Agatha Award The Agatha Awards , named for Agatha Christie , are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the cozy mystery subgenre. At an annual convention in Washington, D.C., the Agatha Awards are handed out by Malice Domestic Ltd , in six categories: Best Novel; Best First Mystery; Best Historical Novel; Best Short Story; Best Non-Fiction; Best Children's/Young Adult Mystery. Additionally, in some years the Poirot Award is presented to honor individuals other than writers who have made outstanding contributions to the mystery genre, but it is not an annual award. Malice Domestic Ltd was established in 1989, and was incorporated in 1992. It is governed by a volunteer board of directors .Awards Winners and, where known, nominated titles for each year:Best First Novel ; 2018 – Dianne Freeman, A Ladies Guide to Etiquette and Murder and Shari Randall, Curses, Boiled Again Edwin Hill, Little Comfort Aimee Hix, What Doesn't Kill You Keenan Powell, Deadly Solution ; 2017 – Kellye Garrett, Hollywood Homicide Micki Browning, Adrift V.M. Burns, The Plot is Murder Laura Oles, Daughters of Bad Men Kathleen Valenti, Protocol ; 2016 – Cynthia Kuhn, The Semester of Our Discontent Marla Cooper, Terror in Taffeta Alexia Gordon, Murder in G Major Nadine Nettmann, Decanting a Murder Renee Patrick, Design for Dying ; 2015 – Art Taylor , On the Road with Del and Louise Tessa Arlen, Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman Cindy Brown, Macdeath Ellen Byron, Plantation Shudders Julianne Holmes, Just Killing Time ; 2014 – Terrie Farley Moran, Well Read, Then Dead Annette Dashoffy, Circle of Influence Sherry Harris, Tagged for Death Susan O'Brien, Finding Sky Tracy Weber, Murder Strikes a Pose ; 2013 – Leslie Budewitz, Death Al Dente Shelley Costa, You Cannoli Die Once Kendel Lynn, Board Stiff Liz Mugavero, Kneading to Die LynDee Walker, Front Page Fatality ; 2012 – Susan M. Boyer, Lowcountry Boil Duffy Brown, Iced Chiffon Mollie Cox Bryan, A Scrapbook of Secrets Erika Chase, A Killer Read Stephanie Jaye Evans, Faithful Unto Death ; 2011 – Sara J. Henry, Learning to Swim Janet Bolin, Dire Threads Kaye George, Choke Rochelle Staab, Who Do, Voodoo? Kari Lee Townsend, Tempest in the Tea Leaves ; 2010 – Avery Aames, The Long Quiche Goodbye Laura Alden, Murder at the PTA Deborah Blum , The Poisoner's Handbook , finalist Amanda Flower , Maid of Murder Sasscer Hill, Full Mortality Alan Orloff, Diamonds for the Dead ; 2009 – Alan Bradley , The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Lisa Bork, For Better, for Murder Meredith Cole, Posed for Murder Elizabeth J. Duncan, The Cold Light of Mourning Stefanie Pintoff , In the Shadow of Gotham ; 2008 – G. M. Malliet, Death of a Cozy Writer Through a Glass, Deadly Krista Davis, The Diva Runs Out of Thyme Rosemary Harris, Pushing Up Daisies Joanna Campbell Slan, Paper, Scissors, Death ; 2007 – Hank Phillippi Ryan , Prime Time A Beautiful Blue Death Beth Groundwater , A Real Basket Case Deanna Raybourn , Silent in the Grave Sarah Masters Buckey "The light in the cellar" ; 2006 – Sandra Parshall, The Heat of the Moon Consigned to Death Honora Finkelstein and Susan Smily, The Chef Who Died Sauteing Hailey Lind, Feint of Art Karen MacInerney , Murder on the Rocks ; 2005 – Laura Durham, Better Off Wed Jury of One Shirley Damsgaard, Witch Way to Murder Maggie Sefton, Knit One, Kill Two Lisa Tillman, Blood Relations ; 2004 – Harley Jane Kozak , Dating Dead Men Till the Cows Come Home Patricia Harwin, Arson and Old Lace Dorothy Salisbury Davis and Jerome Ross, God Speed the Night Susan Kandel , I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason Pari Noskin Taichert, The Clovis Incident: A Mystery ; 2003 – Jacqueline Winspear , Maisie Dobbs Dealing in Murder Erin Hart , Haunted Ground S.W. Hubbard, Take the Bait Maddy Hunter, Alpine for You Joyce Kreig, Murder off Mike Sarah Stewart Taylor, O’ Artful Death ; 2002 – Julia Spencer-Fleming , In the Bleak Midwinter Not All Tarts Are Apple Roberta Isleib, Six Strokes Under Claire M. Johnson, Beat Until Stiff Nancy Martin, How to Murder a Millionaire Lea Wait , Shadows at the Fair ; 2001 – Sarah Strohmeyer , Bubbles Unbound Tim Myer, Innkeeping with Murder Charlie O'Brien, Mute Witness Andy Straka , A Witness Above ; 2000 – Rosemary Stevens, Death on a Silver Tray Julie W. Herman, Three Dirty Women and the Garden of Death Irene Marcuse , Death of an Amiable Child Denise Swanson , Murder of a Small Town Honey ; 1999 – Donna Andrews , Murder with Peacocks April Henry , Circles of Confusion Kris Neri, Revenge of the Gypsy Queen Elena Santangelo, By Blood Possessed Marcia Talley , Sing It to Her Bones ; 1998 – Robin Hathaway, The Doctor Digs a Grave Jerrilyn Farmer , Sympathy for the Devil Jacqueline Fiedler, Tiger's Palette Judy Fitzwater, Dying to Get Published Sharon Kahn, Fax Me a Bagel ; 1997 – Sujata Massey , The Salaryman's Wife ; 1996 – Anne George , Murder on a Girl's Night Out Dale Furutani , Death in Little Tokyo : A Ken Tanaka Mystery Terris Grimes, Somebody Else's Child Teri Holbrook , The Grass Widow Margaret K. Lawrence, Hearts and Bone: A Novel of Historical Suspense Lillian M. Roberts, Riding for a Fall ; 1995 – Jeanne M. Dams, The Body in the Transept Teri Holbrook, A Far and Deadly Cry Jody Jaffe, Horse of a Different Killer Virginia Lanier , Death in Bloodhound Red Martha C. Lawrence, Murder in Scorpio ; 1994 – Jeff Abbott , Do Unto Others ; 1993 – Nevada Barr , Track of the Cat ; 1992 – Barbara Neely , Blanche on the Lam ; 1991 – Mary Willis Walker , Zero at the Bone Mary Cahill, Carpool Mary Daheim , Just Desserts Rebecca Rothenberg, The Bulrush Murders Ann Williams, Flowers for the Dead ; 1990 – Katherine Hall Page , The Body in the Belfry Pat Burden, Screaming Bones Diane Mott Davidson , Catering to Nobody William F. Love, The Chartreuse Clue Janet L. Smith, Sea of Troubles ; 1989 – Jill Churchill , Grime and Punishment Eleanor Boylan, Working Murder Frances Fyfield , A Question of Guilt Melanie Johnson Howe, The Mother Shadow Edith Skom , The Mark Twain Murders ; 1988 – Elizabeth George , A Great Deliverance ; 2018 – Ellen Byron, Mardi Gras Murder Bruce Robert Coffin, Beyond the Truth Annette Dashofy, Cry Wolf Louise Penny , Kingdom of the Blind Hank Phillippi Ryan, Trust Me ; 2017 – Louise Penny, Glass Houses Allison Brook, Death Overdue Ellen Byron, A Cajun Christmas Killing Annette Dashofy, No Way Home Margaret Maron , Take Out ; 2016 – Louise Penny, A Great Reckoning Ellen Byron, Body on the Bayou Catriona McPherson, Quiet Neighbors Barbara Ross, Fogged Inn Hank Phillippi Ryan, Say No More ; 2015 – Margaret Maron, Long Upon the Land Annette Dashofy, Bridges Burned Catriona McPherson, The Child Garden Louise Penny, Nature of the Beast Hank Phillippi Ryan, What You See ; 2014 – Hank Phillippi Ryan, Truth Be Told Donna Andrews, The Good, the Bad and the Emus G. M. Malliet, A Demon Summer Margaret Maron, Designated Daughters Louise Penny, The Long Way Home ; 2013 – Hank Phillippi Ryan, The Wrong Girl Julia Spencer-Fleming, Through the Evil Days G. M. Malliet, Pagan Spring Louise Penny, How the Light Gets In Barbara Ross, Clammed Up Best Novel ; 2012 – Louise Penny, The Beautiful Mystery Krista Davis, The Diva Digs Up the Dirt G. M. Malliet, A Fatal Winter Margaret Maron, The Buzzard Table Hank Phillippi Ryan, The Other Woman ; 2011 – Margaret Maron, Three-Day Town Donna Andrews, The Real Macaw Krista Davis, The Diva Haunts the House G. M. Malliet, Wicked Autumn Louise Penny, A Trick of the Light ; 2010 – Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead Donna Andrews, Stork Raving Mad Nancy Pickard , The Scent of Rain and Lightning Hank Phillippi Ryan, Drive Time Heather Webber , Truly, Madly ; 2009 – Louise Penny, A Brutal Telling Donna Andrews, Swan for the Money Lorna Barrett, Bookplate Special