April 27, 2017 New York, NY – Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce the Winners of the 2017 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2016. The Edgar® Awards were presented to the winners at our 71st Gala Banquet, April 27, 2017 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.
BEST NOVEL – Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing) – in deutscher Übersetzung
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR – Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry (Penguin Random House – Penguin Books)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL – Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty (Prometheus Books – Seventh Street Books) – in deutscher Übersetzung
BEST FACT CRIME – The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale (Penguin Random House – Penguin Press)
BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL – Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (W.W. Norton – Liveright)
BEST SHORT STORY – „Autumn at the Automat” – In Sunlight or in Shadow by Lawrence Block (Pegasus Books)
BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY – “A Blade of Grass” – Penny Dreadful, Teleplay by John Logan (Showtime)
GRAND MASTER
Max Allan Collins
Ellen Hart