The Edgar Allan Poe Awards 1956
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 Novel:  BEAST IN VIEW, by Margaret Millar.

Nominated:
THE CASE OF THE TALKING BUG, by The Gordons (Doubleday Crime Club)
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, by Patricia Highsmith (Coward, McCann)

Best First Novel:  THE PERFECTIONIST, by Lane Kauffman (Lippincott)

   Nominated:
   IN HIS BLOOD, by Harold R. Daniels (Dell)
   MUCH ADO ABOUT MURDER, by Fred Levon (Dodd, Mead)

Best Fact Crime:  DEAD AND GONE: CLASSIC CRIMES OF NORTH CAROLINA, by Manly Wade Wellman (Univ. of North Carolina Press)

   Nominated:
   THE TRUTH ABOUT BELLE GUNNESS, by Lillian de la Torre (Gold Medal)
   THE ASSASSINS, by Robert J. Donovan (Harper)

Best Short Story: "Dream No More", by Philip MacDonald (in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November, 1955).

Nominated:
"Invitation to an Accident" by Wade Miller (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 7/55)
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