Rhys Bowen , Royal Flush Hank Phillippi Ryan, Air Time ; 2008 – Louise Penny, The Cruelest Month Donna Andrews, Six Geese A-Slaying Rhys Bowen, A Royal Pain Anne Perry , Buckingham Palace Gardens Julia Spencer-Fleming, I Shall Not Want ; 2007 – Louise Penny, A Fatal Grace Donna Andrews, The Penguin Who Knew Too Much Rhys Bowen, Her Royal Spyness Margaret Maron, Hard Row Elaine Viets , Murder with Reservations ; 2006 – Nancy Pickard, The Virgin of Small Plains Earlene Fowler, The Saddlemaker's Wife L. C. Hayden, Why Casey Had to Die Nancy Pickard, The Virgin of Small Plains Julia Spencer-Fleming, All Mortal Flesh Jacqueline Winspear, Messenger of Truth ; 2005 – Katherine Hall Page, The Body in the Snowdrift Donna Andrews, Owls Well That Ends Well Margaret Maron, Rituals of the Season Pari Noskin Taichert, The Belen Hitch Heather Webber, Trouble in Spades Jacqueline Winspear, Pardonable Lies ; 2004 – Jacqueline Winspear, Birds of a Feather Donna Andrews, We'll Always Have Parrots Laura Lippman , By a Spider's Thread Margaret Maron, High Country Fall Sujata Massey, The Pearl Diver ; 2003 – Carolyn Hart , Letter From Home Donna Andrews, Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon Jerrilyn Farmer, Mumbo Gumbo Rochelle Majer Krich , Dream House Margaret Maron, Last Lessons of Summer Elaine Viets, Shop till You Drop ; 2002 – Donna Andrews, You've Got Murder Rhys Bowen, Death of Riley Rochelle Majer Krich, Blues in the Night Katherine Hall Page, The Body in the Bonfire Elizabeth Peters , The Golden One ; 2001 – Rhys Bowen, Murphy's Law Earlene Fowler, Arkansas Traveler Charlaine Harris , Dead Until Dark Rochelle Majer Krich, Shadows of Sin Sujata Massey, The Bride's Kimono ; ; 2000 – Margaret Maron, Storm Track Taffy Cannon, Guns and Roses Jerrilyn Farmer, Killer Wedding Sujata Massey, The Floating Girl Elizabeth Peters, He Shall Thunder in the Sky ; 1999 – Earlene Fowler, Mariner's Compass Jerrilyn Farmer, Immaculate Reception Carolyn Hart, Death on the River Walk Laura LippmanIn Big Trouble Sujata Massey The Flower Master ; 1998 – Laura Lippman, Butchers Hill Jan Burke, Liar Earlene Fowler, Dove in the Window Virginia Lanier, Blind Bloodhound Justice Margaret Maron, Home Fires Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance ; 1997 – Kate Ross , The Devil In Music Jan Burke, Hocus Deborah Crombie, Dreaming of the Bones Earlene Fowler, Goose in a Pond Elizabeth Peters, Seeing a Large Cat ; 1996 – Margaret Maron, Up Jumps The Devil Earlene Fowler, Kansas Troubles Sharan Newman, Strong as Death ; 1995 – Sharyn McCrumb , If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him Joan Hess , Miracles in Maggody Sharan Newman, The Wandering Arm Nancy Pickard, Twilight Walter Satterthwait, Escapade ; 1994 – Sharyn McCrumb, She Walks These Hills Carolyn G. Hart, Scandal in Fair Haven Laurie R. King, The Beekeeper's Apprentice Rochelle Majer Krich, Angel of Death Elizabeth Peters, Night Train to Memphis ; 1993 – Carolyn Hart, Dead Man's Island Aaron Elkins , Old Scores Joan Hess, O Little Town of Maggody Rochelle Majer Krich, Fair Game Margaret Maron, Southern Discomfort Kathy Hogan Trocheck , To Live and Die in Dixie ; 1992 – Margaret Maron, Bootlegger's Daughter Carolyn G. Hart, Southern Ghost Sharyn McCrumb, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter Anne Perry, Defend and Betray Elizabeth Peters, The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog ; 1991 – Nancy Pickard, I.O.U. Aaron Elkins, Make No Bones Carolyn G. Hart, The Christie Caper Charlotte MacLeod , An Owl Too Many Elizabeth Peters, The Last Camel Died at Noon ; 1990 – Nancy Pickard, Bum Steer Charlaine Harris, Real Murders Carolyn G. Hart, Deadly Valentine Anne Perry, The Face of a Stranger Ellis Peters , The Potter's Field ; 1989 – Elizabeth Peters, Naked Once More Sarah Caudwell , The Siren Sang of Murder Carolyn G. Hart, A Little Class on Murder Margaret Maron, Corpus