Macavity Awards

The Macavity Awards, established in 1987, are a group of literary awards presented annually to mystery writers. Nominated and voted upon annually by the members of the Mystery Readers International, the award is named for the "mystery cat" of T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.[1] The award is given in four categories—best novel, best first novel, best nonfiction, and best short story. The Sue Feder Historical Mystery has been given in conjunction with the Macavity Awards.

Best Mystery Novel edit

The Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel was first awarded in 1987. To be eligible for the award, the mystery novel must have been published in the previous calendar year.

Best Mystery Novel winners and finalists[2][3][4]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
1987P. D. JamesA Taste for DeathWinner
Lawrence BlockWhen the Sacred Ginmill ClosesFinalist
Max Allan CollinsThe Million-Dollar WoundFinalist
Joe GoresCome MorningFinalist
Stephen GreenleafBeyond BlameFinalist
Tony HillermanSkinwalkersFinalist
John le CarréThe Perfect SpyFinalist
Bill PronziniDeadfallFinalist
Masako TogawaLady KillerFinalist
Collin WilcoxNight GamesFinalist
1988Nancy PickardMarriage Is MurderWinner
Max Allan CollinsPrimary TargetFinalist
John W. and Joyce H. CorringtonA Project Named DesireFinalist
Mickey FriedmanVenetian MaskFinalist
Margaret MaronThe Right JackFinalist
Sara ParetskyBitter MedicineFinalist
Barbara VineA Fatal InversionFinalist
John WainwrightThe Tenth InterviewFinalist
1989Tony HillermanA Thief of TimeWinner
P. M. CarlsonMurder UnrenovatedFinalist
Elizabeth GeorgeA Great DeliveranceFinalist
Sue GraftonE Is for EvidenceFinalist
Thomas HarrisThe Silence of the LambsFinalist
Sara ParetskyBlood ShotFinalist
1990Carolyn HartA Little Class on MurderWinner
James Lee BurkeBlack Cherry BluesFinalist
George C. ChesbroBoneFinalist
Bartholomew GillThe Death of a Joyce ScholarFinalist
1991Sharyn McCrumbIf Ever I Return Pretty Peggy-OWinner
Elizabeth GeorgeWell-Schooled in MurderFinalist
Carolyn G. HartDeadly ValentineFinalist
Sara ParetskyBurn MarksFinalist
Anne PerryThe Face of a StrangerFinalist
1992Nancy PickardI.O.U.Winner
Carolyn G. HartThe Christie CaperFinalist
Walter MosleyA Red DeathFinalist
1993Margaret MaronBootlegger's DaughterWinner[5]
John DunningBooked To DieFinalist
Sharyn McCrumbThe Hangman’s Beautiful DaughterFinalist
Walter MosleyWhite ButterflyFinalist
1994Minette WaltersThe SculptressWinner
Elizabeth GeorgeMissing JosephFinalist
Carolyn G. HartDead Man’s IslandFinalist
Janet LaPierreOld EnemiesFinalist
Kathy Hogan TrocheckTo Live and Die in DixieFinalist
1995Sharyn McCrumbShe Walks These HillsWinner
Michael ConnellyThe Concrete BlondeFinalist
Elizabeth GeorgePlaying for the AshesFinalist
Carolyn G. HartScandal in Fair HavenFinalist
Mary Willis WalkerThe Red ScreamFinalist
1996Mary Willis WalkerUnder the Beetle's CellarDoubledayWinner
Barbara D'AmatoHard ChristmasFinalist
Michael ConnellyThe Last CoyoteFinalist
John DunningBookman’s WakeFinalist
Marcia MullerA Wild and Lonely PlaceFinalist
1997Peter LoveseyBloodhoundsMysterious PressWinner
Thomas H. CookThe Chatham School AffairFinalist
Janet EvanovichTwo for the DoughFinalist
Teri HolbrookThe Grass WidowFinalist
Margaret LawrenceHearts and BonesFinalist
1998Deborah CrombieDreaming of the BonesScribnerWinner
Jan BurkeHocusSimon & SchusterFinalist
Michael ConnellyTrunk MusicLittle Brown & Co.Finalist
Arturo Perez-ReverteThe Club DumasHarcourt BraceFinalist
Donald WestlakeThe AxMysterious PressFinalist
1999Michael ConnellyBlood WorkLittle Brown & Co.Winner[6]
Nevada BarrBlind DescentG. P. Putnam's SonsFinalist
Laura LippmanButchers HillAvonFinalist[7]
Margaret MaronHome FiresMysterious PressFinalist
Abigail PadgettBlueMysterious PressFinalist
2000Sujata MasseyThe Flower MasterKnopfWinner
Rennie AirthRiver of DarknessViking PressFinalist
Robert CraisL.A. RequiemDoubledayFinalist
Peter RobinsonIn a Dry SeasonAvonFinalist
2001Val McDermidA Place of ExecutionBerkley BooksWinner
Taffy CannonGuns and RosesPerseverance Press/John Daniel & Co.Finalist
Joe LansdaleThe BottomsMysterious PressFinalist
Anne PerryHalf Moon StreetBallantine BooksFinalist
Nancy PickardThe Whole TruthPocket BooksFinalist
2002Laurie R. KingFollyWileyWinner[8]
Harlan CobenTell No OneDelacorte PressFinalist
Linda FairsteinThe DeadhouseScribnerFinalist
Dennis LehaneMystic RiverWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
T. Jefferson ParkerSilent JoeHyperionFinalist
2003S.J. RozanWinter and NightIntrigueWinner
Mary Kay AndrewsSavannah BluesHarperCollinsFinalist
James Lee BurkeJolie Blon's BounceSimon & SchusterFinalist
Jan BurkeNineSimon & SchusterFinalist
Michael ConnellyCity of BonesLittle, Brown & Co.Finalist
2004Peter LoveseyThe House SitterSt. Martin's/Minotaur BooksWinner
Giles BluntThe Delicate StormG. P. Putnam's SonsFinalist
Rhys BowenFor the Love of MikeSt. Martin'sFinalist
Ken BruenThe GuardsSt. Martin's/Minotaur BooksFinalist
David CorbettDone for a DimeBallantine BooksFinalist
2005Ken BruenThe Killing of the TinkersLittle, Brown & Co.Winner
Robin BurcellCold CaseAvonFinalist
Jeff LindsayDarkly Dreaming DexterDoubledayFinalist
Margaret MaronHigh Country FallMysterious PressFinalist
T. Jefferson ParkerCalifornia GirlHarperCollinsFinalist
Peter RobinsonPlaying with FireWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
2006Michael ConnellyThe Lincoln LawyerFaber & Faber/Farrar, Straus and GirouxWinner[9][10]
Lee ChildOne ShotDelacorte PressFinalist
Reed Farrel ColemanThe James DeansPlumeFinalist
Tess GerritsenVanishBallantine BooksFinalist
Paul LevineSolomon vs. LordBantam BooksFinalist
Peter RobinsonStrange AffairWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
Don WinslowThe Power of the DogKnopfFinalist
2007Nancy PickardThe Virgin of Small PlainsThorndike/ Random House UKWinner
Benjamin BlackChristine FallsHenry Holt/PicadorFinalist
Jason GoodwinThe Janissary TreeFarrar, Straus and GirouxFinalist
Denise MinaThe Dead HourBantam BooksFinalist
Peter RobinsonPiece of My HeartMcClelland & StewartFinalist
Julia Spencer-FlemingAll Mortal FleshMinotaur BooksFinalist
2008Laura LippmanWhat the Dead KnowWilliam Morrow & Co.Winner
Reed Farrel ColemanSoul PatchMidnight InkFinalist
John ConnollyThe UnquietBallantine BooksFinalist
David CorbettBlood of ParadiseSimon & SchusterFinalist
Deborah CrombieWater Like a StoneWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
2009Deborah CrombieWhere Memories LieSt. Martin's/Minotaur BooksWinner
Sean ChercoverTrigger CityMinotaur BooksFinalist
Declan HughesThe Dying Breed (UK) /

