The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the traditional mystery subgenre: "books typified by the works of Agatha Christie . . . loosely defined as mysteries that contain no explicit sex, excessive gore or gratuitous violence, and are not classified as 'hard-boiled.'"[1] At an annual convention in Washington, D.C.,[2] the Agatha Awards are handed out by Malice Domestic Ltd, in six categories: Best Novel; Best First Mystery; Best Historical Novel; Best Short Story; Best Non-Fiction; Best Children's/Young Adult Mystery. Additionally, in some years the Poirot Award is presented to honor individuals other than writers who have made outstanding contributions to the mystery genre, but it is not an annual award.

Early meetings of the Malice Domestic Committee occurred in fall 1987, with the first convention held on April 21–23, 1989, in Silver Spring, MD.[3][4] Malice Domestic Ltd was incorporated in 1992. It is governed by a volunteer board of directors.[5]

Awards

Winners and, where known, nominated titles for each year:

Best First Novel

1980s

Agatha Award for Best First Novel, 1988-1989[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
1988A Great DeliveranceBantam BooksWinner
The Killings at Badger's DriftFinalist
The J. Alfred Prufrock MurdersFinalist
Goodbye Nanny GreyFinalist
Dead Men Don't Give SeminarsFinalist
1989Grime and PunishmentAvonWinner
Working MurderFinalist
A Question of GuiltFinalist
The Mother ShadowFinalist
The Mark Twain MurdersFinalist

1990s

Agatha Award for Best First Novel, 1990-1999[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
1990The Body in the BelfrySt. Martin's PressWinner
Screaming BonesFinalist
The Chartreuse ClueFinalist
Catering to NobodyFinalist
Sea of TroublesFinalist
1991Zero at the BoneSt. Martin's PressWinner
CarpoolFinalist
Just DessertsFinalist
The Bulrush MurdersFinalist
Flowers for the DeadFinalist
1992Blanche on the LamSt. Martin's PressWinner[7][8]
All the Great PretendersFinalist
DeckedFinalist
Seneca Falls InheritanceFinalist
Thyme of DeathFinalist
1993Track of the CatPutnamWinner
Goodnight, IreneFinalist
A Share in DeathFinalist
Death Comes as EphiphanyFinalist
Child of SilenceFinalist
1994Do Unto OthersBallantineWinner
Writers of the Purple SageFinalist
One for the MoneyScribnerFinalist
Fool's PuzzleFinalist
Until DeathFinalist
1995The Body in the TranseptWalkerWinner
A Far and Deadly CryFinalist
Horse of a Different KillerFinalist
Death in Bloodhound RedFinalist
Murder in ScorpioFinalist
1996Murder on a Girl's Night OutAvonWinner
Death in Little Tokyo: A Ken Tanaka MysterySt. Martin’sFinalist
Somebody Else's ChildOnyx BooksFinalist
The Grass WidowBantam BooksFinalist
Hearts and Bone: A Novel of Historical SuspenseAvonFinalist
Riding for a FallGold MedalFinalist
1997The Salaryman's WifeHarperCollinsWinner
Quieter Than SleepDoubledayFinalist
The Butter Did ItHarperCollinsFinalist
Dead Body LanguageBantam BooksFinalist
Death Brims OverAvonFinalist
1998The Doctor Digs a GraveMinotaur BooksWinner
Sympathy for the DevilAvonFinalist
Tiger's PalettePocketFinalist
Dying to Get PublishedFawcettFinalist
Fax Me a BagelScribnerFinalist
1999Murder with PeacocksThomas Dunne BooksWinner
Circles of ConfusionHarperTorchFinalist
Revenge of the Gypsy QueenRainbow BooksFinalist
By Blood PossessedMinotaur BooksFinalist
Sing It to Her BonesDellFinalist

2000s

Agatha Award for Best First Novel, 2000-2009[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
2000[fr]Death on a Silver TrayBerkley Prime CrimeWinner
Three Dirty Women and the Garden of DeathOvermountain PressFinalist
Death of an Amiable ChildWalker & CompanyFinalist[9]
Murder of a Small Town HoneySignetFinalist
2001Bubbles UnboundDuttonWinner
Innkeeping with MurderBerkley Prime CrimeFinalist
Mute WitnessPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
A Witness AboveSignetFinalist
2002In the Bleak MidwinterMinotaur BooksWinner
Not All Tarts Are ApplePoisoned Pen PressFinalist
Six Strokes UnderBerkley Prime CrimeFinalist
Beat Until StiffPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
How to Murder a MillionaireSignetFinalist
Shadows at the FairScribnerFinalist
2003Maisie DobbsSoho Press Inc.Winner
[fr]Dealing in MurderAvonFinalist
Haunted GroundScribnerFinalist
Take the BaitPocket BooksFinalist
Alpine for YouPocket BooksFinalist
Murder off MikeMinotaur BooksFinalist[10]
[de]O’ Artful DeathSt. Martin's PressFinalist
2004Dating Dead MenDoubledayWinner
Till the Cows Come HomePoisoned Pen PressFinalist
Arson and Old LacePocket BooksFinalist
I Dreamed I Married Perry MasonHarperCollinsFinalist
The Clovis Incident: A MysteryUniversity of New Mexico PressFinalist
and Jerome RossGod Speed the NightFinalist
2005[fr]Better Off WedHarperCollinsWinner
Jury of OneHilliard & HarrisFinalist
Witch Way to MurderAvonFinalist
Knit One, Kill TwoFinalist
Blood RelationsHilliard & HarrisFinalist
2006[fr]The Heat of the MoonPoisoned Pen PressWinner
Consigned to DeathMinotaur BooksFinalist
and Susan SmilyThe Chef Who Died SauteingHilliard & HarrisFinalist
Feint of ArtSignetFinalist
Murder on the RocksMidnight InkFinalist
2007Prime TimeHarlequinWinner
A Beautiful Blue DeathMinotaur BooksFinalist
A Real Basket CaseFive Star MysteryFinalist
Silent in the GraveMira BooksFinalist
2008Death of a Cozy WriterMidnight InkWinner
Through a Glass, DeadlyFinalist
Paper, Scissors, DeathFinalist
The Diva Runs Out of ThymePenguin GroupFinalist
Pushing Up DaisiesMinotaur BooksFinalist[11]
2009The Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieDelacorte PressWinner[12]
For Better, for MurderFinalist
Posed for MurderMinotaur BooksFinalist
The Cold Light of MourningSt. Martin's PressFinalist
In the Shadow of GothamMinotaur BooksFinalist

