The 2006 Agatha Award Winners
Malice Domestic has announced the winners for the 2006 Agatha Awards.
The Agatha Awards, named after Agatha Christie, honor traditional mysteries - those that contain no explicit sex, excessive gore, or gratuitous violence. The stories usually feature an amateur detective, a confined setting, and characters who know one another.
BEST NOVEL
THE BODY IN THE SNOW DRIFT by Katherine Hall
BEST FIRST NOVEL
BETTER OFF WED by Laura Durham
BEST NONFICTION
GIRL SLEUTH by Melanie Rehak
BEST SHORT STORY
"Driven to Distraction" by Marcia Talley
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