To celebate the birthday of Edgar Allen Poe (born 202 years ago today!), the Mystery Writers of America just announced the finalists for the prestigious Edgar Awards for best mysteries published in 2010. A huge shout out to Seattle author Mary Jane Beaufrand, a finalist in the young adult category!
The winners will be announced April 28. That gives you plenty of time to get your hands on the finalists listed here:
Best Novel:
- Caught by Harlan Coben
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
- Faithful Place by Tana French
- The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan
- The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
- I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
Best First Novel by an American Author
- Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva
- The Poacher’s Son by Paul Doiron
- The Serialist by David Gordon
- Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto
- Snow Angels by James Thompson
Best Juvenile:
- Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon
- The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Hillestad Butler
- The Haunting of Charles Dickens by Lewis Buzbee
- Griff Carver: Hallway Patrol by Jim Krieg
- The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman by Ben H. Winters
Best Young Adult:
- The River by Mary Jane Beaufrand
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
- Souls by Barnabas Miller and Jordan Orlando
- The Interrogation of Gabriel James by Charlie Price
- Dust City by Robert Paul Weston
