings (Minotaur)
The Three Deaths of Willa Stannard, von Kate Robards (Crooked Lane)
Murder in Postscript, von Mary Winters (Berkley)
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The G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award
An Evil Heart, von Linda Castillo (Minotaur)
nominiert
Hard Rain, von Samantha Jayne Allen (Minotaur)
Bad, Bad Seymour Brown, von Susan Isaacs (Atlantic Monthly Press)
Past Lying, von Val McDermid (Atlantic Monthly Press)
A Stolen Child, von Sarah Stewart Taylor (Minotaur)
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The Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award
Glory Be, von Danielle Arceneaux (Pegasus Crime)
nominiert
Misfortune Cookie, von Vivien Chien (St. Martin’s Paperbacks)
Hot Pot Murder, von Jennifer J. Chow (Berkley)
Murder of an Amish Bridegroom, von Patricia Johns (Crooked Lane)
The Body in the Back Garden, von Mark Waddell (Crooked Lane)
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Grand Master
Katherine Hall Page
R. L. Stine
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Ellery Queen Award
Michaela Hamilton, executive editor at Kensington Publishing
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