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The Top Book List

Award year

1977 Edgar Awards

Sources: official announcement 1, official announcement 2, official announcement 3, official announcement 4, official announcement 5, official announcement 6

Best Novel

Best First Novel by an American Author

Also recognized

  • The Big Pay-Off by Janice LawFinalist

Best Paperback Original

Also recognized

  • Freeze Frame by R.R. IrvineFinalist
  • The Dark Side by Kenn Davis and John StanleyFinalist

Best Fact Crime

Best Juvenile

Also recognized

  • The Master Puppeteer by Katherine PetersonFinalist

Best Critical/Biographical Work

Also recognized

  • Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection by Marvin Lachman, Otto Penzler, Charles Shibuk and Chris SteinbrunnerWinner
  • The Life of Raymond Chandler by Frank McShaneFinalist

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