Thursday, February 18, 2016

The Agatha Awards Have Been Announced


The Malice Domestic conference has announced their annual Agatha Award nominations for the "traditional mystery." 

What You See
Best Contemporary Novel:
Bridges Burned by Annette Dashofy
Long Upon the Land by Margaret Maron
The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson
Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
What You See by Hank Phillipi Ryan


Best Historical Novel:
Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen
The Masque of a Murderer by Susanna Calkins
Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King
Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante by Susan Elia Macneal
Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson
Best First Novel:
Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman by Tessa Arlen
Macdeath by Cindy Brown
Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron
Just Killing Time by Julianne Holmes
On the Road with Del and Louise by Art Taylor

Our Much Ado About Mysteries book discussion group will be having the Agatha Awards as the reading theme for their Thursday June 9th book discussion meeting. Come join us.
Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen
By then we will know the winners of this years' Agathas since they will be announced on April 30, 2016. 

For more information on the Agatha Awards (and the short story nominees' links) click here.

For past Agatha Award winners look here.    

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