2010s

Agatha Award for Best First Novel, 2010-2019[6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2010[fr; ja]The Long Quiche GoodbyeWinner[13]
Murder at the PTAFinalist[14]
The Poisoner's HandbookFinalist[14]
Maid of MurderFinalist[14]
Full MortalityFinalist[14]
Diamonds for the DeadFinalist[14]
2011[fr]Learning to SwimWinner[15]
Dire ThreadsFinalist[16]
ChokeFinalist[16]
Who Do, Voodoo?Finalist[16]
Tempest in the Tea LeavesFinalist[16]
2012Lowcountry BoilWinner
Iced ChiffonFinalist
A Killer ReadFinalist
A Scrapbook of SecretsFinalist
Faithful Unto DeathFinalist
2013Death Al DenteWinner
You Cannoli Die OnceFinalist
Board StiffFinalist
Kneading to DieFinalist
Front Page FatalityFinalist
2014Well Read, Then DeadWinner
Circle of InfluenceFinalist
Tagged for DeathFinalist
Finding SkyFinalist
Murder Strikes a PoseFinalist
2015On the Road with Del and LouiseWinner
Death of a Dishonorable GentlemanFinalist[17]
MacdeathFinalist
Plantation ShuddersFinalist
Just Killing TimeFinalist
2016The Semester of Our DiscontentWinner
Terror in TaffetaFinalist
Murder in G MajorFinalist
Decanting a MurderFinalist
Design for DyingFinalist[18]
2017Hollywood HomicideWinner
AdriftFinalist
The Plot is MurderFinalist
Daughters of Bad MenFinalist
ProtocolFinalist
2018[fr]A Ladies Guide to Etiquette and MurderWinner
Curses, Boiled AgainWinner
Little ComfortFinalist
What Doesn't Kill YouFinalist
Deadly SolutionFinalist
2019[fr]One Night GoneWinner
A Dream of DeathFinalist
Murder Once RemovedFinalist[19]
When It’s Time for LeavingFinalist
Staging is MurderFinalist

2020s

Agatha Award for Best First Novel, 2020-2029[6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2020Erica NeubauerMurder at the Mena HouseWinner[20]
Esme AddisonA Spell for TroubleFinalist[21][22]
Tina DebellegardeWinter WitnessFinalist[21][22]
Mary KeliikoaDerailedFinalist[21][22]
Laura Jensen WalkerMurder Most SweetFinalist[21][22]
2021Arsenic and AdoboWinner[23]
Mally BeckerThe Turncoat's WidowFinalist
Lori Duffy FosterA Dead Man's EyesFinalist
Judy L. MurrayMurder in the MasterFinalist
Raquel V. ReyesMango, Mambo, and MurderFinalist
2022Korina MossCheddar Off DeadWinner
M. A. MonninDeath in the AegeanFinalist
Harini NagendraThe Bangalore Detectives ClubFinalist
Rob OslerDevil's Chew ToyFinalist
Joan LongThe FinalistFinalist
Nina WachsmanThe Gallery of BeautiesFinalist
2023Daphne SilverCrime and ParchmentWinner
Danielle ArceneauxGlory BeFinalist
Kristin KisskaThe Hint of LightFinalist
Josh PachterDutch ThreatFinalist
Nina SimonMother-Daughter Murder NightFinalist

Best Contemporary Novel

2010s

Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel, 2013-2019[6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2013'Winner
Pagan SpringFinalist
How the Light Gets InFinalist
Clammed UpFinalist
Through the Evil DaysFinalist
2014Truth Be ToldWinner
'Finalist
'Finalist
Designated DaughtersFinalist
'Finalist
2015Long Upon the LandWinner[20]
Bridges BurnedFinalist
'Finalist
Nature of the BeastFinalist
What You SeeFinalist
2016'Winner
Body on the BayouFinalist
Quiet NeighborsFinalist
Fogged InnFinalist
Say No MoreFinalist
2017Glass HousesWinner
Death OverdueFinalist
'Finalist
No Way HomeFinalist
Take OutFinalist
2018Mardi Gras MurderWinner
Beyond the TruthFinalist
Cry WolfFinalist
Kingdom of the BlindFinalist
Trust MeFinalist
2019'Winner
Fatal Cajun FestivalFinalist
Fair GameFinalist
'Finalist
'Finalist
'Finalist

