Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce its Nominees for the Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2006, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television and film published or produced in 2005. The Edgar Awards will be presented to the winners at their 60th Gala Banquet, April 27, 2006 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York city.
For more information, visit The Edgar Awards site
Key Dates:
1st week of February -- Nominations announced
April 27, 2006 -- Winner announced
Best Novel:
Winner:
- Citizen Vince by Jess Walter
Nominees:
- The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
- Red Leaves by Thomas H. Cook
- Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
- Drama City by George Pelecanos
Best First Novel by an American Author:
Winner:
- Country of Origin by Don Lee
Nominees:
- Little Girl Lost by Richard Aleas
- Relative Danger by Charles Benoit
- The Cloud Atlas by Liam Callanan
- Tonight I Said Goodbye by Michael Koryta
- Bahamarama by Bob Morris
Best Paperback Original:
Winner:
- The Confession by Domenic Stansberry
Nominees:
- The Librarian by Larry Beinhart
- Into the Web by Thomas H. Cook
- Dead Men Rise Up Neverby Ron Faust
- Twelve-Step Fandango by Chris Haslam
Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award:
Winner:
- Grave Endings by Rochelle Krich
Nominees:
- Perfect Sax by Jerrilyn Farmer
- The Drowning Treeby Carol Goodman
- Scent of a Killer by Christiane Heggan
- Murder in a Mill Town by P.B. Ryan