Christmas Gillian Roberts, Philly Stakes ; 1988 – Carolyn G. Hart, Something Wicked Dorothy Cannell , The Widow's Club Joan Hess, Mischief in Maggody Sharyn McCrumb, Paying the Piper Nancy Pickard, Dead Crazy Best Historical Novel ; 2018 – Sujata Massey, The Widows of Malabar Hill Rhys Bowen, Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding , LA Chandlar, The Gold Pawn Edith Maxwell, Turning the Tide Victoria Thompson, Murder on Union Square ; 2017 – Rhys Bowen, In Farleigh Field Jessica Ellicott, Murder in an English Village Edith Maxwell, Called to Justice Susan Elia MacNeal , The Paris Spy Renee Patrick, Dangerous to Know ; 2016 – Catriona McPherson, The Reek of Red Herrings Jessica Estevao, Whispers Beyond the Veil D.E. Ireland, Get Me to the Grave on Time Edith Maxwell, Delivering the Truth Victoria Thompson, Murder in Morningside Heights ; 2015 – Laurie R. King, Dreaming Spies Rhys Bowen, Malice at the Palace Susanna Calkins , The Masque of a Murderer Susan Elia MacNeal, Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante Victoria Thompson, Murder on Amsterdam Avenue ; 2014 – Rhys Bowen, Queen of Hearts DE Ireland, Wouldn't It Be Deadly Victoria Thompson, Murder in Murray Hill Charles Todd , Hunting Shadows Charles Todd, An Unwilling Accomplice ; 2013 – Charles Todd, A Question of Honor Rhys Bowen, Heirs and Graces Kaye George, Death in the Time of Ice J. J. Murphy, A Friendly Game of Murder Victoria Thompson, Murder in Chelsea ; 2012 – Catriona McPherson, Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for Murder Rhys Bowen, The Twelve Clues of Christmas Victoria Thompson, Murder on Fifth Avenue Charles Todd, An Unmarked Grave Jacqueline Winspear, Elegy for Eddie ; 2011 – Rhys Bowen, Naughty in Nice J. J. Murphy, Murder Your Darlings Ann Parker , Mercury's Rise Jeri Westerson , Troubled Bones Jacqueline Winspear, A Lesson in Secrets Best Non-Fiction ; 2018 - Jane Cleland, Mastering Plot Twists Nancy J. Cohen, Writing the Cozy Mystery Margalit Fox, Conan Doyle for the Defense Laura Thompson, Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life Jane Ann Turzillo, Wicked Women of Ohio ; 2017 – Mattias Bostrom, ' Martin Edwards , The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books Monica Hesse, American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land Jess Lourey, Through the Healing Power of Fiction Tatiana de Rosnay , Manderley Forever: A Biography of Daphne du Maurier ; 2016 – Jane K. Cleland, Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories that Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats Roger Guay with Kate Clark Flora, A Good Man with a Dog: A Game Warden's 25 Years in the Maine Woods Margaret Kinsman, Sara Paretsky: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction ; 2015 – Martin Edwards, The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story Zack Dundas, The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes Kathryn Harkup, A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie Jane Ann Turzillo, Unsolved Murders and Disappearances in Northeast Ohio Kate White, Mystery Writers of America , The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For ; 2014 – Hank Phillippi Ryan, editor, Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey Stephen Bates, The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England's Most Notorious Doctor Kate Flora, Death Dealer: How Cops and Cadaver Dogs Brought a Killer to Justice Adam Plantinga, 400 Things Cops Know: Street Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman Lucy Worsley , The Art of the English Murder ; 2013 – Daniel Stashower , ' Jennifer Kloester, Georgette Heyer Maria Konnikova , Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes Verena Rose and Rita Owen, Editors, Not Everyone's Cup of Tea: An Interesting & Entertaining History of Malice Domestic's First 25 Years ; 2012 – John Connolly , Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels Joseph Goodrich , Blood Relations: The Selected Letters of Ellery Queen, 1947–1950 D. P. Lyle More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered Ben Macintyre , Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies Mathew Prichard, The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie ; 2011 – Leslie Budewitz, Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure John Curran, Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making: More Stories and Secrets from Her Notebooks Michael Dirda On Conan Doyle; or, The Whole Art of Storytelling A. B. Emrys, Wilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the Evolution of the Casebook Novel Charlaine Harris, The Sookie Stackhouse Companion ; 2010 – John Curran, Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: 50 Years of Mysteries in the Making Deborah Blum, The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York Stephen Doyle & David A. Crowder Sherlock Holmes for Dummies Katherine Hall Page, Have Faith in Your Kitchen Yunte Huang, Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History ; 2009 – Elena Santangelo, Dame Agatha's Shorts Richard Hack , Duchess of Death P. D. James, Talking About Detective Fiction Amnon Kabatchnik, Blood on the Stage 1925–1950 Joan Schenkar, The Talented Miss Highsmith ; 2008 – Kathy Lynn Emerson , How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries Frankie Y. Bailey, African American Mystery Writers: A Historical & Thematic Study Jeffrey Marks , Anthony Boucher: A Biobibliography Dr. Harry Lee Poe, Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories Kate Summerscale , The Suspicions of Mr. Whitcher, or The Murder at Road Hill House ; 2007 – Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley, Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters ; 2006 – Chris Roerden, Don't Murder Your Mystery Jim Huang and Austin Lugar, Mystery Muses Daniel Stashower, The Beautiful Cigar Girl ; 2005 – Melanie Rehak, Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her ; 2004 – Jack French, Private Eye-Lashes: Radio’s Lady Detectives Leslie Klinger , The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories ; 2003 – Elizabeth Peters and Kristen Whitbread and Dennis Forbes, ' Colleen A. Barnett, Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Volume 3 Jo Grossman and Robert Weibezahl, A Second Helping of Murder: More Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers Jeffrey Marks, Atomic Renaissance: Women Mystery Writers of the 1940s and 1950s ; 2002 – Jim Huang, They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated, and Forgotten Mystery Novels Mike Ashley , The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction Colleen Barnett, Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction Mary Higgins Clark , Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir Sue Grafton with Jan Burke and Barry Zeman, Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America ; 2001 – Tony Hillerman , Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir Max Allan Collins , The History of the Mystery G. Miki Hayden, Writing the Mystery: A Start-To-Finish Guide for Both Novice and Professional Jeffrey Marks, Who Was That Lady? The Sisters Wells, Food, Drink, and the Female Sleuth ; 2000 – Jim Huang, 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century Marvin Lachman, The American Regional Mystery Matthew Bunson , The Complete Christie Helen Windrath, They Wrote the Book Martha Dubose, Women of Mystery ; 1999 – Daniel Stashower, Teller of Tales: the Life of Arthur Conan Doyle Kate Derie, The Deadly Directory Jo Grossman and Robert Weibezahl, A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers Willetta L. Heising, Detecting Women III Rosemary Herbert, The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing ; 1998 – Alzina Stone Dale, Mystery Reader's Walking Guide to