2020s

Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel, 2020-2029[6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2020All the Devils Are HereWinner[20][24]
'Finalist[21][22]
Murder in the Bayou BoneyardFinalist[21][22]
Sherry HarrisFrom Beer to EternityFinalist[21][22]
'Finalist[21][22]
2021Cajun Kiss of DeathWinner[23]
Watch HerFinalist
'Finalist
Her Perfect LifeFinalist
Gabriel ValjanSymphony RoadFinalist
2022A World of CuriositiesWinner
Bayou Book ThiefFinalist[21][22]
Jennifer J. ChowDeath By Bubble TeaFinalist[21][22]
Fatal ReunionFinalist[21][22]
Tina De BellegardeDead Man's LeapFinalist[21][22]
2023Tara LaskowskiThe Weekend RetreatWinner
Ellen ByronWined and Died in New OrleansFinalist
Annette DashofyHelplessFinalist
Korina MossCase of the BleusFinalist
Gigi PandianThe Raven ThiefFinalist
2024Gigi PandianA Midnight PuzzleWinner[25]
Connie BerryA Collection of LiesFinalist
Ellen ByronA Very Woodsy MurderFinalist
Ann CleevesThe Dark WivesFinalist
Korina MossFondue or DieFinalist

Best Novel

1980s

Agatha Award for Best Novel,1988-1989[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
1988Something WickedBantamWinner
The Widow's ClubFinalist
Mischief in MaggodyFinalist
Paying the PiperFinalist
Dead CrazyFinalist
1989Naked Once MoreWarnerWinner
The Sirens Sang of MurderFinalist
A Little Class on MurderFinalist
Corpus ChristmasFinalist
Philly StakesFinalist

1990s

Agatha Award for Best Novel,1990-1999[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
1990Bum SteerPocket BooksWinner
Real MurdersFinalist
Deadly ValentineFinalist
The Face of a StrangerFinalist
The Potter's FieldFinalist
1991I.O.U.Pocket BooksWinner
Make No BonesMysterious PressFinalist
The Christie CaperBantam BooksFinalist
An Owl Too ManyMysterious PressFinalist
The Last Camel Died at NoonWarnerFinalist
1992Bootlegger's DaughterMysterious PressWinner
Southern GhostFinalist
The Hangman's Beautiful DaughterFinalist
Defend and BetrayFinalist
The Snake, the Crocodile, and the DogFinalist
1993Dead Man's IslandBantam BooksWinner
Old ScoresFinalist
O Little Town of MaggodyFinalist
To Live and Die in DixieFinalist
Fair GameFinalist
Southern DiscomfortFinalist
1994She Walks These HillsScribnerWinner
Scandal in Fair HavenFinalist
The Beekeeper's ApprenticeFinalist
Angel of DeathFinalist
Night Train to MemphisFinalist
1995If I'd Killed Him When I Met HimBallantine BooksWinner
Miracles in MaggodyFinalist
The Wandering ArmFinalist
TwilightFinalist
EscapadeFinalist
1996Up Jumps The DevilMysterious PressWinner
Kansas TroublesBerkley BooksFinalist
Strong as DeathForgeFinalist
1997The Devil In MusicViking PressWinner
HocusSimon & SchusterFinalist
Dreaming of the BonesScribnerFinalist
Goose in a PondBerkley BooksFinalist
Seeing a Large CatWarnerFinalist
1998Butchers HillAvonWinner[20]
LiarSimon & SchusterFinalist
Dove in the WindowBerkleyFinalist
Blind Bloodhound JusticeHarperCollinsFinalist
Home FiresMysterious PressFinalist
The Ape Who Guards the BalanceAvonFinalist
1999Mariner's CompassBerkley BooksWinner
Immaculate ReceptionAvonFinalist
Death on the River WalkAvonFinalist
In Big TroubleAvonFinalist
The Flower MasterHarperCollinsFinalist

2000s

Agatha Award for Best Novel, 2000-2009[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
2000Storm TrackMysterious PressWinner
Guns and RosesFinalist
Killer WeddingFinalist
The Floating GirlFinalist
He Shall Thunder in the SkyFinalist
2001Murphy's LawSt. Martin's MinotaurWinner
Arkansas TravelerBerkley BooksFinalist
Dead Until DarkAceFinalist
Shadows of SinAvonFinalist
The Bride's KimonoHarperCollinsFinalist
2002You've Got MurderBerkley Prime CrimeWinner
Death of RileySt. Martin's MinotaurFinalist
The Body in the BonfireMorrowFinalist
Blues in the NightBallantine BooksFinalist
The Golden OneWilliam Morrow & CompanyFinalist
2003Letter From HomeBerkley Prime CrimeWinner
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping LoonSt. Martin's MinotaurFinalist
Mumbo GumboWilliam Morrow & CompanyFinalist
Dream HouseBallantine BooksFinalist
Last Lessons of SummerMysterious PressFinalist
Shop till You DropSignetFinalist
2004Birds of a FeatherSoho PressWinner
We'll Always Have ParrotsThomas Dunne BooksFinalist
By a Spider's ThreadHarperCollinsFinalist
High Country FallMysterious PressFinalist
The Pearl DiverHarperCollinsFinalist
2005The Body in the SnowdriftWilliam Morrow & CompanyWinner
Owls Well That Ends WellSt. Martin's MinotaurFinalist
Rituals of the SeasonMysterious Press & Warner BooksFinalist
The Belen HitchUniversity of New Mexico PressFinalist
Trouble in SpadesAvon/HarperCollinsFinalist
Pardonable LiesHenry Holt & CompanyFinalist
2006The Virgin of Small PlainsRandom HouseWinner
The Saddlemaker's WifeFinalist
Why Casey Had to DieFinalist
The Virgin of Small PlainsFinalist
All Mortal FleshFinalist
Messenger of TruthFinalist
2007A Fatal Grace (Dead Cold in Canada)St. Martin's MinotaurWinner[26]
The Penguin Who Knew Too MuchSt. Martin's MinotaurFinalist
Her Royal SpynessPenguin GroupFinalist
Hard RowGrand Central PublishingFinalist
Murder with ReservationsNALFinalist
2008The Cruelest MonthMinotaur BooksWinner[26]
Six Geese A-SlayingMinotaur BooksFinalist
A Royal PainPenguin GroupFinalist
Buckingham Palace GardensRandom HouseFinalist
I Shall Not WantMinotaur BooksFinalist
2009A Brutal TellingMinotaur BooksWinner[26][12]
Swan for the MoneySt. Martin's MinotaurFinalist
Bookplate SpecialBerkley Prime CrimeFinalist
Royal FlushBerkley Prime CrimeFinalist
Air TimeMIRAFinalist

