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Timed to the 211th birthday of namesake Edgar Allan Poe, the Mystery Writers of America has announced its nominees for the 2020 Edgar Awards. The awards honor the best writing in mystery (fiction and nonfiction) as well as in television published and produced throughout the year. The winners will be announced at an event in New York City on April 30.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Texas nominees are The Secrets We Kep<\/em>t by <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Lara Prescott<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> and The Bird Boys<\/em> by <\/span><\/span><\/span>Lisa Sandlin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The complete list of nominees:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Best Novel<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fake Like Me <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Barbara Bourland (Grand Central)
\nThe Stranger Diaries<\/em> by Elly Griffiths (HMH)
\nThe River<\/em> by Peter Heller (Knopf)
\nSmoke and Ashes <\/em>by Abir Mukherjee (Pegasus)
\nGood Girl, Bad Girl<\/em> by Michael Robotham (Scribner)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Best First Novel By an American Author<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My Lovely Wife <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Samantha Downing (Berkley)
\nMiracle Creek<\/em> by Angie Kim (FSG)
\nThe Good Detective <\/em>by John McMahon (Putnam)<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nThe Secrets We Kep<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong>t<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Lara Prescott (Knopf)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThree-Fifths<\/em> by John Vercher (Agora Books)
\nAmerican Spy <\/em>by Lauren Wilkinson (Random House)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Paperback Original<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dread of Winter <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Susan Alice Bickford (Kensington)
\nFreedom Road <\/em>by William Lashner (Thomas & Mercer)
\nBlood Relations <\/em>by Jonathan Moore (Mariner)
\nFebruary\u2019s Son <\/em>by Alan Parks (World Noir)
\nThe Hotel Neversink<\/em> by Adam O\u2019Fallon Price (Tin House)<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nThe Bird Boys<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>by Lisa Sandlin (Cinco Puntos)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Fact Crime<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder that Shocked Jazz-Age America <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Karen Abbott (Crown)
\nThe Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity<\/em> by Axton Betz-Hamilton (Grand Central)
\nAmerican Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century<\/em> by Maureen Callahan (Viking)
\nNorco ’80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History<\/em> by Peter Houlahan (Counterpoint)
\nIndecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall<\/em> by James Polchin (Counterpoint)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Critical\/Biographical<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hitchcock and the Censors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by John Billheimer (University Press of Kentucky)
\nBeyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan <\/em>by Ursula Buchan (Bloomsbury)
\nThe Hooded Gunman: An Illustrated History of Collins Crime Club <\/em>by John Curran (Collins Crime Club)
\nMedieval Crime Fiction: A Critical Overview <\/em>by Anne McKendry (McFarland)
\nThe Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women<\/em> by Mo Moulton (Basic)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Short Story<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTuristas,” from Paque Tu Lo Sepas<\/em> by Hector Acosta (Down & Out)
\n\u201cOne of These Nights,” from Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers<\/em> by Livia Llewellyn (Akashic)
\n\u201cThe Passenger,” from Sydney Noir<\/em> by Kirsten Tranter (Akashic)
\n\u201cHome at Last,” from Die Behind the Wheel: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Steely Dan<\/em> by Sam Wiebe (Down & Out)
\n\u201cBrother\u2019s Keeper,” from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine<\/em> by Dave Zeltserman (Dell<\/em> magazine)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Juvenile<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Cary Fagan (Tundra)
\nEventown<\/em> by Corey Ann Haydu (HarperCollins\/Tegen)
\nThe Whispers<\/em> by Greg Howard (Putnam)
\nAll the Greys on Greene Street<\/em> by Laura Tucker (Viking)
\nMe and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse <\/em>by Susan Vaught (S&S\/Wiseman)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Young Adult<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Catfishing on CatNet<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
\nKilling November<\/em> by Adriana Mather (Knopf)
\nPatron Saints of Nothing <\/em>by Randy Ribay (Kokila)
\nThe Deceivers<\/em> by Kristen Simmons (Tor Teen)
\nWild and Crooked<\/em> by Leah Thomas (Bloomsbury)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Television Episode Teleplay<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSeason 5, Episode 3\u201d \u2013 Line of Duty<\/em>, Teleplay by Jed Mercurio (Acorn TV)
\n\u201cSeason 5, Episode 4\u201d \u2013 Line of Duty<\/em>, Teleplay by Jed Mercurio (Acorn TV)
\n\u201cEpisode 1\u201d \u2013 Dublin Murders<\/em>, Teleplay by Sarah Phelps (STARZ)
\n\u201cEpisode 1\u201d \u2013 Manhunt<\/em>, Teleplay by Ed Whitmore (Acorn TV)
\n\u201cEpisode 1\u201d \u2013 The Wisting<\/em>, Teleplay by Katherine Valen Zeiner & Trygve Allister Diesen (Sundance Now)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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