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Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel

Annual literary award

Summary

Annual literary award

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel was established in 1946.

Only debut novels written by authors with United States citizenship are eligible and may be published in hardcover, paperback, or e-book. If an American author has published a novel of any genre or under any name previously, they are ineligible for the award, unless the novel was self-published. Authors ineligible for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel may be eligible for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel or the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original.

Winners for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel are listed below.

Recipients

1940s

Year	Author	Title	Result	1946	1947	1948	1949
	Watchful at Night	Winner
	**	Winner
	**	Winner
	**	Winner
	Wilders Walk Away	Finalist
	Shoot the Works	Finalist

1950s

Year	Author	Title
	What A Body	Winner
	**	Finalist
	Walk the Dark Streets	Finalist
and N. D. Lobell	**	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	Nightmare in Manhattan	Winner
	Strangers on a Train	Finalist
	Happy Holiday!	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	Strangle Hold	Winner
	Carry My Coffin Slowly	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	Cure It with Honey (I’ll Get Mine)	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	Don't Cry for Me	Winner
	**	Finalist
	**	Winner
	Go, Lovely Rose	Winner
	**	Winner
	In His Blood	Finalist
	Much Ado About Murder	Finalist
	Rebecca's Pride	Winner
	Knock and Wait a While	Winner
	Bay of the Damned	Finalist
	Root of Evil	Finalist
	**	Winner
	**	Finalist
	Death of a Spinster	Finalist
	Now Will You Try for Murder?	Finalist

1960s

Year	Author	Title	Result	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
	**	Winner
	**	Finalist
	**	Winner
	**	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	Case Pending	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	**	Winner
	Felony Tank	Finalist
	Close His Eyes	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	Night of the Kill	Finalist
	Shock Treatment	Finalist
	**	Winner
	Counterweight	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	Florentine Finish	Winner
		Finalist
	**	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	Friday the Rabbi Slept Late	Winner
	In the Last Analysis	Finalist
	**	Finalist
	In the Heat of the Night	Winner
		Finalist
		Finalist
	Before the Ball Was Over	Finalist
	**	Winner
	Fancy’s Knell	Finalist
	**	Finalist
		Finalist
	Act of Fear	Winner
	Hell Gate	Finalist
	Mortissimo	Finalist
		Finalist
		Finalist
	Tie: Silver Street	Winner
	**	Winner
		Finalist

1970s

Year	Author	Title	Result
	**	Winner	**
	You’ll Like My Mother	Finalist
	Quicksand	Finalist
	**	Winner
	Incident at 125th Street	Finalist
	Taking Gary Feldman	Finalist
		Finalist
		Finalist
	Finding Maubee	Winner
	To Spite Her Face	Finalist
	Ask the Right Question	Finalist
		Finalist
	Gypsy in Amber	Finalist
	Squaw Point	Winner
		Finalist
		Finalist
	Box 100	Finalist
		Finalist
	**	Winner
	Kicked to Death by a Camel	Finalist
	Someone’s Death	Finalist
	Many Happy Returns	Finalist
	Man on a String	Finalist
	Fletch	Winner
and Virgil Scott		Finalist
	Saturday Games	Finalist
	Target Practice	Finalist
		Finalist
	**	Winner
	Waltz Across Texas	Finalist
	Harmattan	Finalist
	Paperback Thriller	Finalist
		Finalist
	**	Winner
	Your Day in the Barrel	Finalist
	Straight	Finalist
		Finalist
	Final Proof	Finalist
	**	Winner
	Dewey Decimated	Finalist
		Finalist
	Killed in the Ratings	Winner
		Finalist
	Falling Angel	Finalist
	Blood Secrets	Finalist
		Finalist

1980s

Year	Author	Title	Result	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
	**	Winner
	Night Trains	Finalist
	Follow the Leader	Finalist
	**	Winner
	Winds of the Old Days	Finalist
		Finalist
	Double Negative	Finalist
		Finalist
	Chiefs	Winner
	Giant Killer	Finalist
	Not a Through Street	Finalist
		Finalist
	Murder at the Red October	Finalist
	**	Winner
	By Frequent Anguish	Finalist
	Unholy Communion	Finalist
	In the Heat of the Summer	Finalist
	Two If By Sea	Finalist
	**	Winner
		Finalist
	Red Diamond, Private Eye	Finalist
	Caroline Minuscule	Finalist
	Dead Man’s Thoughts	Finalist
	Strike Three, You're Dead	Winner
		Finalist
	Foul Shot	Finalist
	Sweet, Savage Death	Finalist
	Someone Else’s Grave	Finalist
	When the Bough Breaks	Winner
		Finalist
	Sleeping Dog	Finalist
		Finalist
	No One Rides for Free	Winner
	Lost	Finalist
	Riceburner	Finalist
	Floater	Finalist
	Dead Air	Finalist
	Death Among Strangers	Winner
	Detective	Finalist
	Heat Lightning	Finalist
	Lover Man	Finalist
		Finalist
	Carolina Skeletons	Winner
	Murder Once Done	Finalist
		Finalist
		Finalist
	Julian Solo	Finalist

