The 2025 Edgar Awards!

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books from this year’s Edgar Awards finalists!

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Books Discussed

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• They All Fall the Same – Wes Browne
• Cold to the Touch – Kerri Hakoda
• The Amish Wife: Unraveling the Lies, Secrets, and Conspiracy that Let a Killer Go Free – Gregg Olsen
• Find Her – Ginger Reno
• God of the Woods – Liz Moore
• The Man Made of Smoke – Alex North
• The Dark Maestro – Brendan Slocumb

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