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1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

Browse the 1966 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 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award First Novel category.

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Winner

In the Heat of the Night

Ball, John Dudley

A Virgil Tibbs Mystery Series · Book 1 · Mystery

1965 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

Nominee

The Expendable Spy

Hunter, Jack D.

Standalone · Suspense

Nov-2000 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award Novel category.

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Winner

The Berlin Memorandum // The Quiller Memorandum

Hall, Adam

Quiller Series · Book 1 · Espionage

1965 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

Nominee

Airs Above the Ground

Stewart, Mary

Standalone · Gothic

1965 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Nominee

The Far Side of the Dollar

MacDonald, Ross

A Lew Archer Mystery Series · Book 12 · Private Investigator

1965 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Nominee

Funeral in Berlin

Deighton, Len

Harry Palmer Series · Book 3 · Espionage

1964 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Nominee

The Pale Betrayer

Davis, Dorothy Salisbury

Standalone · Suspense

Feb-1987 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Nominee

The Perfect Murder

Keating, H.R.F.

An Inspector Ghote Mystery Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

1964 1966 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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