Edgar Awards

Program · Crime and mystery · Tier 3: Genre and Specialist Trade Awards · Crime and Mystery

The Mystery Writers of America's principal awards.

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2016

1 books

The Sympathizer

Winner

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen · 2016

2015

2 books

Mr. Mercedes

Winner

Mr. Mercedes

Stephen King · 2015

The Secret History of Las Vegas

Winner

The Secret History of Las Vegas

Chris Abani · 2015

1992

1 books

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse

Winner

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse

Lawrence Block · 1992

1979

1 books

Eye of the Needle

Winner

Eye of the Needle

Ken Follett · 1979

1965

1 books

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Winner

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

John le Carré · 1965

1958

1 books

The Longest Second

The Longest Second

Bill S. Ballinger · 1958

1956

2 books

The Desperate Hours

Winner

The Desperate Hours

Joseph Hayes · 1956

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith · 1956

1955

1 books

The Long Goodbye

Winner

The Long Goodbye

Raymond Chandler · 1955

1951

1 books

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

Patricia Highsmith · 1951

Year unknown

5 books

Double Helix

Winner

Double Helix

Nancy Werlin

Ordinary Grace

Winner

Ordinary Grace

William Kent Krueger

Postmortem

Winner

Postmortem

Patricia Cornwell

Room to Swing

Winner

Room to Swing

Ed Lacy

They Never Came Home

They Never Came Home

Lois Duncan