Agatha Award
Best Novel Awards
2014
Demon Summer by G M Malliet
Designated Daughters by Margaret Maron
The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
Demon Summer by G M Malliet
Designated Daughters by Margaret Maron
The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
2013
Clammed Up by Barbara Ross
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
Pagan Spring by G M Malliet
Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
Clammed Up by Barbara Ross
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
Pagan Spring by G M Malliet
Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
2012
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (winner)
The Buzzard Table by Margaret Maron
The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista Davis
A Fatal Winter by G M Malliet
The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (winner)
The Buzzard Table by Margaret Maron
The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista Davis
A Fatal Winter by G M Malliet
The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan
2011
The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis
The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews
Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron (winner)
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Wicked Autumn by G M Malliet
The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis
The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews
Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron (winner)
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Wicked Autumn by G M Malliet
2010
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (winner)
Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews
Truly, Madly by Heather Webber
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (winner)
Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews
Truly, Madly by Heather Webber
2009
Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (winner)
Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen
Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews
Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (winner)
Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen
Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews
2008
Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny (winner)
I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming
A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
Six Geese A-slaying by Donna Andrews
Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny (winner)
I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming
A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
Six Geese A-slaying by Donna Andrews
2007
Dead Cold by Louise Penny (winner)
Hard Row by Margaret Maron
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Murder with Reservations by Elaine Viets
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews
Dead Cold by Louise Penny (winner)
Hard Row by Margaret Maron
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Murder with Reservations by Elaine Viets
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews
2006
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
The Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard (winner)
Why Casey Had to Die by L C Hayden
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
The Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard (winner)
Why Casey Had to Die by L C Hayden
2005
The Belen Hitch by Pari Noskin Taichert
The Body in the Snowdrift by Katherine Hall Page (winner)
Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Rituals of the Season by Margaret Maron
Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber
The Belen Hitch by Pari Noskin Taichert
The Body in the Snowdrift by Katherine Hall Page (winner)
Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Rituals of the Season by Margaret Maron
Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber
2004
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear (winner)
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
High Country Fall by Margaret Maron
The Pearl Diver by Sujata Massey
We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear (winner)
By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
High Country Fall by Margaret Maron
The Pearl Diver by Sujata Massey
We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
2003
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews
Dream House by Rochelle Krich
Last Lessons of Summer by Margaret Maron
Letter From Home by Carolyn Hart (winner)
Mumbo Gumbo by Jerrilyn Farmer
Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews
Dream House by Rochelle Krich
Last Lessons of Summer by Margaret Maron
Letter From Home by Carolyn Hart (winner)
Mumbo Gumbo by Jerrilyn Farmer
Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets
2002
Blues in the Night by Rochelle Krich
The Body In The Bonfire by Katherine Hall Page
Death Of Riley by Rhys Bowen
The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters
You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews (winner)
Blues in the Night by Rochelle Krich
The Body In The Bonfire by Katherine Hall Page
Death Of Riley by Rhys Bowen
The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters
You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews (winner)
2001
Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler
The Bride's Kimono by Sujata Massey
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen (winner)
Shadows of Sin by Rochelle Krich
Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler
The Bride's Kimono by Sujata Massey
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen (winner)
Shadows of Sin by Rochelle Krich
2000
The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey
Guns and Roses by Taffy Cannon
Killer Wedding by Jerrilyn Farmer
Storm Track by Margaret Maron (winner)
Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey
Guns and Roses by Taffy Cannon
Killer Wedding by Jerrilyn Farmer
Storm Track by Margaret Maron (winner)
Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
1999
Death on the River Walk by Carolyn Hart
The Flower Master by Sujata Massey
Immaculate Reception by Jerrilyn Farmer
In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman
Mariner's Compass by Earlene Fowler (winner)
Death on the River Walk by Carolyn Hart
The Flower Master by Sujata Massey
Immaculate Reception by Jerrilyn Farmer
In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman
Mariner's Compass by Earlene Fowler (winner)
1998
The Ape Who Guards The Balance by Elizabeth Peters
Blind Bloodhound Justice by Virginia Lanier
Butchers Hill by Laura Lippman (winner)
Dove in the Window by Earlene Fowler
Home Fires by Margaret Maron
Liar by Jan Burke
The Ape Who Guards The Balance by Elizabeth Peters
Blind Bloodhound Justice by Virginia Lanier
Butchers Hill by Laura Lippman (winner)
Dove in the Window by Earlene Fowler
Home Fires by Margaret Maron
Liar by Jan Burke
1997
The Devil in Music by Kate Ross (winner)
Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler
Hocus by Jan Burke
Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
The Devil in Music by Kate Ross (winner)
Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler
Hocus by Jan Burke
Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
1996
The Grass Widow by Teri Holbrook
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Kansas Troubles by Earlene Fowler
Strong as Death by Sharan Newman
Up Jumps the Devil by Margaret Maron (winner)
The Grass Widow by Teri Holbrook
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Kansas Troubles by Earlene Fowler
Strong as Death by Sharan Newman
Up Jumps the Devil by Margaret Maron (winner)
1995
Escapade by Walter Satterthwait
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... by Sharyn McCrumb (winner)
Miracles in Maggody by Joan Hess
Twilight by Nancy Pickard
The Wandering Arm by Sharan Newman
Escapade by Walter Satterthwait
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... by Sharyn McCrumb (winner)
Miracles in Maggody by Joan Hess
Twilight by Nancy Pickard
The Wandering Arm by Sharan Newman
1994
Angel of Death by Rochelle Krich
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R King
Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters
Scandal in Fair Haven by Carolyn Hart
She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (winner)
Angel of Death by Rochelle Krich
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R King
Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters
Scandal in Fair Haven by Carolyn Hart
She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (winner)
1993
Dead Man's Island by Carolyn Hart (winner)
Fair Game by Rochelle Krich
O Little Town of Maggody by Joan Hess
Old Scores by Aaron Elkins
Southern Discomfort by Margaret Maron
To Live and Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trocheck
Dead Man's Island by Carolyn Hart (winner)
Fair Game by Rochelle Krich
O Little Town of Maggody by Joan Hess
Old Scores by Aaron Elkins
Southern Discomfort by Margaret Maron
To Live and Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trocheck
1992
Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (winner)
Defend and Betray by Anne Perry
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumb
The Snake, The Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
Southern Ghost by Carolyn Hart
Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (winner)
Defend and Betray by Anne Perry
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumb
The Snake, The Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
Southern Ghost by Carolyn Hart
1991
The Christie Caper by Carolyn Hart
I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard (winner)
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters
Make No Bones by Aaron Elkins
An Owl Too Many by Charlotte MacLeod
The Christie Caper by Carolyn Hart
I.O.U. by Nancy Pickard (winner)
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters
Make No Bones by Aaron Elkins
An Owl Too Many by Charlotte MacLeod
1990
Bum Steer by Nancy Pickard (winner)
Deadly Valentine by Carolyn Hart
The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry
The Potter's Field by Ellis Peters
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
Bum Steer by Nancy Pickard (winner)
Deadly Valentine by Carolyn Hart
The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry
The Potter's Field by Ellis Peters
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
1989
Corpus Christmas by Margaret Maron
A Little Class on Murder by Carolyn Hart
Naked Once More by Elizabeth Peters (winner)
Philly Stakes by Gillian Roberts
The Sirens Sang Of Murder by Sarah Caudwell
Corpus Christmas by Margaret Maron
A Little Class on Murder by Carolyn Hart
Naked Once More by Elizabeth Peters (winner)
Philly Stakes by Gillian Roberts
The Sirens Sang Of Murder by Sarah Caudwell
1988
Dead Crazy by Nancy Pickard
Mischief in Maggody by Joan Hess
Paying the Piper by Sharyn McCrumb
Something Wicked by Carolyn Hart (winner)
The Widow's Club by Dorothy Cannell
Dead Crazy by Nancy Pickard
Mischief in Maggody by Joan Hess
Paying the Piper by Sharyn McCrumb
