Edgar Award Novels

   Edgar Award Novels

2017

Best Novel

Best First Novel

2016

Best Novel

 Let Me Die in His Footsteps Lori Roy

Best First Novel

 The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen

2015
H/N

Best Novel

 Mr. Mercedes Stephen King

Best First Novel

 Dry Bones in the Valley Tom Bouman

2014

Best Novel

 Ordinary Grace William Kent Krueger

Best First Novel

 Red Sparrow Jason Matthews

2013
H/U

Best Novel

 Live by Night Dennis Lehane
H/U

Best First Novel

 The Expats Chris Pavone

2012

Best Novel

 Gone Mo Hayder
H/U

Best First Novel

 Bent Road Lori Roy

2011
H/U

Best Novel

 The Lock Artist Steve Hamilton
H/U

Best First Novel

 Rogue Island Bruce DeSilva

2010
H/U

Best Novel

 The Last Child John Hart
H/U

Best First Novel

 In the Shadow of Gotham Stefanie Pintoff

2009
H/U

Best Novel

 Blue Heaven C.J. Box
H/U

Best First Novel

 The Foreigner Francie Lin

2008
H/U

Best Novel

 Down River John Hart
H/U

Best First Novel

 In the Woods Tana French

2007
H/U

Best Novel

 The Janissary Tree Jason Goodwin
H/U

Best First Novel

 The Faithful Spy Alex Berenson

2006
H/U

Best Novel

 Citizen Vince Jess Walter
H/U

Best First Novel

 Officer Down Theresa Schwegel

2005
H/N

Best Novel

 California Girl T. Jefferson Parker
H/U

Best First Novel

 Country of Origin Don Lee

2004
H/U

Best Novel

 Resurrection Men Ian Rankin
H/U

Best First Novel

 Death of a Nationalist Rebecca Pawel

2003
H/U

Best Novel

 Winter and Night S.J. Rozan
H/U

Best First Novel

 The Blue Edge of Midnight Jonathon King

2002
H/N

Best Novel

 Silent Joe T. Jefferson Parker
H/U

Best First Novel

 Line of Vision David Ellis

2001
H/U

Best Novel

 The Bottoms Joe R. Lansdale
H/N

Best First Novel

 Conspiracy of Paper David Liss

2000
H/U

Best Novel

 Bones Jan Burke
H/U

Best First Novel

 The Skull Mantra Eliot Pattison