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2026 Theakston's Crime Award Longlist Announced
Harrogate International Festivals announced the 2026 longlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award as follows:
What Happens in the Dark, by Kia Abdullah (HarperCollins/HQ Fiction)
The Midnight King, by Tariq Ashkanani (Profile Books/Viper)
The Impossible Thing, by Belinda Bauer (Penguin Random House/Bantam)
What the Night Brings, by Mark Billingham (Little,Brown Books/Sphere)
Human Remains, by Jo Callaghan (Simon & Schuster)
The Death of Us, by Abigail Dean (HarperCollins/Hemlock Press)
The Chemist, by A.A. Dhand (HarperCollins/HQ Fiction)
Beautiful Ugly, by Alice Feeney (Pan Macmillan/Pan Fiction)
The Frozen People, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus Books)
The Examiner, by Janice Hallett (Profile Books/Viper)
The Blue Hour, by Paula Hawkins (Penguin Random House/Doubleday)
Clown Town, by Mick Herron (John Murray Books/Baskerville)
Quantum of Menace, by Vaseem Khan (Bonnier Books/Zaffre)
Paperboy, by Callum McSorley (Puskin Press/Vertigo)
The Good Liar, by Denise Mina (Penguin Random House/Harvill Secker)
Gunner, by Alan Parks (John Murray Books/Baskerville)
We Live Here Now, by Sarah Pinborough (Orion Publishing/Orion Fiction)
A Schooling in Murder, by Andrew Taylor (HaperCollins/Hemlock Press)
These 18 titles are full-length crime novels published in paperback between May 01, 2025 and April 30, 2026. The reading public are invited to help create a shortlist of six titles starting on April 30 and closing on May 28. The shortlist will be announced on Thursday, June 18 and the winner will be revealed on Thursday, July 23 at The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival to be held Harrogate, UK. (May 04,2026)
Robert Crais Wins Edgar
Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners for the 2026 Edgar Awards as follows:
Best Novel: THE BIG EMPTY, by Robert Crais (Putnam)
Best First Novel: DEAD MONEY, by Jakob Kerr (Bantam Books)
Best Paperback Original: THE BACKWATER, by Vikki Wakefield (Poisoned Pen Press)
Best Fact Crime: MURDERLAND, by Caroline Fraser (Penguin Press)
Best Critical/Biographical: EDGAR ALLAN POE: A LIFE, by Richard Kopley (Univ. of Virginia Press)
Best Short Story: "Julius Katz Draws a Straight Flush," by Dave Zeltserman (Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Sep/Oct 2025)
Best Juvenile: BLOOD IN THE WATER, by Tiffany D. Jackson (Scholastic Press)
Best Young Adult: UNDER THE SAME STARS, by Libba Bray (Farrar, Strause and Giroux)
Best Televisiton Episode Teleplay: "Pilot," written by Dan Fogelman (in Paradise; Hulu)
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award: "How It Happened," by Billie Kay Fem (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/Aug 2025)
Mary Higgins Clark Award: ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS, by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Minotaur Books)
Sue Grafton Memorial Award: GONE IN THE NIGHT, by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur Books)
Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award: A SENIOR CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO LIFE ON THE RUN, by Gwen Florio (Severn House)
TWQ Grand Master Award Recipients: Donna Andrews and Lee Child
Raven Award Recipient: Book Passage, Bookstore & Cafe, in Corte Madera, California
Ellery Queen Award Recipient: John Scognamiglio, Editor-in-Chief at Kensington Books
The President's Award Recipient: Margery Flax, Executive Director of Mystery Writers of America
The Edgar Award winners were announced at the Edgar Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday, April 29 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City. (April 30, 2026)
Mindy Quigley Wins Agatha
Malice Domestic has announced the winners for the 2026 Agatha Awards as follows:
Best Contemporary Mystery Novel: AT DEATH'S DOUGH, by Mindy Quigley (Minotaur)
Best Historical Mystery Novel: THE CASE OF THE CHRISTIE CONSPIRACY, by Kelly Oliver (Boldwood Books)
Best Non-fiction: VACATIONS CAN BE MURDER, by Dawn M. Barclay (Level Best)
Best First Mystery Novel: WHISKEY BUSINESS, by Adrian Andover (Chestnut Avenue Press)
Best Children's/ Young Adult Mystery Novel: DEATH IN THE CARDS:by Mia P. Manansala (Delacorte Books)
Best Mystery Short Story: "Six-Armed Robbery," by Ashley Ruth-Bernier (in MYSTERY MOST HUMOROUS; Wildside Press)
Lifetime Achievment Recipient: Jacqueline Winspear
Poirot Award Recipient: Jim Huang
The winners were announced on Saturday, April 25 at the Malice Banquet during Malice Domestic 38 held in Bethesda, Maryland. (April 27, 2026)
2026 CWC AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE SHORTLISTS
The Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) announced the shortlists for the 2026 CWC Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing (formerly known as the Arthur Ellis Awards) and the recipient for the 2026 Grand Master Award as follows:
2026 Grand Master Award Recipient:
Rick Mofina, "for his exceptional service to the CWC"
Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel: (5)
The Retirement Plan, by Sue Hincenbergs (HarperCollins Publishers)
The Hunger We Pass Down, by Jen Sookfong Lee (McClelland & Stewart)
Into the Fall, by Tamara L. Miller (Thomas and Mercer)
The Black Wolf, by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)
The Tiger and the Cosmonaut, by Eddy Boudel Tan (Viking Canada)
To see the shortlists in all the categories, click here. The winners will be announced on Friday, May 29.. (April 25, 2026)
Megan Abbott Wins LAT Book Prize
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has announced the winners for the LAT Book Prizes, and the winner in the mystery/thriller category is:
EL DORADO DRIVE, by Megan Abbott (Putnam)
The other finalists in the same category are as follows:
EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, by Ace Atkins (Morrow)
CROOKS, by Lou Berney (Morrow)
THE PRIVING GROUND, by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
KING OF ASHES, by S.A. Cosby
To see the winners in all the categories, click here. The winners was announced at the Bovard Auditorium on USC Campus on Friday, April 17. (April 19, 2026)
2026 CWA DAGGER AWARD LONGLISTS ANNOUNCED
The Crime Writers' Association of Britain (CWA) has announced the longlists for the 2026 Dagger Awards. The 13 longlistees in the Gold Dagger category are as follows:
Carnival of Lies, by D.V. Bishop (Pan Macmillan/Macmillan)
Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie, by James Lee Burke (Orion Fiction/Orion Fiction)
King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby (Headline)
The Death of Us, by Abigail Dean (HarperCollins/Hemlock Press)
Not Quite Dead Yet, by Holly Jackson (Penguin Random House/Michael Joseph)
Quantum of Menace, by Vaseem Khan (Bonnier Books UK/Zaffre)
The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon (River Swift Press)
The Rush, by Beth Lewis (Profile Books/Viper)
A Voice in the Night, by Simon Mason (Quercus/Riverrun)
The Good Father, by Liam McIlvanney (Bonnier Books UK/Zaffre)
Hotel Ukraine, by Martin Cruz Smith (Simon & Schuster UK)
The Art of a Lie, by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (Pan Macmillan/Mantle)
A Case of Life and Limb, by Sally Smith (Bloomsbury Publishing/Raven Books)
To see the longlistees in all the categories, click here. The shortlists will be announced on Thursday, May 28, and the winners will be announced at the Dagger Awards Dinner, on Thursday, July 02 in London. (April 18, 2026
2026 Barry Award Nominees Announced
Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine has announced the nominees for the 2026 Barry Awards. The nominees in the best mystery novel are as follows:
THE IMPOSSIBLE THING, by Belinda Bauer (Atlantic Monthly)
CROOKS, by Lou Berney (William Morrow)
KING OF ASHES, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)
THE BLACK WOLF, by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)
THE WHITE CROW, by Michael Robotham (Scribner)
PRESUMED GUILTY, by Scott Turow (Grand Central)
To see the nominees in all the categories, click here. The winners were voted by Deadly Pleasures readers and announced on Thursday, October 22 during the opening ceremonies of 2026 Bouchercon to be held in Calgary, Canada. (April 01, 2026)
James L'Etoile Wins Lefty
Left Coast Crime 2026 has announced the winners for its 2026 Lefty Awards as follows:
Best Mystery Novel: RIVER OF LIES, by James L'Etoile (Oceanview Publishing)
Best Debut Mystery Novel: WHISKEY BUSINESS, by Adrian Andover (Chestnut Avenue Press)
Best Historical Mystery Novel: THE CASE OF THE MISSING MAID, by Rob Oster (Kensington)
Best Humorous Mystery Novel: SCOT'S EGGS, by Catriona McPherson (Severn House)
The winners were announced at an awards banquet on Saturday, February 28 during Left Coast Crime Convention held in San Francisco, California. (March 03, 2026)
Mark Billingham To Receive 2026 Diamond Dagger
The Crime Writers' Association of Britain (CWA) has announced that Mark Billingham will receive the 2026 Diamond Dagger for "sustained excellence" in his crime writing career and for his "significant contribution to the genre."
Billingham is well-known as the author of the Detective Inspector Tom thorne series and the new DS Declan Miller series.
He will be presented the Diamond Dagger on at the annual Dagger Award Ceremony on Thursday, July 02 in London. (February 19, 2026)
2026 THRILLER AWARD NOMINEES
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the nomionees for the 2026 Thriller Awards. The nominees in the best standalone novel are as follows:
CROSS MY HEART, by Megan Collins (Atria)
ZIGZAG GIRL, by Ruth Knafo Setton (Black Spring Press)
THE BURNING LIBRARY, by Gilly Macmillan (Morrow)
THE LOCKED WARD, by Sarah Pekkanen (St. Martin's Press)
SO HAPPY TOGETHER, by Olivia Worley (Minotaur)
To see the nominees in all the six categories, click here. The winners will be announced on Saturday, May 09, 2026 during ThrillerFest XXI held at the New York Hilton Midtown, New York, N.Y. (February 07, 2026)
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