Over the weekend at Malice Domestic, the following nominated works (and their authors) won the Agatha Award teapots!
BEST CONTEMPORARY NOVEL:
Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan
BEST HISTORICAL NOVEL:
Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen
BEST FIRST NOVEL:
Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran
BEST NONFICTION:
Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey by Hank Phillippi Ryan, Editor
BEST SHORT STORY:
“The Odds are Against Us” by Art Taylor, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
BEST CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT NOVEL:
The Code Buster's Club, Case #4: The Mummy's Curse by Penny Warner
Sara Paretsky was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to all!
Leading image from the fabulous Dana Cameron's Facebook feed. Two of the coveted teapots and one of the teacups, too. We just had to steal borrow celebrate it!
I am especially proud to be part of the Criminal Element community. Thanks for your good wishes for all the Agatha winners.