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The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Nonfiction: "Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle" by Daniel Stashower
Best Short Story: "Out of Africa" by Nancy Pickard, published in "Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder"
Best First Novel: "Murder with Peacocks" by Donna Andrews
Best Novel: "Mariner's Compass" by Earlene Fowler