Agatha Award2014

Given by Malice Domestic Ltd

25 Works 7,564 Books 464 Reviews ½ 3.8
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
Stages:
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 Mummy's Curse by Penny WarnerChildren's / Young-Adult2014
Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi RyanContemporary Novel2014
Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley MoranFirst Novel2014
Queen of Hearts by Rhys BowenHistorical Novel2014
Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey by Hank Phillippi RyanNon-Fiction2014

Nominee 25

WorkCategoryYear
The Mummy's Curse by Penny WarnerChildren's / Young-Adult2014
Found by Harlan CobenChildren's / Young-Adult2014
Andi Under Pressure by Amanda FlowerChildren's / Young-Adult2014
Greenglass House by Kate MilfordChildren's / Young-Adult2014
Uncertain Glory by Lea WaitChildren's / Young-Adult2014
Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi RyanContemporary Novel2014
The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna AndrewsContemporary Novel2014
A Demon Summer by G. M. MallietContemporary Novel2014
Designated Daughters by Margaret MaronContemporary Novel2014
The Long Way Home by Louise PennyContemporary Novel2014
Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley MoranFirst Novel2014
Circle of Influence by Annette DashofyFirst Novel2014
Tagged for Death by Sherry HarrisFirst Novel2014
Finding Sky by Susan O'BrienFirst Novel2014
Murder Strikes a Pose (A Downward Dog Mystery) by Tracy WeberFirst Novel2014
Queen of Hearts by Rhys BowenHistorical Novel2014
Wouldn’t It Be Deadly by D. E. IrelandHistorical Novel2014
Murder in Murray Hill by Victoria ThompsonHistorical Novel2014
Hunting Shadows by Charles ToddHistorical Novel2014
An Unwilling Accomplice by Charles ToddHistorical Novel2014
Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey by Hank Phillippi RyanNon-Fiction2014
The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England's Most Notorious Doctor by Stephen BatesNon-Fiction2014
Death Dealer: How Cops and Cadaver Dogs Brought a Killer to Justice by Kate Clark FloraNon-Fiction2014
400 Things Cops Know: Street-Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman by Adam PlantingaNon-Fiction2014
A Very British Murder by Lucy WorsleyNon-Fiction2014

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