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1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners

Browse the 1988 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 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award First Novel category.

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Winner

Death Among Strangers

Laiken, Deidre S.

Standalone · Suspense

Feb-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

Nominee

Detective

Hall, Parnell

A Stanley Hastings Novel of Suspense Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jun-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Heat Lightning

Lantigua, John

Standalone · Suspense

Oct-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Lover Man

Murphy, Dallas

Standalone · Suspense

Jul-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The Spoiler

Stansberry, Domenic

Standalone · Suspense

Aug-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Juvenile

Winner and nominees for the 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award Juvenile category.

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Bury the Dead

Carter, Peter

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-1989 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The House on the Hill

Dunlop, Eileen

Standalone · Suspense

Oct-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Through the Hidden Door

Wells, Rosemary

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2012 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Nominee

The Twisted Window

Duncan, Lois

Standalone · Suspense

Aug-1991 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award Novel category.

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Old Bones

Elkins, Aaron

A Gideon Oliver Mystery Series · Book 4 · Amateur Sleuth

1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

Nominee

The Corpse in Oozak's Pond

MacLeod, Charlotte

Peter & Helen Shandy Series · Book 6 · Amateur Sleuth

Mar-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Nursery Crimes

Gill, B.M.

Standalone · Suspense

Mar-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Rough Cider

Lovesey, Peter

Standalone · Suspense

Apr-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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A Trouble of Fools

Barnes, Linda

A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Nov-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

Paperback Original

Winner and nominees for the 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award Paperback Original category.

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Winner

Bimbos of the Death Sun

McCrumb, Sharyn

A Jay Omega Mystery Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Mar-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner

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Bullshot

Kraft, Gabrielle

Jerry Zalman Series · Book 1 · Suspense

Oct-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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Deadly Intrusion

Dillion, Walter

Standalone · Suspense

Jul-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The Long Way to Die

Frey, James N.

Standalone · Suspense

Sep-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The Monkey's Raincoat

Crais, Robert

Elvis Cole Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jul-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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The Monkey's Raincoat

Crais, Robert

Elvis Cole, Joe Pike & Associates Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jul-1987 1988 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee

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