Check Out The Agatha Nominations
by Paula Gail Benson
Whether or not you can attend the fabulous gathering of Malice Domestic at the end of this month, be sure to check out the marvelous novels, books, and stories that have received prestigious Agatha nominations. You’ll have some delightful reading. (NOTE: click on the short story for a link to the text.) Here’s a list:
Best Contemporary Novel
WINED AND DIED IN NEW ORLEANS, Ellen Byron
HELPLESS, Annette Dashofy
THE WEEKEND RETREAT, Tara Laskowski
A CASE OF THE BLEUS, Korina Moss
THE RAVEN THIEF, Gigi Pandian
Best Historical Novel
DEATH AMONG THE RUINS, Susanna Caulkins
ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A LORD, Celeste Connally
I HEARD A FLY BUZZ WHEN I DIED, Amanda Flower
TIME’S UNDOING, Cheryl Head
THE MISTRESS OF BHATIA HOUSE, Sujata Massey
Best First Novel
GLORY BE, Danielle Arceneaux
THE HINT OF LIGHT, Kristin Kisska
DUTCH THREAT, Josh Pachter
CRIME AND PARCHMENT, Daphne Silver
MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT, Nina Simon
Best Short Story
“THE KNIFE SHARPENER”, Shelley Costa, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Jul/Aug 2023
“A GOOD JUDGE OF CHARACTER”, Tina de Bellegarde, Malice Domestic 17, Murder Most Traditional
“REAL COURAGE”, Barb Goffman, Black Cat Mystery Magazine #14
“TICKET TO RIDE”, Dru Ann Love and Kristopher Zgorski, Happiness is a Warm Gun
“SHAMU, WORLD’S GREATEST DETECTIVE”, Richie Narvaez, Time in San Diego, Bouchercon 2023
Best Non-Fiction
FINDERS: JUSTICE, FAITH AND IDENTITY IN IRISH CRIME FICTION, Anjili Babbar
PERPLEXING PLOTS: POPULAR STORYTELLING AND THE POETICS OF MURDER, David Bordwell
A MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES: THE DEATH AND LIFE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE, Mark Dawidziak
FALLEN ANGEL: THE LIFE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE, Robert Morgan
Best Children’s/YA Mystery
MYRTLE, MEANS AND OPPORTUNITY, Elizabeth C. Bunce
THE SASQUATCH OF HAWTHOURNE ELEMENTARY, K. B. Jackson
ARANA AND SPIDERMAN, Alex Segura
THE MYSTERY OF THE RADCLIFFE RIDDLE, Taryn Souders
ENOLA HOLMES AND THE MARK OF THE MONGOOSE, Nancy Springer