The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, established in 1948, is presented to nonfiction hardcover, paperback, or electronic books about mystery.
The category includes both
true crime
True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affected by criminal events.
The crimes most commonly include murder; about 40 per ...
books, as well as books "detailing how to solve actual crimes."
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime winners are listed below.
Recipients
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
External links
* at
Edgar Awards
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...
{{Edgar Awards
Awards established in 1948