The Price of Blood (US)

John Murray/ William Morrow & Co.Finalist
Arnaldur IndridasonThe Draining LakeUK: The Price of BloodFinalist
Lisa LutzCurse of the SpellmansDoubledayFinalist
Louise PennyThe Cruelest MonthMinotaur BooksFinalist
Louise UreThe Fault TreeHarperCollinsFinalist
2010Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel ColemanTowerBusted Flush PressWinner[11]
Megan AbbottBury Me DeepSimon & SchusterFinalist
Deborah CrombieNecessary as BloodWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
Jo Nesbø with Don Bartlett (trans.)NemesisHarperCollinsFinalist
Louise PennyThe Brutal TellingMinotaur BooksFinalist
S.J. RozanThe Shanghai MoonMinotaur BooksFinalist
2011Louise PennyBury Your DeadMinotaur BooksWinner[12][13]
James Lee BurkeThe Glass RainbowSimon & SchusterFinalist
Tana FrenchFaithful PlaceViking PressFinalist
Timothy HallinanThe Queen of PatpongHarperCollins/William Morrow & Co.Finalist
Deon MeyerThirteen HoursGrove AtlanticFinalist
Nancy PickardThe Scent of Rain and LightningBallantine BooksFinalist
2012Sara GranClaire DeWitt and the City of the DeadHoughton Mifflin HarcourtWinner[14][15]
Anne Holt with Marlaine Delargy (trans.)1222ScribnerFinalist
Anthony HorowitzThe House of SilkMulholland BooksFinalist
Michael KorytaThe RidgeLittle, Brown, & Co.Finalist
Louise PennyA Trick of the LightMinotaur BooksFinalist
Marcus SakeyThe Two Deaths of Daniel HayesDuttonFinalist
Duane SwierczynskiHell & GoneMulholland BooksFinalist
2013Louise PennyThe Beautiful MysteryMinotaurWinner[16]
Gillian FlynnGone GirlCrownFinalist
Peter MayThe Black HouseSilver OakFinalist
Hank Phillippi RyanThe Other WomanForge BooksFinalist
B.A. ShapiroThe Art ForgerAlgonquin BooksFinalist
Ariel S. WinterThe Twenty Year DeathHard Case CrimeFinalist
Ben H. WintersThe Last PolicemanQuirk BooksFinalist
2014William Kent KruegerOrdinary GraceAtria BooksWinner[17][18]
Thomas H. CookSandrine's CaseMysterious PressFinalist
Mick HerronDead LionsSoho CrimeFinalist
Alex MarwoodThe Wicked GirlsPenguin BooksFinalist
Louise PennyHow the Light Gets InMinotaur BooksFinalist
Ian RankinStanding in Another Man's GraveReagan Arthur BooksFinalist
2015Alex MarwoodThe Killer Next DoorPenguin BooksWinner[19]
Sophie LittlefieldThe Missing PlaceGalleryFinalist[20]
Peter MayThe Lewis ManQuercusFinalist[20]
Catriona McPhersonThe Day She DiedMidnight InkFinalist[20]
Louise PennyThe Long Way HomeMinotaur BooksFinalist[20]
Terry ShamesThe Last Death of Jack HarbinSeventh Street BooksFinalist[20]
2016Lou BerneyThe Long and Faraway GoneWilliam Morrow & Co.Winner[21]
Sharon BoltonLittle Black LiesMinotaur BooksFinalist[22]
Tim HallinanThe Hot CountriesSoho PressFinalist[22]
Catriona McPhersonThe Child GardenMidnight InkFinalist[22]
Michael RobothamLife or DeathMulholland BooksFinalist[22]
Don WinslowThe CartelAlfred A. KnopfFinalist[22]
2017Louise PennyA Great ReckoningMinotaur BooksWinner
Megan AbbottYou Will Know MeLittle, Brown, & Co.Finalist[23]
Matt CoyleDark FissuresOceanviewFinalist[23]
Noah HawleyBefore the FallUK: Hodder & Stoughton
US: Grand Central Publishing
Finalist[23]
Mick HerronReal TigersUK: John Murray
US: Soho Press
Finalist[23]
Laura LippmanWilde LakeWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist[23]
2018Anthony HorowitzMagpie MurdersHarperWinner[24]
Karen DionneThe Marsh King's DaughterFinalist[24]
Attica LockeBluebird, BluebirdMulholland BooksFinalist[24]
Louise PennyGlass HousesMinotaurFinalist[24]
Thomas PerryThe Old ManMysterious PressFinalist[24]
Don WinslowThe ForceWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist[24]
2019Lou BerneyNovember RoadWilliam Morrow & Co.Winner[25]
Alison GaylinIf I Die TonightWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
Jane HarperThe Lost ManFlat Iron BooksFinalist
Jennifer HillierJar of HeartsMinotaur BooksFinalist
Naomi HiraharaHiroshima BoyProspect Park BooksFinalist
Lisa UngerUnder My SkinHarlequinPark Row BooksFinalist
2020Adrian McKintyThe ChainMulholland BooksWinner[26]
Steph ChaYour House Will PayEcco PressFinalist[26][27]
William Kent KruegerThis Tender LandAtriaFinalist[26][27]
Laura LippmanLady in the LakeWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist[26][27]
Hank Philippi RyanThe Murder ListForge BooksFinalist[26][27][28]
James SallisSarah JaneSoho CrimeFinalist[26][27]
2021S. A. CosbyBlacktop WastelandFlatiron BooksWinner[29]
Caroline B. CooneyBefore She Was HelenEcco PressFinalist
Matt CoyleBlind VigilOceanview PublishingFinalist
Louise PennyAll the Devils Are HereMinotaur BooksFinalist
Ivy PochodaThese WomenPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
Michael RobothamWhen She Was GoodScribnerFinalist
2022S. A. CosbyRazorblade TearsFlatiron BooksWinner[30][31]
Michael ConnellyThe Dark HoursLittle, Brown, & Co.Finalist[30][31]
Val McDermid1979Atlantic MonthlyFinalist[30][31]
Alan ParksBobby March Will Live ForeverWorld NoirFinalist[30][31]
Chris WhitakerWe Begin at the EndHenry Holt & Co.Finalist[30][31]
Colson WhiteheadHarlem ShuffleDoubledayFinalist[30][31]

Best First Mystery (Novel) edit

The Macavity Award for the Best First Mystery Novel was awarded in 1987.

