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Award year

1991 Edgar Awards

Sources: official announcement 1, official announcement 2, official announcement 3, official announcement 4, official announcement 5, official announcement 6, official announcement 7

Best Novel

Best First Novel by an American Author

  • Cover of Postmortem by Patricia D. CornwellWinner

    Postmortem

    Patricia D. Cornwell

    Edgar Awards Winner

Best Paperback Original

Also recognized

  • Comeback by L.L EngerFinalist
  • Dead in the Scrub by B.J. OliphantFinalist

Best Fact Crime

Best Juvenile

Best Young Adult

  • Cover of Mote by Chap ReaverWinner

    Mote

    Chap Reaver

    Edgar Awards Winner

Best Critical/Biographical Work

Also recognized

  • Hillary Waugh's Guide to Mysteries and Mystery Writing by Hillary WaughFinalist
  • John Dickinson Carr: A Critical Study by S.T. JoshiFinalist

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