The winners of the 2010 Edgar Awards were announced on April 30, 2010. They are:

Best Novel
The Last Child by John Hart (reviewed here)

Best First Novel by an American Author
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff (reviewed here)

Best Paperback Original
Body Blows by Marc Strange

Best Fact Crime
Columbine by Dave Cullen

Best Critical/Biographical
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives edited by Otto Penzler

Best Short Story
"Amapola" (in Phoenix Noir) by Luis Alberto Urrea

Best Juvenile
Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn

Best Young Adult
Reality Check by Peter Abrahams

Best Television Episode Teleplay
“Place of Execution,” Teleplay by Patrick Harbinson

Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
"A Dreadful Day" (in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine) by Dan Warthman

Grand Master Dorothy Gilman

Raven Awards
Mystery Lovers Bookshop, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Zev Buffman, International Mystery Writers’ Festival

Ellery Queen Award
Poisoned Pen Press

The Simon & Schuster -- Mary Higgins Clark Award
(Presented at MWA’s Agents & Editors Party on Wednesday, April 28, 2010)
Awakening by S.J. Bolton

I've generally found the Edgar Awards to be really excellent predictors of good books. I enjoyed The Last Child very much; indeed, I've loved all of John Hart's novels. You could do a lot worse than to read his work! I also enjoyed In the Shadow of Gotham -- rather unusually for me, as I'm not normally a fan of historical mysteries. This one seemed to interest me more, perhaps because of its somewhat feminist slant (not so much that those not interested in the topic should avoid the book, however). Your reactions to any or all of these winners would be very welcome here.