Saturday night, Malice Domestic presented the 29th annual Agatha Awards at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. The Agatha Awards honor the traditional mystery, a genre loosely defined as mysteries that contain no explicit sex or excessive gore/gratuitous violence. Newcomers and veterans in the genre gathered to celebrate the best of the best of 2016. Below is a list of all of this year's winners.
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Best Contemporary Novel
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
Best First Novel
The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn
Best Historical Novel
The Reek of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson
Best Nonfiction
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories that Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats by Jane K. Cleland
Best Short Story
“Parallel Play” by Art Taylor in Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning
Best Children/Young Adult
The Secret of the Puzzle Box: The Code Busters Club by Penny Warner
Thanks to all that attended, and congratulations to all of the winners!