2007 Edgar Award Nominees & Winners

Mystery Writers of America have announced the winners of the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction. The Edgar Awards were presented to the winners at the 61st Gala Banquet, April 26, 2007 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.

Best Novel

Winner

The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin

First in the Yashim Togalu series, eunuch detective, 1830's Istanbul Turkey

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Other Nominees

The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard

Literary historical thriller features investigation at West Point featuring young cade Edgar Allan Poe.

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Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris

Quite different in many ways from Harris' earlier novels but definitely appealing to those who liked them

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The Dead Hour by Denise Mina

Second in the Paddy Meehan series, Glasgow journalist

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The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard

A pitch-perfect rendition of life in a small town under the strain of events kept hidden for years.

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Liberation Movements by Olen Steinhauer

It's 1975 in Steinhauer's loosely linked series and airline highjackings are the new tactic

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Best First Novel

Winner

The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson

CIA agent infiltrates al-Qaeda, is sent by them to the US on a mission and finds his years undercover have left him with conflicted loyalties.

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Other Nominees

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Reporter returns to home town to unravel case of two teenage girls killed less than a year apart.

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King of Lies by John Hart

extraordinary debut features young lawyer who learns that the body of his father, missing for 18 months, has finally been found.

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Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith

First in the Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer series, cowboy admirirers of Sherlock Holmes

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A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read

marvelous debut of woman from affluent background who marries a guy with no money and finds herself in Syracuse writing fluff for a local paper--until she digs into a twenty year old murder.

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Best Paperback Original

Winner

Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara

Third in this quirky series featuring Mas Arai, Japanese-American gardener and sleuth in Los Angeles

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Other Nominees

The Goodbye Kiss by Massimo Carlotto

noir, Italian style in an unblinking look at the criminal side of Italy

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The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson

Teens school project leads him to investigate Mormom ritual of blood sacrifice

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The Deep Blue Alibi by Paul Levine

A second appearance for clashing law partners Steve Solomon & Victoria Lord

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City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate

London PI finds his missing person case complicated by the presence of the CIA and MI5

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Best Fact Crime

Winner

Manhunt: The 12 Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

History that reads like a thriller as Swanson details the 12 day chase for John Wilkes Booth from Washington to the forests of Virginia

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Other Nominees

Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz

the electrifying account of Jentz's investigation into the mystery of her near murder. A startling profile of a psychopath, and a moving record of a brave inner journey.

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Finding Amy by Joseph K. Loughlin and Kate Flora

A fascinating, first-hand account of a murder investigation in Maine by the state police officer who was obsessed with the case and mystery author Flora.

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The Beautiful Cigar Girl by Daniel Stashower

A gripping true story of murder and media mania--including the controversial involvement of Edgar Allan Poe--in 1840s New York.

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Also Nominated

A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger

Ripperology by Robin Odell