Awards & Winners

Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original

Edgar Award

This is a list of winners and nominees for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, given at The Edgar Allan Poe Awards.
Date Established : 1970

Check all the winners of Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original presented under Edgar Award since 1970 .


Alex Marwood

Honored for : The Wicked Girls

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lisa Ballantyne The Guilty One
HarperCollins Publishers \u2013 William Morrow Paperbacks
E. R. Brown Almost Criminal
Dundurn
Paul Cleave Joe Victim
Simon & Schuster \u2013 Atria Books
Stephen King Joyland
Hard Case Crime
Alex Marwood The Wicked Girls
Penguin Group USA - Penguin Books
Marcus Sakey Brilliance
Amazon Publishing \u2013 Thomas and Mercer

Ben H. Winters

Honored for : The Last Policeman

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ben H. Winters The Last Policeman
Isaac Adamson Complication
Louis Berney Whiplash River
Alan Glynn Bloodland
Malla Nunn Blessed are the Dead

Robert Jackson Bennett

Honored for : The Company Man

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Jackson Bennett The Company Man
Lucretia Walsh Grindle The Faces of Angels
Russell Hill The Dog Sox
Michael Stanley Death of the Mantis
Frank Tallis Vienna Twilight

Robert Goddard

Honored for : Long Time Coming

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Goddard Long Time Coming
Duane Swierczynski Expiration Date
L C Tyler Ten Little Herrings
Catherine O'Flynn The News Where You Are
Frank Tallis Vienna Secrets: A Max Liebermann Mystery

Marc Strange

Honored for : Body Blows

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marc Strange Body Blows
Megan Abbott Bury Me Deep
Robert Arellano Havana Lunar
L C Tyler The Herring-Sellers Apprentice
Russell Hill The Lord God Bird

Meg Gardiner

Honored for : China Lake

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christa Faust Money Shot
Thomas Piccirilli The Cold Spot
Ed Gaffney Enemy Combatant
Meg Gardiner China Lake
Jenny Siler The Prince of Bagram Prison

Megan Abbott

Honored for : Queenpin

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Megan Abbott Queenpin
Russell Hill Robbie's Wife
Kevin Wignall Who is Conrad Hirst?
Vicki Hendricks Cruel Poetry
David Corbett Blood of Paradise

Naomi Hirahara

Honored for : Snakeskin Shamisen

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Evenson The Open Curtain
Naomi Hirahara Snakeskin Shamisen
Massimo Carlotto The Goodbye Kiss
Paul Levine The Deep Blue Alibi
Patrick Neate City of Tiny Lights

Jeffrey Ford

Honored for : The Girl in the Glass

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeffrey Ford The Girl in the Glass
Darryl Ponicsan Homicide My Own
Allan Guthrie Kiss Her Goodbye
Charlie Huston Six Bad Things
Reed Coleman The James Deans

Domenic Stansberry

Honored for : The Confession

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Domenic Stansberry The Confession
Ron Faust Dead Men Rise Up Never
Thomas H. Cook Into the Web
Larry Beinhart The Librarian
Chris Haslam Twelve Step Fandango

Sylvia Maultash Warsh

Honored for : Find Me Again

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sylvia Maultash Warsh Find Me Again
Jeff Abbott Cut and Run
Nina Revoyr Southland
Joel Goldman The Last Witness
Christopher Hyde Wisdom of the Bones

T. J. MacGregor

Honored for : Out of Sight

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
T. J. MacGregor Out of Sight
Jeff Abbott Black Jack Point
Anna C Salter Prison Blues
John Lutz The Night Watcher
Graham Masterton Trauma

Daniel Chavarria

Honored for : Adios Muchachos

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Chavarria Adios Muchachos
P. J. Parrish Dead of Winter
Jeffery Deaver Hell's Kitchen
Martin J Smith Straw Men
Teri Holbrook The Mother Tongue

Mark Graham

Honored for : The Black Maria

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Graham The Black Maria
Chassie West Killing Kin
Victoria Thompson Murder on St. Mark's Place
Sally Wright Pursuit & Persuasion
Eric Wright The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn

