1972 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

Awards List

First Novel

Finding Maubee

Finding Maubee (Winner)
Albert H.Z. Carr

Mar-1971
/ Suspense

Ask the Right Question

Ask the Right Question (Nominee)
Michael Z. Lewin

1971
/ Private Investigator

Gypsy in Amber

Gypsy in Amber (Nominee)
Martin Cruz Smith

1971
/ Amateur Sleuth

To Spite Her Face

To Spite Her Face (Nominee)
Hildegarde Dolson

1971
/ Law Enforcement

Stalker

Stalker (Nominee)
Bill Pronzini

Jul-1974
/ General Fiction

Juvenile

Night Fall

Night Fall (Winner)
Joan Aiken

1969
/ Romance

Climbing to Danger = Mystery in Wales

Climbing to Danger = Mystery in Wales (Nominee)
Mabel Esther Allan

Feb-1969
/ Mystery

The Ghost of Ballyhooly

The Ghost of Ballyhooly (Nominee)
Betty Cavanna

Sep-1971
/ General Fiction

Goody Hall

Goody Hall (Nominee)
Natalie Babbitt

Sep-1986
/ Suspense

Novel

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal (Winner)
Frederick Forsyth

Aug-1971
/ Suspense

Sir, You Bastard

Sir, You Bastard (Nominee)
G.F. Newman

1970
/ Suspense

Shroud for a Nightingale

Shroud for a Nightingale (Nominee)
P.D. James

1971
/ Police Procedural

The Fly on the Wall

The Fly on the Wall (Nominee)
Tony Hillerman

May-1990
/ Suspense

Paperback Original

For Murder I Charge More

For Murder I Charge More (Winner)
Frank McAuliffe

1972
/ Suspense

Nor Spell Nor Charm

Nor Spell Nor Charm (Nominee)
Alicen White

/ Gothic

Space for Hire

Space for Hire (Nominee)
William F. Nolan

1971
/ Suspense

And the Deep Blue Sea

And the Deep Blue Sea (Nominee)
Charles Williams

Sep-2012
/ Mystery

Short Story

Moonlight Gardner

Moonlight Gardner (Winner)
Robert L. Fish

Jun-2002
/ Thriller

Award Categories

Critical/Biographical

Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award

Mary Higgins Clark Award

Paperback Original

Sue Grafton Memorial Award

The Robert L Fish Memorial Award

Award Years