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Old Bones

by Aaron Elkins

Edgar Award · 1988 · Winner
Mystery & CrimeISBN 9781555048044

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Edgar Award (Best Novel)1988Winner

About the Author

Aaron ElkinsAmerican

Aaron Elkins (born 1935) is an American mystery author best known for his Gideon Oliver series featuring the forensic anthropologist "Skeleton Detective," starting with Fellowship of Fear (1982), and for the Edgar Award-winning Old Bones (1988). He has also written the Chris Norgren art mysteries, stand-alone thrillers like Loot, and co-authored golf mysteries and the Alix London series with his wife Charlotte Elkins, earning a shared Agatha Award for "Nice Gorilla" (1992) and a Nero Award for Old Scores (1994). aaronelkins.com

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