


The nominated books were first published in the United States by a living author between January 1 and December 31, 2021. The winners of the Agatha Awards for 2021 Books (named for Agatha Christie) have been announced. “Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade” by Nancy Springer “Sid Johnson and the Phantom Slave Stealer” by Frances Schoonmaker “Daybreak on Raven Island” by Fleur Bradley “The Invisible Band” by Art Taylor, Edgar & Shamus Go Golden “ The Minnesota Twins Meet Bigfoot” by Richie Narvaez, Land of 10,000 Thrills “Fly Me to the Morgue” by Lisa Q Mathews, Malice Domestic Mystery Most Diabolical “There Comes a Time” by Cynthia Kuhn, Malice Domestic Murder Most Diabolical “ Beauty and the Beyotch” by Barb Goffman ( Sherlock Holmes Magazine, Feb. “The Gallery of Beauties” by Nina Wachsmanīest Short Story ( Click on the blue titles to read the stories or find where to buy them) “The Bangalore Detectives Club” by Harini Nagendra “The Lindbergh Nanny” by Mariah Fredericks “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Amanda Flower This year’s awards were handed out in person in late April, 2023, and are indicated in red. The Agatha Awards are bestowed upon crime fiction and nonfiction works centered on the mystery to be solved, rather than the violence that surrounds the deeds.
