We are proud to announce that 3 Penguin Random House books have won a MWA’s Edgar Award for 2026! Best Novel: THE BIG EMPTY by Robert Crais (9780525535775, Putnam) Best First Novel by an American Author: DEAD MONEY by Jakob Kerr (9780593726723, Bantam) Best Fact Crime: MURDERLAND by Caroline Fraser (9780593657249, Penguin Books) According to

According to the Mystery Writers of America, the 2024 Edgar Allan Poe awards honor “the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2023.” On January 18, the Edgars announced that eleven Penguin Random House titles were finalists across six different categories. The winners of the 78th Annual Edgar Awards will be