2014 Edgar Nominees

1.
Joyland
Joyland 3.93 avg rating — 173,503 ratings
2.
Ordinary Grace
Ordinary Grace 4.27 avg rating — 183,892 ratings
3.
The Humans
The Humans
by: Matt Haig
4.08 avg rating — 151,010 ratings
4.
Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus, #18)
Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus, #18) 4.08 avg rating — 17,885 ratings
5.
Ghostman (Jack White, #1)
Ghostman (Jack White, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 8,007 ratings
6.
Reconstructing Amelia
Reconstructing Amelia 3.83 avg rating — 135,336 ratings
7.
The Guilty One
The Guilty One 3.90 avg rating — 12,051 ratings
8.
Joe Victim (Cleaner, #2)
Joe Victim (Cleaner, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,182 ratings
9.
The Wicked Girls
The Wicked Girls 3.48 avg rating — 18,966 ratings
10.
Duel with the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery
Duel with the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery 3.69 avg rating — 2,746 ratings
11.
Fear of Beauty
Fear of Beauty 3.82 avg rating — 168 ratings
12.
Sandrine's Case
Sandrine's Case 3.65 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
13.
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9)
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9) 4.48 avg rating — 94,788 ratings
14.
Until She Comes Home
Until She Comes Home
by: Lori Roy
3.37 avg rating — 1,402 ratings
15.
The Resurrectionist
The Resurrectionist 3.59 avg rating — 1,279 ratings
16.
Rage Against the Dying (Brigid Quinn, #1)
Rage Against the Dying (Brigid Quinn, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 5,742 ratings
17.
Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy, #1)
Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 57,271 ratings
18.
Almost Criminal (A Crime in Cascadia Mystery, 1)
Almost Criminal (A Crime in Cascadia Mystery, 1) 3.78 avg rating — 116 ratings
19.
Brilliance (Brilliance Saga, #1)
Brilliance (Brilliance Saga, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 32,930 ratings
20.
Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal
Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal 4.03 avg rating — 411 ratings
21.
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder 3.86 avg rating — 26,988 ratings
22.
The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines
The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines 3.74 avg rating — 2,008 ratings
23.
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War 3.75 avg rating — 1,617 ratings
24.
Maigret, Simenon and France: Social Dimensions of the Novels and Stories
Maigret, Simenon and France: Social Dimensions of the Novels and Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
25.
America Is Elsewhere: The Noir Tradition in the Age of Consumer Culture
America Is Elsewhere: The Noir Tradition in the Age of Consumer Culture 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
26.
Pimping Fictions: African American Crime Literature and the Untold Story of Black Pulp Publishing
Pimping Fictions: African American Crime Literature and the Untold Story of Black Pulp Publishing 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings
27.
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming 3.73 avg rating — 428 ratings
28.
Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction: The Female Gentleman
Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction: The Female Gentleman 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
29.
Strike Three, You're Dead (Lenny & the Mikes, #1)
Strike Three, You're Dead (Lenny & the Mikes, #1)
by: Josh Berk
3.77 avg rating — 651 ratings
30.
Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking (14 Day Mysteries, #1)
Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking (14 Day Mysteries, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 641 ratings
31.
The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse (The P.K. Pinkerton Mysteries, #2)
The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse (The P.K. Pinkerton Mysteries, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 335 ratings
32.
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1) 4.25 avg rating — 72,684 ratings
33.
One Came Home
One Came Home 3.80 avg rating — 10,240 ratings
34.
All the Truth That's in Me
All the Truth That's in Me 3.91 avg rating — 15,345 ratings
35.
Far Far Away
Far Far Away 3.87 avg rating — 8,818 ratings
36.
Criminal
Criminal 3.54 avg rating — 918 ratings
37.
How to Lead a Life of Crime
How to Lead a Life of Crime 3.91 avg rating — 3,668 ratings
38.
Ketchup Clouds
Ketchup Clouds 3.74 avg rating — 15,181 ratings
39.
There Was an Old Woman
There Was an Old Woman 3.60 avg rating — 4,137 ratings
40.
The Money Kill (Karin Schaeffer Mystery #4)
The Money Kill (Karin Schaeffer Mystery #4) 3.92 avg rating — 257 ratings
41.
Cover of Snow
Cover of Snow 3.38 avg rating — 8,093 ratings
42.
The Sixth Station (Alexandra Russo #1)
The Sixth Station (Alexandra Russo #1) 3.55 avg rating — 390 ratings