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The Top Book List

Award year

1966 Edgar Awards

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

Best Novel

Best First Novel by an American Author

Also recognized

  • Before the Ball Was Over by Alexandra RoudybushFinalist
  • The French Doll by Vincent McConnerFinalist

Best Fact Crime

Also recognized

  • A Little Girl is Dead by Harry GoldenFinalist
  • Murderers Sane and Mad by Miriam Allen deFordFinalist
  • The Century of the Detective by Jurgen ThorwaldFinalist
  • The Power of Life and Death by Lawrence G. Blochman and Michael V. DiSalleFinalist

Best Juvenile

Also recognized

  • The Mystery of 22 East by Leon WareWinner
  • Secret of the Haunted Crags by Lawrence J. HuntFinalist
  • The Secret of the Simple Code by Nancy FaulknerFinalist

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