1990s

Year	Author	Title	Result	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
	**	Winner
	Hide and Seek	Finalist
		Finalist
		Finalist
	Blood Under the Bridge	Finalist
	Postmortem	Winner
	Come Nightfall	Finalist
	Passion Play	Finalist
	Nobody Lives Forever	Finalist
	Devil in a Blue Dress	Finalist
	Slow Motion Riot	Winner
	Deadstick	Finalist
	Deadline	Finalist
	Zero at the Bone	Finalist
		Finalist
	**	Winner
	Trail of Murder	Finalist
	Trick of the Eye	Finalist
	Ladystinger	Finalist
	**	Winner
		Finalist
	Criminal Seduction	Finalist
		Finalist
	Zaddik	Finalist
	**	Winner
	One for the Money	Finalist
	Mallory’s Oracle	Finalist
	Suspicion of Innocence	Finalist
	Big Town	Finalist
	Penance	Winner
	Tight Shot	Finalist
	Murder in Scorpio	Finalist
		Finalist
	Fixed in His Folly	Finalist
	Simple Justice	Winner
	Bonita Faye	Finalist
	**	Finalist
		Finalist
		Finalist
	**	Winner
		Finalist
	Bird Dog	Finalist
	Flower Net	Finalist
	23 Shades of Black	Finalist
	**	Winner
	Reckless Homicide	Finalist
	Numbered Account	Finalist
	Nice	Finalist
		Finalist

2000s

Author	Title	Result	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
**	Winner
Certifiably Insane	Finalist
Big Trouble	Finalist
God Is a Bullet	Finalist
Inner City Blues	Finalist
**	Winner
	Finalist
Death of a Red Heroine	Finalist
Crow in Stolen Colors	Finalist
Raveling	Finalist
Line of Vision	Winner
Open Season	Finalist
Red Hook	Finalist
Gun Monkeys	Finalist
	Finalist
**	Winner
Southern Latitudes	Finalist
High Wire	Finalist
Buck Fever	Finalist
Open and Shut	Finalist
Death of a Nationalist	Winner
12 Bliss Street	Finalist
Offer of Proof	Finalist
	Finalist
	Finalist
Country of Origin	Winner
Little Girl Lost	Finalist
Relative Danger	Finalist
	Finalist
Tonight I Said Goodbye	Finalist
Bahamarama	Finalist
Officer Down	Winner
Die a Little	Finalist
Immoral	Finalist
Run the Risk	Finalist
Hide Your Eyes	Finalist
**	Winner
Sharp Objects	Finalist
King of Lies	Finalist
Holmes on the Range	Finalist
	Finalist
In the Woods	Winner
Missing Witness	Finalist	date=2008-01-17	title=Nominees for 2008 Edgar Awards Announced	url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/891-nominees-for-2008-edgar-awards-announced.html	access-date=2024-05-19	website=Publishers Weekly	language=en}}
Snitch Jacket	Finalist
Head Games	Finalist
Pyres	Finalist
**	Winner
	Finalist
Sweetsmoke	Finalist
Calumet City	Finalist
	Finalist

