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Sunday, May 12, 2019

Winners all. . .


cj Sez:  The Agatha Awards for 2018 books were announced at the Malice Domestic conference on May 4.  

   The Agatha Awards recognize the "traditional mystery," meaning that there is no graphic sex and no excessive violence in the writing. Thrillers or hard-boiled detectives cannot be found here, but instead, picture Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot at work.
   And the winners are .  .  . (indicated by asterisks) 

Best Contemporary Novel
“Mardi Gras Murder” by Ellen Byron **
“Beyond the Truth” by Bruce Robert Coffin
“Cry Wolf” by Annette Dashofy
“Kingdom of the Blind” by Louise Penny
“Trust Me” by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Best Historical Novel
“Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding” by Rhys Bowen
“The Gold Pawn” by LA Chandlar
“The Widows of Malabar Hill” by Sujata Massey **
“Turning the Tide” by Edith Maxwell
“Murder on Union Square” by Victoria Thompson

Best First Novel (Tied for the win)
“A Ladies Guide to Etiquette and Murder” by Dianne Freeman **
“Little Comfort” by Edwin Hill
“What Doesn't Kill You” by Aimee Hix
“Deadly Solution” by Keenan Powell
“Curses Boiled Again” by Shari Randall **

Best Short Story (Tied for the win)
"All God's Sparrows" by Leslie Budewitz (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine) **
"A Postcard for the Dead" by Susanna Calkins (in Florida Happens)
"Bug Appetit" by Barb Goffman (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
"The Case of the Vanishing Professor" by Tara Laskowski (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine) **
"English 398: Fiction Workshop" by Art Taylor (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

Best Young Adult Mystery
“Potion Problems” by Cindy Callaghan **
“Winterhouse” by Ben Guterson
“A Side of Sabotage” by C.M. Surrisi

Best Nonfiction
“Mastering Plot Twists” by Jane Cleland **
“Writing the Cozy Mystery” by Nancy J Cohen
“Conan Doyle for the Defense” by Margalit Fox
“Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life” by Laura Thompson
“Wicked Women of Ohio” by Jane Ann Turzillo

   Congratulations to nominees and winners alike, and special kudos to my fellow Sisters-in-Crime members on the list. 
  
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   When we lived many miles apart, I sent each of my sons flowers on Mother’s Day, because they have always been a source of pride. Besides, I wouldn’t be a mother without them. (I also got a kick out of them having to explain the roses delivered to their places of work.) And they would send me yellow roses. They could have given me a dandelion stem as they did when they were little, and I could not have felt more loved.

   I can’t end this post without remembering my Mom, as I do most every day. I’m grateful that she was the sweet soul who soothed my fears, dried my tears, and patted my rear when I needed it. Thank you, Mom, for your unconditional love. 

Yes, Lord, please hold her for while. She is forever in my heart.
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That’s it for this week’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same.

cj
Little note: Print copies of Choosing Carter and Deadly Star are becoming scarce as Simon&Schuster winds down their support of the Crimson Romance imprint. You can, however, support an indie book store and order an autographed copy of my books here: The Haunted Bookshop  Angela Trigg, the awesome owner and a RITA Award-winning author in her own right (writing as Angela Quarles) will be happy to ship you the book(s) of your choice.
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