Best First Mystery winners and finalists, 1987-1989[2][3][4]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
1987Faye KellermanThe Ritual BathWinner
Marilyn WallaceA Case of LoyaltiesWinner
Too Late To DieBill CriderFinalist
FloaterJoseph KoenigFinalist
Dead AirMike LupicaFinalist
From a High PlaceEdward MathisFinalist
Kiss Me OnceThomas MaxwellFinalist
1988Robert CraisThe Monkey's RaincoatWinner[6][32]
Michael AllegrettoDeath on the RocksFinalist
Carolyn G. HartDeath on DemandFinalist
Jeanne HartFetishFinalist
Janet LaPierreUnquiet GraveFinalist
Lia MateraWhere Lawyers Fear To TreadFinalist
Matt and Bonnie TaylorNeon FlamingoFinalist
Joseph TelushkinThe Unorthodox Murder of Rabbi WahlFinalist
Scott TurowPresumed InnocentFinalist
1989Caroline GrahamThe Killings at Badger's DriftWinner
Mary Lou BennettMurder Once DoneFinalist
1990Jill ChurchillGrime and PunishmentWinner[33]
Doug AllynThe Cheerio KillingsFinalist
Edith SkomThe Mark Twain MurdersFinalist
Deborah ValentineA Collector of PhotographsFinalist
Susan WolfeThe Last Billable HourFinalist
1991Patricia CornwellPostmortemWinner[34]
Diane Mott DavidsonCatering to NobodyFinalist
Janet DawsonKindred CrimesFinalist
William F. LoveThe Chartreuse ClueFinalist
1992Sue HenryMurder on the Iditarod TrailWinner
Mary Willis WalkerZero at the BoneWinner
Rebecca RothenbergThe Bulrush MurdersFinalist
Steven SaylorRoman BloodFinalist
Ann WilliamsFlowers for the DeadFinalist
1993Barbara NeelyBlanche on the LamWinner[35][36][37]
Nancy AthertonAunt Dimity’s DeathFinalist
Kathy Hogan TrocheckEvery Crooked NannyFinalist
1994Sharan NewmanDeath Comes as EpiphanyWinner
Nevada BarrTrack of the CatFinalist
Deborah CrombieA Share in DeathFinalist
Laurie R. KingA Grave TalentFinalist
Abigail PadgettChild of SilenceFinalist
1995Jeff AbbottDo Unto OthersWinner
Janet EvanovichOne for the MoneyFinalist
Lynda S. RobinsonMurder in the Place of AnubisFinalist
April SmithNorth of MontanaFinalist
1996Dianne DayThe Strange Files of Fremont JonesDoubledayWinner
Jeanne M. DamsThe Body in the TranseptFinalist
Teri HolbrookA Far and Deadly CryFinalist
Jody JaffeHorse of a Different KillerFinalist
Virginia LanierDeath in Bloodhound RedFinalist
1997Dale FurutaniDeath in Little TokyoSt. Martin'sWinner
Linda FairsteinFinal JeopardyFinalist
Anne GeorgeMurder on a Girls’ Night OutFinalist
Michael C. WhiteA Brother’s BloodFinalist
1998Penny WarnerDead Body LanguageBantam BooksWinner
Lee ChildKilling FloorG. P. Putnam's SonsFinalist
Aljean HarmetzOff the Face of the EarthScribnerFinalist
Laura LippmanCharm CityAvonFinalist
Sujata MasseyThe Salaryman's WifeHarperPaperbacksFinalist
1999Jerrilyn FarmerSympathy for the DevilAvonWinner
Jacqueline FiedlerTiger's PalettePocket BooksFinalist
Robin HathawayThe Doctor Digs a GraveSt. Martin'sFinalist
2000Paula L. WoodsInner City BluesSoho PressWinner
Donna AndrewsMurder with PeacocksSt. Martin'sFinalist
Cara BlackMurder in the MaraisSoho PressFinalist
Kris NeriRevenge of the Gypsy QueenRainbow BooksFinalist
2001David LissA Conspiracy of PaperSt. Martin'sWinner
Kate GrilleyDeath Dances to a Reggae BeatBerkley Prime CrimeFinalist
Marcia SimpsonCrow in Stolen ColorsBerkley Prime CrimeFinalist
Julie Wray HermanThree Dirty Women and the Garden of DeathSilver Dagger MysteriesFinalist
2002C. J. BoxOpen SeasonHenry Holt & Co.Winner[38][39]
Denise HamiltonThe Jasmine TradeScribnerFinalist
M.K. PrestonPerhaps She'll DieIntrigueFinalist
Karin SlaughterBlindsightedWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
2003Julia Spencer-FlemingIn the Bleak MidwinterHodder & Stoughton/VikingWinner
Jonathon KingThe Blue Edge of MidnightDuttonFinalist
Eddie MullerThe DistanceScribnerFinalist
Radine Trees NehringA Valley To Die ForSt. Kitts PressFinalist
2004Jacqueline WinspearMaisie DobbsLibraries UnlimitedWinner[40][41]
James HimeNight of the DanceSt. Martin's/Minotaur BooksFinalist
Rebecca C. PawelDeath of a NationalistSoho PressFinalist
Olen SteinhauerThe Bridge of SighsSt. Martin's/Minotaur BooksFinalist
2005Harley Jane KozakDating Dead MenMidnight InkWinner
Sandra BalzoUncommon GroundsFive StarFinalist
Naomi HiraharaSummer of the Big BachiDeltaFinalist
J. A. KonrathWhiskey SourHyperionFinalist
Dylan SchafferMisdemeanor ManBloomsbury PublishingFinalist
2006Brian FreemanImmoralSt. Martin's/Minotaur BooksWinner[9]
Mike HarrisonAll Shook UpECW PressFinalist
Randall HicksBaby GameWordslinger PressFinalist
2007Nick StoneMr. ClarinetCrum CreekWinner
Jane K. ClelandConsigned to DeathMinotaur BooksFinalist
Troy Cook47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank RobbersCapital Crime PressFinalist
John HartKing of LiesMinotaur BooksFinalist
Cornelia ReadA Field of DarknessMysteriousFinalist
2008Tana FrenchIn the WoodsW. W. Norton & Co.Winner[42][43][44]
Matt Beynon ReesThe Collaborator of BethlehemMinotaur BooksFinalist
Joe HillHeart-Shaped BoxPenguinFinalist
Lisa LutzThe Spellman FilesHodder & Stoughton/AtriaFinalist
Tim MaleenyStealing the DragonOceanviewFinalist
2009Stieg LarssonThe Girl with the Dragon TattooHarperCollins / EccoWinner[45]
Zoë FerrarisFinding NoufBantam BooksFinalist
G.M. MallietDeath of a Cozy WriterMetroFinalist
Charlie NewtonCalumet CityMcFarland & CompanyFinalist
Scott PrattAn Innocent ClientBallantine BooksFinalist
Michael StanleyA Carrion DeathRandom HouseFinalist
Dan WaddellThe Blood DetectiveSoho PressFinalist
2010Alan BradleyThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieDelacorte PublishingWinner[11]
Jamie FrevelettiRunning from the DevilWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist[46]
Sophie LittlefieldA Bad Day for SorryMinotaur BooksFinalist
Stuart NevilleThe Ghosts of BelfastSoho CrimeFinalist
Malla NunnA Beautiful Place to DiePicadorFinalist
2011Bruce DeSilvaRogue IslandForge Books/Tom Doherty AssociatesWinner[12][47][48]
Hilary DavidsonThe Damage DoneForge BooksFinalist
Paul DoironThe Poacher's SonMinotaur BooksFinalist
Sasscer HillFull MortalityWildside PressFinalist
Simon LelicA Thousand CutsViking PressFinalist
2012Leonard RosenAll Cry ChaosPermanent PressWinner[14][15][49]
Sara J. HenryLearning to SwimCrownFinalist
Darrell JamesNazareth ChildMidnight InkFinalist
Alice LaPlanteTurn of MindAtlantic MonthlyFinalist
Taylor StevensThe InformationistCrownFinalist
S. J. WatsonBefore I Go to SleepHarperFinalist
2013Daniel FriedmanDon't Ever Get OldMinotaur BooksThomas Dunne BooksWinner[16]
Susan M. BoyerLow Country BoilHenery PressFinalist
Susan Elia MacNealMr. Churchill's SecretaryRandom HouseBantam BooksFinalist[50]
Chris PavoneThe ExpatsCrownFinalist
2014Terry ShamesA Killing at Cotton HillSeventh Street BooksWinner[17][18]
Matt CoyleYesterday's EchoOceanview PublishingFinalist[51]
Becky MastermanRage Against the DyingMinotaur BooksFinalist[51]
Jenny MilchmanCover of SnowBallantine BooksFinalist[51]
Derek MillerNorwegian by NightHoughton Mifflin HarcourtFinalist[51]
2015Julia DahlInvisible CityMinotaur BooksWinner[19]
Kristi BelcaminoBlessed Are the DeadWitness ImpulseFinalist[20]
Tom BoumanDry Bones in the ValleyW. W. Norton & Co.Finalist[20]
Sarah HilarySomeone Else's SkinPenguin BooksFinalist[20]
Elizabeth LittleDear DaughterViking PressFinalist[20]
Lori Rader-DayThe Black HourSeventh Street BooksFinalist[20]
2016Glen Erik HamiltonPast CrimesWilliam Morrow & Co.Winner
Patricia AbbottConcrete AngelPolisFinalist[22]
Chris HolmThe Killing KindMulholland BooksFinalist[22]
David JoyWhere All Light Tends to GoG. P. Putnam's SonsFinalist[22]
Ausma Zehanat KhanThe Unquiet DeadMinotaur BooksFinalist[22]
Art TaylorOn the Road with Del and LouiseHeneryFinalist[22]
2017Joe IdeIQMulholland BooksWinner
Fiona BartonThe WidowUK: Bantam Books
US: NAL
Finalist[23]
Flynn BerryUnder the HarrowPenguin BooksFinalist[23]
Bill BeverlyDodgersNo Exit PressFinalist[23]
Renee PatrickDesign for DyingForge BooksFinalist[23]
2018Sheena KamalThe Lost OnesWilliam Morrow & Co.Winner[24]
Kellye GarrettHollywood HomicideMidnight InkFinalist[24]
Jane HarperThe DryFlatiron BooksFinalist[24]
Jordan HarperShe Rides ShotgunEcco PressFinalist[24]
Kristen LepionkaThe Last Place You LookMinotaur BooksFinalist[24]
Wendall ThomasLost LuggagePoisoned Pen PressFinalist[24]
2019John CopenhaverDodging and BurningPegasus BooksWinner[52]
Oyinkan BraithwaiteMy Sister, the Serial KillerDoubledayFinalist
Delia OwensWhere the Crawdads SingG. P. Putnam's SonsFinalist
Catherine SteadmanSomething in the WaterBallantine BooksFinalist
C.J. TudorThe Chalk ManCrownFinalist
2020Tara LaskowskiOne Night GoneGraydon House BooksWinner[26]
Samantha DowningMy Lovely WifePenguin BooksFinalist[26][27]
Tori EldridgeThe Ninja DaughterAgora BooksFinalist[26][27]
Angie KimMiracle CreekSarah Crichton BooksFinalist[26][27]
J.P. PomareCall Me EvieG. P. Putnam's SonsFinalist[26][27][53]
Lauren WilkinsonAmerican SpyRandom HouseFinalist[26][27]
2021David Heska Wanbli WeidenWinter CountsEcco PressWinner[29]
Deepa AnapparaDjinn Patrol on the Purple LineRandom HouseFinalist
Nev MarchMurder in Old BombayMinotaur BooksFinalist
Richard OsmanThe Thursday Murder ClubPamela Dorman BooksFinalist
Stephanie WrobelDarling Rose GoldBerkley BooksFinalist
2022Mia P. ManansalaArsenic and AdoboBerkley BooksWinner[30][31]
Alexandra AndrewsWho Is Maude Dixon?Little, Brown, & Co.Finalist[30][31]
Abigail DeanGirl AViking PressFinalist[30][31]
Erin FlanaganDeer SeasonUniversity of Nebraska PressFinalist[30][31]
Wanda M. MorrisAll Her Little SecretsWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist[30][31]

