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The Edgar for Best Fact Crime Book Award (True Crime)

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From Google AI... "The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, presented by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA), is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding works of nonfiction dealing with mystery. Established in 1948, it honors books that delve into true crime stories, or those that detail how to solve real-life crimes. The award is a part of the larger Edgar Awards, often called the 'Oscars of mystery writing'.
The Best Fact Crime Edgar is a category within the Edgar Awards that specifically focuses on nonfiction books that explore the world of mystery through true crime narratives or investigative techniques. The award acknowledges books that masterfully recount true crime stories, often featuring murder, assassination, robbery, fraud, or other criminal activities."
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The Infernal Machine (Steven Johnson)
The Infernal Machine
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Steven Johnson
Crooked (Nathan Masters)
Crooked
2
Nathan Masters
Tell Me Everything (Erika Krouse)
Tell Me Everything
3
Erika Krouse
Last Call (Elon Green)
Last Call
4
Elon Green
Death in Mud Lick (Eric Eyre)
Death in Mud Lick
5
Eric Eyre
The Less People Know About Us (Axton Betz-Hamilton)
The Less People Know About Us
6
Axton Betz-Hamilton
Tinderbox (Robert W. Fieseler)
Tinderbox
7
Robert W. Fieseler
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
8
Grann
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer (Kate Summerscale)
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer
9
Kate Summerscale
Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully (Allen Kurzweil)
Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully
10
Allen Kurzweil
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood (William J. Mann)
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
11
William J. Mann
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War (Daniel Stashower)
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War
12
Daniel Stashower
Midnight in Peking (Paul French)
Midnight in Peking
13
Paul French
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
14
Candace Millard
Scoreboard, Baby (Ken Armstrong)
Scoreboard, Baby
15
Ken Armstrong
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
16
Dave Cullen
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood & the Crime of the Century (Howard Blum)
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood & the Crime of the Century
17
Howard Blum
Reclaiming History (Vincent Bugliosi)
Reclaiming History
18
Vincent Bugliosi
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James L. Swanson)
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
19
James L. Swanson
The Rescue Artist (Edward Dolnick)
The Rescue Artist
20
Edward Dolnick
Conviction: Solving the Moxley Murder (Leonard Levitt)
Conviction: Solving the Moxley Murder
21
Leonard Levitt
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
22
Erik Larson
Fire Lover (Joseph Wambaugh)
Fire Lover
23
Joseph Wambaugh
Son of a Grifter (Kent Walker)
Son of a Grifter
24
Kent Walker
Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob (Dick Lehr)
Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob
25
Dick Lehr
Blind Eye (James Stewart)
Blind Eye
26
James Stewart
To the Last Breath (Carlton Stowers)
To the Last Breath
27
Carlton Stowers
Death of Innocents (Richard Firstman)
Death of Innocents
28
Richard Firstman
Power to Hurt (Darcy O'Brien)
Power to Hurt
29
Darcy O'Brien
Circumstantial Evidence (Pete Earley)
Circumstantial Evidence
30
Pete Earley
To Protect and Serve (Joe Domanick)
To Protect and Serve
31
Joe Domanick
Until the Twelfth of Never (Bella Stumbo)
Until the Twelfth of Never
32
Bella Stumbo
Swift Justice (Harry Farrell)
Swift Justice
33
Harry Farrell
Homicide (David Simon)
Homicide
34
David Simon
In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder (Peter Maas)
In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder
35
Peter Maas
Doc: The Rape of the Town of Lovell (Jack Olsen)
Doc: The Rape of the Town of Lovell
36
Jack Olsen
Till Death Us Do Part: A True Murder Mystery (Vincent Bugliosi)
Till Death Us Do Part: A True Murder Mystery
37
Vincent Bugliosi
By Persons Unknown: The Strange Death of Christine Demeter (Barbara Amiel, George Jonas)
By Persons Unknown: The Strange Death of Christine Demeter
38
Barbara Amiel, George Jonas
Blood and Money: The Classic True Story of Murder, Passion, and Power (Thomas Thompson)
Blood and Money: The Classic True Story of Murder, Passion, and Power
39
Thomas Thompson
A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt (Tom Wicker)
A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt
40
Tom Wicker
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