Washington D.C. Edward Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, Speaking of Murder Jan Grape, Dean James and Ellen Nehr, Deadly Women Victoria Nichols and Susan Thompson , Silk Stalkings II Jean Swanson and Dean James, Killer Books ; 1997 – Willeta L. Heising, Detecting Men ; 1996 – Willetta L. Heising, Detecting Women 2 Elaine Raco Chase and Anne Wingate , Amateur Detectives: A Writer's Guide to How Private Citizens Solve Criminal Cases Ron Miller, Mystery: A Celebration Barbara Reynolds , The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: The Making of a Detective Novelist Jean Swanson and Dean James, By a Woman's Hand , Second Edition ; 1995 – Alzina Stone Dale, Mystery Readers Walking Guide-Chicago Douglas G. Greene, John Dickson Carr: the Man Who Explained Miracles B.J. Rahn, Ngaio Marsh: the Woman and Her Work Kate Stine, The Armchair Detective Book of Lists , 2nd edition Robin Whiteman, The Cadfael Companion , 2nd edition; 1994 – Jean Swanson and Dean James, By a Woman's Hand Encyclopedia Mysteriosa Allen J. Hubin, Crime Fiction II Kathleen Gregory Klein, Great Women Mystery Writers Charlotte MacLeod, Had She But Known: Mary Roberts Rinehart; 1993 – Barbara D'Amato , The Doctor, the Murder, the Mystery Dorothy L. Sayers Michael C. Gerald, The Poisonous Pen of Agatha Christie Edward Gorman, The Fine Art of Murder Marvin Lachman, A Reader's Guide to the American Novel of Detection Ellen A. Nehr, The Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928–91''Best Short Story 2018 – "All God's Sparrows" by Leslie Budewitz, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , May/June 2018, and "The Case of the Vanishing Professor" by Tara Laskowski, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , May/June 2018 * "A Postcard for the Dead" by Susanna Calkins, Florida Happens * "Bug Appétit" by Barb Goffman, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , November/December 2018 * "English 398: Fiction Workshop" by Art Taylor, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , July/August 2018Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2018 2017 – "The Library Ghost of Tanglewood Inn" by Gigi Pandian * "Double Deck the Halls" by Gretchen Archer * "Whose Wine Is It Anyway?" by Barb Goffman, 50 Shades of Cabernet * "The Night They Burned Miss Dixie's Place" by Debra H. Goldstein, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , May/June 2017 * "A Necessary Ingredient" by Art Taylor, Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea 2016 – "Parallel Play" by Art Taylor, Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning * "Double Jinx: A Bellissimo Casino Crime Caper Short Story" by Gretchen Archer * "The Best-Laid Plans" by Barb Goffman, Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional * "The Mayor and the Midwife" by Edith Maxwell, Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016 * "The Last Blue Glass" by B.K. Stevens, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , April 2016 2015 – "A Year Without Santa Claus?" by Barb Goffman, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , Jan./Feb. 2015 * “A Questionable Death” by Edith Maxwell, History & Mystery, Oh My * "A Killing at the Beausoleil" by Terrie Farley Moran, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , Nov. 2015 * "Suffer the Poor" by Harriette Sackler, History & Mystery, Oh My * "A Joy Forever" by B.K. Stevens, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , March 2015 2014 – "The Odds Are Against Us" by Art Taylor, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , Nov. 2014 * "The Blessing Witch" by Kathy Lynn Emerson, Best New England Crime Stories 2015: Rogue Wave * "The Shadow Knows" by Barb Goffman, Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays * "Just Desserts for Johnny" by Edith Maxwell, Kings River Life Magazine * "Premonition" by Art Taylor, Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays 