Our search has the following Google-type functionality:
If you use '+' at the start of a word, that word will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry +Potter
Search results will contain 'Potter'.
If you use '-' at the start of a word, that word will be absent in the search results.
eg. Harry -Potter
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
If you use 'AND' between 2 words, then both those words will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry AND Potter
Search results will contain both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'OR' between 2 words, then either or both of those words will be present in the search results.
eg. 'Harry OR Potter'
Search results will contain just 'Harry', or just 'Potter', or both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'NOT' before a word, that word will be absent in the search results. (This is the same as using the minus symbol).
eg. 'Harry NOT Potter'
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
If you use double quotation marks around words, those words will be present in that order.
eg. "Harry Potter"
Search results will contain 'Harry Potter', but not 'Potter Harry'.
If you use '*' in a word, it performs a wildcard search, as it signifies any number of characters. (Searches cannot start with a wildcard).
eg. 'Pot*er'
Search results will contain words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er', such as 'Potter'.
The Agatha Awards honor the traditional mystery—-books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie. The genre is generally characterized by mysteries that contain no explicit sex, excessive gore, or gratuitous violence; usually featuring an amateur detective, they have a confined setting and characters who know one another. Novels and stories featuring police officers and private detectives may qualify for the Agatha, but materials generally classified as “hard boiled” are not appropriate.
| Year | Best Novel | Best First Novel | Best Nonfiction |
| 2006 | Nancy Pickard |
Sandra Parshall |
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| 2005 | Laura Durham | Katherine Hall Page | |
| 2004 | Jacqueline Winspear | Harley Jane Kozak | Private Eye-Lashes: Radio’s Lady Detectives Jack French |
| 2003 | Carolyn Hart | Jacqueline Winspear | Amelia Peabody’s Egypt: A Compendium Elizabeth Peters & Kristen Whitbread |
| 2002 | Donna Andrews | Julia Spencer-Fleming | |
| 2001 | Rhys Bowen | Sarah Strohmeyer | Katherine Hall Page |
| 2000 | Margaret Maron | Rosemary Stevens | 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century Jim Huang |
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