The 2007 Agatha Award Winners
Malice Domestic has announced the winners for the 2007 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
Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
BEST FIRST NOVEL
The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall
BEST NONFICTION
Don't Murder Your Mystery by Chris Roerden
BEST SHORT STORY
"Sleeping with the Plush" by Toni Kelner
BEST CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULT
The Pea Soup Murders by Nancy Means Wright
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