Walter Sorrells

Honored for : Fulton County Blues

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Sorrells Fulton County Blues
Laura Lippman In Big Trouble
Tony Dunbar Lucky Man
Jose Latour Outcast
Mark Graham The Resurrectionist

Rick Riordan

Honored for : The Widower's Two-Step

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rick Riordan The Widower's Two-Step
Walter Sorrells Atlanta Graves
Laura Lippman Butchers Hill
Steven Womack Murder Manual
Sujata Massey Zen Attitude

Laura Lippman

Honored for : Charm City

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laura Lippman Charm City
Susan Rogers Cooper Home Again, Home Again
Gloria White Sunset and Santiago
Stuart M. Kaminsky Tarnished Icons
Margaret Frazer Prioress' Tale

Harlan Coben

Honored for : Fade Away

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harlan Coben Fade Away
Joan M. Drury Silent Words
Teri Holbrook The Grass Widow
Robert D. Zimmerman Tribe: A Todd Mills Mystery
Susan Wade Walking Rain

William Heffernan

Honored for : Tarnished Blue

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Heffernan Tarnished Blue
Gloria White Charged With Guilt
Harlan Coben Deal Breaker
R. D. Wingfield Hard Frost
Kirk Mitchell High Desert Malice

Lisa Scottoline

Honored for : Final Appeal

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lisa Scottoline Final Appeal
Walter Sorrells Power of Attorney
Chassie West Sunrise
Milton Bass The Broken-Hearted Detective
Dean Feldmeyer Viper Quarry

Steven Womack

Honored for : Dead Folks' Blues

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steven Womack Dead Folks' Blues
Thomas A. Roberts Beyond Saru
Lisa Scottoline Everywhere that Mary Went
Margaret Frazer The Servant's Tale
Eugene Izzi Tony's Justice

Dana Stabenow

Honored for : A Cold Day for Murder

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dana Stabenow A Cold Day for Murder
Billie Sue Mosiman Night Cruise
Gini Hartzmark Principal Defence
Jeffery Deaver Shallow Graves
Syrell Rogovin Leahy The Good Friday Murder

Thomas Adcock

Honored for : Dark Maze

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Adcock Dark Maze
Ed Naha Cracking Up
Deborah Valentine Fine Distinctions
Christopher Newman Midtown North
P. M. Carlson Murder in the Dog Days

David Handler

Honored for : The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Handler The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald
L.L Enger Comeback
Leif Enger Comeback
Lin Enger Comeback
Sheri S. Tepper Dead in the Scrub
Jane Haddam Not a Creature was Stirring
John Maddox Roberts SPQR I: The King's Gambit

Andrew Klavan

Honored for : The Rain

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andrew Klavan The Rain
Deborah Valentine A Collector of Photographs
Randy Russell Hot Wire
Eugene Izzi King of the Hustlers
Jeffery Deaver Manhattan Is My Beat

Timothy Findley

Honored for : The Telling of Lies

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Timothy Findley The Telling of Lies
Lia Matera Radical Departure
Fredrick D. Huebner Judgement By Fire
Ted Thackrey Jr. Preacher
Andrew Klavan The Trapdoor

Sharyn McCrumb

Honored for : Bimbos of the Death Sun

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sharyn McCrumb Bimbos of the Death Sun
Gabrielle Kraft Bullshot
Walter Dillon Deadly Intrusion
James N. Frey The Long Way to Die
Robert Crais The Monkey's Raincoat

Robert Wright Campbell

Honored for : The Junkyard Dog

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Wright Campbell The Junkyard Dog
R.D. Brown Hazzard
Nick Christian Ronin
Kate Green Shattered Moon
Lilian Jackson Braun The Cat Who Saw Red

Warren Murphy

Honored for : Trace

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Warren Murphy Trace 5
Conall Ryan Black Gravity
Philip Ross Blue Heron
David Hagberg Broken Idols
Earl Emerson Poverty Bay