2013 – "The Care and Feeding of House Plants" by Art Taylor, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , March/April 2013 * "Evil Little Girl" by Barb Goffman, Don't Get Mad, Get Even * "Nightmare" by Barb Goffman, Don't Get Mad, Get Even * "The Hindi Houdini" by Gigi Pandian, Fish Nets: The Second Guppy Anthology * "Bread Baby" by Barbara Ross, Best New England Crime Stories 2014: Stone Cold 2012 – "Mischief in Mesopotamia" by Dana Cameron , Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2012 * "Kept in the Dark" by Sheila Connolly, Best New England Crime Stories 2013: Blood Moon * "The Lord is My Shamus" by Barb Goffman, Chesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder * "Thea's First Husband" by B.K. Stevens, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , June 2012 * "When Duty Calls" by Art Taylor, Chesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder 2011 – "Disarming" by Dana Cameron, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , June 2011 * "Dead Eye Gravy" by Krista Davis, Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology * "Palace by the Lake" by Daryl Wood Gerber, Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology * "Truth and Consequences" by Barb Goffman, Mystery Times Ten * "The Itinerary" by Roberta Isleib, Mystery Writers of America Presents the Rich and the Dead 2010 – "So Much in Common" by Mary Jane Maffini , Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , Sept./Oct. 2010 * "Swing Shift" by Dana Cameron, Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side * "Size Matters" by Sheila Connolly, Thin Ice: Crime Stories by New England Writers * "Volunteer of the Year" by Barb Goffman, Chesapeake Crimes: They Had it Comin ' * "The Green Cross" by Elizabeth Zelvin, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , Aug. 2010 2009 – "On the House" by Hank Phillippi Ryan 2008 – "The Night Things Changed" by Dana Cameron Wolfsbane & Mistletoe 2007 – "A Rat's Tale" by Donna Andrews Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2006 – "Sleeping with the Plush" by Toni Kelner Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005 – "Driven to Distraction" by Marcia Talley-Chesapeake Crimes II, Quiet Storm Publishing 2004 – "Wedding Knife" by Elaine Viets 2003 – "No Man’s Land" by Elizabeth Foxwell in Blood On Their Hands 2002 – "The Dog That Didn't Bark" by Margaret Maron, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , December 2002 and "Too Many Cooks" by Marcia Talley, Much Ado About Murder , edited by Anne Perry 2001 – "The Would-Be-Widower" by Katherine Hall Page, Malice Domestic X 2000 – "The Man in the Civil Suit" by Jan Burke, Malice Domestic 9 1999 – "Out of Africa" by Nancy Pickard, Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder 1998 – "Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is A Vegetable" by Barbara D'Amato, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , November 1998 1997 – "Tea for Two" by M.D. Lake, Funnybones 1996 – "Accidents Will Happen" by Carolyn Wheat, Malice Domestic 5 1995 – "The Dog Who Remembered Too Much" by Elizabeth Daniels Squire, Malice Domestic 4 1994 – "The Family Jewels" by Dorothy Cannell, Malice Domestic 3 1993 – "Kim's Game" by M.D. Lake, Malice Domestic 2 1992 – "Nice Gorilla" by Aaron and Charlotte Elkins , Malice Domestic 1 1991 – "Deborah's Judgment" by Margaret Maron, A Woman's Eye 1990 – "Too Much To Bare" by Joan Hess, Sisters in Crime 2 1989 – "A Wee Doch And Doris" by Sharyn McCrumb, Mistletoe Mysteries 1988 – "More Final Than Divorce" by Robert Barnard , Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Best Young Adult Mystery '2018 - Potion Problems by Cindy Callaghan * Winterhouse by Ben Guterson * A Side of Sabotage'' by C.M. SurrisiBest Children/Young Adult Fiction 2017 – Sydney Mackenzie Knocks 'Em Dead by Cindy Callaghan * City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino * The World's Greatest Detective by Caroline Carlson * Audacity Jones Steals the Show by Kirby Larson * The Harlem Charade by Natasha Tarpley 2016 – The Secret of the Puzzle Box: The Code Busters Club by Penny Warner * Trapped: A Mei-hua Adventur e by P.A. DeVoe * Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs * Tag, You're Dead by J C Lane * The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos 2015 – Andi Unstoppable by Amanda Flower * Pieces and Players , Blue Balliett * Need , Joelle Charbonneau * Woof , Spencer Quinn * Fighting Chance , B.K. Stevens 2014 – The Code Buster's Club, Case #4: The Mummy's Curse by Penny Warner * Andi Under Pressure by Amanda Flower * Greenglass House by Kate Milford * Uncertain Glory by Lea Wait * Found by Harlan Coben 2013 – Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein * The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau * Traitor in the Shipyard: A Caroline Mystery by Kathleen Ernst * Andi Unexpected by Amanda Flower * Code Busters Club: Mystery of the Pirate's Treasure by Penny Warner 2012 – The Code Busters Club, Case #2: The Haunted Lighthouse by Penny Warner * Seconds Away by Harlan Coben * The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George * Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead * Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein 2011 – The Black Heart Crypt by Chris Grabenstein * Shelter by Harlan Coben * Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby * The Wizard of Dark Street by Shawn Thomas Odyssey * The Code Busters Club, Case #1: The Secret of the Skeleton Key by Penny Warner 2010 – The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith * Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer by John Grisham * Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus by R. L. LaFevers * The Agency: A Spy in the House by Y. S. Lee * Virals by Kathy Reichs 2009 – The Hanging Hill by Chris Grabenstein 2008 – The Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein 2006 – Pea Soup Poisonings by Nancy Means Wright 2005 – Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams , HarperCollins Publishers and Flush by Carl Hiaasen 2004 – Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett 2003 – The 7th Knot by Kathleen Karr 2002 – Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery by Daniel J. Hale & Matthew LaBrot 2001 – Mystery Of The Haunted Caves: A Troop 13 Mystery by Penny WarnerSpecial Awards Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement 2018 – Nancy Pickard 2017 – Charlaine Harris 2016 – Katherine Hall Page 2015 – Sara Paretsky 2014 – Dorothy Cannell, Joan Hess & Margaret Maron 2013 – Aaron Elkins 2012 – Simon Brett 2011 – Sue Grafton 2010 – Mary Higgins Clark 2009 – Anne Perry 2008 – Peter Lovesey 2007 – Carolyn Hart 2006 – Robert Barnard 2005 – H.R.F. Keating 2004 – Marian Babson 2003 – Barbara Mertz , Elizabeth Peters, and Barbara Michaels 2002 – Tony Hillerman 2001 – Mildred Wirt Benson 2000 – Dick Francis 1999 – Patricia Moyes 1998 – Charlotte MacLeod 1997 – Emma Lathen 1996 – Mary Stewart 1994 – Mignon G. Eberhart 1990 – Phyllis A. WhitneyMalice Domestic Poirot Award 2018 – Brenda Blethyn 2017 – Martin Edwards 2016 – Barbara Peters , editor-in-chief of Poisoned Pen Press , and Robert Rosenwald, president and founder of Poisoned Pen Press 2015 – None 2014 – Tom Schantz 2013 – None 2012 – Lee Goldberg 2011 – Janet Rudolph 2010 – William Link 2009 – Kate Stine and Brian Skupin, publishers of Mystery Scene Magazine 2008 – Janet Hutchings, editor of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and Linda Landrigan, editor of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2007 – None 2006 – Douglas G. Greene, publisher of Crippen & Landru Press 2005 – Angela Lansbury 2004 – Ruth Cavin , editor of Thomas Dunne Books 2003 – David Suchet
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