The Agatha Award Nominations

Best Contemporary Novel
CAJUN KISS OF DEATH by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)
WATCH HER by Edwin Hill (Kensington)
THE MADNESS OF CROWDS by Louise Penny (Minotaur)
HER PERFECT LIFE by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge)
SYMPHONY ROAD by Gabriel Valjan (Level Best Books)

Best Historical Novel
MURDER AT MALLOWAN HALL by Colleen Cambridge (Kensington)
CLARK AND DIVISION by Naomi Hirahara (Soho Crime)
THE BOMBAY PRINCE by Sujata Massey (Soho Crime)
DEATH AT GREENWAY by Lori Rader-Day (HarperCollins)
THE DEVIL’S MUSIC by Gabriel Valjan (Winter Goose Publishing)

Best First Novel
THE TURNCOAT’S WIDOW by Mally Becker (Level Best Books)
A DEAD MAN’S EYES by Lori Duffy Foster (Level Best Books)
ARSENIC AND ADOBO by Mia P. Manansala (Berkley)
MURDER IN THE MASTER by Judy L. Murray (Level Best Books)
MANGO, MAMBO, AND MURDER by Raquel V. Reyes (Crooked Lane Books)

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