Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Agatha Awards, announced Saturday night at Malice Domestic. The awards were presented in 2022 for books published in 2021. Don’t forget to check the Web Store for copies of the books. https://store.poisonedpen.com/
Best Contemporary Novel
Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
Best Historical Novel
Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day
Best First Novel
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Best Short Story
“Bay of Reckoning” by Shawn Reilly Simmons (Murder on the Beach)
Best Non-fiction
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America by MWA with editors Lee Child and Laurie R. King
Best Children’s/Young Adult
I Play One on TV by Alan Orloff