The Edgar Allan Poe Awards 1951
The Edgar Allan Poe awards (the "Edgars") are awarded by the Mystery Writers of America to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the mystery genre.  The following list is of print literature only.  The awards for television, motion pictures, and plays have been omitted.
Best First Novel:  NIGHTMARE IN MANHATTAN, by Thomas Walsh (Little, Brown)

   Nominated:
   THE HOUSE WITHOUT A DOOR, by Thomas Sterling (Simon & Schuster)
   HAPPY HOLIDAY!, by Thaddeus O'Finn (Rinehart)
   STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, by Patricia Highsmith (Harper)

Best Fact Crime:  TWELVE AGAINST CRIME, by Edward D. Radin (Putnam)

    Nominated:
    William T. Brannon for general excellence in fact crime writing

Short Story Award: (Collection) DIAGNOSIS: HOMICIDE, by Lawrence G. Blochman.

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