{"id":17193,"date":"2014-05-08T09:52:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T14:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=17193"},"modified":"2014-05-20T13:41:47","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T18:41:47","slug":"2013-agatha-awards-given-2014-malice-domestic-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/2013-agatha-awards-given-2014-malice-domestic-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Agatha Awards Were Given at the 2014 Malice Domestic Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I know the title of this entry may seem odd: 2013 Agatha Awards at the 2014 Malice Domestic Convention<\/strong>… 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.)<\/p>\n

So, here are all of the nominees and the winners of the 2013 Agatha Awards:<\/p>\n

2013 Agatha Award for Best Novel:<\/h4>\n

The Wrong Girl<\/a> by Hank Phillippi Ryan<\/a> (Winner)
\nThrough the Evil Days<\/a> by Julia Spencer-Fleming<\/a>
\nPagan Spring<\/a> by G.M. Malliet<\/a>
\nHow the Light Gets In<\/a> by Louise Penny<\/a>
\nClammed Up<\/a> by Barbara Ross<\/a><\/p>\n

2013 Agatha Award for Best First Novel:<\/h4>\n

Death al Dente<\/a> by Leslie Budewitz<\/a> (Winner)
\nYou Can Cannoli Die Once<\/a> by Shelley Costa<\/a>
\nBoard Stiff<\/a> by Kendel Lynn
\nKneading to Die<\/a> by Liz Mugavero<\/a>
\nFront Page Fatality<\/a> by LynDee Walker<\/p>\n

2013 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel:<\/h4>\n

A Question of Honor<\/a> by Charles Todd<\/a> (Winner)
\nHeirs and Graces<\/a> by Rhys Bowen<\/a>
\nDeath in the Time of Ice<\/a> by Kaye George
\nA Friendly Game of Murder<\/a> by J.J. Murphy<\/a>
\nMurder on Chelsea<\/a> by Victoria Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n

2013 Agatha Award for Best Short Story:<\/h4>\n

The Care and Feeding of House Plants by Art Taylor (Winner)
\nEvil Little Girl by Barb Goffman
\nNightmare by Barb Goffman
\nThe Hindi Houdini by Gigi Pandian
\nBread Baby by Barbara Ross<\/a><\/p>\n

2013 Agatha Award for Best Children’s\/Young Adult:<\/h4>\n

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library<\/a> by Chris Grabenstein (Winner)
\nThe Testing<\/a> by Joelle Charbonneau<\/a>
\nTraitor in the Shipyard: A Caroline Mystery<\/a> by Kathleen Ernst
\nAndi Unexpected<\/a> by Amanda Flower<\/a>
\nCode Busters Club: The Mystery of the Pirate’s Treasure<\/a> by Penny Warner<\/a><\/p>\n

2013 Agatha Award for Best Non-Fiction:<\/h4>\n

The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln before the Civil War<\/a> by Daniel Stashower (Winner)
\nGeorgette Heyer<\/a> by Jennifer Kloester
\nMastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes<\/a> by Maria Konnikova
\nNot Everyone’s Cup of Tea: An Interesting & Entertaining History of Malice Domestic’s First 25 Years<\/a> by Verena Rose and Rita Owen, Editors<\/p>\n

2013 Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement:<\/h4>\n

Dorothy Cannell<\/a>, Joan Hess<\/a>, & Margaret Maron<\/a><\/p>\n

2013 Malice Domestic Poirot Award:<\/h4>\n

Tom Schantz<\/p>\n

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE NOMINEES AND WINNERS! WHAT AN HONOR!!!<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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