Molly Cochran, Warren Murphy

Honored for : Grandmaster

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Molly Cochran Grandmaster
Warren Murphy Grandmaster
Stuart M. Kaminsky Black knight in Red Square
Eric Blau The Keys to Billy Tillio
Ron Cutler The Seventh Sacrament
Kenn Davis Words Can Kill

Margaret Tracy

Honored for : Mrs. White

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Margaret Tracy Mrs. White
David Hagberg False Prophets
Eric Sauter Hunter
Richard Harper Kill Factor
Warren Murphy Trace

Teri White

Honored for : Triangle

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Teri White Triangle
James Ellroy Clandestine
Jack Lynch The Missing and the Dead
Ralph Burrows, M.D. Vital Signs

L. A. Morse

Honored for : The Old Dick

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
L. A. Morse The Old Dick
Raymond Obstfeld Dead Heat
John Dunning Deadline
Andrew Neiderman Pin
Patricia MacDonald The Unforgiven

Bill Granger

Honored for : Public Murders

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Granger Public Murders
Thomas H. Cook Blood Innocents
John Dunning Looking for Ginger North
Murray Sinclair Tough luck L.A.

William L. DeAndrea

Honored for : The Hog Murders

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William L. DeAndrea The Hog Murders
Michael Kurland The Infernal Device
David Hagberg The Kremlin Conspiracy
Glenn Kezer The Queen is Dead
David Heller Vortex

Franklin Bandy

Honored for : Deceit and Deadly Lies

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Franklin Bandy Deceit and Deadly Lies
Graham Masterton Charnel House and Other Stories
Phillip Margolin Heartstone
David Anthony Stud Game
Elmore Leonard The Switch

Michael Jahn

Honored for : Quark Maneuver

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Jahn Quark Maneuver
Donald Hamilton The Terrorizers
Mark Olden They've Killed Anna
Lawrence Block Time to Murder and Create

Gregory Mcdonald

Honored for : Confess, Fletch

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregory Mcdonald Confess, Fletch
R. R Irvine Freeze Frame
Daniel Da Cruz The Captive City
Kenn Davis The Dark Side
John Stanley The Dark Side
Donald Hamilton The Retaliators

John Feegel

Honored for : Autopsy

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Feegel Autopsy
Jacqueline Park Charlie's Back in Town
David Vowell The Assassinator
Martin Cruz Smith The Midas Coffin
Milt Machlin The Set Up
Robin Moore The Set Up

Roy Winsor

Honored for : The Corpse That Walked

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roy Winsor The Corpse That Walked
Don Tracy Flats Fixed-Among Other Things
R. R Irvine Jump Cut
Curtis Stevens The Gravy Train Hit
Richard Forrest Who Killed Mr. Garland's Mistress?

William J. Weatherby

Honored for : Death of an Informer

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William J. Weatherby Death of an Informer
Leo P. Kelley Deadlocked!
Dinah Palmtag Starling Street
Roger L. Simon The Big Fix
Clive Cussler The Mediterranean Caper

Richard Wormser

Honored for : The Invader

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Wormser The Invader
Daniel Banko Not Dead Yet
Charles W. Runyon Power Kill
Richard Neely The Smith Conspiracy

Frank McAuliffe

Honored for : For Murder I Charge More

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frank McAuliffe For Murder I Charge More
Charles Williams And the Deep Blue Sea
Alicen White Nor Spell, Nor Charm
William F. Nolan Space for Hire
Philip Atlee The White Wolverine Contract

Dan J. Marlowe

Honored for : Flashpoint

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dan J. Marlowe Flashpoint
Ron Goulart After Things Fell Apart
Michael Crichton Grave Descend
Peter McCurtin Mafioso
Matt Gattzden O.D. at Sweet Claude's
Jack Ehrlich The Drowning

Scott C. S. Stone

Honored for : The Dragon's Eye

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott C. S. Stone The Dragon's Eye
Michael Kurland A Plague of Spies
Alan Caillou Assault on Ming
Elsie Cromwell The Governess
Donald E. Westlake The Sour Lemon Score