On May 1, 2014 the Mystery Writers of America chose the winners for their prestigious Edgar Award. Here is a list of the winner for each category.
- Best Novel: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
- Best First Novel by an American Author: Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
- Best Paperback Original: The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood
- Best Fact Crime: The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower
- Best Critical/Biographical: America is Elsewhere: The Noir Tradition in the Age of Consumer Culture by Erik Dussere
- Best Short Story: "The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository" - Bibliomysteries by John Connolly (Mysterious Bookshop)
- Best Juvenile: One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
- Best Young Adult: Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher
- Best Television Episode Teleplay: Episode 1 - The Fall teleplay by Allan Cubitt
Then on May 3, 2014 mystery fans of Malice Domestic chose the winners for the Agatha Award.
- Best Contemporary Novel: The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan
- Best Historical Novel: A Question of Honor by Charles Todd
- Best First Novel: Death al Dente by Leslie Budewitz
- Best Short Story: "The Care and Feeding of House Plants" by Art Taylor - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2013
- Best Nonfiction: The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War By Daniel Stashower
- Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
*Books with blue type are held in the Denver Public Library system
