Malice Domestic Agatha Award Winners 2024

 Best Contemporary Novel

The Weekend Rereat by Tara Laskowski

Best Historical Novel

The Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey

Best First Novel

Crime and Parchment by Daphne Silver

Best Short Story

"Ticket to Ride' by Dru Ann Love and Kristopher Zgorski, Happiness is a Warm Gun

Best Non-Fiction

Finders: Justice, Faith and Idenity in Irish Crime Fiction by Anjili Babbar

Best Children's/YA Mystery

The Sasquatch Hawthourne Elementary by K B Jackson

Congratulations to all the winners.



Malice Domestic - 2024 Agatha Award Nominees

 Malice Domestic 36 have announced the nominations for the 2024 Agatha Awards

Congratulations to all the nominated authors.

2020 Anthony Award Winners

 

Bouchercon,the world mystery convention, have announced the winners for its prestigious Anthony Awards at the first Virtual Bouchercon. Bouchercon 2020: Sacramento.

2020 Anthony Awards

Best Novel

The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge)

Best First Novel

One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski (Graydon House)

Best Paperback Original

The Alchemist’s Illusion by Gigi Pandian (Midnight Ink)

Best Critical Non-Fiction Work

The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton (Basic Books)

Best Short Story

“The Red Zone,” by Alex Segura (appearing in ¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico)

Best Anthology or Collection

Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible, edited by Verena Rose, Rita Owen, and Shawn Reilly Simmons (Wildside Press)

Best Young Adult

Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry by Jen Conley (Down & Out Books)

Congratulations to all the nominated authors and winners.

2020 Macavity Awards

 The Macavity Awards are nominated by members of Mystery Readers International, subscribers to Mystery Readers Journal, and friends of MRI. The winners were announced at opening ceremonies at Virtual Bouchercon2020 Sacramento. Congratulations to all.

Best Mystery Novel

The Chain by Adrian McKinty (Mulholland)

Best First Mystery

One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski (Graydon House)

Best Mystery Short Story
“Better Days,” by Art Taylor (EQMM, May/June 2019)

Best Mystery Nonfiction/Critical

Hitchcock and the Censors by John Billheimer (University Press of Kentucky)

Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott (Vintage)

2020 ITW Thriller Awards

On 11 July 2020 the International Thriller Writers proudly announced the recipients of the 2020 ITW Thriller Awards. The awards were presented during “Virtual” Thrillerfest.

Best Hardcover Novel

The Chain by Adrian McKinty (Mulholland Books)

Best First Novel

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Best Paperback Original Novel

The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan (penguin books)

Best Short Story

“The Long-Term Tenant” by Tara Laskowski (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

Best Young Adult

Keep This To Yourself by Tom Ryan (Albert Whitman & Company)

Best E-book Original

Close To You by Kerry Wilkinson (Bookouture)

Congratulations to all the winners and nominated authors.

2019 Agatha Award Winners

Malice Domestic have announced the 2019 Agatha Award winners. 

The full list of nominated authors can be found here.

They are as follows -

Best Contemporary Novel

The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (Minotaur)

Best First Mystery Novel

One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski (Graydon House, a division of Harlequin)

Best Historical Mystery

Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell (Midnight Ink)

Best Nonfiction

The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton (Basic Books)

Best Children/Young Adult

The Last Crystal by Frances Schoonmaker (Auctus Press)

Best Short Story

"The Last Word" by Shawn Reilly Simmons, Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible (Wildside Press)

The Zoom Award ceremony can be watched here.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominated authors.

2019 Agatha Award Winners

Malice Domestic announced the winners the Agatha Awards on Saturday 4 May 2019. The winners are as follows:-

Best Contemporary Novel Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)

Best Historical Novel 
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Crime)

Best First Novel Tie: A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington)
Curses Boiled Againby Shari Randall (St. Martin's)

Best Short Story 
Tie: "All God's Sparrows" by Leslie Budewitz (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)
"The Case of the Vanishing Professor" by Tara Laskowski (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)

Best Children's/Young Adult Mystery 
Potion Problems(Just Add Magic) by Cindy Callaghan (Aladdin)

Best Nonfiction Mastering Plot Twists: How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers by Jane Cleland (Writer's Digest Books)

Congratulations to all the winners and nominated authors.