Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel explained
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel was established in 1954. Only hardcover novels written by a published American author are eligible. Paperback original novels are eligible for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original. Debut novels by American novels are eligible for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel.[1]
Winners for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel are listed below.
Recipients
1950s
1960s
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1960 | | | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
1961 | | | Winner | |
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| Watcher in the Shadows | |
1962 | | Gideon's Fire | Winner | |
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| Nightmare | Shortlist | |
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1963 | | Death and the Joyful Woman | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Seance | |
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| Knave of Hearts | |
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1964 | | | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Grieve for the Past | |
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1965 | | | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
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| This Rough Magic | |
1966 | | | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Funeral in Berlin | |
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| Airs Above the Ground | |
1967 | | King of the Rainy Country | Winner | |
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| Odds Against | Shortlist | |
| Killer Dolphin | |
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1968 | | God Save the Mark | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Lemon in the Basket | |
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| Flying Finish | |
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1969 | | | Winner | |
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| Picture Miss Seeton | Shortlist | |
and Jerome Ross | God Speed the Night | |
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| Blood Sport | | |
1970s
1980s
Year! scope="col" width="30%"Author | Title | Result | |
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1980 | | | Winner | |
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| Death of a Mystery Writer | Shortlist | |
| Fire in the Barley | |
| Make Death Love Me | |
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1981 | | Whip Hand | Winner | |
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| Death of a Literary Widow | Shortlist | |
| Death Drop | |
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| Man on Fire | |
1982 | | Peregrine | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Death in a Cold Climate | |
| Dupe | |
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| Bogmail | |
1983 | | Billingsgate Shoal | Winner | |
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| Eight Million Ways To Die | Shortlist | |
| Split Images | |
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| Kahawa | |
1984 | | La Brava | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
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| Texas Station | |
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1985 | | Briarpatch | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
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| Emily Dickinson Is Dead | |
| Chessplayer | |
1986 | | | Winner | |
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| City of Glass: The New York Trilogy | Shortlist | |
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1987 | | | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Come Morning | |
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1988 | | Old Bones | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Nursery Crimes | |
| Rough Cider | |
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1989 | | | Winner | |
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| Joey's Case | Shortlist | |
| Sacrificial Ground | |
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| In the Lake of the Moon | | |
1990s
Year! scope="col" width="30%"Author | Title | Result | |
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1990 | | Black Cherry Blues | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Death of a Joyce Scholar | |
| Goldilocks | |
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1991 | | New Orleans Mourning | Winner | |
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| Bones and Silence | Shortlist | |
| Deadfall In Berlin | |
| Fade the Heat | |
| Whiskey River | |
1992 | | | Winner | |
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| Don't Say a Word | Shortlist | |
| I.O.U. | |
| Palindrome | |
| Prior Convictions | |
1993 | | Bootlegger's Daughter | Winner | |
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| 32 Cadillacs | Shortlist | |
| Backhand | |
| Pomona Queen | |
| White Butterfly | |
1994 | | | Winner | |
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| Free Fall | Shortlist | |
| Smilla's Sense Of Snow | |
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| Wolf in the Shadows | |
1995 | | | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Lights Out | |
| Miami, It's Murder | |
| Wednesday's Child | |
1996 | | Come to Grief | Winner | |
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1997 | | | Winner | |
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| Hearts and Bones | Shortlist | |
| Mean Streak | |
| Pentecost Alley | |
| With Child | |
1998 | | Cimarron Rose | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Black and Blue | |
| Dreaming of the Bones | |
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1999 | | Mr. White's Confession | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Beyond Recall | |
| Blood Work | |
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2000s
Year! scope="col" width="30%"Author | Title | Result | |
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2000 | | Bones | Winner | |
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| River of Darkness | Shortlist | |
| L.A. Requiem |
| Strawberry Sunday |
| In a Dry Season |
2001 | | | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Red Light |
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2002 | | Silent Joe | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Tell No One |
| Money, Money, Money |
| Reflecting the Sky |
2003 | | Winter and Night | Winner | |
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| Savannah Blues | Shortlist | |
| Jolie Blon's Bounce |
| City of Bones |
| No Good Deed |
2004 | | Resurrection Men | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Lost Light |
| Out |
| Maisie Dobbs |
2005 | | California Girl | Winner | |
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| By a Spider's Thread | Shortlist | |
| Remembering Sarah |
| Evan's Gate |
| Out of the Deep I Cry |
2006 | | Citizen Vince | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | |
| Red Leaves |
| Vanish |
| Drama City |
2007 | | | Winner | |
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| | Shortlist | [2] |
| Gentlemen & Players |
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| Liberation Movements |
2008 | | Down River | Winner | [3] |
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| Christine Falls | Shortlist | [4] |
| Priest |
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| Soul Patch |
2009 | | Blue Heaven | Winner | [5] |
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| Missing | Shortlist | [6] |
| Sins of the Assassin |
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| Curse of the Spellmans | |
2010s
2020s
Notes and References
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- Web site: 2007 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070824164638/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2007-08-24 . Edgar Awards.
- Web site: May 2, 2008 . Awards: The Edgars; Arthur C. Clarke Prize . 2022-12-10 . . 2022-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163103/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=668 . live .
- Web site: 2008 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081018213017/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2008-10-18 . Edgar Awards.
- Web site: May 1, 2009 . Awards: Edgars; Arthur C. Clarke . 2022-12-10 . . 2023-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603051613/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=913 . live .
- Web site: 2009 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091217134506/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2009-12-17 . Edgar Awards.