2010s

Agatha Award for Best Novel, 2010-2019[6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2010Bury Your DeadWinner[26][13]
Stork Raving MadFinalist[14]
The Scent of Rain and LightningFinalist[14]
Drive TimeFinalist[14]
Truly, MadlyFinalist[14]
2011Three-Day TownWinner[15]
The Real MacawFinalist
The Diva Haunts the HouseFinalist
Wicked AutumnFinalist
A Trick of the LightFinalist
2012The Beautiful MysteryWinner
The Diva Digs Up the DirtFinalist
A Fatal WinterFinalist
The Buzzard TableFinalist
The Other WomanFinalist

Best Historical Novel

2010s

Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel, 2011-2019[6]
YearAuthorTitleSeriesResultRef.
2011Naughty in NiceRoyal SpynessWinner[15]
Murder Your DarlingsAlgonquin Round TableFinalist[14]
Mercury's RiseSilver RushFinalist[14]
Troubled BonesCrispin Guest MysteriesFinalist[14]
A Lesson in SecretsMaisie DobbsFinalist[14]
2012Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for MurderDandy GilverWinner
The Twelve Clues of ChristmasRoyal SpynessFinalist
Murder on Fifth AvenueGaslight MysteriesFinalist
An Unmarked GraveBess CrawfordFinalist
Elegy for EddieMaisie DobbsFinalist
2013A Question of HonorBess CrawfordWinner
Heirs and GracesRoyal SpynessFinalist
Death in the Time of IceEnga Dancing FlowerFinalist
A Friendly Game of MurderAlgonquin Round TableFinalist
Murder in ChelseaGaslight MysteriesFinalist
2014Queen of HeartsRoyal SpynessWinner
Wouldn't It Be DeadlyEliza Doolittle and Henry HigginsFinalist
Murder in Murray HillGaslight MysteriesFinalist
An Unwilling AccompliceBess CrawfordFinalist
Hunting ShadowsInspector Ian RutledgeFinalist
2015Dreaming SpiesMary RussellWinner
Malice at the PalaceRoyal SpynessFinalist
The Masque of a MurdererLucy CampionFinalist
Mrs. Roosevelt’s ConfidanteMaggie HopeFinalist
Murder on Amsterdam AvenueGaslight MysteriesFinalist
2016The Reek of Red HerringsDandy GilverWinner
Whispers Beyond the VeilChange of FortuneFinalist
Get Me to the Grave on TimeEliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins MysteriesFinalist
Delivering the TruthQuaker MidwifeFinalist
Murder in Morningside HeightsGaslight MysteriesFinalist
2017In Farleigh FieldWinner
Murder in an English VillageBeryl and EdwinaFinalist
The Paris SpyMaggie HopeFinalist
Called to JusticeQuaker MidwifeFinalist
Dangerous to KnowLillian Frost and Edith HeadFinalist
2018The Widows of Malabar HillPerveen MistryWinner
Four Funerals and Maybe a WeddingRoyal SpynessFinalist
The Gold PawnArt Deco MysteryFinalist
Turning the TideQuaker MidwifeFinalist
Murder on Union SquareGaslight MysteriesFinalist
2019Charity’s BurdenQuaker MidwifeWinner
Love and Death Among the CheetahsRoyal SpynessFinalist
Murder Knocks TwiceSpeakeasy MurdersFinalist
The Pearl DaggerArt Deco MysteryFinalist
The Naming GameCompany FilesFinalist

2020s

Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel, 2020-2029[6]
YearAuthorTitleSeriesResultRef.
2020The Last Mrs. SummersRoyal SpynessWinner[20]
The Fate of a FlapperSpeakeasy MurdersFinalist[21][22]
A Lady's Guide to Mischief and MurderCountess of HarleighFinalist[21][22]
Taken Too SoonQuaker MidwifeFinalist[21][22]
The Turning TideDandy GilverFinalist[21][22]
2021Death at GreenwayWinner[23]
Murder at Mallowan HallPhyllida BrightFinalist
Clark and DivisionFinalist
The Bombay PrincePerveen MistryFinalist
The Devil's MusicCompany Files seriesFinalist
2022Amanda FlowerBecause I Could Not Stop for DeathEmily DickinsonWinner
Mally BeckerThe Counterfeit WifeA Revolutionary War MysteryFinalist
Mariah FredericksThe Lindbergh NannyFinalist
Catriona McPhersonIn Place of FearFinalist
Karen OddenUnder a Veiled MoonInspector CorravanFinalist
2023Sujata MasseyThe Mistress of Bhatia HouseWinner
Susanna CalkinsDeath Among the RuinsFinalist
Celeste ConnallyAct Like a Lady, Think Like a LordFinalist
Amanda FlowerI Heard a Fly Buzz When I DiedFinalist
Cheryl A. HeadTime’s UndoingFinalist

