Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original explained

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback or eBook Original was established in 1970.

The award honors the best mystery book that is initially printed as a paperback or eBook without a hardcover edition.[1] EBooks must be published by a reputable publisher, as determined by the Mystery Writers of America. American authors' debut novels are not eligible for the award, though they are eligible for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel.

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original winners are listed below.

Winners

1970s

Year! scope="col" width="30%"
AuthorTitleResult
1970Winner
Assault on MingShortlist
1971FlashpointWinner
Shortlist
O.D. at Sweet Claude’s
After Things Fell Apart
Grave Descend
Mafioso
1972For Murder I Charge MoreWinner
Shortlist
Space for Hire
Nor Spell, Nor Charm
And the Deep Blue Sea
1973Winner
Not Dead YetShortlist
Power Kill
1974Death of an InformerWinner
Shortlist
Deadlocked!
Starling Street
1975Winner
Who Killed Mr. Garland’s Mistress? Shortlist
Jump Cut
Flats Fixed-Among Other Things
1976AutopsyWinner
and Robin MooreThe Set-Up Shortlist
Charlie’s Back in Town
1977Confess, FletchWinner
Shortlist
and John Stanley
Freeze Frame
1978Winner
Time to Murder and Create Shortlist
They’ve Killed Anna
1979Deceit and Deadly LiesWinner
Stud GameShortlist
Heartstone
Charnel House

1980s

Year! scope="col" width="30%"
AuthorTitleResult
1980Winner
Shortlist
Vortex
1981Public MurdersWinner
Blood Innocents Shortlist
Looking for Ginger North
Tough Luck, L.A.
1982Winner
DeadlineShortlist
Pin
Dead Heat
1983TriangleWinner
Vital SignsShortlist
Clandestine
1984Mrs. WhiteWinner
False Prophets Shortlist
Trace
Hunter
1985 and Warren MurphyGrandmasterWinner
Shortlist
Words Can Kill
Black Knight in Red Square
1986Pigs Get FatWinner
Poverty BayShortlist
Broken Idols
Blue Heron
Black Gravity
1987Winner
Shortlist
Hazzard
Ronin
Shattered Moon
1988Bimbos of the Death SunWinner
Shortlist
Deadly Intrusion
Bullshot
1989Winner
Judgment by FireShortlist
Preacher

1990s

Year! scope="col" width="30%"
AuthorTitleResult
1990Winner
Manhattan Is My BeatShortlist
King of the Hustlers
Hot Wire
1991Winner
Comeback Shortlist
Not a Creature Was Stirring
Dead in the Scrub
SPQR I: The King’s Gambit
1992Dark MazeWinner
Murder in the Dog DaysShortlist
Cracking Up
Midtown North
Fine Distinctions
1993Winner
Shortlist
Principal Defense
Shallow Graves
Night Cruise
1994Dead Folk's BluesWinner
Shortlist
Tony’s Justice
Beyond Saru
Everywhere That Mary Went
1995Final AppealWinner
The Broken-Hearted DetectiveShortlist
Viper Quarry
Power of Attorney
Sunrise
1996Tarnished BlueWinner
Deal Breaker Shortlist
High Desert Malice
Charged With Guilt
Hard Frost
1997Fade AwayWinner
Silent Words Shortlist
Walking Rain
Tribe
1998Charm CityWinner
Home Again, Home Again Shortlist
Tarnished Icons
Sunset and Santiago
1999Winner
Atlanta Graves Shortlist
Butchers Hill
Zen Attitude
Murder Manual

2000s

Year! scope="col" width="30%"
AuthorTitleResult
2000Fulton County BluesWinner
Lucky Man Shortlist
The Resurrectionist
Outcast
In Big Trouble
2001Winner
Murder on St. Mark’s Place Shortlist
Killing Kin
Pursuit and Persuasion
2002Adios MuchachosWinner
Hell’s KitchenShortlist
Dead of Winter
Straw Men
2003Out of SightWinner
Black Jack PointShortlist
Trauma
Prison Blues
2004Find Me AgainWinner
Cut and RunShortlist
Wisdom of the Bones
Southland
2005Winner
Shortlist
Into the Web
Dead Men Rise Up Never
Twelve-Step Fandango
2006Girl in the GlassWinner
Homicide My Own Shortlist
Kiss Her Goodbye
Six Bad Things
2007Snakeskin ShamisenWinner
Shortlist
City of Tiny Lights
2008QueenpinWinner[2] [3]
Blood of Paradise Shortlist
Cruel Poetry
Robbie’s Wife
Who Is Conrad Hirst?
2009China LakeWinner[4]
Shortlist
Money Shot
Enemy Combatant

