The Edgar Awards are given to outstanding mysteries and are judged by the Mystery Writers of America group.  There are winners in fifteen different catagories, which you can browse here.  The winning book of the Young Adult catagory is Paper Towns...

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Bliss by Lauren Myracle

When Bliss is dropped off at her uptight grandmother’s house, she is a total outsider in an unfriendly world.  Naïve Bliss grew up on a hippy commune and has been sheltered from the casual racism and complicated social...

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Count Karlstein lives in a large castle with his two young orphaned nieces, Charlotte and Lucy,  but although Count Karlstein is wealthy and powerful, he is not well admired, and may even be a little bit evil.

Kiss Me, Kill Me by Lauren Henderson 

Scarlett Wakefield just wanted to kiss her crush, Dan McAndrew.  Unfortunately, this kiss resulted in Dan being carried away in a body bag. 

Shakespeare’s secret by Elisa Broach is a nominee for the 2007-2008 William Allen White award.

Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school....