Best Mystery Nonfiction/Critical edit

The Macavity Award for Best Mystery Non-fiction/Critical Book was established in 1987. This category has had multiple names since its inception and reviews the best mystery-related critical, biographical, and otherwise nonfiction titles.

Best Mystery Nonfiction/Critical winners and finalists[2][3][4]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
1987Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini1001 MidnightsWinner
1988Bill PronziniSon of Gun in CheekWinner
1989Victoria Nichols and Susan ThompsonSilk StalkingsWinner
1990H. R. F. KeatingThe Bedside Companion to CrimeWinner
1991Gillian GillAgatha Christie: The Woman and Her MysteriesWinner
1992Tony Hillerman and Ernie BulowTalking Mysteries: A Conversation with Tony HillermanWinner
1993Ellen NehrDoubleday Crime Club CompendiumDoubledayWinner
1994Ed Gorman (ed.)The Fine Art of MurderWinner
1995Dean James and Jean SwansonBy a Woman's HandWinner
1996Willetta L. HeisingDetecting WomenPurple MoonWinner
1997Willetta HeisingDetecting Women 2Purple Moon PressWinner
1998Jan Grape, Dean James, and Ellen NehrDeadly WomenCarroll & GrafWinner
Ben MacintyreThe Napoleon of Crime: Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master ThiefFarrar, Straus & GirouxFinalist
Natalie Kaufman and Carol KayG Is for GraftonHenry Holt & Co.Finalist
Ian OusbyGuilty Parties: A Mystery Lover's CompanionThames & HudsonFinalist
1999Jean Swanson and Dean JamesKiller BooksBerkley BooksWinner
Alzina Stone DaleMystery Reader's Walking Guide to Washington, DCPassport BooksFinalist
Ed Gorman and Martin GreenbergSpeaking of MurderBerkley BooksFinalist
Eddie MullerDark City: The Lost World of Film NoirSt. Martin'sFinalist
Victoria Nichols and Susan ThompsonSilk Stalkings IIScarecrowFinalist
2000Tom NolanRoss MacdonaldPenguin Rough GuidesWinner
Jo Grossman and Robert Weibezahl (eds.)A Taste of MurderDellFinalist
Daniel StashowerTeller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan DoyleHenry Holt & Co.Finalist
2001Marvin LachmanThe American Regional MysteryMinotaur BooksWinner
Martin BoothThe Doctor and the Detective: A Biography of Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's/Minotaur BooksFinalist
Margaret Caldwell ThomasessaysThomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's/Minotaur BooksFinalist
Martha Hailey DuboseWomen of Mystery: the Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime NovelistsEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 2000Finalist
Jim Huang (ed.)100 Favorite Mysteries of the CenturyCrum Creek PressFinalist
2002G. Miki HaydenWriting the Mystery: A Start to Finish Guide for Both Novice and ProfessionalHowdunit Series, Writers Digest BooksWinner
Max Allan CollinsThe War of the World MurdersCollectors PressFinalist
Michael J. HaydeMy Name's Friday: The Unauthorized but True Story of Dragnet and the Films of Jack WebbCumberland HouseFinalist
Tony HillermanSeldom Disappointed: A MemoirHarperCollinsFinalist
Jeffrey MarksWho Was that Lady? Craig Rice: The Queen of Screwball MysteryDelphi BooksFinalist
2003Jim Huang (ed.)They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated, and Forgotten Mystery NovelsWilliam Morrow & Co.Winner
Mike AshleyThe Mammoth Encyclopedia of Crime FictionCarroll & GrafFinalist
Jeff MarksIntent to Sell: Marketing the Genre NovelDeadly Alibi PressFinalist
Eddie MullerThe Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic Era of Film NoirThe Overlook PressFinalist
2004Gary Warren NiebuhrMake Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective FictionG. P. Putnam's SonsWinner
Colleen A BarnettMystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Vol. 3Poisoned Pen PressFinalist
Jo Grossman and Robert WeibezahlA Second Helping of Murder: More Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery WritersPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
Andrew WilsonBeautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia HighsmithBloomsbury PublishingFinalist
2005D. P. Lyle, MDForensics for DummiesWilliam Morrow & Co.Winner[54]
Frankie Y. Bailey and Steven ChermakFamous American Crimes & Trials, Vol. 1Praeger PublishersFinalist
Jim DohertyJust the Facts: True Tales of Cops & CriminalsDeadly Serious PressFinalist
Leslie S. KlingerThe New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short StoriesW. W. NortonFinalist
Darrell B. LockhartLatin American Mystery Writers: An A-to-Z GuideGreenwood PressFinalist
2006Melanie RehakGirl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created HerColumbia University PressWinner[9]
Jonathan GoodmanTracks to MurderKent State University PressFinalist
Stuart Kaminsky with Laurie Roberts (photo)Behind the Mystery: Top Mystery Writers InterviewedHothouse PressFinalist
Leslie S. Klinger (ed.)New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The NovelsW. W. Norton & Co.Finalist
Mary RoachSpook: Science Tackles the AfterlifeW. W. Norton & Co.Finalist
2007Jim Huang and Austin Lugar (eds.)Mystery Muses: 100 Classics That Inspire Today's Mystery WritersFive StarWinner
Chris RoerdenDon't Murder Your Mystery: 24 Fiction Writing Techniques to Save Your Manuscript From Ending Up D.O.A.Bella Rosa BooksFinalist
Daniel StashowerThe Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of MurderDuttonFinalist
2008Roger Sobin (ed.)The Essential Mystery Lists: For Readers, Collectors, and LibrariansHarcourtWinner
Barry ForshawRough Guide to Crime FictionMcFarland & Co.Finalist
Jean Gould O'ConnellChester Gould: A Daughter's Biography of the Creator of Dick TracyMichael Joseph/ DelacorteFinalist
Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower, and Charles Foley (eds.)Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in LettersWalkerFinalist
Lee LoflandPolice Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for WritersHarperPress/PenguinFinalist
2009Frankie Y. BaileyAfrican American Mystery Writers: A Historical & Thematic StudyOnyxWinner
Leonard CassutoHard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime StoriesFinalist[55]
Kathy Lynn EmersonHow to Write Killer Historical MysteriesSt. Martin'sFinalist
David GeherinScene of the Crime: The Importance of Place in Crime and Mystery FictionBleak House BooksFinalist
Harry Lee PoeEdgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale StoriesHoughton Mifflin HarcourtFinalist
Kate SummerscaleThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian DetectivePoisoned Pen PressFinalist
2010P.D. JamesTalking About Detective FictionAlfred A. KnopfWinner[11]
John BuntinL.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive CityRandom House: Harmony BooksFinalist
Craig McDonaldRogue Males: Conversations & Confrontations About the Writing LifeBleak House BooksFinalist
Otto Penzler (ed.)The Line Up: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest DetectivesLittle, Brown, & Co.Finalist
