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Edgar Award

A Dance at the SlaughterhouseReview

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse

By Lawrence Block

Black Cherry Blues

Black Cherry Blues

By James Lee Burke

Cimarron Rose

Cimarron Rose

By James Lee Burke

BriarpatchReview

Briarpatch

By Ross Thomas

Killed in the RatingsReview

Killed in the Ratings

By William L. DeAndrea

The Hog Murders

The Hog Murders

By William L. DeAndrea

Encyclopedia Mysteriosa

Encyclopedia Mysteriosa

By William L. DeAndrea

The Long Good-bye

The Long Good-bye

By Raymond Chandler

The Stranger Diaries

The Stranger Diaries

By Elly Griffiths

A Time of PredatorsReview

A Time of Predators

By Joe Gores

The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

By John Dickson Carr

Death and the Joyful Woman

Death and the Joyful Woman

By Ellis Peters

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