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1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

Browse the 1985 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 4 categories shown

First Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award First Novel category.

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Strike Three, You're Dead

Rosen, Richard / Rosen, R.D.

A Harvey Blissberg Mystery Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

May-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

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Creative Kind of Killer

Early, Jack

Standalone · Suspense

Apr-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Foul Shot

Hornig, Doug

A Loren Swift Mystery Series · Book 1 · Mystery

Oct-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Someone Else's Grave

Smith, Alison

Judd Springfield Series · Book 1 · Suspense

Aug-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Sweet, Savage Death

Papazoglou, Orania

Patience McKenna Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Mar-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Juvenile

Winner and nominees for the 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award Juvenile category.

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Night Cry

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

Nominee

The Ghosts of Now

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Standalone · Suspense

May-1986 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The Island on Bird Street

Orlev, Uri

Standalone · Historical

Feb-1992 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The Third Eye

Duncan, Lois

Standalone · Suspense

Apr-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award Novel category.

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Briarpatch

Thomas, Ross

Standalone · Suspense

Nov-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

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The Black Seraphim

Gilbert, Michael

Standalone · Suspense

Jan-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Chessplayer

Pearson, William

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Emily Dickinson Is Dead

Langton, Jane

A Homer Kelly Mystery Series · Book 5 · Amateur Sleuth

May-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The Twelfth Juror

Gill, B.M.

Standalone · Suspense

Oct-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Paperback Original

Winner and nominees for the 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award Paperback Original category.

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Grandmaster

Cochran, Molly; Murphy, Warren

Standalone · Suspense

1985 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

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Black Knight in Red Square

Kaminsky, Stuart M.

An Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mystery Series · Book 3 · Law Enforcement

1983 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The Keys to Billy Tillio

Blau, Eric

Standalone · Suspense

Oct-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The Seventh Sacrament

Cutler, Roland

Standalone · General Fiction

Dec-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Words Can Kill

Davis, Kenn

Carver Bascombe Series · Book 3 · Private Investigator

Apr-1984 1985 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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