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Winners of the Edgar Award for Best Novel

These books are listed from the most recent (2025) to the least recent (1954).
From Google AI... "The Edgar Award for Best Novel is one of the Edgar Awards presented annually by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) to honor the best in mystery fiction. Specifically, it recognizes the most distinguished novel-length work of mystery fiction published during the previous year. Mystery, suspense, crime fiction, and related subgenres, the Edgar Awards are among the most prestigious awards in the mystery genre."
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The in Crowd (Charlotte Vassell)
The in Crowd
1
Charlotte Vassell
Flags on the Bayou (James Lee Burke)
Flags on the Bayou
2
James Lee Burke
Notes on an Execution (Danya Kukafka)
Notes on an Execution
3
Danya Kukafka
Five Decembers (James Kestrel)
Five Decembers
4
James Kestrel
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line (Deepa Anappara)
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
5
Deepa Anappara
The Stranger Diaries (Elly Griffiths)
The Stranger Diaries
6
Elly Griffiths
Down the River Unto the Sea (Walter Mosley)
Down the River Unto the Sea
7
Walter Mosley
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
8
Attica Locke
Before the Fall (Noah Hawley)
Before the Fall
9
Noah Hawley
Let Me Die in His Footsteps (Lori Roy)
Let Me Die in His Footsteps
10
Lori Roy
Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr. Mercedes
11
Stephen King
Ordinary Grace (William Kent Krueger)
Ordinary Grace
12
William Kent Krueger
Live by Night (Dennis Lehane)
Live by Night
13
Dennis Lehane
Gone (Mo Hayder)
Gone
14
Mo Hayder
The Lock Artist (Steve Hamilton)
The Lock Artist
15
Steve Hamilton
The Last Child (John Hart)
The Last Child
16
John Hart
Blue Heaven (C. J. Box)
Blue Heaven
17
C. J. Box
Down River (John Hart)
Down River
18
John Hart
The Janissary Tree (Jason Goodwin)
The Janissary Tree
19
Jason Goodwin
Citizen Vince (Jess Walker)
Citizen Vince
20
Jess Walker
California Girl (T. Jefferson Parker)
California Girl
21
T. Jefferson Parker
Resurrection Men (Ian Rankin)
Resurrection Men
22
Ian Rankin
Winter and Night (S. J. Rozan)
Winter and Night
23
S. J. Rozan
Silent Joe (T. Jefferson Parker)
Silent Joe
24
T. Jefferson Parker
The Bottoms (Joe R. Lansdale)
The Bottoms
25
Joe R. Lansdale
Bones (Jan Burke)
Bones
26
Jan Burke
Mr. White's Confession (Robert Clark)
Mr. White's Confession
27
Robert Clark
Cimarron Rose (James Lee Burke)
Cimarron Rose
28
James Lee Burke
The Chatham School Affair (Thomas H. Cook)
The Chatham School Affair
29
Thomas H. Cook
Come to Grief (Dick Francis)
Come to Grief
30
Dick Francis
The Red Scream (Mary Willis Walker)
The Red Scream
31
Mary Willis Walker
The Sculptress (Minette Walters)
The Sculptress
32
Minette Walters
Bootlegger's Daughter (Margaret Maron)
Bootlegger's Daughter
33
Margaret Maron
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
34
New Orleans Mourning (Julie Smith)
New Orleans Mourning
35
Julie Smith
Black Cherry Blues (James Lee Burke)
Black Cherry Blues
36
James Lee Burke
A Cold Red Sunrise (Stuart M. Kaminsky)
A Cold Red Sunrise
37
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Old Bones (Aaron Elkins)
Old Bones
38
Aaron Elkins
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
39
Barbara Vine
The Suspect (L. R. Wright)
The Suspect
40
L. R. Wright
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