Here are the July 2024 books by some of our members.  They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore.  Visit this link to find a store near you: http://www.indiebound.org Books Bruce Borgos, Shades of Mercy, Minotaur Books Valerie Burns, A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death, Kensington Ellen Byron, A Very Woodsy Murder, Kensington Linda Castillo, The Burning, Minotaur Books Thomas B. Cavanagh, Diamond Cut, Oceanview Publishing Heather Chavez, What We’ll Burn Last, Hachette Book Group – Mulholland Michael Craft, Desert Deadline, Questover Eli Cranor, Boiler, Soho Crime Lindsey ..read more

Here are the June 2024 books by some of our members.  They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore.  Visit this link to find a store near you: http://www.indiebound.org Books Kelley Armstrong, Finding Mr. Write, Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Maggie Auffarth, Burn it All, Crooked Lane Books Brett Battles, Stuart Woods’ Smolder, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons David Bell, Storm Warning, Penguin Random House – Berkley Connie Berry, A Collection of Lies, Crooked Lane Allison Brennan, You’ll Never Find Me, MIRA Robin Burcell, Clive Cussler The Serpent’s Eye, P ..read more

MWA-U is back! Join us for a new session of MWA University! MWA-U 2024 will consist of six online classes taught by top-notch crime writers with live Q & A.  Take your writing to the next level by attending these informative classes – free to MWA members (offered to nonmembers for $20/session). Check out this incredible line-up: Date: Wednesday, July 10th Instructor: Tracy Clark Topic: Character ⇒ MWA Member Registration  ⇒ Non-member Registration Date: Wednesday, July 24th Instructor: Meg Gardiner Topic: Plot ⇒ MWA Member Registration ⇒ Non-member Registration Date: Wedne ..read more

Mystery Writers of America Announces 2024 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners 2024 Edgar Winners May 1, 2024, New York, NY – Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce the winners for the 2024 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2023. The 78th Annual Edgar® Awards were celebrated on May 1, 2024, at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square and live-streamed on YouTube. BEST NOVEL Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press) BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR The Peacock and the ..read more

Here is the direct link for the live stream on our YouTube channel – http://www.bit.ly/MWAYouTube The live stream should begin at around 8:30 p.m. EDT ..read more

Here are the April 2024 books by some of our members.  They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore.  Visit this link to find a store near you: http://www.indiebound.org Books Samantha Jaye Allen, Next of Kin, Minotaur Books Mike Befeler, A Mystery Yarn, Encircle Publications Claire Booth, Home Fires, Severn House Julie Buxbaum, The Area 51 Files: Friend or UFO, Penguin Young Readers – Delacorte Press Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke, It Had to Be You, Simon & Schuster Bruce Robert Coffin, The General’s Gold, Severn River Publishing Kellye Garrett, Missing Whit ..read more

Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Barbara Neely Grants, Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier and Audrea Sallis. Barbara Neely was the author of the “Blanche” series, one of the first crime fiction series to feature a Black woman as the protagonist. In just four books, Ms. Neely became both a role model and a major influence for an entire new generation of Black women. Mystery Writers of America named her a Grand Master in November of 2019 to recognize her enormous contributions to the genre as well as her impact on the crime fiction community. Sadly, Ms. Neely passed ..read more

The following is the schedule for the 2024 Symposium Panels featuring the 2024 Edgar Nominees – all via ZOOM.  All panels are live-streamed via our YouTube channel and will be archived there: https://bit.ly/MWAYouTube All links: https://bit.ly/m/Mystery-Writers-of-America (all times are Eastern Daylight Time) Tuesday, April 2, 7:00 PM – Special Awards: https://bit.ly/MWASpecialAwards24 Wednesday, April 3, 7:00 PM – Best Paperback Original:  https://bit.ly/MWA24PBO Friday, April 5, 7:00 PM  – Robert L. Fish Memorial Award: https://bit.ly/49YuaLU Saturday, April 6, 1:00 PM Best Sh ..read more

Here are the March 2024 books by some of our members.  They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore.  Visit this link to find a store near you: http://www.indiebound.org Books Charles Ardai, Death Comes Too Late, Hard Case Crime Mike Befeler, Murder in the Museo Kircheriano, Mystic Publishers Cara Black, Murder at la Villette, Soho Crime Alice Boatwright, In the Life Ever After, Firefly Ink Books Rhys Bowen & Clare Broyles, In Sunshine or In Shadow, Minotaur Books Reed Bunzel, Beyond All Doubt, Crooked Lane Books Robin Burcell, Clive Cussler The Serpent’s Eye, Pengui ..read more

Here are the February 2024 books by some of our members.  They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore.  Visit this link to find a store near you: http://www.indiebound.org Books Charles Ardai, Heat Seaker, Titan Comics Kelley Armstrong, The Boy Who Cried Bear, Minotaur Books E.A. Aymar, When She Left, Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer James R. Benn, The Refusal Camp, Soho Crime Lisa Black, The Deepest Kill, Kensington Books C.J. Box, Three-Inch Teeth, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Lynn Cahoon, Five Furry Familiars, Kensington Cozies Jennifer J. Chowv ..read more