Best Non-Fiction

1990s

Agatha Award for Best Non-Fiction, 1993-1999[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
1993The Doctor, the Murder, the MysteryNoble PressWinner
The Poisonous Pen of Agatha ChristieFinalist
The Fine Art of MurderFinalist
A Reader's Guide to the American Novel of DetectionFinalist
The Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928-91Finalist
Dorothy L. SayersFinalist
1994and Dean JamesBy a Woman's HandBerkley Publishing GroupWinner
Encyclopedia MysteriosaFinalist
Crime Fiction IIFinalist
Great Women Mystery WritersFinalist
Had She But Known: Mary Roberts RinehartFinalist
1995Mystery Readers Walking Guide-ChicagoPassport Books, NTC Publishing GroupWinner
John Dickson Carr: the Man Who Explained MiraclesFinalist
Ngaio Marsh: the Woman and Her WorkFinalist
The Armchair Detective Book of Lists, 2nd editionFinalist
The Cadfael Companion, 2nd editionFinalist
1996Detecting Women 2Purple Moon PressWinner
Mystery: A CelebrationKQED BooksFinalist
and Anne WingateAmateur Detectives: A Writer's Guide to How Private Citizens Solve Criminal CasesWriter's DigestFinalist
(editor)The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: The Making of a Detective NovelistSt. Martin's MinotaurFinalist
and Dean JamesBy a Woman's Hand, 2nd EditionBerkley Publishing GroupFinalist
1997Detecting MenPurple Moon PressWinner
and Robin WinksCrimes of the SceneSt. Martin's PressFinalist
Guilty PartiesThames & HudsonFinalist
1998Mystery Reader's Walking Guide to Washington D.C.Passport BooksWinner
and Martin H. GreenbergSpeaking of MurderBerkleyFinalist
Dean James and Ellen Nehr, Deadly WomenCarroll & Graf PublishersFinalist
and Susan ThompsonSilk Stalkings IIScarecrowFinalist
and Dean JamesKiller BooksBerkleyFinalist
1999Teller of Tales: the Life of Arthur Conan DoyleHenry Holt & CompanyWinner
The Deadly DirectoryDeadly Serious PressFinalist
and Robert WeibezahlA Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery WritersPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
Detecting Women IIIPurple Moon PressFinalist
The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery WritingOxford University PressFinalist

2000s

Agatha Award for Best Non-Fiction, 2000-2009[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
2000(editor)100 Favorite Mysteries of the CenturyCrum Creek PressWinner
The Complete ChristiePocket BooksFinalist
(editor)Women of MysteryFinalist
(editor)The American Regional MysteryFinalist
(editor)They Wrote the BookFinalist
2001Seldom Disappointed: A MemoirHarperCollinsWinner
The History of the MysteryCollector's PressFinalist
Writing the Mystery: A Start-To-Finish Guide for Both Novice and ProfessionalIntrigue PressFinalist
Who Was That Lady?Delphi BooksFinalist
Food, Drink, and the Female SleuthAuthors Choice Press/iUniverse.comFinalist
2002(editor)They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated, and Forgotten Mystery NovelsCrum Creek PressWinner
(editor)The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime FictionAvalon Publishing GroupFinalist
Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery FictionPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
(editor) with Jan Burke and Barry ZemanWriting Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of AmericaWriter's DigestFinalist
Kitchen Privileges: A MemoirSimon and SchusterFinalist
2003and Kristen Whitbread (editors) with Dennis Forbes (design)Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A CompendiumWilliam Morrow & CompanyWinner
Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Volume 3 (Parts 1 & 2)Poisoned Pen PressFinalist
and Robert Weibezahl (editors)A Second Helping of Murder: More Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery WritersPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
Atomic Renaissance: Women Mystery Writers of the 1940s and 1950sDelphi BooksFinalist
2004Private Eye-Lashes: Radio’s Lady DetectivesBear Manor MediaWinner
(editor)The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short StoriesW. W. Norton & CompanyFinalist
2005Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created HerHarcourtWinner
Behind the Mystery: Top Mystery WritersHothouse PressFinalist
The New Annotated Sherlock HolmesW. W. NortonFinalist
The Heirs of Anthony BoucherPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
2006Don't Murder Your MysteryBella Rosa BooksWinner
and Austin LugarMystery MusesThe Crum Creek PressFinalist
The Beautiful Cigar GirlDuttonFinalist
2007, Daniel Stashower, and Charles FoleyArthur Conan Doyle: A Life in LettersPenguin PressWinner
The Official Nancy Drew HandbookQuirck ProductionsFinalist
2008How to Write Killer Historical MysteriesPerseverance PressWinner
African American Mystery Writers: A Historical & Thematic StudyMcFarland & Co.Finalist
Anthony Boucher: A BiobibliographyMcFarland & Co.Finalist
Dr.Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale StoriesMetro BooksFinalist
The Suspicions of Mr. Whitcher, or The Murder at Road Hill HouseWalker & Co.Finalist
2009Dame Agatha's ShortsBella Rosa BooksWinner[12]
Duchess of DeathPhoenix BooksFinalist
Talking About Detective FictionKnopfFinalist
Blood on the Stage 1925-1950Scarecrow PressFinalist
The Talented Miss HighsmithSt Martin's PressFinalist

