Malice Domestic have announced the nominations for the 2025 Agatha Awards.
Best Contemporary Novel
A Collection Of Lies by Connie Berry
A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian
A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron
Fondue Or Die by Korina Moss
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves
Best Historical Novel
Hall Of Mirrors by John Copenhaver
The Last Hope by Susan Elia Macneal
The Paris Mistress by Mally Becker
The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks
To Slip The Bonds Of Earth by Amanda Flower
Best First Novel
A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams
Ghosts Of Waikīkī by Jennifer K. Morita
Hounds Of The Hollywood Baskervilles by Elizabeth Crowens
Threads Of Deception by Elle Jauffret
You Know What You Did by K.T. Nguyen
Best Short Story
"A Matter Of Trust" By Barb Goffman, Three Strikes--You're Dead
"Reynisfjara" By Kristopher Zgorski, Mystery Most International
"Satan's Spit" By Gabriel Valjan, Tales Of Music, Murder And Mayhem: Bouchercon 2024
"Sins Of The Father" By Kerry Hammond, Mystery Most International
"The Postman Always Flirts Twice" By Barb Goffman, Agatha And Derringer Get Cozy
Best Non-Fiction
Abingdon's Boardinghouse Murder by Greg Lilly
Agatha Christie, Marple: Expert On Wickedness by Mark Aldridge
Some Of My Best Friends Are Murderers: Critiquing The Columbo Killers by Chris Chan
The Bookshop: A History Of The American Bookstore by Evan Friss
Writing The Cozy Mystery: Authors' Perspectives On Their Craft Edited by Phyllis M. Betz
Best Children’s/YA Mystery
First Week Free At The Roomy Toilet: A June Knight Mystery by Josh Pachter
Sasquatch of Harriman Lake by K.B. Jackson
Sid Johnson & The Well-Intended Conspiracy by Frances Schoonmaker
The Big Grey Man of Ben Nacdhui by K.B. Jackson
The Sherlock Society by James Ponti
Congratulations to all the nominated authors.
