1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

Awards List

First Novel

Death Among Strangers

Death Among Strangers (Winner)
Deidre S. Laiken

Feb-1987
/ Suspense

Detective

Detective (Nominee)
Parnell Hall

Jun-1987
/ Private Investigator

Lover Man

Lover Man (Nominee)
Dallas Murphy

Jul-1987
/ Suspense

The Spoiler

The Spoiler (Nominee)
Domenic Stansberry

Aug-1987
/ Suspense

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning (Nominee)
John Lantigua

Oct-1987
/ Suspense

Juvenile

The House on the Hill

The House on the Hill (Nominee)
Eileen Dunlop

Oct-1987
/ Suspense

Bury the Dead

Bury the Dead (Nominee)
Peter Carter

Apr-1989
/ General Fiction

The Twisted Window

The Twisted Window (Nominee)
Lois Duncan

Aug-1991
/ Suspense

Through the Hidden Door

Through the Hidden Door (Nominee)
Rosemary Wells

Nov-2012
/ General Fiction

Novel

Old Bones

Old Bones (Winner)
Aaron Elkins

1987
/ Law Enforcement

The Corpse in Oozak's Pond

The Corpse in Oozak's Pond (Nominee)
Charlotte MacLeod

Mar-1987
/ Amateur Sleuth

Nursery Crimes

Nursery Crimes (Nominee)
B.M. Gill

Mar-1987
/ Suspense

Rough Cider

Rough Cider (Nominee)
Peter Lovesey

Apr-1987
/ Suspense

A Trouble of Fools

A Trouble of Fools (Nominee)
Linda Barnes

Nov-1987
/ Private Investigator

Paperback Original

Bimbos of the Death Sun

Bimbos of the Death Sun (Winner)
Sharyn McCrumb

Mar-1987
/ Amateur Sleuth

Deadly Intrusion

Deadly Intrusion (Nominee)
Walter Dillion

Jul-1987
/ Suspense

The Monkey's Raincoat

The Monkey's Raincoat (Nominee)
Robert Crais

Jul-1987
/ Private Investigator

The Long Way to Die

The Long Way to Die (Nominee)
James N. Frey

Sep-1987
/ Suspense

Bullshot

Bullshot (Nominee)
Gabrielle Kraft

Oct-1987
/ Suspense

Award Categories

Critical/Biographical

Mary Higgins Clark Award

Paperback Original

Sue Grafton Memorial Award

The Robert L Fish Memorial Award

Award Years