Something Wicked by Carolyn Hart (winner)
The Widow's Club by Dorothy Cannell
Best First Novel Awards
2014
Murder Strikes a Pose by Tracy Weber
Tagged for Death by Sherry Harris
Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran (winner)
Murder Strikes a Pose by Tracy Weber
Tagged for Death by Sherry Harris
Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran (winner)
2013
Board Stiff by Kendel Lynn
Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz (winner)
Front Page Fatality by LynDee Walker
Kneading to Die by Liz Mugavero
You Cannoli Die Once by Shelley Costa
Board Stiff by Kendel Lynn
Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz (winner)
Front Page Fatality by LynDee Walker
Kneading to Die by Liz Mugavero
You Cannoli Die Once by Shelley Costa
2012
Faithful Unto Death by Stephanie Jaye Evans
Iced Chiffon by Duffy Brown
A Killer Read by Erika Chase
Lowcountry Boil by Susan M Boyer (winner)
Scrapbook of Secrets by Mollie Cox Bryan
Faithful Unto Death by Stephanie Jaye Evans
Iced Chiffon by Duffy Brown
A Killer Read by Erika Chase
Lowcountry Boil by Susan M Boyer (winner)
Scrapbook of Secrets by Mollie Cox Bryan
2011
Choke by Kaye George
Dire Threads by Janet Bolin
Learning to Swim by Sara J Henry (winner)
Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
Choke by Kaye George
Dire Threads by Janet Bolin
Learning to Swim by Sara J Henry (winner)
Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
2010
Diamonds for the Dead by Alan Orloff
Full Mortality by Sasscer Hill
The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames (winner)
Maid of Murder by Amanda Flower
Murder At the PTA by Laura Alden
Diamonds for the Dead by Alan Orloff
Full Mortality by Sasscer Hill
The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames (winner)
Maid of Murder by Amanda Flower
Murder At the PTA by Laura Alden
2009
The Cold Light of Mourning by Elizabeth J Duncan
For Better, for Murder by Lisa Bork
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
Posed for Murder by Meredith Cole
The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (winner)
The Cold Light of Mourning by Elizabeth J Duncan
For Better, for Murder by Lisa Bork
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
Posed for Murder by Meredith Cole
The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (winner)
2008
Death of a Cozy Writer by G M Malliet (winner)
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis
Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris
Through a Glass, Deadly by Sarah Atwell
Death of a Cozy Writer by G M Malliet (winner)
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis
Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris
Through a Glass, Deadly by Sarah Atwell
2007
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
A Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
A Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
2006
The Chef Who Died Sauteing by Honora Finkelstein and Susan Smily
Consigned to Death by Jane K Cleland
Feint of Art by Hailey Lind
The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall (winner)
Murder On the Rocks by Karen MacInerney
The Chef Who Died Sauteing by Honora Finkelstein and Susan Smily
Consigned to Death by Jane K Cleland
Feint of Art by Hailey Lind
The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall (winner)
Murder On the Rocks by Karen MacInerney
Best Historical Novel Awards
2020
The Fate of a Flapper by Susanna Calkins
A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne Freeman
The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen
Taken Too Soon by Edith Maxwell
The Turning Tide by Catriona McPherson
The Fate of a Flapper by Susanna Calkins
A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne Freeman
The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen
Taken Too Soon by Edith Maxwell
The Turning Tide by Catriona McPherson
2019
Charity's Burden by Edith Maxwell (winner)
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen
Murder Knocks Twice by Susanna Calkins
The Naming Game by Gabriel Valjan
The Pearl Dagger by L A Chandlar
Charity's Burden by Edith Maxwell (winner)
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen
Murder Knocks Twice by Susanna Calkins
The Naming Game by Gabriel Valjan
The Pearl Dagger by L A Chandlar
2018
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen
The Gold Pawn by L A Chandlar
Murder on Union Square by Victoria Thompson
Turning the Tide by Edith Maxwell
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (winner)
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen
The Gold Pawn by L A Chandlar
Murder on Union Square by Victoria Thompson
Turning the Tide by Edith Maxwell
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (winner)
2017
Called to Justice by Edith Maxwell
Dangerous to Know by Renee Patrick
In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen (winner)
Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott
The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
Called to Justice by Edith Maxwell
Dangerous to Know by Renee Patrick
In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen (winner)
Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott
The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
2016
Delivering the Truth by Edith Maxwell
Get Me To The Grave On Time by D E Ireland
Murder in Morningside Heights by Victoria Thompson
The Reek of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson (winner)
Whispers Beyond the Veil by Jessica Estevao
Delivering the Truth by Edith Maxwell
