Edgar Award Authors, winners and nominees

Puzzle by Puppets by Patrick Quentin

In this mystery from an Edgar Award–winning author, Peter Duluth deals with a case of mistaken identities and murder in World War II San Francisco. more...

The Glass Village by Ellery Queen

A lynch mob threatens to take over a small New England town after a shocking murder. more...

The Protégé by Charlotte Armstrong

A young drifter charms his way into the confidence of an older woman in this twisting novel by “a pioneer in domestic suspense” (Lisa Unger). more...

Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong

A couple makes the mistake of trusting their child to the wrong babysitter. more...

Something Blue by Charlotte Armstrong

A shadow of doubt is cast over a California bride when dire warnings about her fiancé arise in this thriller from “the mistress of day-lit terror” (The New York Times). more...

The Turret Room by Charlotte Armstrong

A spurned husband confronts the family of the girl who threw him out. more...

The Witch's House by Charlotte Armstrong

A madwoman holds a professor prisoner in this frightening thriller by the Edgar Award–winning “mistress of day-lit terror” (The New York Times). more...

The Black-Eyed Stranger by Charlotte Armstrong

A crooked newspaper reporter attempts to save a socialite’s life. more...

The Unsuspected by Charlotte Armstrong

A dead girl’s closest friend goes undercover to unmask a killer. more...

The Balloon Man by Charlotte Armstrong

A woman attempts to flee her abusive husband in a thriller The New York Times Book Review calls “an unforgettable reading experience.” more...

The Case of the Weird Sisters by Charlotte Armstrong

Three old crones plan a deadly accident for their wealthy half-brother. more...

The Dream Walker by Charlotte Armstrong

A New York City drama teacher risks her life to expose a potentially deadly public hoax in this “most uncommon thriller” (New York Herald Tribune). more...

A Dram of Poison by Charlotte Armstrong

A longtime bachelor finally marries—only to learn the corrosive power of jealousy. more...

Lay On, Mac Duff! by Charlotte Armstrong

This MacDougal Duff Mystery launched the career of the Edgar Award–winning “American queen of suspense novelists” (New York Telegraph). more...

The Innocent Flower by Charlotte Armstrong

MacDougal Duff falls in with a strange family—and senses murder. more...

Seven Seats to the Moon by Charlotte Armstrong

A government secret about the end of the world will change what’s left of a man’s suburban life in this thriller by an Edgar Award–winning author. more...

The Seventeen Widows of Sans Souci by Charlotte Armstrong

A middle-aged widow makes a new life in a strange apartment house. more...

The Trouble in Thor by Charlotte Armstrong

A disaster in a Michigan mining town throws a close-knit community into chaos in this novel from an Edgar Award–winning author. more...