2010s

Agatha Award for Best Non-Fiction, 2010-2019[6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2010Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: 50 Years of Mysteries in the MakingWinner[13]
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New YorkFinalist[14]
and David A. CrowderSherlock Holmes for DummiesFinalist[14]
Have Faith in Your KitchenFinalist[14]
Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American HistoryFinalist[14]
2011Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom ProcedureWinner[15]
Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making: More Stories and Secrets from Her NotebooksFinalist
On Conan Doyle; or The Whole Art of StorytellingFinalist
Wilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the Evolution of the Casebook NovelFinalist
The Sookie Stackhouse CompanionFinalist[27][28]
2012Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery NovelsWinner
Blood Relations: The Selected Letters of Ellery Queen, 1947-1950Finalist
More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly AnsweredFinalist
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day SpiesFinalist
The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery Agatha ChristieFinalist
2013The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil WarWinner
Georgette HeyerFinalist
Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock HolmesFinalist
and Rita OwenEditors, Not Everyone's Cup of Tea: An Interesting & Entertaining History of Malice Domestic's First 25 YearsFinalist
2014(editor)Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's JourneyWinner
The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England's Most Notorious DoctorFinalist
Death Dealer: How Cops and Cadaver Dogs Brought a Killer to JusticeFinalist
400 Things Cops Know: Street Smart Lessons from a Veteran PatrolmanFinalist
The Art of the English MurderFinalist
2015The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective StoryWinner
The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock HolmesFinalist
A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha ChristieFinalist
Unsolved Murders and Disappearances in Northeast OhioFinalist
(editor), Mystery Writers of AmericaThe Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die ForFinalist
2016Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories that Keep Readers on the Edge of Their SeatsWinner
with Kate Clark FloraA Good Man with a Dog: A Game Warden's 25 Years in the Maine WoodsFinalist
Sara Paretsky: A Companion to the Mystery FictionFinalist
2017From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an IconWinner
Manderley Forever: A Biography of Daphne du MaurierFinalist
The Story of Classic Crime in 100 BooksFinalist
American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing LandFinalist
Through the Healing Power of FictionFinalist
2018Mastering Plot TwistsWinner
Writing the Cozy MysteryFinalist
Conan Doyle for the DefenseFinalist
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious LifeFinalist
Wicked Women of OhioFinalist
2019The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for WomenWinner
Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short StoryFinalist
Blonde Rattlesnake: Burmah Adams, Tom White, and the 1933 Crime Spree that Terrified Los AngelesFinalist
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper LeeFinalist
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the RipperFinalist

2020s

Agatha Award for Best Non-Fiction, 2020-2029[6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2020Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind HitchcockWinner[20]
Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the SpyFinalist[22]
Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection ClubFinalist[22]
H.R.F. Keating: A Life of CrimeFinalist[22]
American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSIFinalist[22]
2021Lee Child and Laurie R. King (editor)How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of AmericaWinner
Jan BroganThe Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston’s Struggle for JusticeFinalist
Chris ChanMurder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce PorterFinalist
Julie KavanaughThe Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge, and the Phoenix Park Murders that Stunned Victorian EnglandFinalist
2022Diane VallerePromophobia: Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Crime FictionWinner
Martin EdwardsThe Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their CreatorsFinalist
Mary Anna Evansand J. C. BernthalThe Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha ChristieFinalist
Carla ValentineSummary of the Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha ChristieFinalist
2023Anjili BabbarFinders: Justice, Faith and Identity in Irish Crime FictionWinner
David BordwellPerplexing Plots: Popular Storytelling and the Poetics of MurderFinalist
Mark DawidziakA Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan PoeFinalist
Robert MorganFallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan PoeFinalist

Best Short Story

1980s

Agatha Award for Best Short Story, 1988-1989[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublicationResultRef.
1988More Final Than DivorceEllery Queen's Mystery MagazineWinner
1989A Wee Doch And DorisMistletoe Mysteries (Mysterious Press)Winner

1990s

Agatha Award for Best Short Story, 1990-1999[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublicationResultRef.
1990Too Much To BareSisters in Crime 2 (Berkley Publishing Group)Winner[29]
1991Deborah's JudgmentA Woman's Eye (Delacourte Press)Winner
1992and Charlotte ElkinsNice GorillaMalice Domestic 1 (Pocket Books)Winner
1993Kim's GameMalice Domestic 2 (Pocket Books)Winner
1994The Family JewelsMalice Domestic 3 (Pocket Books)Winner
1995The Dog Who Remembered Too MuchMalice Domestic 4 (Pocket Books)Winner
1996Accidents Will HappenMalice Domestic 5 (Pocket Books)Winner
1997Tea for TwoFunnybones (Penguin Group)Winner
1998Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is A VegetableEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 1998Winner
1999Out of AfricaMom, Apple Pie, and Murder (Berkley Publishing Group)Winner

2000s

Agatha Award for Best Short Story, 2000-2009[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublicationResultRef.
2000The Man in the Civil SuitMalice Domestic 9 (Avon Books)Winner
2001The Would-Be-WidowerMalice Domestic X (Avon Books)Winner
2002The Dog That Didn't BarkEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 2002Winner
Too Many CooksMuch Ado About Murder, edited by Anne Perry (Berkley Prime Crime)Winner
2003No Man’s LandBlood On Their Hands (Berkley Prime Crime)Winner
2004Wedding KnifeChesapeake Crimes, edited by Donna Andrews (Quiet Storm Publishing)Winner
2005Driven to DistractionChesapeake Crimes II (Quiet Storm Publishing)Winner
2006Sleeping with the PlushAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineWinner
2007A Rat's TaleEllery Queen Mystery MagazineWinner
2008The Night Things ChangedWolfsbane & Mistletoe (Penguin Group)Winner
2009On the HouseLevel Best BooksWinner[12]

