The winners of the Agatha Awards for 2021 Books (named for Agatha Christie) have been announced. The nominated books were first published in the United States by a living author between January 1 and December 31, 2021. The awards were given to mystery and crime writers during the live Malice Domestic conference on April 23, 2022.
The Agatha Awards recognize the “traditional mystery,” meaning that there is no graphic sex and no excessive violence in the writing. Thrillers or hard-boiled detectives cannot be found here, but instead, picture Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot at work.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners (winners indicated in red)!
Best Contemporary Novel
Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
Watch Her by Edwin Hill
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Her Perfect Life by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Symphony Road by Gabriel Valjan
Best Historical Novel
Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge
Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey
Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day
The Devil’s Music by Gabriel Valjan
Best First Novel
The Turncoat’s Widow by Mally Becker
A Dead Man’s Eyes by Lori Duffy Foster
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Murder in the Master by Judy L. Murray
Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes
Best Short Story
“A Family Matter” by Barb Goffman (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2021)
“A Tale of Two Sisters” by Barb Goffman in Murder on the Beach (Destination Murders)
“Doc’s at Midnight” by Richie Narvaez in Midnight Hour (Crooked Lane Books)
“The Locked Room Library” by Gigi Pandian (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine July/Aug 2021)
“Bay of Reckoning” by Shawn Reilly Simmons in Murder on the Beach (Destination Murders)
Best Non-Fiction
The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston’s Struggle for Justice by Jan Brogan
Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter by Chris Chan
The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge, and the Phoenix Park Murders that Stunned Victorian England by Julie Kavanaugh
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America by MWA with editors Lee Child and Laurie R. King
Best Children’s/YA Mystery
Cold-Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur
I Play One on TV by Alan Orloff
Leisha’s Song by Lynn Slaughter
Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer
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