Here are the 2008 Agatha Awards that were given out at the Malice Domestic convention this past weekend. I have gone ahead and included the list from 2007 also… ss a sort of reminder of all of the great Cozy Mystery authors who have recently been nominated. (Not to worry, though… I have the list of all of the winners and nominees from many years on the site!) All of the nominated authors are winners in my book!
BEST NOVEL
2008: The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny (Winner)
Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews
A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry
I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming
2007: A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (Winner)
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Hard Row by Margaret Maron
Murder with Reservations by Elaine Viets
BEST FIRST NOVEL
2008: Death of a Cozy Writer by G.M. Malliet (Winner)
Through a Glass, Deadly by Sarah Atwell
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris
Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan
2007: Prime Time by Hank Phillipi Ryan (Winner)
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
A Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater
Silent In The Grave by Deanna Raybourn
BEST SHORT STORY
2008: The Night Things Changed by Dana Cameron (Winner) (from Wolfsbane and Mistletoe)
Killing Time by Jane Cleland
Dangerous Crossing by Carla Coupe
Skull & Cross-Examinations by Toni L.P. Kelner
A Nice Old Guy by Nancy Pickard
2007: A Rat's Tale by Donna Andrews (Winner)
Please Watch Your Step by Rhys Bowen
Casino Gamble by Nan Higginson
Popping Round To The Post by Peter Lovesey
Death Will Clean Your Closet by Elizabeth Zelvin
BEST NON-FICTION
2008: How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries by Kathy Lynn Emerson (Winner)
African American Mystery Writers: A Historical & Thematic Study by Frankie Y. Bailey
Anthony Boucher, A Bibliography by Jeff Marks
Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories by Dr. Harry Lee Poe
The Suspicions of Mr. Whitcher, or The Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale
2007: Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life In Letters by Charles Foley, Jon Lellenberg, & Daniel Stashower (Winner)
The Official Nancy Drew Handbook by Penny Warner
BEST CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULT
2008: The Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein (Winner)
Into the Dark by Peter Abrahams
A Thief in the Theater (A Kit Mystery) by Sarah Masters Buckey
The Great Circus Train Robbery by Nancy Means Wright
2007: A Light in the Cellar by Sarah Masters Buckey (Winner)
Bravo Zulu, Samantha! by Kathleen Benner Duble
Cover-Up: Mystery at The Super Bowl by John Feinstein
The Falconer's Knot by Mary Hoffman Bloomsbury
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers
MALICE DOMESTIC AWARDS
2008: Lifetime Achievement: Anne Perry
♦For more Mystery Book Awards, see main page.♦
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How nice to be acknowledged a year later.
Thanks, Danna!