Laney Salisbury and Aly SujoProvenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern ArtPenguin BooksFinalist
Elena SantangeloDame Agatha's Shorts: An Agatha Christie Short Story CompanionBella Rosa BooksFinalist
2011John CurranAgatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the MakingHarperCollinsWinner[12]
Deborah BlumThe Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New YorkPenguin BooksFinalist
Yunte HuangCharlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American HistoryW. W. Norton & Co.Finalist
Maxim Jakubowski (ed.)Following the Detectives: Real Locations in Crime FictionNew HollandFinalist
David Morrell and Hank W. Wagner (eds.)Thrillers: 100 Must ReadsOceanview PublishingFinalist
2012Charlaine HarrisThe Sookie Stackhouse CompanionAce BooksWinner[14][15]
Leslie BudewitzBooks, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom ProcedureLindenFinalist
John CurranAgatha Christie: Murder in the Making: More Stories and Secrets from Her NotebooksHarperCollinsFinalist
A.B. EmrysWilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the Evolution of the Casebook NovelMcFarland & CompanyFinalist
T. J. EnglishThe Savage City: Race, Murder, and a Generation on the EdgeWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
2013John Connolly and Declan Burke (eds.)Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery NovelsSimon & SchusterAtria/Emily BestlerWinner[16]
Paul FrenchMidnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old ChinaPenguin BooksFinalist
Otto Penzler (ed.)In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American HeroBenBella/Smart PopFinalist
2014Daniel StashowerThe Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil WarMinotaur BooksWinner[17][18]
Roseanne MontilloThe Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's MasterpieceWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist[51]
Charles J. RzepkaBeing Cool: The Work of Elmore LeonardJohns Hopkins University PressFinalist[51]
2015Hank Phillippi Ryan (ed.)Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's JourneyHenery PressWinner[19]
Charles BrownsonThe Figure of the Detective: A Literary History and AnalysisMcFarland & CompanyFinalist[20]
J.W. OckerPoe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan PoeCountrymanFinalist[20]
Adam Plantinga400 Things Cops Know: Street Smart Lessons from a Veteran PatrolmanQuill DriverFinalist[20]
2016Martin EdwardsThe Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective StoryHarperCollinsWinner
Kathryn HarkupA Is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha ChristieBloomsbury SigmaFinalist[22]
Suzanne Marrs and Tom Nolan (eds.)Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross MacdonaldArcadeFinalist[22]
Val McDermidForensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About CrimeGrove PressFinalist[22]
Nathan WardThe Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell HammettBloomsbury PublishingFinalist[22]
2017Margaret KinsmanSara Paretsky: A Companion to the Mystery FictionMcFarland & CompanyWinner[56]
Jane K. ClelandMastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories that Keep Readers on the Edge of Their SeatsWriter's Digest BooksFinalist[23]
Ruth FranklinShirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted LifeLiveright PublishingFinalist[23]
David J. SkalSomething in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote DraculaLiveright PublishingFinalist[23]
Kate SummerscaleThe Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child MurdererPenguin BooksFinalist[23]
2018Martin EdwardsThe Story of Classic Crime in 100 BooksPoisoned Pen Press/British LibraryWinner[24]
Mattias BostromFrom Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an IconMysterious PressFinalist[24]
Lawrence P. JacksonChester B. Himes: A BiographyW. W. Norton & Co.Finalist[24]
Bill James and Rachel McCarthy JamesThe Man From the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer MysteryScribnerFinalist[24]
Michael SimsArthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of HolmesBloomsburyFinalist[24]
Tori TelferLady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout HistoryHarper PerennialFinalist[24]
2019Sarah WeinmanThe Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the WorldHarperCollinsWinner[25]
Laird R. BlackwellThe Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton: A Critical Study of the Father Brown Stories and Other Detective FictionMcFarland & CompanyFinalist
Margalit FoxConan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective WriterRandom HouseFinalist
Leslie S. KlingerClassic American Crime Fiction of the 1920sPegasus BooksFinalist
Michelle McNamaraI'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerHarperCollinsFinalist
Laura ThompsonAgatha Christie: A Mysterious LifePegasus BooksFinalist
2020John BillheimerHitchcock and the CensorsUniversity Press of KentuckyWinner[26]
Laird R. BlackwellFrederic DannayEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story, McFarland & CompanyFinalist[26][27]
Ursula BuchanBeyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John BuchanBloomsbury PublishingFinalist[26][27]
Peter HoulahanNorco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank RobberyAmerican History, CounterpointFinalist[26][27]
Mo MoultonThe Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and Her Oxford Circle Remade the World for WomenBasic BooksFinalist[26][27]
James PolchinIndecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before StonewallCounterpointFinalist[26][27]
2021Sheila MitchellH.R.F. Keating: A Life of CrimeLevel Best BooksWinner[29]
Leslie BrodySometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the SpySeal PressFinalist
Martin Edwards (ed.)Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection ClubHarperCollinsFinalist
Erin E. MacDonaldIan Rankin: A Companion to the Mystery FictionMcFarland & CompanyFinalist
Craig SistersonSouthern Cross Crime: The Pocket Essential Guide to the Crime Fiction, Film & TV of Australia and New ZealandOldcastle BooksFinalist
2022Lee Child with Laurie R. KingHow to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of AmericaScribnerWinner[8]
Mark AldridgeAgatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the WorldHarperCollinsFinalist
Margalit FoxThe Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in HistoryRandom HouseFinalist
Richard GreeneThe Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham GreeneW. W. Norton & Co.Finalist
James McGrath MorrisTony Hillerman: A LifeUniversity of Oklahoma PressFinalist
John TreschThe Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American ScienceFarrar, Straus and GirouxFinalist
Edward WhiteThe Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of SuspenseW. W. Norton & Co.Finalist


