Annal:2000 Agatha Award for Best First Novel
From AwardAnnals
Results of the Agatha Award in the year 2000. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
Death on a Silver Tray: A Beau Brummell Mystery
- 2000 Agatha–1st Novel winner
- Score: 10.5
In the days of Regency England, Beau Brummell stood as the uncrowned king of genteel society. The quintessential style-maker, trend-setter, and fashion-forger, Brummell was the last person one would expect to find in the middle of a murder mystery. But then, Beau Brummell was never one to do what was expected…
When the Duchess of York begs for his help, Beau Brummell wouldn’t think of refusing. The Countess of Wrayburn has been poisoned, and her paid companion is the prime suspect. Unfortunately, the Duchess is the one who arranged the young woman’s employment…
- 2001 Anthony-Paperback winner
- 2001 Barry-Paperback nominee
- 2001 Macavity-1st Novel nominee
- 2000 Agatha–1st Novel nominee
- Score: 28.51
Kelly Ryan has just moved to the Caribbean island of St. Chris to run a top-rated radio station. She knew that her new life would be full of adventure—but she never expected murder…
Three Dirty Women and the Garden of Death: A Silver Dagger Mystery
- 2001 Macavity-1st Novel nominee
- 2000 Agatha–1st Novel nominee
- Score: 12.51
Professional landscaping company, Three Dirty Women, unearths more than than they bargain for when Amilou Whittier finds her philandering husband buried under a client’s azaleas. Her friend and partner, Korine McFaile, follows a twisting path to discover who really killed Greg Whittier. Was it Susannah Graham, whose past relationship with Greg Whittier may have been heating up again? Or was it Sally Tucker, who ran away with Greg and broke up Amilou’s marriage, only to come back to town without him? Things get really complicated when a second victim turns up.…
The Death of an Amiable Child: An Anita Servi Mystery
- 2000 Agatha–1st Novel nominee
- Score: 6.5
Gone, but not Forgotten.
When Manhattan social worker Anita Servi stumbles over the body of an elderly female outside her apartment, she recognizes her as Lillian, the homeless person who spent occasional nights in the hallway and whom some tenants call the “lady of the landing.”
Though the woman’s death is ruled accidental, Anita, whose work with New York’s elderly gives her uncanny insight into their lives—and deaths—digs deeper into Lillian’s murky past and makes some stunning discoveries. Why did Lillian choose this building as a place to sleep? And…
Murder of a Small-Town Honey: A Scumble River Mystery
- 2000 Agatha–1st Novel nominee
- Score: 6.5
When Skye Denison left Scumble River years ago, she swore she’d never return. But after a bout with her boyfriend and credit card rejection, she’s back to home sweet-homicide…
