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Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2014

The 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Awards went to America is Elsewhere: The Noir Tradition in the Age of Consumer Culture by Erik Dussere (Best Critical/Biographical), The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower (Best Fact Crime) and Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews (Best First Novel), with winners in 5 more categories. 42 books were nominated across 8 categories.

Winners

Best Critical/Biographical

  1. America is Elsewhere: The Noir Tradition in the Age of Consumer Culture by Erik Dusseresource (opens in a new tab)

Best Fact Crime

  1. The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashowersource (opens in a new tab)

Best First Novel

  1. Red Sparrow by Jason Matthewssource (opens in a new tab)

Best Juvenile

  1. One Came Home by Amy Timberlakesource (opens in a new tab)

Best Novel

  1. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruegersource (opens in a new tab)

Best Paperback Original

  1. The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwoodsource (opens in a new tab)

Best Young Adult

  1. Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitchersource (opens in a new tab)

Mary Higgins Clark Award

  1. Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchmansource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Best Critical/Biographical

  1. Ian Fleming by Andrew Lycettsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Maigret, Simenon and France: Social Dimensions of the Novels and Stories by Bill Aldersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction by Melissa Schaubsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Pimping Fictions: African American Crime Literature and the Untold Story of Black Pulp Publishing by Justin Giffordsource (opens in a new tab)

Best Fact Crime

  1. 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 by Paul Collinssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal by Michael D'Antoniosource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness and Murder by Charles Graebersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and the Medics Behind Nazi Lines by Cate Lineberrysource (opens in a new tab)

Best First Novel

  1. Ghostman by Roger Hobbssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Rage Against the Dying by Becky Mastermansource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreightsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Resurrectionist by Matthew Guinnsource (opens in a new tab)

Best Juvenile

  1. Lockwood and Co.: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroudsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking by Erin Dionnesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man by Caroline Lawrencesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Strike Three, You're Dead by Josh Berksource (opens in a new tab)

Best Novel

  1. How the Light Gets In by Louise Pennysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Sandrine's Case by Thomas H. Cooksource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Standing in Another Man's Grave by Ian Rankinsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Humans by Matt Haigsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Until She Comes Home by Lori Roysource (opens in a new tab)

Best Paperback Original

  1. Almost Criminal by E.R. Brownsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Brilliance by Marcus Sakeysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Joe Victim by Paul Cleavesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Joyland by Stephen Kingsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantynesource (opens in a new tab)

Best Young Adult

  1. All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berrysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Criminal by Terra Elan McVoysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Far Far Away by Tom McNealsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Millersource (opens in a new tab)

Mary Higgins Clark Award

  1. Fear of Beauty by Susan Froetschelsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Money Kill by Katia Liefsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Sixth Station by Linda Stasisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. There Was an Old Woman by Hallie Ephronsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Edgar Allan Poe Awards

Book categories only, from MWA's official Edgar database category lists (edgarawards.com). Sue Grafton Memorial Award starts 2019 and Lilian Jackson Braun Award starts 2023; earlier years are zero. The database lists 2 Best Critical/Biographical nominees for 2007, 3 Mary Higgins Clark nominees for 2006, 1 for 2007, and only the winner for the 2019 Sue Grafton award; counts follow the database. Co-authors listed as separate rows are merged into one entry.

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