Award overlap

Books That Won Both the Agatha Awards and the Lefty Awards

7 books won both the Agatha Awards and the Lefty Awards between 2016 and 2021, most recently All the Devils Are Here (2020/2021). 72 more were recognized by both without winning both.

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Won both

Books that won both the Agatha Awards and the Lefty Awards, most recent first.
BookAuthorAgatha AwardsLefty Awards
All the Devils Are HereLouise Penny
  • 2020 Winner (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2021 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and MurderDianne Freeman
  • 2018 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2019 Winner (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
The Widows of Malabar HillSujata Massey
  • 2018 Winner (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2019 Winner (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Hollywood HomicideKellye Garrett
  • 2017 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2018 Winner (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
In Farleigh FieldRhys Bowen
  • 2017 Winner (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2018 Winner (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
A Great ReckoningLouise Penny
  • 2016 Winner (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2017 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
The Reek of Red HerringsCatriona McPherson
  • 2016 Winner (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2017 Winner (Best Historical Mystery Novel)

Recognized by both

Books recognized by both the Agatha Awards and the Lefty Awards without winning both, most recent first.
BookAuthorAgatha AwardsLefty Awards
A Very Woodsy MurderEllen Byron
  • 2025 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2025 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Ghosts of WaikikiJennifer K. Morita
  • 2025 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2025 Winner (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Hall of MirrorsJohn Copenhaver
  • 2025 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2025 Winner (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
You Know What You DidK.T. Nguyen
  • 2025 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2025 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Death Among the RuinsSusanna Calkins
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Dutch ThreatJosh Pachter
  • 2024 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Mother-Daughter Murder NightNina Simon
  • 2024 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2024 Winner (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
The Raven ThiefGigi Pandian
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Time’s UndoingCheryl A. Head
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
A World of CuriositiesLouise Penny
  • 2023 Winner (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Bayou Book ThiefEllen Byron
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2023 Winner (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Death By Bubble TeaJennifer J. Chow
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Devil’s Chew ToyRob Osler
  • 2023 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
In Place of FearCatriona McPherson
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
The Bangalore Detectives ClubHarini Nagendra
  • 2023 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Under a Veiled MoonKaren Odden
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Arsenic and AdoboMia P. Manansala
  • 2022 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Cajun Kiss of DeathEllen Byron
  • 2022 Winner (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Clark and DivisionNaomi Hirahara
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2022 Winner (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Death at GreenwayLori Rader-Day
  • 2022 Winner (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Mango, Mambo, and MurderRaquel V. Reyes
  • 2022 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2022 Winner (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
The Bombay PrinceSujata Massey
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and MurderDianne Freeman
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
DerailedMary Keliikoa
  • 2020 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Murder at the Mena HouseErica Ruth Neubauer
  • 2020 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Murder in the Bayou BoneyardEllen Byron
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2021 Winner (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
The Fate of a FlapperSusanna Calkins
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
The Turning TideCatriona McPherson
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2021 Winner (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Fatal Cajun FestivalEllen Byron
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Murder Knocks TwiceSusanna Calkins
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
One Night GoneTara Laskowski
  • 2019 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
The Pearl DaggerL.A. Chandlar
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Deadly SolutionKeenan Powell
  • 2018 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Four Funerals and Maybe a WeddingRhys Bowen
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Kingdom of the BlindLouise Penny
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Mardi Gras MurderEllen Byron
  • 2018 Winner (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
What Doesn’t Kill YouAimee Hix
  • 2018 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
A Cajun Christmas KillingEllen Byron
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2018 Winner (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Dangerous To KnowRenee Patrick
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Glass HousesLouise Penny
  • 2017 Winner (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
ProtocolKathleen Valenti
  • 2017 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Body on the BayouEllen Byron
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2017 Winner (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Decanting a MurderNadine Nettmann
  • 2016 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Design for DyingRenee Patrick
  • 2016 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Murder in G MajorAlexia Gordon
  • 2016 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2017 Winner (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Terror in TaffetaMarla Cooper
  • 2016 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery Novel)
Dreaming SpiesLaurie R. King
  • 2015 Winner (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Malice at the PalaceRhys Bowen
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2016 Winner (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Mrs. Roosevelt’s ConfidanteSusan Elia MacNeal
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Plantation ShuddersEllen Byron
  • 2015 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
The Masque of a MurdererSusanna Calkins
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
The Nature of the BeastLouise Penny
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2016 Winner (Best World Mystery)
Queen of HeartsRhys Bowen
  • 2014 Winner (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
The Good, the Bad, and the EmusDonna Andrews
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Heirs and GracesRhys Bowen
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
How the Light Gets InLouise Penny
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2014 Winner (Calamari Award (Best Mystery Set Outside the United States))
The Wrong GirlHank Phillippi Ryan
  • 2013 Winner (Best Contemporary Novel)
  • 2014 Nominee (Squid Award (Best Mystery Set in the United States))
Elegy for EddieJacqueline Winspear
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
The Twelve Clues of ChristmasRhys Bowen
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
A Lesson in SecretsJacqueline Winspear
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Mercury’s RiseAnn Parker
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2012 Winner (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Naughty in NiceRhys Bowen
  • 2011 Winner (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
The Real MacawDonna Andrews
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Novel)
  • 2012 Winner (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Troubled BonesJeri Westerson
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Historical Novel)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Who Do, Voodoo?Rochelle Staab
  • 2011 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2012 Nominee (Eureka! Award (Best First Mystery))
Stork Raving MadDonna Andrews
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Novel)
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Swan for the MoneyDonna Andrews
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Novel)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
A Royal PainRhys Bowen
  • 2008 Nominee (Best Novel)
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Historical Mystery Novel)
Death of a Cozy WriterG.M. Malliet
  • 2008 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2009 Nominee (Hawaii Five-O Award (Best Law Enforcement or Police Procedural))
Six Geese A-SlayingDonna Andrews
  • 2008 Nominee (Best Novel)
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
Murder with ReservationsElaine Viets
  • 2007 Nominee (Best Novel)
  • 2008 Winner (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)
The Penguin Who Knew Too MuchDonna Andrews
  • 2007 Nominee (Best Novel)
  • 2008 Nominee (Best Humorous Mystery Novel)