Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award

The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award, established in 2001, is an American literary award, presented as part of the Edgar Awards. The award was created to honor author of suspense novels, Mary Higgins Clark.

To be eligible for the Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award, the book must be "written in the Mary Higgins Clark tradition according to guidelines set forth by Mary Higgins Clark:

  • "The protagonist is a nice young woman whose life is suddenly invaded.
  • "She’s self-made and independent, with primarily good family relationships.
  • "She has an interesting job.
  • "She is not looking for trouble–she is doing exactly what she should be doing and something cuts across her bow.
  • "She solves her problem by her own courage and intelligence.
  • "The story has no on-scene violence.
  • "The story has no strong four-letter words or explicit sex scenes."[1]

Recipients

2000s

Mary Higgins Clark Award winners and finalists, 2001-2009[2]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2001 Barbara D'Amato Authorized Personnel Only Winner [3]
Robert Crais Demolition Angel Shortlist
Lynn Hightower The Debt Collector Shortlist
Lelia Kelly False Witness Shortlist
Jodi Picoult Plain Truth Shortlist
2002 Judith Kelman Summer of Storms Winner
Rhys Bowen Murphy's Law Shortlist
M. K. Preston Perhaps She'll Die Shortlist
Denise Swanson Murder of a Sweet Old Lady Shortlist
2003 Rose Connors Absolute Certainty Winner [4]
Karen Harper The Stone Forest Shortlist
Nancy Pickard The Truth Hurts Shortlist
Laura Van Wormer The Bad Witness Shortlist
2004 M. K. Preston Song of the Bones Winner
Nancy Baker Jacobs Ricochet Shortlist
Katherine Hall Page The Body in the Lighthouse Shortlist
Sujata Massey Samurai's Daughter Shortlist
Virginia Lanier A Bloodhound to Die For Shortlist
2005 Rochelle Krich Grave Endings Winner [5]
Jerrilyn Farmer Perfect Sax Shortlist
Carol Goodman The Drowning Tree Shortlist
Christiane Heggan Scent of a Killer Shortlist
P.B. Ryan Murder in a Mill Town Shortlist
2006 Karen Harper Dark Angel Winner [6]
Jo Bannister Breaking Faith Shortlist
Gwen Hunter Shadow Valley Shortlist
2007 Fiona Mountain Bloodline Winner [7]
2008 Sandi Ault Wild Inferno Winner [8]
Sarah Andrews In Cold Pursuit Shortlist
Karen Harper Inferno Shortlist
Judith Kelman The First Stone Shortlist
2009 Bill Floyd The Killer's Wife Winner [9][10]
Betsy Thornton A Song for You Shortlist
S. J. Bolton Sacrifice Shortlist
Julie Kramer Stalking Susan Shortlist
Louise Ure The Fault Tree Shortlist

2010s

Mary Higgins Clark Award winners and finalists, 2010-2019[2]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2010 S. J. Bolton Awakening Winner
Blaize Clement Cat Sitter on a Hot Tin Roof Shortlist
Nadia Gordon Lethal Vintage Shortlist
Hallie Ephron Never Tell a Lie Shortlist
Susan Kandel Dial H for Hitchcock Shortlist
2011 Elly Griffiths The Crossing Places Winner [11]
S. J. Bolton Blood Harvest Shortlist
Karen Harper Down River Shortlist
Wendy Corsi Staub Live to Tell Shortlist
Sandi Ault Wild Penance Shortlist
2012 Sara J. Henry Learning to Swim Winner [12][13][14]
S. J. Bolton Now You See Me Shortlist [13]
Hallie Ephron Come and Find Me Shortlist [13]
Janice Hamrick Death on Tour Shortlist [13]
Tracy Kiely Murder Most Persuasive Shortlist [13]
2013 Hank Phillippi Ryan The Other Woman Winner [15][16]
Rebecca Cantrell A City of Broken Glass Shortlist
S. J. Bolton Dead Scared Shortlist
Wendy Corsi Staub Sleepwalker Shortlist
Jane Casey The Reckoning Shortlist
2014 Jenny Milchman Cover of Snow Winner [17][18]
Hallie Ephron There Was an Old Woman Shortlist [17]
Susan Froetschel Fear of Beauty Shortlist [17]
Katia Lief The Money Kill Shortlist [17]
Linda Stasi The Sixth Station Shortlist [17]
2015 Jane Casey The Stranger You Know Winner [19][20][21]
Sharon Bolton A Dark and Twisted Tide Shortlist
Julia Dahl Invisible City Shortlist
Julia Keller Summer of the Dead Shortlist
Lori Rader-Day The Black Hour Shortlist
2016 Lori Rader-Day Little Pretty Things Winner [22][23][24]
Frances Brody A Woman Unknown Shortlist
Susanna Calkins The Masque of a Murderer Shortlist
Hallie Ephron Night Night, Sleep Tight Shortlist
Catriona McPherson The Child Garden Shortlist
2017 Charles Todd The Shattered Tree Winner [25][26]
Dianne Dixon The Other Sister Shortlist
Catriona McPherson Quiet Neighbors Shortlist
Hank Phillippi Ryan Say No More Shortlist
Wendy Corsi Staub Blue Moon Shortlist
2018 Carol Goodman The Widow's House Winner [27]
Ellen Crosby The Vineyard Victims Shortlist
Hallie Ephron You'll Never Know Dear Shortlist
Nadine Nettmann Uncorking a Lie Shortlist
Lori Rader-Day The Day I Died Shortlist
2019 Sujata Massey The Widows of Malabar Hill Winner [28]
Mariah Fredericks A Death of No Importance Shortlist [29]
Dianne Freeman A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder Shortlist [29]
Julia Keller Bone on Bone Shortlist [29][30]
Paula Munier A Borrowing of Bones Shortlist [29]

2020s

Mary Higgins Clark Award winners and finalists, 2020-present[2]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2020 Carol Goodman The Night Visitors Winner [31][32]
Tara Laskowski One Night Gone Shortlist
Catriona McPherson Strangers at the Gate Shortlist
Emma Rowley Where the Missing Go Shortlist
Hank Phillippi Ryan The Murder List Shortlist
2021 Elsa Hart The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne Winner [33][34][35]
Mariah Fredericks Death of an American Beauty Shortlist
Hank Phillippi Ryan The First to Lie Shortlist
Lori Rader-Day The Lucky One Shortlist
Paige Shelton Cold Wind Shortlist
2022 Naomi Hirahara Clark and Division Winner [36][37][38]
Elizabeth Penney Chapter and Curse Shortlist [39]
Tracy Gardner Ruby Red Herring Shortlist [39]
Katherine Cowley The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet Shortlist [39][40]
Callie Hutton The Sign of Death Shortlist [39]
2023 B. R. Myers A Dreadful Splendor Winner [41]
Amanda Flower Because I Could Not Stop for Death Shortlist [42]
Sulari Gentill The Woman in the Library Shortlist [42]
Carol Goodman The Disinvited Guest Shortlist [42]
D. M. Rowell Never Name the Dead Shortlist [42]
2024 Lina Chern Play the Fool Winner [43]
Carol Goodman The Bones of the Story Shortlist [43]
Anastasia Hastings Of Manners and Murder Shortlist [43]
Kate Robards The Three Deaths of Willa Stannard Shortlist [43]
Mary Winters Murder in Postscript Shortlist [43]

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