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The Top Book List

Award year

1982 Edgar Awards

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

Best Novel

  • Cover of Peregrine by William BayerWinner

    Peregrine

    William Bayer

    Edgar Awards Winner

Also recognized

  • The Other Side of Silence by Ted AllbeuryFinalist

Best First Novel by an American Author

  • Cover of Chiefs by Stuart WoodsWinner

    Chiefs

    Stuart Woods

    Edgar Awards Winner

Best Paperback Original

  • Cover of Deadline by John DunningEdgar

    Deadline

    John Dunning

    Edgar Awards Finalist

  • Cover of Pin by Andrew NeidermanEdgar

    Pin

    Andrew Neiderman

    Edgar Awards Finalist

Also recognized

  • Dead Heat by Ray ObstfeldFinalist
  • The Unforgiven by Patricia J. MacDonaldFinalist

Best Fact Crime

Best Juvenile

Best Critical/Biographical Work

  • Cover of The Whodunit by Stefano BenvenutiEdgar

    The Whodunit

    Stefano Benvenuti and Gianni Rizzoni

    Edgar Awards Finalist

Also recognized

  • Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler by Frank MacShaneFinalist
  • The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe by Stephen PeithmanFinalist

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