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Edition 22 (2009)

Best Contemporary NovelBest Historical NovelBest First NovelBest Short StoryBest Non-FictionBest Children's/Young Adult Mystery

Winners

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Alan Bradley Winner

Set in rural England in 1950, the novel follows 11-year-old Flavia de Luce as she uses chemistry and sharp observation to investigate a death close to home. It blends a family mystery with the uneasy atmosphere of an old country house and introduces the series' central sleuth.

A chemistry-minded girl steps into a death mystery around her family estate.

416 pages
cozy mysterygirl detectivechemistryfamilyEnglish countryside
Louise Penny Winner

When an unknown body is found in Three Pines, Chief Inspector Gamache follows a trail of buried secrets and old wounds in a small-village mystery.

A murder in a quiet village bistro unearths hidden treasure and long-buried memory.

372 pages
detective mysteryvillage secretspast trauma

A twisty short story in which love, power, and revenge collide.

Unexpected betrayal turns an ordinary conversation into suspense.

32 pages
short storysuspenserevenge

A companion volume that guides readers through Agatha Christie’s short fiction and explains why the stories still matter.

A guide that helps readers rediscover the appeal of Christie’s short stories through context and commentary.

145 pages
critical studyAgatha Christieshort fiction

A children’s mystery set in a haunted playhouse, where rehearsals hide a dangerous and supernatural scheme.

A rehearsal room leads into old-town legends and a dangerous secret.

336 pages
middle gradesupernaturaladventure