Agatha Award2012

Given by Malice Domestic Ltd

25 Works 16,782 Books 1,156 Reviews ½ 4.0
The Agatha Awards are given for materials first published in the United States by a living author during the calendar year, either in hardcover, as a paperback original, or e-published by an show more e-publishing firm and are awarded in five categories: Best Novel Best First Novel Best Short Story Best Nonfiction Book Best Children's/Young Adult Novel The Agatha Awards honor the "traditional mystery." That is to say, books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie as well as others. For these purposes, the genre is loosely defined as mysteries that: contain no explicit sex contain no excessive gore or gratuitous violence usually feature an amateur detective take place in a confined setting and contain characters who know one another Novels and stories featuring police officers and private detectives may qualify for the awards, but materials generally classified as "hard-boiled" are not appropriate. At an annual convention in Washington, D.C., the Agatha Awards are handed out by Malice Domestic Ltd, show less
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All, Winner (140), Nominee (665)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (22), 2022 (23), 2021 (23), 2020 (25), 2019 (25), 2018 (21), 2017 (26), 2016 (23), 2015 (24), 2014 (25), 2013 (23), 2012 (25), 2011 (26), 2010 (20), 2009 (20), 2008 (19), 2007 (16), 2006 (16), 2005 (19), 2004 (15), 2003 (22), 2002 (21), 2001 (17), 2000 (16), 1999 (12), 1998 (16), 1997 (13), 1996 (15), 1995 (15), 1994 (14), 1993 (17), 1992 (10), 1991 (11), 1990 (10), 1989 (10), 1988 (10)
Announced:
April 27: Winner2023 Recent
February 5: Nominee2023 Recent

Winner 5

WorkCategoryYear
The Haunted Lighthouse by Penny WarnerChildren's / Young-Adult2012
Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerFirst Novel2012
Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder by Catriona McPhersonHistorical Novel2012
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels by John ConnollyNon-Fiction2012
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise PennyNovel2012

Nominee 25

WorkCategoryYear
The Haunted Lighthouse by Penny WarnerChildren's / Young-Adult2012
Seconds Away by Harlan CobenChildren's / Young-Adult2012
The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth GeorgeChildren's / Young-Adult2012
Liar & Spy by Rebecca SteadChildren's / Young-Adult2012
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinChildren's / Young-Adult2012
Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerFirst Novel2012
Iced Chiffon by Duffy BrownFirst Novel2012
Scrapbook of Secrets by Mollie Cox BryanFirst Novel2012
A Killer Read by Erika ChaseFirst Novel2012
Faithful Unto Death by Stephanie Jaye EvansFirst Novel2012
Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder by Catriona McPhersonHistorical Novel2012
The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys BowenHistorical Novel2012
Murder on Fifth Avenue (Gaslight Mystery) by Victoria ThompsonHistorical Novel2012
An Unmarked Grave by Charles ToddHistorical Novel2012
Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline WinspearHistorical Novel2012
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels by John ConnollyNon-Fiction2012
The Grand Tour: Around the World With the Queen of Mystery by Agatha ChristieNon-Fiction2012
Blood Relations: The Selected Letters of Ellery Queen, 1947-1950 by Joseph GoodrichNon-Fiction2012
More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered (Marder and Mayhem) by Douglas P. LyleNon-Fiction2012
Double Cross : The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Ben MacintyreNon-Fiction2012
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise PennyNovel2012
The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista DavisNovel2012
A Fatal Winter by G. M. MallietNovel2012
The Buzzard Table by Margaret MaronNovel2012
The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi RyanNovel2012

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