The 2002 Edgar Awards

The Edgars are presented by the Mystery Writers of America Organization. The awards are named after Mystery Writers of America's patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the genre.

Best Novel:
SILENT JOE by T. Jefferson Parker
Hyperion

Best First Novel by an American:
LINE OF VISION by David Ellis
Putnam

Best Paperback Original:
ADIOS MUCHACHOS by Daniel Chavaria
Akashic Books

Best Critical/Biographical:
EDGAR ALLAN POE: A to Z by Dawn Sova
Facts on File/Checkmark

Best Fact Crime:
SON OF A GRIFTER by Kent Walker
Morrow

Best Young Adult:
THE BOY IN THE BURNING HOUSE by Tim Wynne-Jones
FSG/Melanie Kroupa

Best Juvenile:
DANGLING by Lillian Eige
Simon Schuster, Atheneum

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