Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original Public

Created by Phil in SF

Winners of the Edgar Award in the Best Paperback Original Category

  1. The Dragon's Eye by 

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    "The Dragon's Eye" takes us behind the Bamboo Curtain into a world of espionage and intrigue in China.

    "Why …

    Phil in SF says:

    1970 winner

  2. Flashpoint by  (Earl Drake, #4)

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    I had lived so long on the wrong side of the law I felt out of place as a special …

    Phil in SF says:

    1971 winner. Editions after 1972 are titled Operation Flashpoint.

  3. For Murder I Charge More by  (The Commissions of Augustus Mandrell, #3)

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    Augustus Mandrell is a private, professional killer. He is utterly unscrupulous, pandering always to the highest payer. His only saving …

    Phil in SF says:

    1972 winner

  4. The Invader by 

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    Santa Ynez County was a quiet place until Mafia man Dan Dominick decided it was the perfect spot for his …

    Phil in SF says:

    1973 winner

  5. Death of an Informer by 

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    Published in the United States with the nom de plume of Will Perry.

    Phil in SF says:

    1974 winner

  6. The Corpse That Walked by 

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    When Nantucket's Chief of Police called in Dr. Ira Cobb to help him with what appeared to be a most …

    Phil in SF says:

    1975 winner

  7. Autopsy by 

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    Spellbinder!

    It crackles with vivid human drama and sharp medical suspense—as men and women, propelled by passion and greed, …

    Phil in SF says:

    1976 winner

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