Edna Buchanan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and mystery writer. Her most famous works include the novels 'The Corpse Had a Familiar Face' and 'Suitable for Framing'. Ednas is an alternative spelling of her first name. EDGAR is a male given name, derived from Old English words meaning 'rich spear'. Edgars is an alternative spelling of the name. Together, these solutions form the name of the mystery writer Edna Buchanan.