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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: "Down the Rabbit Hole" by Peter Abrahams and "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
Best Short Story: "Driven to Distraction" by Marcia Talley, published in Chesapeake Crimes II
Best Nonfiction: "Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her" by Melanie Rehak
Best Novel: "The Body in the Snowdrift" by Katherine Hall Page
Best First Novel: "Better Off Wed" by Laura Durham