Get Me To The Grave On Time by D E Ireland
Murder in Morningside Heights by Victoria Thompson
The Reek of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson (winner)
Whispers Beyond the Veil by Jessica Estevao
2015
Dreaming Spies by Laurie R King (winner)
Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen
The Masque of a Murderer by Susanna Calkins
Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante by Susan Elia MacNeal
Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson
Dreaming Spies by Laurie R King (winner)
Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen
The Masque of a Murderer by Susanna Calkins
Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante by Susan Elia MacNeal
Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson
2014
Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd
Murder in Murray Hill by Victoria Thompson
Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (winner)
An Unwilling Accomplice by Charles Todd
Wouldn't It Be Deadly by D E Ireland
Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd
Murder in Murray Hill by Victoria Thompson
Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (winner)
An Unwilling Accomplice by Charles Todd
Wouldn't It Be Deadly by D E Ireland
2013
Death in the Time of Ice by Kaye George
A Friendly Game of Murder by J J Murphy
Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen
Murder in Chelsea by Victoria Thompson
A Question of Honor by Charles Todd (winner)
Death in the Time of Ice by Kaye George
A Friendly Game of Murder by J J Murphy
Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen
Murder in Chelsea by Victoria Thompson
A Question of Honor by Charles Todd (winner)
2012
Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear
Mercury's Rise by Ann Parker
Murder on Fifth Avenue by Victoria Thompson
Murder Your Darlings by J J Murphy
Naughty In Nice by Rhys Bowen (winner)
Troubled Bones by Jeri Westerson
The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd
Unsuitable Day for a Murder by Catriona McPherson (winner)
Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear
Mercury's Rise by Ann Parker
Murder on Fifth Avenue by Victoria Thompson
Murder Your Darlings by J J Murphy
Naughty In Nice by Rhys Bowen (winner)
Troubled Bones by Jeri Westerson
The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd
Unsuitable Day for a Murder by Catriona McPherson (winner)
Best Contemporary Novel Awards
2020
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris
The Gift of the Magpie by Donna Andrews
The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris
The Gift of the Magpie by Donna Andrews
The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron
2019
A Better Man by Louise Penny
Fair Game by Annette Dashofy
Fatal Cajun Festival by Ellen Byron
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (winner)
The Missing Ones by Edwin Hill
The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan
A Better Man by Louise Penny
Fair Game by Annette Dashofy
Fatal Cajun Festival by Ellen Byron
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (winner)
The Missing Ones by Edwin Hill
The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan
2018
Beyond the Truth by Bruce Robert Coffin
Cry Wolf by Annette Dashofy
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (winner)
Trust Me by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Beyond the Truth by Bruce Robert Coffin
Cry Wolf by Annette Dashofy
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (winner)
Trust Me by Hank Phillippi Ryan
2017
A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron
Death Overdue by Allison Brook
Glass Houses by Louise Penny (winner)
No Way Home by Annette Dashofy
Take Out by Margaret Maron
A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron
Death Overdue by Allison Brook
Glass Houses by Louise Penny (winner)
No Way Home by Annette Dashofy
Take Out by Margaret Maron
2016
Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron
Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (winner)
Quiet Neighbors by Catriona McPherson
Say No More by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron
Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (winner)
Quiet Neighbors by Catriona McPherson
Say No More by Hank Phillippi Ryan
2015
Bridges Burned by Annette Dashofy
The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson
Long Upon the Land by Margaret Maron (winner)
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
What You See by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Bridges Burned by Annette Dashofy
The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson
Long Upon the Land by Margaret Maron (winner)
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
What You See by Hank Phillippi Ryan
2014
Demon Summer by G M Malliet
Designated Daughters by Margaret Maron
The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
Demon Summer by G M Malliet
Designated Daughters by Margaret Maron
The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan (winner)
Best Children/Young Adult Fiction Awards
2020
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie Narvaez
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley
Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C Bunce
Saltwater Summers by Cindy Callaghan
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie Narvaez
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley
Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C Bunce
Saltwater Summers by Cindy Callaghan
2019
Jada Sly, Artist & Spy by Sherri Winston
Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers by Shauna M Holyoak
Top Marks For Murder by Robin Stevens
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M McManus
Jada Sly, Artist & Spy by Sherri Winston
Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers by Shauna M Holyoak
Top Marks For Murder by Robin Stevens
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M McManus
2018
Potion Problems by Cindy Callaghan (winner)
A Side of Sabotage by C M Surrisi
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
Potion Problems by Cindy Callaghan (winner)
A Side of Sabotage by C M Surrisi
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
2017
Audacity Jones Steals the Show by Kirby Larson
City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino
The Harlem Charade by Natasha Tarpley
Sydney Mackenzie Knocks 'em Dead by Cindy Callaghan (winner)
The World's Greatest Detective by Caroline Carlson
Audacity Jones Steals the Show by Kirby Larson
City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino
The Harlem Charade by Natasha Tarpley
Sydney Mackenzie Knocks 'em Dead by Cindy Callaghan (winner)
The World's Greatest Detective by Caroline Carlson
2016
The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos
The Secret of the Puzzle Box by Penny Warner (winner)
Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs
Tag, You're Dead by J C Lane
Trapped by P A De Voe
The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos
The Secret of the Puzzle Box by Penny Warner (winner)
Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs
Tag, You're Dead by J C Lane
Trapped by P A De Voe
2015
Andi Unstoppable by Amanda Flower (winner)
Fighting Chance by B K Stevens
Fighting Chance by B K Stevens
Need by Joelle Charbonneau
Need by Joelle Charbonneau
Pieces and Players by Blue Balliett
Pieces and Players by Blue Balliett
Woof by Spencer Quinn
Woof by Spencer Quinn
Andi Unstoppable by Amanda Flower (winner)
Fighting Chance by B K Stevens
Fighting Chance by B K Stevens
Need by Joelle Charbonneau
Need by Joelle Charbonneau
Pieces and Players by Blue Balliett
Pieces and Players by Blue Balliett
Woof by Spencer Quinn
Woof by Spencer Quinn
2014
Andi Under Pressure by Amanda Flower
Found by Harlan Coben
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
The Mummy's Curse by Penny Warner (winner)
Uncertain Glory by Lea Wait
Andi Under Pressure by Amanda Flower
Found by Harlan Coben
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
The Mummy's Curse by Penny Warner (winner)
Uncertain Glory by Lea Wait
Best First Book Awards
2020
Derailed by Mary Keliikoa
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Murder Most Sweet by Laura Jensen Walker
A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison
Winter Witness by Tina deBellegarde
Derailed by Mary Keliikoa
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Murder Most Sweet by Laura Jensen Walker
A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison
Winter Witness by Tina deBellegarde
2019
A Dream of Death by Connie Berry
Murder Once Removed by S C Perkins
One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski (winner)
Staging is Murder by Grace Topping
When It's Time for Leaving by Ang Pompano
A Dream of Death by Connie Berry
Murder Once Removed by S C Perkins
One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski (winner)
Staging is Murder by Grace Topping
When It's Time for Leaving by Ang Pompano
2018
Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari Randall (winner)
Deadly Solution by Keenan Powell
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (winner)
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill
What Doesn't Kill You by Aimee Hix
Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari Randall (winner)
Deadly Solution by Keenan Powell
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (winner)
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill
What Doesn't Kill You by Aimee Hix
2017
Adrift by Micki Browning
Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett (winner)
The Plot Is Murder by V M Burns
Protocol by Kathleen Valenti
Adrift by Micki Browning
Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett (winner)
The Plot Is Murder by V M Burns
Protocol by Kathleen Valenti
2016
Decanting a Murder by Nadine Nettmann
Design for Dying by Renee Patrick
Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon
The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn (winner)
Terror in Taffeta by Marla Cooper
Decanting a Murder by Nadine Nettmann
Design for Dying by Renee Patrick
Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon
The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn (winner)
Terror in Taffeta by Marla Cooper
2015
Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman by Tessa Arlen
Just Killing Time by Julianne Holmes
MacDeath by Cindy Brown
On The Road With Del & Louise by Art Taylor (winner)
Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron
Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman by Tessa Arlen
Just Killing Time by Julianne Holmes
MacDeath by Cindy Brown
On The Road With Del & Louise by Art Taylor (winner)
Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron
2014
Circle of Influence by Annette Dashofy
Finding Sky by Susan O'Brien
Murder Strikes a Pose by Tracy Weber
Tagged for Death by Sherry Harris
Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran (winner)
Circle of Influence by Annette Dashofy
Finding Sky by Susan O'Brien
Murder Strikes a Pose by Tracy Weber
Tagged for Death by Sherry Harris
Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran (winner)