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."