Agatha Awards あがさしょう
Edition 3 (1990)
Best Contemporary NovelBest Historical NovelBest First NovelBest Short StoryBest Non-FictionBest Children's/Young Adult Mystery
Winners
3 peopleSet in a small New England town, the novel follows the discovery of a body in a church belfry. Faith Fairchild traces the town's secrets and tangled relationships in a classic mystery plot.
A body in the belfry turns a quiet town upside down.
244 pages
cozy mysteryclassic mysterysmall-town lifefamily secrets
A strange bequest and a murder send Jenny Cain to Kansas, where she investigates the case in a witty, fast-moving mystery.
A strange bequest leads Jenny Cain into a murder investigation.
275 pages
mysteryseries fictionsmall-town lifewit
A short story included in Sisters in Crime 2, showing Joan Hess's brisk and wry approach within a compact mystery form.
A compact anthology piece that packs in both mystery and wit.
short storyanthologymysterywit