The Edgar Awards

Winner

Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer

Finalists

• Killing November by Adriana Mather

• Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay

• The Deceivers by Kristen Simmons

• Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas

Killing November

Patron Saints of Nothiing

The Deceivers

Wild and Crooked

WINNER

The Companion by Katie Alender

FINALISTS

• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

• They Went Left by Monica Hesse

• Silence of Bones by June Hur

• The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

The Inheritance Games

They Went Left

The Silence of Bones

The Cousins

WINNER

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

FINALISTS:

• Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyídé

• When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris

• The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur

• The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

WINNER

The Red Palace by June Hur

FINALISTS:

• Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne

• Frightmares by Eva V. Gibson

• The Black Girls Left Standing by Juliana Goodman

• Lock the Doors by Vincent Ralph

Winner

Reality Check by Peter Abrahams

Finalists

• If the Witness Lied by Caroline B. Cooney

• Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone by Dene Low

• Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell

• The Morgue and Me by John C. Ford

Winner

The Interrogation of Gabriel James by Charlie Price

Finalists

• 7 Souls by Barnabas Miller and Jordan Orlando

• Dust City by Robert Paul Weston

• Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King

• The River by Mary Jane Beaufrand

Winner

The Silence of Murder by Dandi Daley Mackall

Finalists

• Kill You Last by Todd Strasser

• Shelter by Harlan Coben

• The Girl is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines

• The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

Kill You Last

The Girl is Murder

The Name of the Star

Winner

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Finalists

• Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield

• Crusher by Niall Leonard

• Emily's Dress and Other Missing Things by Kathryn Burak

• The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George

Winner

Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher

Finalists

• All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry

• Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy

• Far Far Away by Tom McNeal

• How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller

All the Truth That's in Me

Far Far Away

Winner

The Art of Secrets by James Klise

Finalists

• The Doubt Factory by Paolo Bacigalupi

• Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano

• Fake ID by Lamar Giles

• The Prince of Venice Beach by Blake Nelson

Winner

A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinner

Finalists

• Endangered by Lamar Giles

• The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

• The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

• Ask the Dark by Henry Turner

The Walls Around Us

Winner

Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

Finalists

• Three Truths and a Lie by Brent Hartinger

• The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry

• My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier

• Thieving Weasels  by Billy Taylor

Three Truths and a Lie

The Girl I Used to Be

Winner

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Finalists

• The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom

• Grit by Gillian French

• The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak

• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Impossible Fortress

The Hate U Give

Winner

Sadie by Courtney Summers

Finalists

• Contagion by Erin Bowman

• Blink by Sasha Dawn

• After the Fire by Will Hill

• A Room Away from the Wolves by Nova Ren Suma

After the Fire

Winner

Reality Check by Peter Abrahams

Finalists

• If the Witness Lied by Caroline B. Cooney

• Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone by Dene Low

• Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell

• The Morgue and Me by John C. Ford

Winner

The Interrogation of Gabriel James by Charlie Price

Finalists

• 7 Souls by Barnabas Miller and Jordan Orlando

• Dust City by Robert Paul Weston

• Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King

• The River by Mary Jane Beaufrand

Winner

The Silence of Murder by Dandi Daley Mackall

Finalists

• Kill You Last by Todd Strasser

• Shelter by Harlan Coben

• The Girl is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines

• The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

Kill You Last

The Girl is Murder

The Name of the Star

Winner

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Finalists

• Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield

• Crusher by Niall Leonard

• Emily's Dress and Other Missing Things by Kathryn Burak

• The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George

Winner

Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher

Finalists

• All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry

• Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy

• Far Far Away by Tom McNeal

• How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller

All the Truth That's in Me

Far Far Away

Winner

The Art of Secrets by James Klise

Finalists

• The Doubt Factory by Paolo Bacigalupi

• Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano

• Fake ID by Lamar Giles

• The Prince of Venice Beach by Blake Nelson

Winner

A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinner

Finalists

• Endangered by Lamar Giles

