Award overlap

Books That Won Both the Agatha Awards and the Edgar Allan Poe Awards

4 books won both the Agatha Awards and the Edgar Allan Poe Awards between 2011 and 2021, most recently Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020/2021). 56 more were recognized by both without winning both.

Years are award years. Agatha Awards · Edgar Allan Poe Awards

Won both

Books that won both the Agatha Awards and the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, most recent first.
BookAuthorAgatha AwardsEdgar Allan Poe Awards
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind HitchcockChristina Lane
  • 2020 Winner (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2021 Winner (Best Critical/Biographical)
The Golden Age of MurderMartin Edwards
  • 2015 Winner (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2016 Winner (Best Critical/Biographical)
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil WarDaniel Stashower
  • 2013 Winner (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2014 Winner (Best Fact Crime)
Learning to SwimSara J. Henry
  • 2011 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2012 Winner (Mary Higgins Clark Award)

Recognized by both

Books recognized by both the Agatha Awards and the Edgar Allan Poe Awards without winning both, most recent first.
BookAuthorAgatha AwardsEdgar Allan Poe Awards
A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan PoeMark Dawidziak
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
Fallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan PoeRobert Morgan
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
Glory BeDanielle Arceneaux
  • 2024 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2024 Winner (Lilian Jackson Braun Award)
Myrtle, Means, and OpportunityElizabeth C. Bunce
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Juvenile)
Perplexing Plots: Popular Storytelling and the Poetics of MurderDavid Bordwell
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
Agatha Christie: An Elusive WomanLucy Worsley
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
Because I Could Not Stop for DeathAmanda Flower
  • 2023 Winner (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha ChristieMary Anna Evans, J.C. Bernthal
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their CreatorsMartin Edwards
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2023 Winner (Best Critical/Biographical)
Clark and DivisionNaomi Hirahara
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2022 Winner (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
Cold-Blooded MyrtleElizabeth Bunce
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Juvenile)
The Forest of Stolen GirlsJune Hur
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Young Adult)
From the Desk of Zoe WashingtonJanae Marks
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Juvenile)
Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection ClubMartin Edwards
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
Premeditated MyrtleElizabeth C. Bunce
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2021 Winner (Best Juvenile)
The Lucky OneLori Rader-Day
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2021 Nominee (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
One Night GoneTara Laskowski
  • 2019 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
The Missing OnesEdwin Hill
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Sue Grafton Memorial Award)
The Murder ListHank Phillippi Ryan
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for WomenMo Moulton
  • 2019 Winner (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and MurderDianne Freeman
  • 2018 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2019 Nominee (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious LifeLaura Thompson
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
WinterhouseBen Guterson
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Juvenile)
American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing LandMonica Hesse
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Fact Crime)
Audacity Jones Steals the ShowKirby Larson
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Juvenile)
From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an IconMattias Bostrom
  • 2017 Winner (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
In Farleigh FieldRhys Bowen
  • 2017 Winner (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Paperback Original)
Manderley Forever: A Biography of Daphne du MaurierTatiana de Rosnay
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
Quiet NeighborsCatriona McPherson
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2017 Nominee (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
Say No MoreHank Phillippi Ryan
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2017 Nominee (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
The Child GardenCatriona McPherson
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2016 Nominee (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
The Masque of a MurdererSusanna Calkins
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2016 Nominee (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
Greenglass HouseKate Milford
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2015 Winner (Best Juvenile)
How the Light Gets InLouise Penny
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Novel)
Code Name VerityElizabeth Wein
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2013 Winner (Best Young Adult)
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day SpiesBen Macintyre
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Fact Crime)
More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers' Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly AnsweredD.P. Lyle
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Fact Crime)
The Edge of NowhereElizabeth George
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Young Adult)
The Other WomanHank Phillippi Ryan
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Novel)
  • 2013 Winner (Mary Higgins Clark Award)
Agatha Christie: Murder in the MakingJohn Curran
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
IcefallMatthew J. Kirby
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2012 Winner (Best Juvenile)
On Conan Doyle: Or, the Whole Art of StorytellingMichael Dirda
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2012 Winner (Best Critical/Biographical)
ShelterHarlan Coben
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Young Adult)
The Wizard of Dark StreetShawn Thomas Odyssey
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Juvenile)
Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the MakingJohn Curran
  • 2010 Winner (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and this Rendezvous with American HistoryYunte Huang
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2011 Winner (Best Critical/Biographical)
In the Shadow of GothamStefanie Pintoff
  • 2009 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2010 Winner (Best First Novel)
Talking About Detective FictionP.D. James
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
The Case of the Cryptic CrinolineNancy Springer
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Juvenile)
The Morgue and MeJohn C. Ford
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Young Adult)
The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia HighsmithJoan Schenkar
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic StudyFrankie Y. Bailey
  • 2008 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Critical/Biographical)
Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale StoriesDr. Harry Lee Poe
  • 2008 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2009 Winner (Best Critical/Biographical)
Room One: A Mystery or TwoAndrew Clements
  • 2006 Nominee (Best Children's/YA)
  • 2007 Winner (Best Juvenile)
The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe and the Invention of MurderDaniel Stashower
  • 2006 Nominee (Best Nonfiction)
  • 2007 Nominee (Best Fact Crime)
The Virgin of Small PlainsNancy Pickard
  • 2006 Winner (Best Novel)
  • 2007 Nominee (Best Novel)