1979 Edgar Awards

• Edgar

  A Sleeping Life

  Ruth Rendell

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Listening Woman

  Tony Hillerman

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  The Shallow Grave

  Jack S. Scott

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  The Snake

  John Godey

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Blood Secrets

  Craig Jones

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Falling Angel

  William Hjortsberg

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  The Memory of Eva Ryker

  Donald A. Stanwood

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  The Scourge

  Thomas L. Dunne

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Charnel House

  Graham Masterton

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Heartstone

  Philip Margolin

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Stud Game

  David Anthony

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  The Switch

  Elmore Leonard

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Criminal Violence

  Charles Silberman

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Perjury

  Alan Weinstein

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Why Have They Taken Our Children?

  Jack W. Baugh and Jefferson Morgan

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Emily Upham's Revenge

  Avi

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  The Bassumtyte Treasure

  Jean Louise Curry

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  The Case of the Secret Scribbler

  E.W. Hildick

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  The Halloween Pumpkin Smasher

  Judith St. George

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  Erle Stanley Gardner: The Case of the Real Perry Mason

  Dorothy B. Hughes

  Edgar Awards Finalist

• Edgar

  The Detective in Hollywood

  John Tuska

  Edgar Awards Finalist

Also recognized

• The Mystery of Agatha Christie by Gwen RobinsWinner
• The Tell-Tale Heart: The Life and Work of Edgar Allan Poe by Julian SymonsFinalist