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2013 Agatha Awards Were Given at the 2014 Malice Domestic Convention

I know the title of this entry may seem odd: 2013 Agatha Awards at the 2014 Malice Domestic Convention… What’s with the different years? But, when you think about it, it actually does make sense. >>> This year, they presented the Agatha Awards for the best mystery books from last year. (Incidentally, the Agatha Awards are actually tea pots.)

So, here are all of the nominees and the winners of the 2013 Agatha Awards:

2013 Agatha Award for Best Novel:

The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Winner)
Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Pagan Spring by G.M. Malliet
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
Clammed Up by Barbara Ross

2013 Agatha Award for Best First Novel:

Death al Dente by Leslie Budewitz (Winner)
You Can Cannoli Die Once by Shelley Costa
Board Stiff by Kendel Lynn
Kneading to Die by Liz Mugavero
Front Page Fatality by LynDee Walker

2013 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel:

A Question of Honor by Charles Todd (Winner)
Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen
Death in the Time of Ice by Kaye George
A Friendly Game of Murder by J.J. Murphy
Murder on Chelsea by Victoria Thompson

2013 Agatha Award for Best Short Story:

The Care and Feeding of House Plants by Art Taylor (Winner)
Evil Little Girl by Barb Goffman
Nightmare by Barb Goffman
The Hindi Houdini by Gigi Pandian
Bread Baby by Barbara Ross

2013 Agatha Award for Best Children’s/Young Adult:

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein (Winner)
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
Traitor in the Shipyard: A Caroline Mystery by Kathleen Ernst
Andi Unexpected by Amanda Flower
Code Busters Club: The Mystery of the Pirate’s Treasure by Penny Warner

2013 Agatha Award for Best Non-Fiction:

The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower (Winner)
Georgette Heyer by Jennifer Kloester
Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova
Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea: An Interesting & Entertaining History of Malice Domestic’s First 25 Years by Verena Rose and Rita Owen, Editors

2013 Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement:

Dorothy Cannell, Joan Hess, & Margaret Maron

2013 Malice Domestic Poirot Award:

Tom Schantz

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE NOMINEES AND WINNERS! WHAT AN HONOR!!!

Mother’s Day Mystery Book List

Here are some mystery books that have a Mother’s Day theme.

Christine E. Collier…. A Holiday Sampler (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day)

Nancy Fairbanks…. Bon Bon Voyage

Martin Greenberg (editor)….. Murder for Mother (anthology)

Jane Haddam….. Murder Superior

Lee Harris….. The Mother’s Day Murder

Sue Ann Jaffarian ….. Pull My Paw (Short Story)

Patricia MacDonald…… Mother’s Day

Leslie Meier….. Mother’s Day Murder

Nancy Pickard (editor)….. Mom, Apple Pie & Murder (Anthology)

Joshua Quittner & Michelle Slatalla….. Mother’s Day

Motherhood Is Murder: Anthology with 4 mini-mysteries featuring mothers (not Mother’s Day) by Mary Daheim, Carolyn Hart, Jane Isenberg, & Shirley Rousseau Murphy

If you would like to see some other Holiday Mystery Book lists, please click here.

P.S. If you know of any other mystery books that have a Mother’s Day theme, I would appreciate it if you would post a comment. Thank you!

Laura Childs Interview – April 2014

Click here for the Interview with Laura Childs page.

I recently decided to try adding Cozy Mystery authors’ interviews as a semi-regular feature to the Cozy Mystery site. When I started thinking about this, I made up a tentative list of authors who I thought would be people from whom you all would enjoy hearing. I wanted to resume my author interviews with an author who you all have recommended many times on the monthly Cozy Mystery book recommendations lists. I thought best selling Laura Childs would be an ideal interviewee.

As most of you know, Ms. Childs is the author of three best selling series: the Tea Shop Mystery Series, the Scrapbooking Mystery Series, and the Cackleberry Club Mystery Series.

I want to publicly thank Laura Childs for providing this interview. I hope you all enjoy it!

Click here for the Interview with Laura Childs page.

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the Laura Childs Giveaway!

P.P.S. I also want to thank the Cozy Mystery readers who helped me come up with the questions I asked Ms. Childs. Thank you!

Laura Childs Giveaway – Enter Now!

***** Sorry, the Laura Childs Giveaway is officially over. Thanks for your participation.*****

As I have mentioned, best selling mystery author Laura Childs has graciously offered to give away four of her latest mystery books. She is providing two inscribed copies each of Eggs in a Casket and Steeped in Evil.

For a chance to win one of these four books, all you need to do is send an email to the following address:

giveaway@cozy-mystery.com

I’ll be accepting emails until 9:00 AM on Monday, May 12, 2014. After the contest closes, I’ll use Random.org to choose the four winners.

Only one entry per person, please. You are not required to write any content in the email. (I will not be responding to the entry emails.) The giveaway is limited to USA residents.

Good luck!

***** Sorry, the Laura Childs Giveaway is officially over. Thanks for your participation.*****
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