The Strand Magazine announced the nominations for the 2020 Strand Critics Awards. Recognizing excellence in the field of mystery fiction and publishing, the annual Strand Critics Awards are judged by a select group of Book critics and journalists. This year’s judges include talent from NPR, USA Today, LA Times, and The Washington Post. In addition to Best Mystery Novel and Best Debut, The Strand Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Awards go to Tess Gerritsen and Walter Mosley.

Best Mystery Novel

Big Sky by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown and Co.)
The Lost Man by Jane Harper (Flatiron Books)
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz (Harper)
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman (William Morrow)
Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke (Mulholland Books)
The Border by Don Winslow (William Morrow)

Best Debut Novel

Scrublands by Chris Hammer (Atria Books)
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (Sarah Crichton Books, FSG)
One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski (Graydon House)
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books)
Three-Fifths by John Vercher (Agora Books)