2010s

Year! scope="col" width="30%"
AuthorTitleResult
2010Body BlowsWinner
Bury Me DeepShortlist
Havana Lunar
2011Long Time ComingWinner
Shortlist
Expiration Date
Vienna Secrets
Ten Little Herrings
2012Winner[5] [6]
Shortlist
Death of the Mantis
Vienna Twilight
2013Winner[7]
ComplicationShortlist
Whiplash River
Bloodland
Blessed Are the Dead
2014Winner[8]
Shortlist[9]
Almost Criminal
Joe Victim
Joyland
Brilliance
2015Winner[10] [11]
Stay With MeShortlist[12]
World of Trouble
2016Winner[13] [14]
Shortlist
What She Knew
Woman with a Blue Pencil
Gun Street Girl
2017Rain DogsWinner[15]
Shot in DetroitShortlist
Come Twilight
Heart of Stone
2018Winner[16]
In Farleigh Field Shortlist
Ragged Lake
Black Fall
Penance
2019If I Die TonightWinner[17]
Hiroshima Boy Shortlist
Under a Dark Sky
Under My Skin

2020s

Year! scope="col" width="30%"
AuthorTitleResult
2020Winner[18] [19]
Dread of WinterShortlist[20]
Freedom Road
Blood Relations
February’s Son
2021When No One Is WatchingWinner[21]
Shortlist[22]
Unspeakable Things
East of Hounslow
2022Bobby March Will Live ForeverWinner[23]
Kill all Your DarlingsShortlist[24]
Starr Sign
2023Or ElseWinner[25]
Quarry’s BloodShortlist[26]
On a Quiet Street
Cleopatra’s Dagger
A Familiar Stranger
2024Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for MurderersWinner[27] [28]
Boomtown Shortlist[29]
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Lowdown Road

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edgar Award Category Information . 2022-12-14 . . en . 2022-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214170201/https://mysterywriters.org/edgars/edgar-award-category-information/ . live .
  2. 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 .
  3. Web site: September 12, 2019 . Awards: Great Lakes; Pinckley Crime Fiction . 2022-12-10 . . 2022-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210230431/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3577 . live .
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: 2012 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103021135/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2012-11-03 . Edgar Awards.
  6. Web site: Cogdill . Oline . 2012 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-12-15 . . 2022-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712211000/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/2559-2012-edgar-award-winners . live .
  7. Web site: 2013 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102175427/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2013-11-02 . Edgar Awards.
  8. Web site: 2014 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141110070118/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2014-11-10 . Edgar Awards.
  9. Web site: The 2014 Edgar Award Nominations and Winners . 2022-12-14 . Heights Libraries . 2022-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210043916/https://heightslibrary.org/the-2014-edgar-award-nominations/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2015 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151108155610/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2015-11-08 . Edgar Awards.
  11. 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 .
  12. Web site: 2015 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-12-14 . Mystery Scene Magazine . 2024-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506001032/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/4874-2015-edgar-award-winners . live .
  13. Web site: 2016 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161105001852/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2016-11-05 . Edgar Awards.
  14. Web site: May 2, 2016 . Awards: Edgar Winners . 2022-12-11 . . 2022-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915213833/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2744 . live .
  15. Web site: 2017 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107133154/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2017-11-07 . Edgar Awards.
  16. Web site: 2018 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181110031229/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2018-11-10 . Edgar Awards.
  17. Web site: 2019 Nominees and Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190818102836/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . 2019-08-18 . Edgar Awards.
  18. Web site: Edgar Award Nominees . 2020-05-05 . www.theedgars.com . 2007-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070824164638/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html . dead.
  19. Web site: 2020-05-05 . Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2020 winners announced . 2020-05-05 . Books+Publishing . en-AU . 2020-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200506234347/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/05/05/149977/edgar-allan-poe-awards-2020-winners-announced/ . live .
  20. Web site: 2020-01-22 . MWA Announces the 2020 Edgar Nominations . 2024-04-05 . Mystery Writers of America . en-US . 2023-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002214146/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2020-edgar-nominations/ . live .
  21. Web site: 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners . Mystery Writers of America . 2022-12-14 . 2021-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429182947/https://mysterywriters.org/2021-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ . live .
  22. Web site: 2021-04-29 . Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 Edgar Awards . 2022-12-14 . 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 .
  23. Web site: 2022 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners . Mystery Writers of America . 2022-12-14 . 2024-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506175516/https://mysterywriters.org/2022-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners-announced/ . live .
  24. Web site: 2022 Edgar® Award Nominations announced . 2024-04-05 . Mystery Writers of America . en-US . 2024-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240405173927/https://mysterywriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022EdgarNoms.pdf . live .
  25. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2023-04-28 . Edgar Award Winners Are Revealed . 2023-05-01 . . en . 2023-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430164733/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/edgar-award-winners-are-revealed/ . live .
  26. Web site: 2023-01-19 . Mystery Writers of America Announces 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations . 2024-04-05 . Mystery Writers of America . en-US . 2023-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128121546/https://edgarawards.com/2023edgarnominations/ . live .
  27. Web site: MWA Announces the 2024 Edgar Award Winners – Mystery Writers of America . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502200704/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2024-edgar-award-winners/ . 2024-05-02 . 2024-05-04 . en-US.
  28. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2024-05-02 . Winners of the 2024 Edgar Awards Are Revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502180017/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-2024-edgar-awards-are-revealed/ . 2024-05-02 . 2024-05-05 . . en.
  29. Web site: May 4, 2024 . 2024 Edgar Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502174228/https://mysterywriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EdWinners2024.pdf . May 2, 2024 . May 4, 2024 . Edgar Awards.