Best Mystery Short Story edit

The Macavity Award for Best Mystery Short Story was first awarded in 1987.

Best Mystery Short Story winners and finalists[2][3][4]
YearAuthorTitlePublicationResultRef.
1987Sue GraftonThe Parker ShotgunMean StreetsWinner
1988Robert BarnardThe Woman in the WardrobeEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1987Winner
1989Doug AllynDeja VuAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 1988Winner
Carl MartinFatherly LoveEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1988Finalist
1990Nancy PickardAfraid All the TimeSisters in CrimeWinner
Brendan DuBoisFire Burning BrightAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Winter 1989Finalist
Jeremiah HealyOne Eye OpenEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1989Finalist
Donald E. WestlakeToo Many CrooksPlayboy, August 1989Finalist
1991Joan HessToo Much to BareSisters in Crime 2Winner[57]
1992Margaret MaronDeborah's JudgementA Woman’s EyeWinner[5]
Joe GoresDance of the DeadThe Armchair Detective, Spring 1991Finalist
Carolyn WheatLife, for ShortSisters in Crime 4Finalist
1993Carolyn HartHenrie O's HolidayMalice Domestic 1Winner
Joan HessThe Last to KnowMalice Domestic 1Finalist
Charles McCarryThe Hand of CarlosThe Armchair Detective, Fall 1992Finalist
1994Susan DunlapCheckoutMalice Domestic 2Winner
M. D. LakeKim’s GameMalice Domestic 2Finalist
1995Deborah AdamsCast Your Fate to the WindMalice Domestic 3Winner
Jan BurkeUnharmedEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Mid-December 1994Winner
1996Colin DexterEvans Tries an O-LevelMorse's Greatest Mystery (Crown)Winner
K. K. BeckRule of LawMalice Domestic 4Finalist
Dorothy CannellCupid’s ArrowCrimes of the HeartFinalist
1997Carolyn WheatCruel & UnusualGuilty As Charged (Pocket Books)Winner
Joyce ChristmasTakeoutMalice Domestic 5Finalist
Jill ChurchillThe Bun Also RisesMalice Domestic 5Finalist
Michael MaloneRed ClayMurder for LoveFinalist
Rosemarie SantiniThe Music LessonNew Mystery, Number 9, 1996Finalist
1998Peter RobinsonTwo Ladies of Rose CottageMalice Domestic 6 (Pocket Books)Winner
William BankierReal Bullets This TimeEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1997Finalist
Stuart KaminskyFind MiriamNew Mystery Magazine, Summer 1997Finalist
Edward Marston and Peter LoveseyThe Corbett CorrespondenceMalice Domestic 6 (Pocket Books)Finalist
Polly WhitneyEtiquette LessonMurderous Intent Mystery MagazineFinalist
1999Barbara D'AmatoOf Course You Know That Chocolate Is a VegetableEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 98Winner
Laurien BerensonSleeping Dogs LieCanine Crimes (Ballantine Books)Finalist
Harlan CobenA Simple PhilosophyMalice Domestic 7 (Avon)Finalist
Dean JamesThe Village Vampire & the Oboe of DeathMalice Domestic 7 (Avon)Finalist
2000Kate GrilleyMaubi and the JumbiesThe Strand Magazine, Spring 2007Winner
Laurie KingPaleta ManIrreconcilable Differences, edited by Lia Matera (HarperCollins)Finalist
Anne PerryHeroesMurder & Obsession, edited by Otto Penzler (Delacorte Press)Finalist
Carolyn WheatShow Me the BonesDiagnosis Dead, edited by Jonathan Kellerman (Pocket Books)Finalist
2001Reginald HillA Candle for ChristmasEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Sep-Oct 2007Winner
Jan BurkeThe Man in the Civil SuitMalice Domestic 9 (Avon)Finalist
Joyce ChristmasThe ChosenUnholy Orders (Intrigue Press)Finalist
2002Jan BurkeThe Abbey GhostsEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 2003Winner
Katherine Hall PageThe Would-Be WidowerMalice Domestic 10, edited by Nevada Barr (Avon)Finalist
Ted HertelMy Bonnie LiesThe Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, edited by Michael Hemmingson (Carroll & Graf)Finalist
Rochelle KrichBitter WatersCriminal Kabbalah, edited by Lawrence W. Raphael (Jewish Lights)Finalist
2003Janet DawsonVoice MailHarper / HeadlineWinner
Diana DeverellBoot ScootAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, October 2002Finalist
Brendan DuBoisAn Empire's ReachAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, November 2002Finalist
Toni L.P. KelnerBible BeltEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2002Finalist
Marcia TalleyToo Many CooksMuch Ado About Murder, edited by Anne Perry (Berkley Prime Crime)Finalist
Carolyn WheatThe Adventure of the Rara AvisMurder, My Dear Watson, edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Jon Lellenberg, and Daniel Stashower (Carroll & Graf)Finalist
2004Sandy BalzoThe Grass Is Always GreenerEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Feb 2007Winner
Robert BarnardRogues GalleryEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 2003Finalist
Diana DeverellTexas Two-StepAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, February 2003Finalist
Beth FoxwellNo Man's LandBlood On Their Hands, edited by Lawrence Block (Berkley Prime Crime)Finalist[58]
G. Miki HaydenWar CrimesA Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, edited by Jeffery Deaver (Berkley Prime Crime)Finalist
Ronnie KlaskinChild SupportA Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, edited by Jeffery Deaver (Berkley Prime Crime)Finalist
Elaine VietsRed MeatBlood On Their Hands, edited by Lawrence Block (Berkley Prime Crime)Finalist
2005Terence FahertyThe Widow of SlaneEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Sept-Oct 2005Winner
Sandra BalzoVisceryEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 2004Finalist
Alana WhiteThe Lady's Not for DyingFutures Mystery Anthology Magazine, Winter 2004Finalist
2006Nancy PickardThere Is No Crime on Easter IslandScam and Eggs, Five StarWinner
Robert BarnardEverybody's GirlEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 2005Finalist
David CorbettIt Can HappenSan Francisco Noir, Akashic BooksFinalist
Steve HockensmithThe Big RoadAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May 2005Finalist
2007Tim MaleenyTil Death Do Us PartMWA Presents Death Do Us Part: New Stories About Love, Lust, and Murder, edited by Harlan Coben (Little, Brown & Co.)Winner[9]
Robert BarnardProvenanceEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Jul 2006Finalist
Roberta IsleibDisturbance in the FieldSeasmoke: Crime Stories by New England Writers, edited by Kate Flora, Ruth McCarty, and Susan Oleksiw (Level Best Books)Finalist
2008Rhys BowenPlease Watch Your StepHardly Knew Her (William Morrow & Co.)Winner
Donna AndrewsA Rat's TaleEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Sept/Oct 2007Finalist
Jon L. BreenThe Missing Elevator PuzzleWolfsbane & Mistletoe, edited by Harris & Kelner (Penguin)Finalist
Beverle Graves MyersBrimstone P.I.Wolfsbane & Mistletoe, edited by Harris & Kelner (Penguin)Finalist
Gillian RobertsThe Old Wife's TaleEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2004Finalist
2009Dana CameronThe Night Things ChangedEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Mar/Apr 2007Winner
Sean ChercoverA Sleep Not Unlike DeathEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Sep/Oct 2008Finalist
Toni L.P. KelnerKeeping Watch Over His FlockMurderous Intent, Fall 1999Finalist
Laura LippmanScratch a WomanAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Jan 2001Finalist
Tom PiccirilliBetween the Dark and the DaylightAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May 2007Finalist
2010Hank Phillippi RyanOn the HouseQuarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers, Level Best BooksWinner[11]
Ace AtkinsLast Fair Deal Gone DownCrossroad Blues, Busted Flush PressFinalist
Dana CameronFemme SoleBoston Noir, Akashic BooksFinalist
Jim FusilliDigby, Attorney at LawAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May 2009Finalist
