THE
EDGAR AWARD
Named for Edgar Allen Poe, "the father of the American detective story," the Edgar award is one of the most prestigious awards coveted by writers. The Edgars were begun in 1946 and have been presented to such mystery illuminati as Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, James M. Cain, John D. MacDonald, Raymond Chandler, Ellis Peters, Margaret Millar, John Le Carré, Tony Hillerman, and Charlotte Armstrong.
GRAND MASTER: ELIZABETH PETERS (aka BARBARA MERTZ)
BEST NOVEL:
Nominated:
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR:
LOS ALAMOS
Nominated:
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL:
CHARM CITY BY LAURA LIPPMAN
Nominated:
CIMMARON ROSE 
BY
JAMES LEE BURKE 
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Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
A Wasteland of Strangers by Bill Pronzini
Black and Blue by Ian Rankin
The Purification Ceremony by Mark T. Sullivan
BY
JOSEPH KANON
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A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne
Bird Dog by Phillip Reed
Flower Net by Lisa See
23 Shades of Black by K.J.A. Wishnia
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Home Again, Home Again by Susan Rogers Cooper
The Prioress' Tale by Margaret Frazer
Tarnished Icons by Stuart M Kaminsky
Sunset and Santiago by Gloria White