2023 Edgars® Winners

Notes on an Execution

A Novel

By: Danya Kukafka
Narrated by: Mozhan Marno & Jim Meskimen
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

“Notes on an Execution, written by Dana Kukafka and narrated by actress Mozhan Marno and comedian, impressionist and voice artist Jim Meskimen, is a psychological thriller – but it’s so much more. It’s a reflection on our justice system, and shows us that while a serial killer’s acts are out of the ordinary, there isn’t anything extraordinary... Read more

Don't Know Tough

By: Eli Cranor
Narrated by: Eli Cranor
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

In Denton, Arkansas, the fate of the high school football team rests on the shoulders of Billy Lowe, a volatile but talented running back. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his unstable
mother’s abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, but when his savagery crosses a line, he... Read more

Or Else

A Thriller

By: Joe Hart
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Edgar Award Winner for Best Paperback Original.A secret love becomes a fatal affair in a twisting novel of suspense by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Joe Hart.When novelist Andy Drake returns to his hometown to care for his ailing father, a reconnection with his childhood friend Rachel escalates into a secret love affair. For Rachel,... Read more

Tell Me Everything

The Story of a Private Investigation

By: Erika Krouse
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

“Erika has a face that makes strangers tell her their deepest secrets. After a chance encounter with a lawyer in a bookstore, she finds herself starting a job as a private investigator, despite her lack of formal experience. The case that dominates the book concerns the pervasive rape culture and constant coverups of the University of Colorado... Read more

The Life of Crime

Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators

By: Martin Edwards
Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
Length: 17 hours 44 minutes

Winner of the 2023 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical book, and the H.R.F. Keating Award for best biography or critical book related to crime fiction. In the first major history of crime fiction in fifty years, The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators traces the... Read more

Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Seaside Corpse

Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: Book #4

By: Marthe Jocelyn
Narrated by: Sarah English
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, an opportunity to dig up fossils becomes even more thrilling when a corpse washes ashore in this fourth book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. For fans of Enola Holmes.

After an... Read more

The Red Palace

By: June Hur
Narrated by: Michelle H. Lee
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

June Hur, critically acclaimed author of The Silence of Bones and The Forest of Stolen Girls, returns with The Red Palace―a third evocative, atmospheric historical mystery perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Kerri Maniscalco.

To enter the palace means to walk a path stained in blood...

Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to... Read more

A Dreadful Splendor

A Novel

By: B.R. Myers
Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
“This gem of a book sparkles with wit and originality. . . . There is no shortage of tricks and feints in this excellent novel and Genevieve is a delightful character.” — The Globe and Mail“A spooky gothic romance with impeccable vibes. I loved this!" — Erin Sterling, New York... Read more

Hideout

An Alice Vega Novel

An Alice Vega Novel: Book #3

By: Louisa Luna
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
Length: 14 hours

In this powerful new thriller, Alice Vega and Max Caplan return, uncovering a network of white supremacists in their search for a long-lost counter-culture hero.

"Alice Vega is sensational—I want to see lots more of her." —Lee Child, #1 New York Times best-selling author

Alice Vega has made a career of finding the missing and vulnerable against a... Read more

Buried in a Good Book

By the Book Mysteries: Book #1

By: Tamara Berry
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Bestselling thriller writer Tess Harrow is almost at the end of her rope when she arrives with her teenage daughter at her grandfather's rustic cabin in the woods. She hopes this will be a time for them to heal and bond after Tess's recent divorce, but they've barely made it through the door when an explosion shakes the cabin. Suddenly it's... Read more