2010s

Author	Title	Result	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
In the Shadow of Gotham	Winner
	Shortlist	title=2010 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations	url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/component/content/article/18-root/news/latest/1351-2010-edgar-allan-poe-award-nominations?highlight=WyJlZGdhciIsImF3YXJkcyIsImVkZ2FyIGF3YXJkcyJd&Itemid=101	access-date=2024-05-16	website=Mystery Scene Magazine	archive-date=May 16, 2024	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516015713/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/component/content/article/18-root/news/latest/1351-2010-edgar-allan-poe-award-nominations?highlight=WyJlZGdhciIsImF3YXJkcyIsImVkZ2FyIGF3YXJkcyJd&Itemid=101	url-status=live }}
Starvation Lake	Shortlist
	Shortlist
	Shortlist
Black Water Rising	Shortlist
Rogue Island	Winner
	Shortlist	last=Cogdill	first=Oline	title=2011 Edgar Awards Announced	url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-newsfeed/54-reviews/1757-edgar-awards-announced?highlight=WyJlZGdhciIsImF3YXJkcyIsImVkZ2FyIGF3YXJkcyJd	access-date=2024-05-16	website=Mystery Scene Magazine	archive-date=May 16, 2024	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516015713/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-newsfeed/54-reviews/1757-edgar-awards-announced?highlight=WyJlZGdhciIsImF3YXJkcyIsImVkZ2FyIGF3YXJkcyJd	url-status=live }}
	Shortlist
Galveston	Shortlist
Snow Angels	Shortlist
Bent Road	Winner
Red on Red	Shortlist
Last to Fold	Shortlist
All Cry Chaos	Shortlist
Purgatory Chasm	Shortlist
**	Winner
	Shortlist
Don’t Ever Get Old	Shortlist
Mr. Churchill’s Secretary	Shortlist
	Shortlist
Black Fridays	Shortlist
Red Sparrow	Winner
**	Shortlist	title=The 2014 Edgar Award Nominations and Winners	url=https://heightslibrary.org/the-2014-edgar-award-nominations/	access-date=2022-12-14	website=Heights Libraries	archive-date=December 10, 2022	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210043916/https://heightslibrary.org/the-2014-edgar-award-nominations/	url-status=live }}
Ghostman	Shortlist
Rage Against the Dying	Shortlist
Reconstructing Amelia	Shortlist
Dry Bones in the Valley	Winner
Invisible City	Shortlist
**	Shortlist
Bad Country	Shortlist
Shovel Ready	Shortlist
Murder at the Brightwell	Shortlist
**	Winner
Past Crimes	Shortlist
Where All Light Tends to Go	Shortlist
Luckiest Girl Alive	Shortlist
Unbecoming	Shortlist
Under the Harrow	Winner
Dodgers	Shortlist
IQ	Shortlist
	Shortlist
Dancing with the Tiger	Shortlist
	Shortlist
She Rides Shotgun	Winner
Tornado Weather	Shortlist
Dark Chapter	Shortlist
Lola	Shortlist
Idaho	Shortlist
Bearskin	Winner
**	Shortlist
**	Shortlist
**	Shortlist
Where the Crawdads Sing	Shortlist

2020s

Author	Title	Result	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Miracle Creek	Winner
My Lovely Wife	Shortlist
**	Shortlist
**	Shortlist
Three-Fifths	Shortlist
American Spy	Shortlist
Please See Us	Winner	****
Murder in Old Bombay	Shortlist
Catherine House	Shortlist
Winter Counts	Shortlist
Darling Rose Gold	Shortlist
Deer Season	Winner	****
Never Saw Me Coming	Shortlist	last=ChiPubLib_Adults	title=2022 Edgar Winners and Nominees	url=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/199702383/2044686027	access-date=2024-05-16	website=Chicago Public Library	language=en-US	archive-date=May 16, 2024	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516015707/https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/199702383/2044686027	url-status=live }}
Suburban Dicks	Shortlist
What Comes After	Shortlist
**	Shortlist
Don’t Know Tough	Winner
Jackal	Shortlist	last=Schaub	first=Michael	date=2023-01-19	title=Edgar Award Nominations for 2023 Are Revealed	url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/edgar-award-nominations-for-2023-are-revealed/	access-date=2023-01-19	website=Kirkus Reviews	language=en	archive-date=January 20, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120034737/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/edgar-award-nominations-for-2023-are-revealed/	url-status=live }}
Shutter	Shortlist
More Than You’ll Ever Know	Shortlist
Portrait of a Thief	Shortlist
**	Winner	last=Schaub	first=Michael	date=2024-05-02	title=Winners of the 2024 Edgar Awards Are Revealed	url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-2024-edgar-awards-are-revealed/	url-status=live	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502180017/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-2024-edgar-awards-are-revealed/	archive-date=2024-05-02	access-date=2024-05-05	website=Kirkus Reviews	language=en}}
**	Shortlist	date=May 4, 2024	title=2024 Edgar Winners	url=https://mysterywriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EdWinners2024.pdf	url-status=live	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502174228/https://mysterywriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EdWinners2024.pdf	archive-date=May 2, 2024	access-date=May 4, 2024	website=Edgar Awards}}
Small Town Sins	Shortlist
**	Shortlist
Murder by Degrees	Shortlist

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