A Trouble of Fools Linda Barnes A Trouble of Fools by Linda Barnes Publication First published 1987 ISBN 9780312011000 Sign in to put this book on your shelf. Prize history Edgar Award for Best Novel 1988 Nominee Edgar Award for Best Novel 1988 nominees Old Bones Aaron Elkins Old Bones Aaron Elkins Winner Nursery Crimes B. M. Gill Nursery Crimes B. M. Gill Rough Cider Peter Lovesey Rough Cider Peter Lovesey The Corpse in Oozak’s Pond Charlotte MacLeod The Corpse in Oozak’s Pond Charlotte MacLeod