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1998 Agatha Award Winners

Browse the 1998 Agatha Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Agatha Award Awarded by Malice Domestic 3 categories shown

This page collects the full 1998 Agatha Award results in one place. Each category starts with the winner, followed by the nominees, so readers can scan the results quickly.

First Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1998 Agatha Award First Novel category.

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Winner

The Doctor Digs a Grave

Hathaway, Robin

A Doctor Fenimore Mystery Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

May-1998 1998 Agatha Award winner

Nominee

Sympathy for the Devil

Farmer, Jerrilyn

A Madeline Bean Mystery Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

May-1998 1998 Agatha Award nominee

Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1998 Agatha Award Novel category.

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Winner

Butchers Hill

A Tess Monaghan Mystery Series · Book 3 · Private Investigator

Jul-1998 1998 Agatha Award winner

Short Story

Winner and nominees for the 1998 Agatha Award Short Story category.

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Winner

Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is a Vegetable and Other Stories

D'Amato, Barbara

Standalone · Mystery

Jun-2000 1998 Agatha Award winner

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