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Edgar Award for Best Novel Trivia Word Search

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John le _ _ _ _ _ won the 1965 Edgar for Best Novel with The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

S. J. _ _ _ _ _ won the 2003 Edgar for Best Novel with Winter and Night.

Charlotte _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1957 Edgar for Best Novel with A Dram of Poison.

This 1971 winner, The Laughing Policeman, was co-written by Maj _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and Per Wahloo.

Ross _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1985 Edgar for Best Novel with Briarpatch.

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Former jockey Dick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won his first Edgar for Best Novel in 1970 with Forfeit.

FRANCIS

Arthur _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1980 Edgar for Best Novel with The Rheingold Route.

MALING

Margaret _ _ _ _ _ won the 1993 Edgar for Best Novel with Bootlegger's Daughter.

MARON

Julian _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1961 Edgar for Best Novel with The Progress of a Crime.

SYMONS

Michael _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, writing under a pseudonym, won the 1969 Edgar for Best Novel with A Case of Need.

CRICHTON

Attica _ _ _ _ _ won the 2018 Edgar for Best Novel with Bluebird, Bluebird.

LOCKE

William Kent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2014 Edgar for Best Novel with Ordinary Grace.

KRUEGER

James _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2022 Edgar for Best Novel with Five Decembers.

KESTREL

Donald E. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1968 Edgar for Best Novel with God Save the Mark.

WESTLAKE

Ken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1979 Edgar for Best Novel with Eye of the Needle.

FOLLETT

Eric _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1964 Edgar for Best Novel with The Light of Day.

AMBLER

Danya _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2023 Edgar for Best Novel with Notes on an Execution.

KUKAFKA

Charlotte _ _ _ won the first Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1954 for Beat Not the Bones.

JAY

Adam _ _ _ _ won the 1966 Edgar for Best Novel with The Quiller Memorandum.

HALL

Robert _ _ _ _ _ won the 2026 Edgar for Best Novel with The Big Empty.

CRAIS

John _ _ _ _ won his first Edgar for Best Novel in 2008 with Down River.

HART

Jason _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2007 Edgar for Best Novel with The Janissary Tree.

GOODWIN

Aaron _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1988 Edgar for Best Novel with Old Bones.

ELKINS

William H. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1978 Edgar for Best Novel with Catch Me: Kill Me.

HALLAHAN

Margaret _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1956 Edgar for Best Novel with Beast in View.

MILLAR

Walter _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2019 Edgar for Best Novel with Down the River Unto the Sea.

MOSLEY

Jon _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1975 Edgar for Best Novel with Peter's Pence.

CLEARY

Mo _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2012 Edgar for Best Novel with Gone.

HAYDER

Mary Willis _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1995 Edgar for Best Novel with The Red Scream.

WALKER

Tony _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1974 Edgar for Best Novel with Dance Hall of the Dead.

HILLERMAN

T. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Parker won his first Edgar for Best Novel in 2002 with Silent Joe.

JEFFERSON

Steve _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2011 Edgar for Best Novel with The Lock Artist.

HAMILTON

_ _ _ _ _ _ B. Parker won the 1977 Edgar for Best Novel with Promised Land.

ROBERT

Stanley _ _ _ _ _ won the 1959 Edgar for Best Novel with The Eighth Circle.

ELLIN

Minette _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1994 Edgar for Best Novel with The Sculptress.

WALTERS

Elly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2020 Edgar for Best Novel with The Stranger Diaries.

GRIFFITHS

L. R. _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1986 Edgar for Best Novel with The Suspect.

WRIGHT

Ian _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2004 Edgar for Best Novel with Resurrection Men.

RANKIN

_ _ _ Burke won the 2000 Edgar for Best Novel with her book Bones.

JAN

Deepa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2021 Edgar for Best Novel with Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line.

ANAPPARA

Thomas H. _ _ _ _ won the 1997 Edgar for Best Novel with The Chatham School Affair.

COOK

Barbara _ _ _ _, a pen name of Ruth Rendell, won the 1987 Edgar for Best Novel with A Dark-Adapted Eye.

VINE

Nicolas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1967 Edgar for Best Novel with King of the Rainy Country.

FREELING

Raymond _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1955 Edgar for Best Novel with The Long Goodbye.

CHANDLER

Warren _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1973 Edgar for Best Novel with The Lingala Code.

KIEFER

Lori _ _ _ won the 2016 Edgar for Best Novel with Let Me Die in His Footsteps.

ROY

Robert _ _ _ _ _ won the 1999 Edgar for Best Novel with Mr. White's Confession.

CLARK

Lawrence _ _ _ _ _ won the 1992 Edgar for Best Novel with A Dance at the Slaughterhouse.

BLOCK

Dennis _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2013 Edgar for Best Novel with Live by Night.

LEHANE

C. J. _ _ _ won the 2009 Edgar for Best Novel with Blue Heaven.

BOX

James Lee _ _ _ _ _ won his first Edgar for Best Novel in 1990 with Black Cherry Blues.

BURKE

Ellis _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1963 Edgar for Best Novel with Death and the Joyful Woman.

PETERS

Julie _ _ _ _ _ won the 1991 Edgar for Best Novel with New Orleans Mourning.

SMITH

Brian _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1976 Edgar for Best Novel with Hopscotch.

GARFIELD

Jess _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2006 Edgar for Best Novel with Citizen Vince.

WALTER

J. J. _ _ _ _ _ _, a pen name of John Creasey, won the 1962 Edgar for Best Novel with Gideon's Fire.

MARRIC

Noah _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2017 Edgar for Best Novel with Before the Fall.

HAWLEY

Charlotte _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2025 Edgar for Best Novel with The In Crowd.

VASSELL

Joe R. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2001 Edgar for Best Novel with The Bottoms.

LANSDALE

William _ _ _ _ _ won the 1982 Edgar for Best Novel with Peregrine.

BAYER

Stephen _ _ _ _ won the 2015 Edgar for Best Novel with Mr. Mercedes.

KING

Rick _ _ _ _ _ won the 1983 Edgar for Best Novel with Billingsgate Shoal.

BOYER

Ed _ _ _ _ won the 1958 Edgar for Best Novel with Room to Swing, notable for its Black private-eye lead.

LACY

Celia _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1960 Edgar for Best Novel with The Hours Before Dawn.

FREMLIN

Elmore _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1984 Edgar for Best Novel with La Brava.

LEONARD

Stuart M. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1989 Edgar for Best Novel with A Cold Red Sunrise.

KAMINSKY

Frederick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1972 Edgar for Best Novel with The Day of the Jackal.

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