Edgar Award Best Novel Winner

Catch Me: Kill Me

by William H. Hallahan

Summary

A Soviet poet defects to the United States only to vanish, and a weary immigration official refuses to let the disappearance go quietly. Hallahan braids two pursuits together as intelligence agencies, a desperate husband, and shadowy operatives close in across a tense Cold War landscape. The novel won acclaim for its layered structure and its portrait of ordinary people crushed between rival spy services.

Historical Context & Significance

This thriller earned William H. Hallahan the 1978 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America.