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Award Winning Books!: Mystery/Horror

Mystery / Horror Winners

Agatha Awards

Named in honor of Agatha Christie, The Agatha Awards recognize the Traditional Mystery, books typified by the works of Agatha Christie and others. The literary prizes are awarded at Malice Domestic, an annual fan convention celebrating the mystery genre. Awards are announced in May.

link to Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron in the catalog

2023 Best Contemporary Novel Nominee

link to death by bubble tea by jennifer  j chow in the catalog

2023 Best Contemporary Novel Nominee

Link to a world of curiosities by louise penny in the catalog

2023 Best Contemporary Novel Nominee

link to because I could not stop for death by amanda flower in the catalog

2023 Best Historical Novel Nominee

link to in place of fear by Catriona McPherson in the catalog

2023 Best Historical Novel Nominee

link to the lindbergh nanny by mariah fredericks in the catalog

2023 Best Historical Novel Nominee

link to cheddar off dead by korina moss in the catalog

2023 Best First Novel Nominee

the bangalore detectives club by harini nagendra in the catalog

2023 Best First Novel Nominee

link to the science of murder the forensics of agatha christie by carla valentine in the catalog

2023 Best Non-fiction Nominee

link to agatha christie an elusive woman by lucy worsley

2023 Best Non-fiction Nominee

Bram Stoker Awards

The Horror Writers Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in works of Horror published in the English language. The Award is named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula. Awards are announced in May.

Link to The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias in the catalog

2022 Superior Achievement in a Novel Winner

Link to Beulah by Christi Nogle in the catalog

2022 Superior Achievement in a First Novel Winner

Link to The Fervor by Alma Katsu in the catalog

2022 Superior Achievement in a Novel Nominee

Link to  Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kist in the catalog

2022 Superior Achievement in a Novel Nominee

Link to Daphne by Josh Malerman in the catalog

2022 Superior Achievement in a Novel Nominee

Link to Sundial by Catriona Ward in the catalog

2022 Superior Achievement in a Novel Nominee

Link to Jackal by Erin Adams in the catalog

2022 Superior Achievement in a First Novel Nominee

Link to The Hacienda by Isabel Canas in the catalog

2022 Superior Achievement in a First Novel Nominee

Link to All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes in the catalog

2022 Superior Achievement in a First Novel Nominee

The Edgar Awards

The Edgar Awards, are widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the mystery genre. Named in honor of Edgar Allen Poe, and presented by Mystery Writers of America, the awards honor the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction. Awards are presented in April.

Link to Like a Sister by  Kellye Garrett n the catalog

2023 Best Novel Nominee

Link to Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka in the catalog

2023 Best Novel Winner

2023 Best First Novel by an American Author

Link to Gangland by Chuck Hogan in the catalog

2023 Best Novel Nominee

Link to Devil House by John Darnielle in the catalog

2023 Best Novel Nominee

Link to The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias in the catalog

2023 Best Novel Nominee

Link to The Maid by Nita Prose in the catalog

2023 Best Novel Nominee