Agatha Award2018

Given by Malice Domestic Ltd

21 Works 5,371 Books 298 Reviews ½ 3.9
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)
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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 4

WorkCategoryYear
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen ByronContemporary Novel2018
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata MasseyHistorical Novel2018
Mastering Plot Twists: How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers by Jane K. ClelandNon-Fiction2018
Potion Problems by Cindy CallaghanYoung Adult Mystery2018

Nominee 21

WorkCategoryYear
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen ByronContemporary Novel2018
Beyond the Truth: A Detective Byron Mystery (A John Byron Novel Book 3) by Bruce Robert CoffinContemporary Novel2018
Cry Wolf by Annette DashofyContemporary Novel2018
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise PennyContemporary Novel2018
Trust Me by Hank Phillippi RyanContemporary Novel2018
Little Comfort by Edwin HillFirst Novel2018
What Doesn't Kill You by Aimee HixFirst Novel2018
Deadly Solution (2018) by Keenan PowellFirst Novel2018
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata MasseyHistorical Novel2018
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys BowenHistorical Novel2018
The Gold Pawn (An Art Deco Mystery) by L. A. ChandlarHistorical Novel2018
Turning the Tide by Edith MaxwellHistorical Novel2018
Murder on Union Square (A Gaslight Mystery) by Victoria ThompsonHistorical Novel2018
Mastering Plot Twists: How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers by Jane K. ClelandNon-Fiction2018
Writing the Cozy Mystery by Nancy J. CohenNon-Fiction2018
Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer by Margalit FoxNon-Fiction2018
Agatha Christie: An English Mystery by Laura ThompsonNon-Fiction2018
Wicked Women of Ohio by Jane Ann TurzilloNon-Fiction2018
Potion Problems by Cindy CallaghanYoung Adult Mystery2018
Winterhouse by Ben GutersonYoung Adult Mystery2018
A Side of Sabotage (Quinnie Boyd Mysteries) by C. M. SurrisiYoung Adult Mystery2018

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