The 2025 Agatha Award Winners

"Pandian triumphs again... with this fiendishly clever, intricately constructed whodunit. It's another home run from a major talent." - Publishers Weekly

"[A] razor sharp debut...Here, complications from untreated mental illness drive the unreliable narrator trope for a swirly, tangled hair-raiser...As sinister as it is emotional, You Know What You Did explores mother-daughter relationships and generational trauma with taut, captivating prose and a touch of horror." - Seattle Times

"As always, Flower’s thorough historical research enables her to bring contemporary readers into a bygone era, and she has the mechanics of a satisfying mystery down pat. After this stirring maiden voyage, readers will be eager to see where the series goes next." - Publishers Weekly

"A story about friendship framed in an adventurous treasure hunt." -School Library Journal

This book brings together essays written by a number of well-known writers of cozy mysteries, including Sherry Harris, Amanda Flower, Leslie Budewitz, and Edith Maxwell, among others, who provide insight into their approaches to writing.

In Agatha and Derringer Get Cozy, thirteen of today's cleverest mystery and suspense authors get cozy with mystery fans in thirteen original mysteries written exclusively by Agatha and Derringer Award-winning authors.