BEST NOVEL Five Decembers by James Kestrel BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR Deer Season by Erin Flanagan BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Bobby March Will Live Forever by Alan Parks BEST FACT CRIME Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense by Edward White BEST SHORT STORY “The Road to Hana,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine by R.T. Lawton BEST JUVENILE Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez BEST YOUNG ADULT Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley THE SIMON & SCHUSTER MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara THE G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD Runner by Tracy Clark The full roster of winners is available here. Want to watch the awards ceremony? You can pop over to the Mystery Writers of America YouTube channel for the celebration.
