Agatha Awards あがさしょう
Edition 35 (2022)
Winners
6 peopleThe first Cheese Shop Mystery follows Willa as she tries to keep her new shop and her life on track after a murder upends a small Sonoma Valley town. The cozy setting, family tension, and local sleuthing are woven together with a light, welcoming tone.
A cheese shop owner follows a murder mystery that lands in her small town.
Gamache’s world is shaken when an old case and a hidden room in Three Pines reopen wounds that had never fully healed. The novel blends village atmosphere, buried trauma, and mounting danger in a way that is both intimate and suspenseful.
When something buried resurfaces, the calm of Three Pines begins to crack.
Emily Dickinson and her housemaid Willa Noble investigate a suspicious death in Amherst in the opening novel of a historical mystery series. The book uses the poet’s world as a backdrop for friendship, class tension, and a murder that reaches deep into local secrets.
A job in the Dickinson household turns into friendship, and then into murder investigation.
This essay collection gathers practical, candid advice about promoting books and building a readership. It treats publishing as something writers learn by trial, error, and community rather than by rigid rules.
A collection of grounded, experience-based advice for writers trying to promote their books.
A short story told from two perspectives, tracing the clash of teenage ambitions and desires. Originally conceived for a theater-themed anthology, it follows young characters whose longings collide in unexpected ways.
Two points of view collide as teenage wishes run into reality.
Enola Holmes uses wit and resourcefulness to help a runaway young woman while dodging the expectations of Victorian society and the shadow of her famous brother. The book keeps the series’ brisk adventure tone while emphasizing independence and female agency.
Enola races through London to save a missing friend before the trail goes cold.