2006 Edgar Award Winners and Nominees

Best Novel

Winner

Citizen Vince by Jess Walter

Satisfying and unusual crime novel, set against the backdrop of the Carter-Reagan election of 1980, about a man in witness protection who must make some important decisions.

paperback, $14.95

Other Nominees

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

bottom-feeding lawyer gets the case of a lifetime--and his client might even be innocent

paperback, $7.99

Red Leaves by Thomas H. Cook

subtle literary thriller turns on issues of family dynamics

paperback, $14

Vanish by Tess Gerritsen

Boston medical examiner Maura Isles returns in another exciting case in Vanish where homicide detective Jane Rizzoli is taken hostage

paperback, $7.99

Drama City by George Pelecanos

down and dirty Washington DC crime novel of ex-con trying to go straight

paperback, $6.99

Best First Novel

Winner

Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel

police officer awakes to find her partner dead, killed with her gun

paperback, $6.99

Other Nominees

Die a Little by Megan Abbott

a femme fatale costume girl in '50s Hollywood masquerades as the perfect housewife and is clever enough to fool her detective husband, but not her suspicious sister-in-law.

hardcover, $23

Immoral by Brian Freeman

Duluth cop investigates missing teen and subsequent trial that reveals that his case may be flawed

paperback  $6.99

Run the Risk by Scott Frost

When a serial bomber kidnaps a young girl and plans to unleash his incendiary powers on live television, he ignites a white-hot rage--and a mother's revenge--within LAPD homicide detective and single mother Alex Delillo

paperback, $7.99

Hide Your Eyes by Alison Gaylin

Samantha Leiffer is a pre-school teacher and drama wannabe who debuts in this hip, downtown mystery. A stalker in mirrored contact lenses and a hot homicide detective round out a colorful cast of Greenwich Village characters.

paperback, $5.99

Best Paperback Original 

Winner

Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford

conman in Depression-era New York finds that his powers may not be a sham and is drawn in search for missing girl

paperback, $13.95

Other Nominees

Homicide My Own by Anne Argula

Wry humor, straight-talking characters, and shades of the supernatural flavor this cleverly written debut police procedural

paperback, $16

The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman

Moe Prager investigates the death of a staffer for a prominent politician

paperback, $13

Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie

After his wife and young daughter die, loan shark enforcer Joe Hope is charged with murder. With the help of Scotland's hardest man (and one hard woman), Joe sets out to find out who framed him

paperback, $6.99

Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston

compelling though violent crime novel reminiscent of a Quentin Tarantino movie

paperback, $12.95

Best Critical/Biographical

Winner

Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak

informative and surprising look at the two women behind Nancy Drew: Mildred Wirt Benson and Harriet Stratemeyer

paperback, $14

Other Nominees

Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel by Hallie Ephron

Ephron, who writes mystery as G.H. Ephron shares tips for both beginners and experienced writers

paperback, $16.99

Behind the Mystery by Stuart M. Kaminsky

Kaminsky interviews his friends and fellow mystery writers in this fascinating, fully illustrated book

hardcover, $29.95

New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels edited by Leslie S. Klinger

this third volume collects the four novels with annotation by Klinger

hardcover, $49.95

Discovering the Maltese Falcon and Same Spade by Richard Layman

a wonderful amalgam of pictures, stories and essays about the storied bird, Hammett's classic novel and the three movie versions

paperback, $19.95