The Agatha Awards, given out each spring by the Malice Domestic Convention, have announced their nominees for 2007.
The Agathas, named for the genre's best-selling author Agatha Christie, are awarded to the best first novel, best novel, best non-fiction work, and best young adult novel in the mystery genre. The awards will be presented at the Malice Domestic XX Convention's banquet in May of 2008 in Arlington, Virginia.
The nominees for Best Novel are:
- The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews
- Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
- Hard Row by Margaret Maron
- A Fatal Grace by Louis Penny
- Murder with Reservations by Elaine Viet
The nominees for Best First Novel are:
- A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
- A Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater
- Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
- Prime Time by Philippi Ryan
For a complete list of the nominees and for more information on the Agatha Awards, see the Malice Domestic Web site.
Good Luck to all of the writers.
