Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled

Since 1946 the Mystery Writers of America have presented the Edgar Awards, named for Edgar Allen Poe, the father of mystery. Listed below are Edgar awards in our collection by year in the best novel category.

The following books are available on Cassette (RC), in Braille (BR), or in Large Print (LP).

2007	The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin. RC 64325 (2 c.), BR 17160 (3 v.) Istanbul, 1836. Court eunuch Yashim Togalu has orders from Sultan Mahmut II to find out who is killing military cadets. He scours the city, suspicious that the outcast Janissary corps soldiers are planning an insurrection. Violence and strong language.
2006	Citizen Vince by Jess Walter. BR 16842 (3 v.) Spokane, Washington; 1980. Vince Camden is working as a baker in the Witness Protection Program and debating whether to vote for Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan. When another gangster recognizes him, Vince heads to New York to make amends with the mob. Violence and strong language.
2005	California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker. RC 59239 (3 c.) In 1968 Playboy centerfold Janelle Vonn is murdered in Orange County, California. Her neighbors, the Becker boys--a minister, a reporter, and a detective--each does his part to bring the killer to justice. Decades later the brothers must face their mistakes. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller.
2004	Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin. RC 57947 (3 c.), LP 14919 When insubordinate Edinburgh detective inspector John Rebus is sent for retraining at the police college, he is also recruited to obtain evidence of crimes by other troublemaking class members. The group researches a cold murder case that becomes entwined with a current investigation embroiling the suspected cops. Violence and strong language.
2003	Winter and Night by S.J. Rozan. BR 14368 (3 v.) Private investigator Bill Smith and his partner Lydia Chin leave Manhattan to help Smith's fifteen-year-old runaway nephew, Gary. Gary's family lives in the New Jersey suburbs where he is suspected of killing his drug-dealing girlfriend. But Gary's dad also has a secret. Violence and strong language.
2002	Silent Joe by T. Jefferson Parker. RC 52111 (2 c.) When Orange County, California, supervisor Will Trona is murdered, his disfigured adopted son, Joe, blames himself. But Joe is also a county cop. While seeking revenge, he learns more about Will and the shady political deals he was involved in. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller.
2001	The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale. RC 57393 (2 c.), LP 13528 East Texas, 1930s. Young Harry Collins and his sister discover the body of a brutally murdered African American woman in a riverbed. When their father, a constable, investigates a string of killings, local racial tensions hinder him. Strong language and some violence.
2000	Bones by Jan Burke. RC 50393 (3 c.), LP 12706 Four years ago, reporter Irene Kelly was approached by teenager Gillian Sayre, whose mother was missing. Now Kelly is part of a group traveling with suspected serial killer Nick Parrish to find Mrs. Sayre's grave--and Parrish has a plan to escape. Violence and strong language.

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