Mystery Writers of America 2023 Edgar Awards

1.
The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 674,709 ratings
2.
Shutter (Rita Todacheene #1)
Shutter (Rita Todacheene #1) 3.79 avg rating — 15,980 ratings
3.
The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1)
The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 66,330 ratings
4.
The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators
The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators 4.04 avg rating — 296 ratings
5.
Secrets Typed in Blood (Pentecost & Parker #3)
Secrets Typed in Blood (Pentecost & Parker #3) 4.15 avg rating — 3,197 ratings
6.
Devil House
Devil House 3.20 avg rating — 15,708 ratings
7.
Like a Sister
Like a Sister 3.25 avg rating — 13,866 ratings
8.
Gangland
Gangland 4.11 avg rating — 2,623 ratings
9.
The Devil Takes You Home
The Devil Takes You Home 3.67 avg rating — 12,385 ratings
10.
Notes on an Execution
Notes on an Execution 4.05 avg rating — 129,270 ratings
11.
Jackal
Jackal 3.65 avg rating — 17,420 ratings
12.
Don't Know Tough
Don't Know Tough 3.66 avg rating — 3,638 ratings
13.
More Than You'll Ever Know
More Than You'll Ever Know 3.73 avg rating — 24,662 ratings
14.
Portrait of a Thief
Portrait of a Thief 3.44 avg rating — 31,198 ratings
15.
Quarry's Blood (Quarry #16)
Quarry's Blood (Quarry #16) 3.96 avg rating — 337 ratings
16.
On a Quiet Street
On a Quiet Street 4.13 avg rating — 97,775 ratings
17.
Or Else
Or Else
by: Joe Hart
3.98 avg rating — 16,857 ratings
18.
Cleopatra's Dagger
Cleopatra's Dagger 3.76 avg rating — 7,989 ratings
19.
A Familiar Stranger
A Familiar Stranger 3.68 avg rating — 30,537 ratings
20.
Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls
Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls 3.92 avg rating — 5,382 ratings
21.
Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation
Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation 3.76 avg rating — 18,067 ratings
22.
Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders
Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders 3.92 avg rating — 7,108 ratings
23.
American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC
American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC 4.31 avg rating — 354 ratings
24.
American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper
American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper 3.49 avg rating — 4,477 ratings
25.
The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha Christie (Bloomsbury Handbooks)
The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha Christie (Bloomsbury Handbooks) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
26.
The Crime World of Michael Connelly: A Study of His Works and Their Adaptations
The Crime World of Michael Connelly: A Study of His Works and Their Adaptations really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
27.
The Woman Beyond the Attic: The V.C. Andrews Story
The Woman Beyond the Attic: The V.C. Andrews Story 3.06 avg rating — 890 ratings
28.
Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman
Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman 4.19 avg rating — 9,246 ratings
29.
Wreck at Ada's Reef (The Swallowtail Legacy #1)
Wreck at Ada's Reef (The Swallowtail Legacy #1) 4.06 avg rating — 482 ratings
30.
The Area 51 Files (The Area 51 Files #1)
The Area 51 Files (The Area 51 Files #1) 3.96 avg rating — 646 ratings
31.
The Seaside Corpse (Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, #4)
The Seaside Corpse (Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 405 ratings
32.
Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Trains, #3)
Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Trains, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 1,292 ratings
33.
Chester Keene Cracks the Code
Chester Keene Cracks the Code 3.84 avg rating — 616 ratings
34.
Pretty Dead Queens
Pretty Dead Queens 3.69 avg rating — 5,043 ratings
35.
Frightmares
Frightmares 3.18 avg rating — 792 ratings
36.
The Black Girls Left Standing
The Black Girls Left Standing 3.95 avg rating — 351 ratings
37.
The Red Palace
The Red Palace
by: June Hur
4.13 avg rating — 15,559 ratings
38.
Lock the Doors
Lock the Doors 3.74 avg rating — 9,034 ratings
39.
Because I Could Not Stop for Death (An Emily Dickinson Mystery #1)
Because I Could Not Stop for Death (An Emily Dickinson Mystery #1) 3.80 avg rating — 2,602 ratings
40.
The Disinvited Guest
The Disinvited Guest 3.36 avg rating — 3,016 ratings
41.
A Dreadful Splendor
A Dreadful Splendor 3.86 avg rating — 7,751 ratings
42.
Never Name the Dead
Never Name the Dead 3.43 avg rating — 1,276 ratings
43.
Secret Lives (Secret Lives #1)
Secret Lives (Secret Lives #1) 3.74 avg rating — 1,831 ratings
44.
An Unforgiving Place (National Parks Mystery #2)
An Unforgiving Place (National Parks Mystery #2) 3.88 avg rating — 1,475 ratings
45.
Hideout (Alice Vega, #3)
Hideout (Alice Vega, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 2,458 ratings
46.
Behind the Lie (Sylvan, #2)
Behind the Lie (Sylvan, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 398 ratings
47.
The Shadow of Memory (Kate Hamilton Mysteries, #4)
The Shadow of Memory (Kate Hamilton Mysteries, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 935 ratings
48.
Buried in a Good Book (By the Book Mysteries, #1)
Buried in a Good Book (By the Book Mysteries, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 3,461 ratings
49.
Smile Beach Murder (Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery, #1)
Smile Beach Murder (Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 3,736 ratings
50.
Desert Getaway
Desert Getaway 4.06 avg rating — 219 ratings