2010s

Agatha Award for Best Short Story, 2010-2019[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublicationResultRef.
2010So Much in CommonEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2010Winner
Swing ShiftCrimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side (Berkley)Finalist[14]
Size MattersThin Ice: Crime Stories by New England Writers (Level Best Books)Finalist[14]
Volunteer of the YearChesapeake Crimes: They Had it Comin' (Wildside Press)Finalist[14]
The Green CrossEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Aug. 2010Finalist[14]
2011DisarmingEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2011Winner[15]
Dead Eye GravyFish Tales: The Guppy Anthology (Wildside Press)Finalist[16]
Truth and ConsequencesMystery Times Ten (Buddhapuss Ink)Finalist[16]
The ItineraryMystery Writers of America Presents the Rich and the Dead (Grand Central Publishing)Finalist[16]
Palace by the LakeFish Tales: The Guppy Anthology (Wildside Press)Finalist[16]
2012Mischief in MesopotamiaEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2012Winner
Kept in the DarkBest New England Crime Stories 2013: Blood Moon (Level Best Books)Finalist
The Lord is My ShamusChesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder (Wildside Press)Finalist
Thea's First HusbandAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 2012Finalist
When Duty CallsChesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder (Wildside Press)Finalist
2013The Care and Feeding of House PlantsEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2013Winner
Evil Little GirlDon't Get Mad, Get Even (Wildside Press)Finalist
NightmareDon't Get Mad, Get Even (Wildside Press)Finalist
The Hindi HoudiniFish Nets: The Second Guppy Anthology (Wildside Press)Finalist
Bread BabyBest New England Crime Stories 2014: Stone Cold (Level Best Books)Finalist
2014The Odds Are Against UsEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2014Winner
The Blessing WitchBest New England Crime Stories 2015: Rogue Wave (Level Best Books)Finalist
The Shadow KnowsChesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays (Wildside Press)Finalist
Just Desserts for JohnnyFinalist
PremonitionChesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays (Wildside Press)Finalist
2015A Year Without Santa Claus?Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2015Winner
A Killing at the BeausoleilEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2015Finalist
A Questionable DeathHistory & Mystery, Oh My (Mystery & Horror, LLC)Finalist
Suffer the PoorHistory & Mystery, Oh My (Mystery & Horror, LLC)Finalist
A Joy ForeverAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, March 2015Finalist
2016Parallel PlayChesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning (Wildside Press)Winner
Double Jinx: A Bellissimo Casino Crime Caper Short StoryHenery PressFinalist
The Best-Laid PlansMalice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional (Wildside Press)Finalist
The Mayor and the MidwifeBlood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016 (Down & Out Books)Finalist
The Last Blue GlassAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, April 2016Finalist
2017The Library Ghost of Tanglewood InnWinner
Double Deck the HallsHenery PressFinalist
Whose Wine Is It Anyway?50 Shades of CabernetFinalist
The Night They Burned Miss Dixie's PlaceAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2017Finalist
A Necessary IngredientCoast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea (Down & Out Books)Finalist
2018All God's SparrowsAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2018Winner
[fr]The Case of the Vanishing ProfessorAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2018Winner
A Postcard for the DeadFlorida Happens: Tales of Mystery, Mayhem, and Suspense from the Sunshine State (Three Rooms Press)Finalist
Bug AppétitEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November/December 2018Finalist
English 398: Fiction WorkshopEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2018Finalist
2019The Last WordMalice Domestic 14: Mystery Most EdibleWinner
Grist for the MillA Murder of Crows (Darkhouse Books)Finalist
Alex’s ChoiceCrime Travel (Wildside Press)Finalist
The Blue RibbonMalice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible (Wildside Press)Finalist
Better DaysEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019Finalist

2020s

Agatha Award for Best Short Story, 2020-2029[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublicationResultRef.
2020Dear Emily EtiquetteEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September/October 2020Winner
The Red Herrings at Killington InnMasthead: Best New England Crime StoriesFinalist[22]
The Boy Detective & the Summer of '74Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2020Finalist[22]
Elysian FieldsCalifornia Schemin': the 2020 Bouchercon Anthology (Wildside Press)Finalist[22]
The 25 Year EngagementIn League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon (Pegasus Crime)Finalist[22]
2021Shawn Reilly SimmonsBay of ReckoningMurder on the Beach (Destination Murders)Winner
Barb GoffmanA Family MatterAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2021Finalist
Barb GoffmanA Tale of Two SistersMurder on the Beach (Destination Murders)Finalist
Richie NarvaezDoc's at MidnightMidnight HourFinalist
Gigi PandianThe Locked Room LibraryEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021Finalist
2022Barb GoffmanBeauty and the BeyotchSherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Issue 29Winner
Cynthia KuhnThere Comes a TimeMalice Domestic: Mystery Most DiabolicalFinalist
Lisa Q. MathewsFly Me to the MorgueMalice Domestic: Mystery Most DiabolicalFinalist
Richie NarvaezThe Minnesota Twins Meet BigfootLand of 10,000 Thrills: Bouchercon Anthology 2022Finalist
Art TaylorThe Invisible BandEdgar & Shamus Go GoldenFinalist
2023Dru Ann Love and Kristopher ZgorskiTicket to RideHappiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The BeatlesWinner
Shelley CostaThe Knife SharpenerAlfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, July/August 2023Finalist
Tina deBellegardeA Good Judge of CharacterMalice Domestic 17: Murder Most TraditionalFinalist
Barb GoffmanReal CourageBlack Cat Mystery Magazine, October 2023Finalist
Richie NarvaezShamu, World’s Greatest DetectiveKillin’ Time in San DiegoFinalist

Best Children/Young Adult Fiction

2000s

Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction, 2000-2009[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
2001Mystery Of The Haunted Caves (Troop 13 Mystery series)Meadowbrook PressWinner
2002and Matthew LaBrotRed Card (The Zeke Armstrong Mysteries)Top PublicationsWinner
2003The 7th KnotMarshall CavendishWinner
2004Chasing VermeerScholastic PressWinner
2005Down the Rabbit HoleHarperCollinsWinner
2005FlushAlfred A. KnopfWinner
2006Pea Soup PoisoningsHilliard & HarrisWinner
2007A Light In The CellarAmerican GirlWinner
2008The CrossroadsWinner
2009The Hanging HillRandom HouseWinner[12]
John C. FordThe Morgue and MeFinalist
Lewis B. MontgomeryThe Case of the Poisoned PigFinalist
Valerie O. PattersonThe Other Side of BlueFinalist
Nancy Springer'The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline'Finalist

