2016 Edgar Award Nominees

1.
IQ (IQ, #1)
IQ (IQ, #1)
by: Joe Ide
3.78 avg rating — 21,950 ratings
2.
Before the Fall
Before the Fall 3.72 avg rating — 131,414 ratings
3.
A Brilliant Death
A Brilliant Death 4.39 avg rating — 2,603 ratings
4.
The Ex
The Ex 3.74 avg rating — 29,703 ratings
5.
Where It Hurts (Gus Murphy, #1)
Where It Hurts (Gus Murphy, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 3,229 ratings
6.
Jane Steele
Jane Steele 3.88 avg rating — 16,398 ratings
7.
Under the Harrow
Under the Harrow 3.40 avg rating — 17,112 ratings
8.
Dodgers
Dodgers 3.86 avg rating — 6,406 ratings
9.
What Remains of Me
What Remains of Me 3.72 avg rating — 4,724 ratings
10.
The Drifter (Peter Ash, #1)
The Drifter (Peter Ash, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 14,308 ratings
11.
Dancing with the Tiger
Dancing with the Tiger 3.40 avg rating — 799 ratings
12.
The Lost Girls
The Lost Girls 3.85 avg rating — 16,201 ratings
13.
Shot In Detroit
Shot In Detroit 3.29 avg rating — 83 ratings
14.
Come Twilight (Long Beach Homicide, #4)
Come Twilight (Long Beach Homicide, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 1,385 ratings
15.
The 7th Canon
The 7th Canon 4.28 avg rating — 26,904 ratings
16.
Rain Dogs (Detective Sean Duffy, #5)
Rain Dogs (Detective Sean Duffy, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 7,332 ratings
17.
Heart of Stone (Ellie Stone, #4)
Heart of Stone (Ellie Stone, #4) 3.87 avg rating — 300 ratings
18.
Morgue: A Life in Death
Morgue: A Life in Death 3.85 avg rating — 2,930 ratings
19.
The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan
The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan 4.08 avg rating — 1,895 ratings
20.
Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane: A True Story of Victorian Law and Disorder: The Unsolved Murder that Shocked Victorian England
Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane: A True Story of Victorian Law and Disorder: The Unsolved Murder that Shocked Victorian England 3.38 avg rating — 536 ratings
21.
While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness
While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness 3.98 avg rating — 3,611 ratings
22.
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer 3.48 avg rating — 6,555 ratings
23.
Summerlost
Summerlost 3.86 avg rating — 7,918 ratings
24.
OCDaniel
OCDaniel 4.03 avg rating — 9,888 ratings
25.
The Bad Kid
The Bad Kid 3.61 avg rating — 62 ratings
26.
Some Kind of Happiness
Some Kind of Happiness 4.28 avg rating — 6,298 ratings
27.
Framed! (Framed, #1)
Framed! (Framed, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 8,615 ratings
28.
Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry
Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry 3.96 avg rating — 510 ratings
29.
Three Truths and a Lie
Three Truths and a Lie 3.41 avg rating — 1,902 ratings
30.
The Girl I Used to Be
The Girl I Used to Be 3.88 avg rating — 11,576 ratings
31.
Girl in the Blue Coat
Girl in the Blue Coat 4.03 avg rating — 44,917 ratings
32.
My Sister Rosa
My Sister Rosa 3.78 avg rating — 8,890 ratings
33.
Thieving Weasels
Thieving Weasels 3.35 avg rating — 443 ratings
34.
The Other Sister
The Other Sister 3.37 avg rating — 431 ratings
35.
Quiet Neighbors
Quiet Neighbors 3.53 avg rating — 2,038 ratings
36.
Say No More (Jane Ryland, #5)
Say No More (Jane Ryland, #5) 3.79 avg rating — 792 ratings
37.
Blue Moon (Mundy's Landing #2)
Blue Moon (Mundy's Landing #2) 3.88 avg rating — 793 ratings