World Literary Awards

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Edition 1 (1988)

Best Contemporary NovelBest Historical NovelBest First NovelBest Short StoryBest Non-FictionBest Children's/Young Adult Mystery

Winners

3 people
Elizabeth George えりざべす・じょーじ Winner

Elizabeth George's debut follows Scotland Yard investigators as they take on a murder case in Yorkshire, blending procedural tension with village secrets.

Secrets buried in a quiet village surface once the investigation begins.

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Carolyn G. Hart きゃろりん・じー・はーと Winner

Carolyn Hart's series novel follows bookstore owner Annie Laurance through a case that mixes domestic suspicion with a light, witty mystery tone.

The shape of the crime emerges through everyday conversation and frayed relationships.

272 pages
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Robert Barnard ろばーと・ばーなーど Winner

A short story published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine; no standalone book edition was confirmed.

Published as a short story, with no confirmed book identifiers.

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