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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 Children's/Young Adult Novel: "The 7th Knot" by Kathleen Karr
Best Nonfiction: "Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium" edited by Elizabeth Peters and Kristen Whitbread, designed by Dennis Forbes
Best Short Story: "No Man's Land" by Elizabeth Foxwell, published in "Blood On Their Hands"
Best First Novel: "Maisie Dobbs"by Jacqueline Winspear
Best Novel: "Letter From Home" by Carolyn Hart