Make It A Murder Mystery Month With The Edgar Award Nominees
Although Norwegians have a tradition for Easter crime readings called Påskekrim, the whole month of April might be considered the month of murder mystery books. If you're a fan of untangling the murder, there's always a new book on the way with a bloody crime scene. But still, sometimes you need a hint what to read next, and The Edgar Allan Poe Award nominees are the perfect ones.
The Mystery Writers of America have already announced their nominations for this year's Edgar Awards, so there's a number of gripping novels for your attention.
Best Novel nominations:
Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
The Madwomen of Paris by Jennifer Cody Epstein
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
An Honest Man by Michael Koryta
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
Best Paperback Original nominations:
Boomtown by A.F. Carter
Hide by Tracy Clark
The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Lowdown Road by Scott Von Doviak
See the complete list of nominations here.
The winners in each category of the Edgar awards will be announced already on May 1.
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