2015 Edgar Awards from Mystery Writers of America

by Marina

On April 29, 2015, at their 69th Gala Banquet held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, the Mystery Writers of America announced the winners (and nominees) in a variety of mystery categories (including fiction, nonfiction and television) for the Edgar Allen Poe Awards.

Here are the winners:

Best Novel
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Best First Novel by an American Author
Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman

Best Paperback Original
The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani

Best Fact Crime
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood by William J. Mann

Best Critical/Biographical
Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe by J.W. Ocker (on order)

Best Short Story
"What Do You Do?" by Gillian Flynn in Rogues

Best Juvenile
Greenglass House by Kate Milford

Best Young Adult
The Art of Secrets by James Klise

Best Television Episode Teleplay
"Episode 1" from Happy Valley, teleplay by Sally Wainwright (not available in U.S. at this time)