2008 Edgar Award Nominees

On January 18, the Mystery Writers of America announced their nominees for the 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Awards honoring the best mystery fiction published in 2007.

For a full list of the nominees, go to the Edgar Awards web site. The winners will be announced at the 62nd Gala Banquet on May 1, 2008, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.

Best Novel
Benjamin Black. Christine Falls. (Holt)

Ken Bruen. Priest. (Minotaur: St. Martin's)

Michael Chabon. The Yiddish Policemen's Union. (HarperCollins)

Reed Farrel Coleman. Soul Patch. (Bleak House)

John Hart. Down River. (Minotaur: St. Martin's)

Best First Novel By An American author
Gordon Campbell. Missing Witness. (Morrow)

Tania French. In the Woods. (Viking)

Christopher Goffard. Snitch Jacket. (Rookery Pr.)

Craig McDonald. Head Games. (Bleak House)

Derek Nikitas. Pyres. (Minotaur: St. Martin's)

Best Paperback Original
Megan Abbott. Queenpin. (S. & S.)

David Corbett. Blood of Paradise. (Mortalis: Random House.)

Vicki Hendricks. Cruel Poetry. (Serpent's Tail)

Russell Hill. Robbie's Wife (Hard Case Crime)

Kevin Wignall. Who Is Conrad Hirst? (S. & S.)