The nominees for the 2011 Agatha Awards have been announced by Malice Domestic for books published during 2011 that honor the "traditional mystery." The winners will be announced at the Agatha Awards banquet to be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012, during Malice Domestic conference.
Best Novel
• The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews
• The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis
• Wicked Autumn by G. M. Malliet
• Three Day Town by Margaret Maron
• A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Best First Novel
• Dire Threads by Janet Bolin
• Choke by Kaye George
• Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry
• Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
• Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
Best Non-Fiction
• Books, Crooks and Counselors by Leslie Budewitz
• Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making by John Curran
• On Conan Doyle by Michael Dirda
• Wilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the Evolution of the Casebook Novel by A. B. Emrys
• The Sookie Stackhouse Companion by Charlaine Harris
Best Short Story
• "Disarming" (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 2011) by Dana Cameron
• "Dead Eye Gravy" (Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology) by Krista Davis
• "Palace by the Lake" (Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology) by Daryl Wood Gerber
• "Truth and Consequences" (Mystery Times Ten) by Barb Goffman
• "The Itinerary" (WMA Presents the Rich and the Dead) by Roberta Isleib
Best Children's/Young Adult
• Shelter by Harlan Coben
• The Black Heart Crypt by Chris Grabenstein
• Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby
• The Wizard of Dark Street by Shawn Thomas Odyssey
• The Secret of the Skeleton Key by Penny Warner
Best Historical Novel
• Naught in Nice by Rhys Bowen
• Murder Your Darlings by J. J. Murphy
• Mercury's Rise by Ann Parker
• Troubled Bones by Jeri Westerson
• A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear indicates a review by Mysterious Reviews.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Nominees for the 2011 Agatha Awards Announced
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