{"id":37300,"date":"2019-06-06T15:20:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T20:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=37300"},"modified":"2019-06-06T15:21:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T20:21:59","slug":"2018-agatha-award-winners-and-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/2018-agatha-award-winners-and-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Agatha Award Winners and Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am waaaaaay late in telling you about the 2018 Agatha Award winners. The Malice Domestic convention was held in Bethesda, Maryland at the very beginning of this month (the first weekend). Lots of the nominated and winning authors are Cozy Mystery authors we’ve been talking about\/reading\/recommending right here on this site. Even though it is now 2019, this list of the authors and their books are from books that were published during 2018.<\/p>\n

As I have mentioned before, the Agatha Awards are the awards that most represent the Coziest of Cozy Mysteries. These are the awards that are closest to the types of mystery books we celebrate on this site. Many of us will be able to find a few (at least!) of our very favorite authors on this list.<\/p>\n

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2018 NOMINEES AND WINNERS!<\/a>\"\"<\/h4>\n

Best Agatha Award Contemporary Novel 2018:<\/strong>
\n2018:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Mardi Gras Murder<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Ellen Byron<\/a>\u00a0 (winner)
\nBeyond the Truth by Bruce Robert Coffin
\nCry Wolf by Annette Dashofy
\nKingdom of the Blind<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Louise Penny<\/a>
\nTrust Me<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Hank Phillippi Ryan<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Best Agatha Award First Novel 2018:<\/strong>
\n2018<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0Tie:<\/strong>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A Lady\u2019s Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (winner)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Curses, Boiled Again!<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Shari Randall<\/a>\u00a0(winner)
\nLittle Comfort by Edwin Hill
\nWhat Doesn\u2019t Kill You by Aimee Hix
\nDeadly Solution by Keenan Powell<\/p>\n

<\/a>Best Agatha Award Historical Novel 2018:<\/strong>
\n2018:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The Widows of Malabar Hill<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Sujata Massey<\/a>\u00a0(winner)
\nFour Funerals and Maybe a Wedding<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Rhys Bowen<\/a>
\nThe Gold Pawn by LA Chandlar
\nTurning the Tide<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Edith Maxwell<\/a>
\nMurder on Union Square<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Victoria Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"Best Agatha Award Short Story 2018:<\/strong>
\n2018:<\/strong>\u00a0Tie:<\/strong>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cAll God\u2019s Sparrows\u201d by\u00a0Leslie Budewitz<\/a>\u00a0(winner)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cThe Case of the Vanishing Professor\u201d by Tara Laskowski (winner)
\n\u201cA Postcard for the Dead\u201d by\u00a0Susanna Calkins<\/a>
\n\u201cBug Appetit\u201d by Barb Goffman
\n\u201cEnglish 398: Fiction Workshop\u201d by Art Taylor\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"Best Agatha Award Children’s\/Young Adult Mystery 2018:<\/strong>
\n2018:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Potion Problems (Just Add Magic)<\/a>\u00a0by Cindy Callaghan
\nWinterhouse<\/a>\u00a0by Ben Guterson
\nA Side of Sabotage<\/a>\u00a0by C.M. Surrisi\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"Best Agatha Award Nonfiction 2018:<\/strong>
\n2018:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Mastering Plot Twists<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Jane Cleland<\/a>\u00a0(winner)
\nWriting the Cozy Myster<\/a>y by\u00a0Nancy J. Cohen<\/a>
\nConan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox\u00a0
\nAgatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson
\nWicked Women of Ohio by Jane Ann Turzillo\u00a0<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Again,<\/p>\n

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2018 NOMINEES AND WINNERS!<\/h4>\n

P.S. If you would like to see Agatha Award nominees and winners from previous years, go to the Mystery Book Awards page on my Cozy Mystery site<\/a> and click on the provided links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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