The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America.[1] They honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theatre published or produced in the previous year. [edit] Categories - Robert L. Fish Memorial Award (since 1984)
- Raven Award (since 1953)
- Grand Master Award (since 1955)
- Ellery Queen Award (since 1983)
- Mary Higgins Clark Award (since 2001)
- Best radio drama (1946–1960)
- Outstanding Mystery Criticism (1946–1967)
- Best foreign film (1949–1966)
- Best book jacket (1955–1975)
[edit] Best Novel award winners Winners and, where known, shortlisted titles for each year: - 1954 - Charlotte Jay, Beat Not the Bones
- 1955 - Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye
- 1956 - Margaret Millar, Beast in View
- 1957 - Charlotte Armstrong, A Dram of Poison
- 1958 - Ed Lacy, Room to Swing
- 1959 - Stanley Ellin, The Eighth Circle
- 1960 - Celia Fremlin, The Hours Before Dawn
- 1961 - Julian Symons, The Progress of a Crime
- 1962 - J. J. Marric, Gideon's Fire
- 1963 - Ellis Peters, Death and the Joyful Woman
- 1964 - Eric Ambler, The Light of Day
- 1965 - John le Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
- 1966 - Adam Hall, The Quiller Memorandum
- 1967 - Nicolas Freeling, King of the Rainy Country
- 1968 - Donald E. Westlake, God Save the Mark
- 1969 - Jeffery Hudson, A Case of Need
- 1970 - Dick Francis, Forfeit
- 1971 - Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö, The Laughing Policeman
- 1972 - Frederick Forsyth, The Day of the Jackal
- 1973 - Warren Kiefer, The Lingala Code
- 1974 - Tony Hillerman, Dance Hall of the Dead
- 1975 - Jon Cleary, Peter's Pence
- 1976 - Brian Garfield, Hopscotch
- 1977 - Robert B. Parker, Promised Land
- 1978 - William Hallahan, Catch Me: Kill Me
- 1979 - Ken Follett, Eye of the Needle
- 1980 - Arthur Maling, The Rheingold Route
- 1981 - Dick Francis, Whip Hand
- 1982 - William Bayer, Peregrine
- 1983 - Rick Boyer, Billinsgate Shoal
- 1984 - Elmore Leonard, LaBrava
- 1985 - Ross Thomas, Briarpatch
- 1986 - L. R. Wright, The Suspect
- 1987 - Barbara Vine, A Dark-Adapted Eye
- 1988 - Aaron Elkins, Old Bones
- 1989 - Stuart M. Kaminsky, A Cold Red Sunrise
- 1990 James Lee Burke, Black Cherry Blues
- 1991 Julie Smith, New Orleans Mourning
- 1992 Lawrence Block, A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
- 1993 Margaret Maron, Bootlegger's Daughter
- 1994 Minette Walters, The Sculptress
- 1995 Mary Willis Walker, The Red Scream
- 1996 Dick Francis, Come to Grief
- 1997 Thomas H. Cook, The Chatham School Affair
- 1998 James Lee Burke, Cimarron Rose
- 1999 Robert Clark, Mr. White's Confession
- 2000 Jan Burke, Bones
- 2001 Joe R. Lansdale, The Bottoms
- 2002 T. Jefferson Parker, Silent Joe
- 2003 S. J. Rozan, Winter and Night
- 2004 Ian Rankin, Resurrection Men
- 2005 T. Jefferson Parker, California Girl
- 2006 Jess Walter, Citizen Vince
- 2007 Jason Goodwin, The Janissary Tree
- 2008 John Hart, Down River
- 2009 C. J. Box, Blue Heaven
[edit] 2008 winners The Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2008, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, and film published or produced in 2007, are: The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award was presented to "The Catch" - Still Waters by Mark Ammons (Level Best Books).[2] [edit] References [edit] External links |
