Monday, April 27, 2026

AGATHA AWARDS: MALICE DOMESTIC 2026


The 2026 Agatha Award winners were announced during Malice Domestic 38 on April 25, 2026. The Agatha Awards honor the “traditional mystery,” books typified by the works of Agatha Christie and others. Congratulations to all.  

The Agatha Award Winners (for works published in 2025)

Best Contemporary Mystery Novel
  • At Death’s Dough, by Mindy Quigley (Minotaur)
Best Historical Mystery Novel
  • The Case of the Christie Conspiracy, by Kelly Oliver (Boldwood)
Best Non-fiction
  • Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover’s Travel Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States, by Dawn M. Barclay (Level Best)
Best First Mystery Novel
  • Whiskey Business, by Adrian Andover (Chestnut Avenue Press)
Best Children’s/Young Adult Mystery Novel
  • Death in the Cards, by Mia P. Manansala (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
Best Mystery Short Story
  •  “Six-Armed Robbery,” by Ashley Ruth-Bernier (from Malice Domestic: Mystery Most Humorous)

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