1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award (Awarded by Mystery Writers of America)

Awards List

First Novel

The Black Echo
(Winner)
Michael Connelly

Juvenile

Coffin on a Case
(Winner)
Eve Bunting

Novel

Bootlegger's Daughter
(Winner)
Margaret Maron

Paperback Original

A Cold Day for Murder
(Winner)
Dana Stabenow

Young Adult

A Little Bit Dead
(Winner)
Chap Reaver

First Novel

Ladystinger
(Nominee)
Craig Smith

Trick of the Eye
(Nominee)
Jane Stanton Hitchcock

Trail of Murder
(Nominee)
Christine Andreae

Juvenile

The Treasure Bird
(Nominee)
Peni R. Griffin
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Susannah and the Purple Mongoose Mystery
(Nominee)
Patricia Elmore

Fish and Bones
(Nominee)
Ray Prather

The Widow's Broom
(Nominee)
Chris Van Allsburg

Novel

Backhand
(Nominee)
Liza Cody

Pomona Queen
(Nominee)
Kem Nunn

White Butterfly
(Nominee)
Walter Mosley

32 Cadillacs
(Nominee)
Joe Gores

Paperback Original

The Good Friday Murder
(Nominee)
Lee Harris

Principal Defense
(Nominee)
Gini Hartzmark

Night Cruise
(Nominee)
Billie Sue Mosiman

Shallow Graves
(Nominee)
William Jefferies

Young Adult

The One Who Came Back
(Nominee)
Joann Mazzio

The Highest Form of Killing
(Nominee)
Malcolm Rose

The Weekend Was Murder!
(Nominee)
Joan Lowery Nixon

Breaking the Fall
(Nominee)
Michael Cadnum

Award Categories

Critical/Biographical

First Novel

Juvenile

Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award

Mary Higgins Clark Award

Motion Picture

Novel

Paperback Original

Short Story

Sue Grafton Memorial Award

The Robert L Fish Memorial Award

Young Adult

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