2010s

Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction, 2010-2019[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
2010The Other Side of DarkAtheneum BooksWinner[13]
Theodore Boone: Kid LawyerDutton Children'sFinalist[14]
Theodosia and the Eyes of HorusHoughton MifflinFinalist[14]
The Agency: A Spy in the HouseCandlewick PressFinalist[14]
ViralsRazorbillFinalist[14]
2011The Black Heart CryptRandom HouseWinner[15]
ShelterPutnamFinalist[16]
IcefallScholastic PressFinalist[16]
The Wizard of Dark StreetEgmontUSAFinalist[16]
The Secret of the Skeleton Key (The Code Busters Club)EgmontUSAFinalist[16]
2012The Haunted Lighthouse (The Code Busters Club)EgmontUSAWinner
Seconds AwayFinalist
The Edge of NowhereFinalist
Liar & SpyFinalist
Code Name VerityFinalist
2013Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's LibraryRandom HouseWinner
The TestingHMH Books for Young ReadersFinalist
Traitor in the Shipyard: A Caroline MysteryAmerican GirlFinalist
Andi UnexpectedZonderkidzFinalist
Mystery of the Pirate's Treasure (The Code Busters Club)EgmontUSAFinalist
2014The Mummy's Curse (The Code Busters Club)EgmontUSAWinner
FoundPutnam JuvenileFinalist
Andi Under PressureZonderKidzFinalist
Greenglass HouseClarion BooksFinalist
Uncertain GloryIslandport PressFinalist
2015Andi UnstoppableZonderkidzWinner
Pieces and PlayersScholastic PressFinalist
NeedHMH Books for Young ReadersFinalist
WoofScholastic PressFinalist
Fighting ChancePoisoned Pen PressFinalist
2016The Secret of the Puzzle Box(The Code Busters Club)Darby CreekWinner
Trapped (A Mei-hua Adventure)Drum Tower PressFinalist
Spy Ski SchoolSimon & SchusterFinalist
Tag, You're DeadPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
The Mystery of Hollow PlacesBalzer & BrayFinalist
2017Sydney Mackenzie Knocks 'Em DeadAladdinWinner
City of AngelsFinalist
The World's Greatest DetectiveFinalist
Audacity Jones Steals the ShowFinalist
The Harlem CharadeFinalist
2018Cindy CallaghanPotion Problems (Just Add Magic)Winner
Ben GutersonWinterhouseFinalist
C. M. SurrisiA Side of SabotageFinalist
2019The Last CrystalAuctus PressWinner
Kazu Jones and the Denver DognappersDisney HyperionFinalist
Two Can Keep a SecretDelacorte PressFinalist
Top Marks for MurderPuffinFinalist
Jada Sly, Artist and SpyLittle Brown Books for Young ReadersFinalist

2020s

Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction, 2020-2029[6]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
2020Holly Hernandez and the Death of DiscoPiñata BooksWinner[20]
Fleur BradleyMidnight at the Barclay HotelViking Books for Young ReadersFinalist[21][22]
Premeditated MyrtleAlgonquin Young ReadersFinalist[21][22]
Saltwater SecretsAladdinQFinalist[21][22]
Janae MarksFrom the Desk of Zoe WashingtonKatherin Teagen BooksFinalist[21][22]
2021I Play One on TVDown & Out BooksWinner[23]
Cold-Blooded MyrtleAlgonquin Young ReadersFinalist
June HurThe Forest of Stolen GirlsFiewel and FriendsFinalist
Lynn SlaughterLeisha's SongFire and Ice/Melange BooksFinalist
Enola Holmes and the Black BaroucheWednesday BooksFinalist
2022Enola Holmes and the Elegant EscapadeWednesday BooksWinner[23]
Fleur BradleyDaybreak on Raven IslandViking Books for Young ReadersFinalist
In Myrtle PerilAlgonquin Young ReadersFinalist
#shedeserveditBold Strokes BooksFinalist
Frances SchoonmakerSid Johnson and the Phantom Slave StealerAuctus PublishersFinalist
2023K. B. JacksonThe Sasquatch of Hawthorne ElementaryReycraft BooksWinner
Elizabeth C. BunceMyrtle, Means, and OpportunityLittle, Brown Books for Young ReadersFinalist
Alex SeguraAraña and SpidermanRandom House/ MarvelFinalist
Taryn SoudersThe Mystery of the Radcliffe RiddleSourcebooks Young ReadersFinalist
Nancy SpringerEnola Holmes and the Mark of the MongooseWednesday BooksFinalist
2024K.B. JacksonThe Sasquatch of Harriman LakeReycraft BooksWinner
K.B. JacksonThe Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhuiReycraft BooksFinalist
Josh PachterFirst Week Free at the Roomy ToiletLevel ElevateFinalist
James PontiThe Sherlock SocietyAladdinFinalist
Frances SchoonmakerSid Johnson and the Well-Intended ConspiracyAuctus PubishersFinalist

Special Awards

Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement

YearRecipientRef.
1990
1994[30]
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003(also known as Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels)
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014, Joan Hess, and Margaret Maron[29]
2015
2016
2017
2018

Malice Domestic Poirot Award

YearRecipientDescription
2003Actor
2004Thomas Dunne Books editor
2005Actress and singer
2006Crippen & Landru Press publisher
2007None
2008Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine editor
2008Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine editor
2009and Brian SkupinMystery Scene publisher
2010Screenwriter and producer
2011
2012American writer
2013None
2014
2015None
2016Poisoned Pen Press editor-in-chief
2016Poisoned Pen Press president and founder
2017Author
2018British actress
2027Crippen & Landru Press publisher

See also

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