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1955 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

Browse the 1955 Edgar Allan Poe Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Edgar Allan Poe Award Awarded by Mystery Writers of America 2 categories shown

First Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1955 Edgar Allan Poe Award First Novel category.

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Winner

Go, Lovely Rose

Potts, Jean

Standalone · General Fiction

1955 1955 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1955 Edgar Allan Poe Award Novel category.

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Winner

The Long Goodbye

Chandler, Raymond

Philip Marlowe Series · Hard-Boiled

1955 1955 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

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