1996 AGATHA AWARDS

Award for Lifetime Achievement
Emma Lathen


Best Novel
The Devil in Music by Kate Ross
Best Novel Nominees
Kansas Troubles - Fowler Hearts and Bones - Lawrence
Grass Widow - Holbrook Strong as Death - Newman

Best First Novel
Up Jumps The Devil by Margaret Maron
Best First Novel Nominees
Biggie & the Poisoned Politician - Bell Somebody Else's Child - Grimes
Death in Little Tokyo - Furutani Riding For a Fall - Roberts

Best Short Story
Murder On A Girl's Night Out by Anne George
Best Short Story Nominees
The Bun Also Rises - Churchill A Parrot is Forever - Lovesey
The Death of Erik the Reneck - Kelner Bugged- Sandstrom

Best Non-Fiction
Detecting Women 2 by Willeta Heising
Best Non-Fiction Nominees
Amateur Detectives - Chase, Wingate Mystery: A Celebration - Miller
Letter of Dorothy L. Sayers - Reynolds By A Woman's Hand - Swanson, James