Winners of the 2025 Agatha Awards, which celebrate the "traditional mystery--books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie," were honored at the Malice Domestic conference in Bethesda, Md. This year's winners are:
Contemporary novel: A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian
Historical novel: To Slip the Bonds of Earth by Amanda Flower
First novel: You Know What You Did by K.T. Nguyen
Nonfiction: Writing the Cozy Mystery: Authors' Perspectives on their Craft, edited by Phyllis M. Betz.
Children's/YA novel: The Sasquatch of Harriman Lake by Kate "K.B." Jackson
In addition to the Agatha Awards, the William F. Deeck--Malice Domestic Grant was presented to D.S. Mori. This year's honorees were Donna Andrews (Lifetime Achievement), Marcia Talley (Guest of Honor), Les and Leslie Blatt (Fan Guests of Honor), and Lucy Worsley (Poirot honoree).