2021 AGATHA AWARD WINNERS: More Than Malice!

The 2021 MALICE DOMESTIC AGATHA AWARDS WINNERS were announced tonight at More Than Malice, the Virtual Malice Domestic Festival this year.

Best Contemporary Novel

All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny (Minotaur)

Best Historical Novel 

The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Berkeley)

Best First Novel

Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Kensington)

Best Short Story 

"Dear Emily Etiquette" by Barb Goffman (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct)

Best Non-Fiction

Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock by Christina Lane (Chicago Review Press)

Best Children's/YA

Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richard Narvaez (Piñata Books) 

Congratulations to all of the winners! 

The Agatha Awards were presented during MORE THAN MALICE, an online virtual crime festival this weekend. All the panels and special events have been recorded and will be available to registered participants for a few weeks. You can still register to view the great panels!

Register Now for MORE THAN MALICE

MORE THAN MALICE 2021: Registration Open

More Than Malice Registration is Now Open 

More Than Malice (July 14th-17th) is a crime fiction festival designed to fill the void left when the 2021 live Malice Domestic had to be cancelled. 

More Than Malice is not intended to be a recreation of the standard Malice Domestic in virtual format; rather it is a new entity designed to bring together a unique collection of invited authors exploring every avenue on the crime fiction map. 

Over the coming weeks, there will be announcements of the stellar line-up of confirmed invitees. You will see names like David Baldacci, James Lee Burke, S. A. Cosby, Carol Goodman, Peter Lovesey, Lisa Scottoline, and Lisa Unger, just to name a few. 

Registration fee has an introductory rate of $60. 

Click here to register now for More than Malice: A Virtual Crime Fiction Festival: July 14th-17th at the special early-bird price of $60. Stay tuned for much more exciting information and updates in the coming days and weeks.

MALICE DOMESTIC NEWS: MORE THAN MALICE

Here's the latest from the Malice Domestic Board of Directors:

After careful consideration, we have decided to postpone Malice 32/33 to 2022. We are looking forward to honoring our invited guests and to seeing you all again in person next year! 

Instead of a live event in 2021, we are excited to announce MORE THAN MALICE, a virtual (online) festival. MORE THAN MALICE will be held on July 14 - 17, 2021, and will feature special guests, unique panels, and the Agatha Awards. We will have much more exciting information for you in the coming days and weeks. Information regarding MD32/33 registrations will be sent in the next few days. 

The Agatha Award nomination forms will be emailed tomorrow, February 24. Everyone who is currently registered for Malice will receive a form and be invited to nominate their favorite books and stories from 2020.