Agatha Award2020

Given by Malice Domestic Ltd

25 Works 4,271 Books 273 Reviews 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)
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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 5

WorkCategoryYear
Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie NarvaezChildren's / Young-Adult2020
All the Devils Are Here by Louise PennyContemporary Novel2020
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth NeubauerFirst Novel2020
The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys BowenHistorical Novel2020
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock by Christina LaneNon-Fiction2020

Nominee 25

WorkCategoryYear
Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie NarvaezChildren's / Young-Adult2020
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur BradleyChildren's / Young-Adult2020
Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. BunceChildren's / Young-Adult2020
Saltwater Secrets by Cindy CallaghanChildren's / Young-Adult2020
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae MarksChildren's / Young-Adult2020
All the Devils Are Here by Louise PennyContemporary Novel2020
The Gift of the Magpie by Donna AndrewsContemporary Novel2020
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen ByronContemporary Novel2020
From Beer to Eternity (A Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon Mystery Book 1) by Sherry HarrisContemporary Novel2020
The Lucky One: A Novel by Lori Rader-DayContemporary Novel2020
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth NeubauerFirst Novel2020
A Spell for Trouble by Esme AddisonFirst Novel2020
Winter Witness: A Batavia-on-Hudson Mystery by Tina deBellegardeFirst Novel2020
Derailed by Mary KeliikoaFirst Novel2020
Murder Most Sweet: A Bookish Baker Mystery by Laura Jensen WalkerFirst Novel2020
The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys BowenHistorical Novel2020
Fate of a Flapper (The Speakeasy Murders, 2) by Susanna CalkinsHistorical Novel2020
A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne FreemanHistorical Novel2020
Taken Too Soon by Edith MaxwellHistorical Novel2020
The Turning Tide by Catriona McPhersonHistorical Novel2020
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock by Christina LaneNon-Fiction2020
Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy by Leslie BrodyNon-Fiction2020
American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler DawsonNon-Fiction2020
Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club by Martin EdwardsNon-Fiction2020
HRF Keating: A Life of Crime by Sheila MitchellNon-Fiction2020

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