1979 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

Awards List

First Novel

Killed in the Ratings (Winner)
William L. Deandrea

1979
/ Amateur Sleuth

Blood Secrets (Nominee)
Craig Jones

1978
/ Suspense

Falling Angel (Nominee)
William Hjortsberg

Jul-1996
/ Horror

The Memory of Eva Ryker (Nominee)
Donald Stanwood

Apr-2015
/ Thriller

Juvenile

The Bassumtyte Treasure (Nominee)
Jane Louise Curry

Jan-1978
/ General Fiction

Emily Upham's Revenge (Nominee)
Avi

1978
/ Historical

The Case of the Secret Scribbler (Nominee)
E.W. Hildick

Aug-1978
/ Amateur Sleuth

The Halloween Pumpkin Smasher (Nominee)
Judith St. George

Sep-1978
/ Suspense

Alone in Wolf Hollow (Nominee)
Dana Brookins

1979
/ Suspense

Novel

The Eye of the Needle (Winner)
Ken Follett

1979
/ Suspense

Listening Woman (Nominee)
Tony Hillerman

1978
/ Police Procedural

The Shallow Grave (Nominee)
Jack S. Scott

1978
/ Suspense

A Sleeping Life (Nominee)
Ruth Rendell

1978
/ Law Enforcement

The Snake (Nominee)
John Godey

Jul-1979
/ General Fiction

Paperback Original

Deceit and Deadly Lies (Winner)
Franklin Bandy

1979
/ Suspense

The Switch (Nominee)
Elmore Leonard

1978
/ Suspense

Heartstone (Nominee)
Phillip Margolin

Aug-1978
/ Thriller

Charnel House and Other Stories (Nominee)
Graham Masterton

Aug-1988
/ Horror

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

1979 Edgar Allan Poe Award (Awarded by Mystery Writers of America)

Awards List

First Novel

Juvenile

Novel

Paperback Original

Award Categories

Award Years