Edgar Award for Best First Mystery

The Edgars are presented by the Mystery Writers of America Organization. The awards are named after Edgar Allan Poe, who is often credited with inventing the detective story. Initially presented for distinguished first novels of mystery, the award is now divided into several categories.

1997
Los Alamos
1995
Penance
1990-01-09
Postmortem
1981
Chiefs
1974
Fletch
1968
The Bait