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The Top Book List

Award year

1962 Edgar Awards

Sources: official announcement 1, official announcement 2, official announcement 3, official announcement 4

Best Novel

Also recognized

  • Nightmare by Anne BlaisdellFinalist

Best First Novel by an American Author

Also recognized

  • Felony Tank by Malcolm BralyFinalist
  • Night of the Kill by Breni JamesFinalist
  • Shock Treatment by Winfred Van AttaFinalist
  • The Cipher by Alex GordonsFinalist

Best Fact Crime

Recognized titles

  • Death and the Supreme Court by Barrett Prettyman JrWinner
  • Kidnap by George WallerFinalist
  • Lizzie Borden: The Untold Story by Edward D. RadinFinalist
  • The Sheppard Murder Case by Paul HolmesFinalist

Best Juvenile

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