• The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

• The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

• Ask the Dark by Henry Turner

The Walls Around Us

Winner

Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

Finalists

• Three Truths and a Lie by Brent Hartinger

• The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry

• My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier

• Thieving Weasels  by Billy Taylor

Three Truths and a Lie

The Girl I Used to Be

Winner

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Finalists

• The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom

• Grit by Gillian French

• The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak

• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Impossible Fortress

The Hate U Give

Winner

Sadie by Courtney Summers

Finalists

• Contagion by Erin Bowman

• Blink by Sasha Dawn

• After the Fire by Will Hill

• A Room Away from the Wolves by Nova Ren Suma

After the Fire

Winner

Never Trust a Dead Man by Vivian Vande Velde

Finalists

• Monster by Walter Dean Myers

• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

• That Kind of Money by Vicki Cameron

• The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler

Monster

Speak

Winner

Counterfeit Son by Elaine Marie Alphin

Finalists

• Locked Inside by Nancy Werlin

• Silent to the Bone by E. L. Konigsburg

• The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci

Locked Inside

Silent to the Bone

The Body of Christopher Creed

Winner

The Boy in the Burning House by Tim Wynne-Jones

Finalists

• Dark Secrets Don't Tell by Elizabeth Chandler

• Death on Sacred Ground by Harriet K. Feder

• Shades of Simon Gray by Joyce McDonald

• The Morgue and Me by John C. Ford

• Witch Hill by Marcus Sedgwick

Death on Sacred Ground

Shades of Simon Gray

Winner

The Wessex Papers, Volumes 1-3 by Daniel Parker

Finalists

• Cheating Lessons by Nan Willard Cappo

• Hit and Run by Mark Delaney

• Safe House by Jenny Carroll

• The Night the Penningtons Vanished by Marianna Heusler

Winner

Acceleration by Graham McNamee

Finalists

• Death and the Arrow by Chris Priestly

• Feast of Fools by Bridget Crowley

• The Last Treasure by Janet Anderson

• Uncovering Sadie's Secrets by Libby Sternberg

Winner

In Darkness, Death by Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler

Finalists

• Jude by Kate Morgenroth

• Missing Abby by Lee Weatherly

• Story Time by Edward Bloor

• The Book of Dead Days by Marcus Sedgwick

Winner

Last Shot by John Feinstein

Finalists

• Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams

• Quid Pro Quo by Vicki Grant

• Spy Goddess, Book One : Live & Let Shop by Michael Spradlin

• Young Bond, Book One : Silverfin

Winner

Buried by Robin Merrow MacCready

Finalists

• Crunch Time by Mariah Fredericks

• The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson

• The Night My Sister Went Missing by Carol Plum-Ucci

• The Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks

Winner

Rat Life by Tedd Arnold

Finalists

• Blood Brothersby S. A. Harazin

• Diamonds in the Shadows by Caroline B. Cooney

• Fragments by Jeffry W. Johnston

• Touching Snow by M. Sindy Felin

Winner

Paper Towns by John Green

Finalists

• Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

• Getting the Girl by Susan Juby

• The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferralolo

• Torn to Pieces by Margot McDonnell

Winner

Show Me the Evidence by Alane Ferguson

Finalists

• Fell Back by M. E. Kerr

• Remember Me by Christopher Pike

• Sniper by Theodore Taylor

• The Man Who Was Poe by Avi

Sniper

Winner

Mote by Chap Reaver

Finalists

• Guilt Trip by Stephen Schwandt

• The Secret Keeper by Gloria Whelan

• Zachary by Ernest Pintoff

Winner

The Weirdo by Theodore Taylor

Finalists

• Calling Home by Michael Cadnum

• Scarface by Peter Nelson

• The Christmas Killer by Patricia Windsor

• We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier

Winner

A Little Bit Dead by Chap Reaver

Finalists

• Breaking the Fall by Michael Cadnum

• The Highest Form of Killing by Malcolm Rose

• The One Who Came Back by Joann Mazzio

• The Weekend Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon

Winner

The Name of the Game Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon

Finalists

• Class Trip by Bebe Faas Rice

• Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick

• Silent Witness by Patricia H. Rushford

• Strange Objects by Gary Crew

Winner

Toughing It by Nancy Springer

Finalists

• Pale Phoenix by Kathryn Reiss

• Poison by Alane Ferguson

• Shadowmaker by Joan Lowery Nixon

• The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike

Winner

Prophecy Rock by Rob MacGregor

Finalists

• Angel's Gate by Gary Crew

• In the Middle of the Night by Robert Cormier

• Spirit Seeker by Joan Lowery Nixon

• Spying on Miss Muller by Eve Bunting

Winner

Twisted Summer by Willo Davis Roberts

Finalists

• Flyers by Daniel Hayes

• Hawk Moon by Rob MacGregor

• Mr. Was by Peter Hautman

• Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? by Mel Glenn

Winner

Ghost Canoe by Will Hobbs

Finalists

• Deal with a Ghost by Marilyn Sanger

• Tangerine by Edward Bloor

• Thin Ice by Marsha Qualey

• Yesterday's Child by Sonia Levitin

Tangerine

Thin Ice

Winner

The Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin

Finalists

• Finn by Katharine Jay Bacon

• For Mike by Shelley Sykes

• Paperquake by Kathryn Reiss

• The Maze by Will Hobbs

Winner

Incident at Loring Groves by Sonia Levitin

Finalists

• Second Fiddle by Ronald Kidd

• Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman

• The Accident by Todd Strasser

• The Falcon Sting by Barbara Brenner