Strand Magazine Critics Awards Winners

Quarterly crime-fiction and mystery magazine The Strand announced the winners of the annual Strand Magazine Critics Awards. Recognizing excellence in the field of mystery fiction and publishing, The Strand Critics Awards are judged by an ever-changing group of book critics and journalists. This year’s judges included those from The Boston Globe, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, and The Associated Press. 

Strand Magazine Critics Award Best Novel Winner

Secret Identity by Alex Segura (Flatiron Books)

Nominees:

Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris (William Morrow)

Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King (Bantam)

Desert Star by Michael Connelly (Little Brown)

Her Last Affair by John Searles (Mariner Books)

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (Minotaur)

Strand Magazine Critics Award Best Debut Winner

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham (Minotaur)

Nominees:

Jackal by Erin E. Adams (Bantam)

Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz (Atria/Emily Bestler)

Don’t Know Tough by Eli Cranor (Soho)

Shutter by Ramona Emerson (Soho)

Strand Magazine Critics Award Best Mystery Audiobook winner

The Maid by Nita Prose (Random House Audio)

Nominees

Desert Star by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company)

My Darkest Prayer by S A Cosby (Macmillan Audio)

The Paris Apartment by Lisa Foley (HarperAudio)

The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz (HarperAudio)

The Bullet That Missed: Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Penguin Audio)

The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear (Harper Audio)

Strand Publisher of the Year Award 

Dan Smetanka

Strand Lifetime Achievement Awards: 

James Lee Burke and Lee Child 

Congratulations to all!