{"id":22606,"date":"2015-04-26T08:22:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T13:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=22606"},"modified":"2015-04-27T14:23:31","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T19:23:31","slug":"malice-domestic-2014-agatha-awards-do-you-have-a-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/malice-domestic-2014-agatha-awards-do-you-have-a-favorite\/","title":{"rendered":"Malice Domestic 2014 Agatha Awards – Do You Have a Favorite?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"19844584[1]\"<\/a>The 27th Malice Domestic<\/strong> is going to be held next weekend. That’s right! Next weekend (May 1-3, 2015<\/strong>), the Bethesda, Maryland’s Hyatt Regency Hotel<\/strong> will be the place to be! Those people attending the convention will be voting for the authors\/mysteries they think should win in each of the categories. Pretty exciting!<\/p>\n

I especially like these awards because they are supposed to go to mysteries that are similar to Agatha Christie’s books >>> thus their name! These are mysteries without gratuitous sex, violence, or gore >>> in short, pretty Cozy!\u00a0I know I have said (more than too many times for some of you!) that these are the Coziest of Cozy Mystery awards out there.<\/p>\n

The mystery books that have been nominated are those that were published (in any format) during 2014. By that I mean they can be paperbacks, hard covers, or even e-books.<\/p>\n

I see lots of very familiar names and titles. I’m guessing there are a few of your very favorite Cozy Mystery authors within these categories. I think it would be pretty difficult to vote for one Cozy over another in some of these categories!<\/p>\n

Congratulations to ALL the nominees!<\/strong><\/p>\n

AGATHA AWARD BEST NOVEL:
\nThe Good, The Bad and The Emus by Donna Andrews<\/a>
\nA Demon Summer by G.M. Malliet<\/a>
\nDesignated Daughters by Margaret Maron<\/a>
\nThe Long Way Home by Louise Penny
\n<\/a>Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan<\/a><\/p>\n

AGATHA AWARD BEST HISTORICAL NOVEL:
\nQueen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen<\/a>
\nWouldn\u2019t it Be Deadly by D.E. Ireland<\/a>
\nMurder in Murray Hill by Victoria Thompson<\/a>
\nHunting Shadows by Charles Todd<\/a>
\nAn Unwilling Accomplice by Charles Todd<\/a><\/p>\n

AGATHA AWARD BEST FIRST NOVEL:
\nCircle of Influence by Annette Dashofy
\nTagged for Death by Sherry Harris<\/a>
\nFinding Sky by Susan O\u2019Brien
\nWell Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran<\/a>
\nMurder Strikes a Pose by Tracy Weber<\/p>\n

AGATHA AWARD BEST CHILDREN’S\/YOUNG ADULT NOVEL:
\nFound<\/a> by Harlen Coben<\/a>
\nAndi Under Pressure<\/a>\u00a0 by Amanda Flower<\/a>
\nGreenglass House by Kate Milford
\nUncertain Glory<\/a> by Lea Wait<\/a>
\nThe Code Buster\u2019s Club, Case #4: The Mummy\u2019s Curse<\/a> by\u00a0Penny Warner<\/a><\/p>\n

AGATHA AWARD BEST SHORT STORY:
\nThe Blessing Witch by Kathy Lynn Emerson<\/a>
\nThe Shadow Knows by Barb Goffman
\nJust Desserts for Johnny by Edith Maxwell<\/a>
\nThe Odds are Against Us by Art Taylor
\nPremonition by Art Taylor<\/p>\n

AGATHA AWARD BEST NON-FICTION
\nThe Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England\u2019s Most Notorious Doctor by Stephen Bates
\nDeath Dealer: How Cops and Cadaver Dogs Brought a Killer to Justice by Kate Flora
\n400 Things Cops Know: Street Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman by Adam Plantinga
\nWrites of Passage: Adventures on the Writer\u2019s Journey by Hank Phillippi Ryan<\/a>, Editor
\nThe Art of the English Murder by Lucy Worsley<\/p>\n

Guest of Honor: Charles Todd<\/a> & Ann Cleeves<\/a>
\nToastmaster: Toni L.P. Kelner<\/a>
\nLifetime Achievement: Sara Paretsky<\/a><\/p>\n

Are any of your personal favorites nominated?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

P.S. If you would like to take a look at some of the winners and nominees from previous years, the categories can be found on my Mystery Book Awards page<\/a><\/strong>. (I’m pretty sure you’ll recognize a lot of the Cozy Mystery authors’ names!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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