1971 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

Awards List

First Novel

The Anderson Tapes (Winner)
Lawrence Sanders

Jun-1970
/ Suspense

The Blessing Way (Nominee)
Tony Hillerman

Mar-1970
/ Police Procedural

The Naked Face (Nominee)
Sidney Sheldon

Jul-1975
/ Suspense

Taking Gary Feldman (Nominee)
Stanley Cohen

Dec-2000
/ Thriller

Juvenile

The Mystery Man (Nominee)
Scott Corbett

Jun-1970
/ General Fiction

The Secret of the Missing Footprint (Nominee)
Phyllis A. Whitney

Dec-1974
/ General Fiction

Novel

The Laughing Policeman (Winner)
Maj Sjowall; Per Wahloo

1968
/ Police Procedural

Many Deadly Returns // Who Saw Her Die? (Nominee)
Patricia Moyes

1970
/ Law Enforcement

The Hot Rock (Nominee)
Donald E. Westlake

May-1970
/ Mystery

Beyond This Point Are Monsters (Nominee)
Margaret Millar

Dec-1985
/ Gothic

Paperback Original

Flashpoint (Winner)
Dan J. Marlowe

1971
/ Suspense

The Drowning (Nominee)
Jack Ehrlich

1970
/ General Fiction

Grave Descend (Nominee)
John Lange

1970
/ Suspense

After Things Fell Apart (Nominee)
Ron Goulart

Apr-1985
/ General Fiction

Award Categories

Critical/Biographical

First Novel

Juvenile

Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award

Mary Higgins Clark Award

Sue Grafton Memorial Award

The Robert L Fish Memorial Award

Young Adult

Award Years

Romance

Mystery/Thriller

Speculative

Younger Readers

1971 Edgar Allan Poe Award (Awarded by Mystery Writers of America)

Awards List

First Novel

Juvenile

Novel

Paperback Original

Award Categories

Award Years