The nominees for the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2024, for best novel are:
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Rough Trade by Katrina Carrasco
Things Don’t Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins
My Favorite Scar by Nicolás Ferraro
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell
Since mystery is my favorite genre, I always look forward to reading about the awards that honor the famous novelist. This year is the 216th anniversary of his birth; if you are interested, you can read about the rest of the award nominees in the newsletter of the Mystery Writers of America. The awards themselves will be announced on May 1st at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City. Banquet tickets to the event are on sale at www.mystery writers.org