Given annually at the Malice Domestic Mystery Conference for the best "cozy" mystery in each category. Please note that the awards are given for works of the previous year. Thus, the "1994" awards were give in 1994 for works published in 1993.

Best Novel
Bootlegger's Daughter
Margaret Maron
Best Novel Nominees

Southern Ghost	Carolyn G. Hart
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter	Sharyn McCrumb
Defend and Betray	Anne Perry
The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog	Elizabeth Peters

Best First Novel
Blanche on the Lam
Barbara Neely
Best First Novel Nominees

All the Great Pretenders	Deborah Adams
Thyme of Death	Susan Wittig Albert
Decked	Carol Higgins Clark
Seneca Falls Inheritance	Miriam Grace Monfredo

Best Short Story
"Nice Gorilla"
Aaron and Charlotte Elkins, Malice Domestic I
Best Short Story Nominees

The Jersey Lily,"	P.M. Carlson
"Country Hospitality"	Jean Hager
The Last to Know"	Joan Hess
"Happiness is a Dead Poet"	Sharyn McCrumb
"Happiness is a Dead Poet"	Sharyn McCrumb

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