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- Web site: America . Mystery Writers of . Mystery Writers of America Announces 2011 Edgar Winners . 2022-07-12 . www.prnewswire.com . en . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712211000/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mystery-writers-of-america-announces-2011-edgar-winners-120952749.html . live .
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- Web site: 2013-05-03 . Big Names Win Edgars . 2022-07-12 . HuffPost . en . 2021-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019195007/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/edgar-awards-2013-dennis-_n_3208870 . live .
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- Web site: May 03 . Stephan Lee Updated . EDT . 2013 at 03:31 PM . 2013 Edgar Awards honor best mystery writers . 2022-07-12 . EW.com . en . 2022-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511233623/https://ew.com/article/2013/05/03/2013-edgar-award-winners/ . live .
- Web site: 2013 Edgar Award Winners - Dennis Lehane takes top honors... Library Blog Pollard Memorial Library . 2022-07-12 . lowelllibrary.org . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712210917/https://lowelllibrary.org/blog/2013-edgar-award-winners-dennis-lehane-takes-top-honors/ . live .
- Web site: Cogdill . Oline . 2014 Edgar Winners Announced . 2022-07-12 . Mystery Scene Magazine . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712205558/https://mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/3589-2014-edgar-winners-announced . live .
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- Web site: The 2014 Edgar Award Nominations and Winners . 2022-07-12 . Heights Libraries . 2022-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210043916/https://heightslibrary.org/the-2014-edgar-award-nominations/ . live .
- Web site: Mutter . Alex . May 2, 2014 . Edgar Awards: 'Stories Are Your Power' . 2022-12-10 . . 2023-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119203544/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2243#m24091 . live .
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- Web site: 2015 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . . en . 2021-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211219113231/https://mysterywriters.org/2015-edgar-award-winners/ . live .
- Web site: 2015 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . Mystery Scene Magazine . 2024-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506001032/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/4874-2015-edgar-award-winners . live .
- Web site: May 1, 2015 . Awards: Edgar Winners; Ridenhour Book . 2022-12-10 . . 2022-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921232035/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2498 . live .
- Web site: MWA Announces the 2016 Edgar® Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . . en . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712204038/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2016-edgar-awards-winners/ . live .
- Web site: 2016 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108223438/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/5303-2016-edgar-award-winners . live .
- Web site: Cassani . eddie . 2017-05-03 . 2017 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . Criminal Element . en-US . 2022-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517103059/https://www.criminalelement.com/2017-edgar-award-winners/ . live .
- Web site: MWA Announces the 2017 Edgar Nominations . 2022-07-12 . . en . 2022-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625103456/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2017-edgar-nominations/ . live .
- Web site: 2017-04-28 . 2017 Edgar Awards . 2022-07-12 . Brilliant Books . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712204052/https://www.brilliant-books.net/2017-edgar-awards . live .
- Web site: MWA Announces 2018 Edgar Award Nominations . 2022-07-12 . . en . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712212419/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-2018-edgar-award-nominations/ . live .
- Web site: 2018-01-25 . 2018 Edgar Awards . 2022-07-12 . Brilliant Books . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712204038/https://www.brilliant-books.net/2018-edgar-awards . live .
- Web site: 2018-04-27 . The 2018 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . CrimeReads . en-US . 2022-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705063559/https://crimereads.com/the-2018-edgar-award-winners/ . live .
- Web site: 2019 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . . en . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712210917/https://mysterywriters.org/2019-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ . live .
- Web site: 2019-01-30 . 2019 Edgar Awards . 2022-07-12 . Brilliant Books . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712204050/https://www.brilliant-books.net/2019-edgar-awards . live .
- Web site: 2019-04-26 . Announcing the 2019 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . CrimeReads . en-US . 2023-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607062558/https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-edgar-award-winners/ . live .
- Web site: MWA Announces the 2019 Edgar Nominations . 2024-04-05 . . en . 2023-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925224906/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2019-edgar-nominations/ . live .
- Web site: 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . . en . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712185208/https://mysterywriters.org/2020-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ . live .
- Web site: 2020-04-30 . Announcing the 2020 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-07-12 . CrimeReads . en-US . 2022-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517200858/https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2020-edgar-award-winners/ . live .
- Web site: 2020-01-24 . 2020 Edgar Awards . 2022-07-12 . Brilliant Books . 2022-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210042407/https://www.brilliant-books.net/2020-edgar-awards . live .
- Web site: MWA Announces the 2020 Edgar Nominations . 2022-07-12 . . en . 2022-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210050913/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2020-edgar-nominations/ . live .
- Web site: 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners – Mystery Writers of America . 2022-07-12 . en . 2021-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429182947/https://mysterywriters.org/2021-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ . live .
- Web site: 2021-04-29 . Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 Edgar Awards . 2022-07-12 . CrimeReads . en-US . 2021-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210621044205/https://crimereads.com/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-2021-edgar-awards/ . live .
- Web site: 2021-01-27 . 2021 Edgar Awards . 2022-07-12 . Brilliant Books . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712185153/https://www.brilliant-books.net/2021-edgar-awards . live .
- Web site: MWA Announces 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations . 2022-07-12 . . en . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202194730/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-2021-edgar-allan-poe-award-nominations/ . live .
- Web site: 2022 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners Announced . 2022-07-12 . . en . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527174707/https://mysterywriters.org/2022-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners-announced/ . live .
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- Web site: MWA Announces the 2024 Edgar Award Winners – Mystery Writers of America . 2024-05-04 . en-US . 2024-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502200704/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2024-edgar-award-winners/ . live .
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