Carolyn HartYour TurnTwo of the Deadliest, HarperFinalist
Marcus SakeyThe Desert Here and the Desert Far AwayThriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down, MiraFinalist
Luis Alberto UrreaAmapolaPhoenix Noir, Akashic BooksFinalist
2011Dana CameronSwing ShiftCrimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side, Berkley BooksWinner[12]
Doug AllynThe Scent of LilacsEllery Queen's Mystery MagazineFinalist
Keith GilmanDevil's PocketPhiladelphia Noir, Akashic BooksFinalist
Richard HelmsThe Gods for Vengeance CryEllery Queen's Mystery MagazineFinalist
G.M. MallietBookwormChesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin', Wildside PressFinalist
2012Dana CameronDisarmingEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2011Winner[14][15]
Trina CoreyFacts Exhibiting WantonnessEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2011Finalist
Daryl Wood GerberPalace by the LakeFish Tales: The Guppy Anthology, Wildside PressFinalist
Barb GoffmanTruth and ConsequencesMystery Times Ten, Buddhapuss InkFinalist
Kathleen RyanHeat of PassionA Twist of Noir, Feb. 14, 2011Finalist
Peter TurnbullThe Man Who Took His Hat Off to the Driver of the TrainEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2011Finalist
2013Barb GoffmanThe Lord Is My ShamusChesapeake Crimes: This Job Is Murder, Wildside PressWinner[16]
Jeffrey DeaverThe SequelThe Strand Magazine, November 2012-February 2013Finalist
Jim FusilliBlind JusticeMystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance, Little, Brown, & Co.Mulholland BooksFinalist
Karin SlaughterThe Unremarkable HeartMystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance, Little, Brown, & Co.Mulholland BooksFinalist
B.K. StevensThea's First HusbandAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 2012Finalist
Art TaylorWhen Duty CallsChesapeake Crimes: This Job Is Murder, Wildside PressFinalist
2014Art TaylorThe Care and Feeding of HouseplantsEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2013Winner[17][18]
Reed Farrel ColemanThe TerminalKwik Krimes, edited by Otto Penzler, Thomas & MercerFinalist[51]
John ConnollyThe Caxton Private Lending Library & Book DepositoryBibliomysteries: Short Tales About Deadly Books, edited by Otto Penzler, BookspanFinalist[51]
Martin LimonThe Dragon's TailNightmare Range: The Collected Sueno and Bascom Short Stories, Soho BooksFinalist[51]
Gigi PandianThe Hindi HoudiniFish Nets: The Second Guppy Anthology, edited by Ramona DeFelice Long, Wildside PressFinalist[51]
Travis RichardsonIncident on the 405The Malfeasance Occasional: Girl Trouble, edited by Clare Toohey, MacmillanFinalist[51]
2015Craig Faustus BuckHoneymoon SweetMurder at the Beach: The Bouchercon Anthology 2014, edited by Dana Cameron, Down & OutWinner[19]
Barb GoffmanThe Shadow KnowsChesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays, edited by Donna Andrews, Barb Goffman, and Marcia Talley, Wildside PressFinalist[20]
Paul D. MarksHowling at the MoonEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2014Finalist[20]
Travis RichardsonThe ProxyThuglit #13, Sept./Oct. 2014Finalist[20]
Art TaylorThe Odds Are Against UsEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2014Finalist[20]
2016Megan AbbottThe Little MenMysteriousPress.com/Open RoadWinner
Mat CowardOn Borrowed TimeEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2015Finalist[22]
Loren D. EstlemanSob SisterDetroit Is Our Beat: Tales of the Four Horsemen, TyrusFinalist[22]
Barb GoffmanA Year Without Santa ClausAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2015Finalist[22]
Travis RichardsonQuack and DwightJewish Noir, edited by Kenneth Wishnia, PM PressFinalist[22]
B.K. StevensA Joy ForeverAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, March 2015Finalist[22]
2017Art TaylorParallel PlayChesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning, Wildside PressWinner[59]
Lawrence BlockAutumn at the AutomatIn Sunlight or in Shadow, Pegasus BooksFinalist[23]
Craig Faustus BuckBlank ShotBlack Coffee, Darkhouse BooksFinalist[23]
Greg HerrenSurvivor's GuiltBlood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016, Down & Out BooksFinalist[23]
Paul D. MarksGhosts of Bunker HillEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Dec. 2016Finalist[23]
Joyce Carol OatesThe Crawl SpaceEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2016Finalist[23]
2018Paul D. MarksWindwardCoast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea, Down & Out BooksWinner[60][24]
Craig Faustus BuckAs Ye SowPassport to Murder: Bouchercon Anthology 2017, Down and Out BooksFinalist[24]
Matt CoyleThe #2 PencilCoast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea, Down & Out BooksFinalist[24]
Terence FahertyInfinite UticasEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2017Finalist[24]
Barb GoffmanWhose Wine Is it Anyway?50 Shades of Cabernet, Koehler BooksFinalist[24]
Art TaylorA Necessary IngredientCoast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea, Down & Out BooksFinalist[24]
2019Art TaylorEnglish 398: Fiction WorkshopEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Jul/Aug 2018Winner
Craig Faustus BuckRace to JudgmentEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov/Dec 2018Finalist
Leslie BudewitzAll God's SparrowsAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/Jun 2018Finalist
Barb GoffmanBug AppétitEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov/Dec 2018Finalist
Barry LancetThree-Star SushiDown & Out: The Magazine, Vol.1, No. 3Finalist
Gigi PandianThe Cambodian CurseThe Cambodian Curse and Other StoriesFinalist
2020Art TaylorBetter DaysEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019Winner[26]
Michael ChandosWest Texas BarbecueThe Eyes of Texas, edited by Michael Bracken (Down & Out Books)Finalist[26][27]
Terence FahertyThe Cardboard BoxEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Jan/Feb 2019Finalist[26][27]
Barb GoffmanAlex's ChoiceCrime Travel, edited by Barb Goffman(Wildside Press)Finalist[26][27]
G.M. MallietWhiteoutEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Jan/Feb 2019Finalist[26][27][61]
Dave ZeltsermanBrother's KeeperEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019Finalist[26][27]
2021Gabriel ValjanElysian FieldsCalifornia Schemin': The 2020 Bouchercon Anthology, edited by Art Taylor (Wildside Press)Winner[29]
Barb GoffmanDear Emily EtiquetteEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Sept/Oct 2020Finalist
Art TaylorThe Boy Detective & The Summer of ‘74Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Jan/Feb 2020Finalist
Elaine VietsDog Eat DogThe Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell, edited by Josh Pachter (Untreed Reads Publishing)Finalist
James W. ZiskinThe Twenty-Five Year EngagementIn League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon, edited by Laurie R. King (Pegasus Crime)Finalist
2022Richard HelmsSweeps WeekEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021Winner[31]
Tracy ClarkLucky ThirteenMidnight Hour (Crooked Lane Books)Finalist[31]
Steve HockensmithCurious IncidentsEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2021Finalist[31]
R.T. LawtonThe Road to HanaAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2021Finalist[31]
G.M. MallietThe White StarEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021Finalist[31][62]
Gigi PandianThe Locked Room LibraryEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021Finalist[31]
Dave ZeltsermanJulius Katz and the Two CousinsEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021Finalist[31]

Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery edit

The Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award was established in 2006 to honor Sue Feder, "a reviewer, scholar and dedicated mystery fan, who had founded the [now defunct] Historical Mystery Appreciation Society."[4]

Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery winners and finalists, 2006-2009[2][3][4]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.
2006Jacqueline WinspearPardonable LiesScribnerWinner[9]
Rhys BowenIn Like FlynnSt. Martin's/Minotaur BooksFinalist
Tony BroadbentSpectres in the SmokeSt. Martin'sFinalist
Max Allan CollinsThe War of the World MurdersFinalist
Maureen JenningsNight's ChildMcClelland & StewartFinalist
2007Rhys BowenOh Danny BoyG. P. Putnam's SonsWinner
Brett Ellen BlockThe Lightning RuleWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
Barbara CleverlyThe Bee's KissConstable & RobinsonFinalist
Anne PerryDark AssassinBallantine BooksFinalist
Jacqueline WinspearMessenger of TruthHenry HoltFinalist
2008Ariana FranklinMistress of the Art of DeathUK: Michael Joseph Ltd/Penguin Books
US: HarperCollins
Winner
Rhys BowenHer Royal SpynessPerseverance PressFinalist
Jason GoodwinThe Snake StoneSimon & SchusterFinalist
Clare Langley-HawthorneConsequences of SinSimon & SchusterFinalist
Joyce Carol OatesThe Gravedigger's DaughterSoho PressFinalist
2009Rhys BowenA Royal PainMcFarland & Co.Winner
Ward LarsenStealing TrinityCrossover PressFinalist
David LissThe Whiskey RebelsCrum Creek PressFinalist
Karen MaitlandCompany of LiarsViking Press/PenguinFinalist
Kelli StanleyNox DormiendaMinotaur BooksFinalist
Jeri WestersonVeil of LiesWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
2010Rebecca CantrellA Trace of SmokeForge BooksWinner[11]
Stefanie PintoffIn the Shadow of GothamMinotaur BooksFinalist
Charles ToddA Duty to the DeadWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
Jeri WestersonSerpent in the ThornsMinotaur BooksFinalist
Jacqueline WinspearAmong the MadHenry Holt & Co.Finalist
2011Kelli StanleyCity of DragonsMinotaur BooksWinner[12]
Barbara HamiltonA Marked ManBerkley BooksFinalist
David MitchellThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de ZoetRandom HouseFinalist
Charles ToddThe Red DoorHarperCollins/William Morrow & Co.Finalist
Kenneth WishniaThe Fifth ServantHarperCollins/William Morrow & Co.Finalist
2012Catriona McPhersonDandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of BloodstainsThomas Dunne Books/MinotaurWinner[14][15]
Rhys BowenNaughty in NiceBerkley BooksFinalist
Jim FusilliNarrows GateAmazonEncoreFinalist
Ann ParkerMercury's RisePoisoned Pen PressFinalist
Jeri WestersonTroubled BonesMinotaur BooksFinalist
Jacqueline WinspearA Lesson in SecretsHarperFinalist
2013Charles ToddAn Unmarked GraveHarperCollinsWinner[16]
Rebecca CantrellA City of Broken GlassForge BooksFinalist
Susan Elia MacNealPrincess Elizabeth's SpyRandom HouseBantam BooksFinalist[50]
Charles ToddThe ConfessionHarperCollinsFinalist
Jacqueline WinspearElegy for EddieHarperCollinsFinalist
2014David MorrellMurder as a Fine ArtLittle, Brown, & Co.Winner[17][18]
Susanna CalkinsA Murder at Rosamund's GateMinotaur BooksFinalist[51]
Robert KresgeSaving LincolnABQ PressFinalist[51]
Catriona McPhersonDandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of CorpsesMinotaur BooksFinalist[51]
Stuart NevilleRatlinesSoho CrimeFinalist[51]
2015Catriona McPhersonA Deadly Measure of BrimstoneMinotaur BooksWinner[19]
Rhys BowenQueen of HeartsBerkley Prime CrimeFinalist[20]
Alan FinnThings Half in ShadowGalleryFinalist[20]
Robert HarrisAn Officer and a SpyAlfred A. KnopfFinalist[20]
Malla NunnPresent DarknessAtriaFinalist[20]
Charles ToddHunting ShadowsWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist[20]
2016Susanna CalkinsThe Masque of a MurdererMinotaur BooksWinner
Shelley FreydontA Gilded GraveBerkley Prime CrimeFinalist[22]
C. Joseph GreavesTom & Lucky (and George & Cokey Flo)BloomsburyFinalist[22]
Philip KerrThe Lady from ZagrebMarian Wood/G. P. Putnam's SonsFinalist[22]
Jennifer KincheloeSecret Life of Anna BlancSeventh Street BooksFinalist[22]
Laurie R. KingDreaming SpiesBantam BooksFinalist[22]
2017James W. ZiskinHeart of StoneSeventh Street BooksWinner
Susanna CalkinsA Death Along the River FleetMinotaur BooksFinalist[23]
Lyndsay FayeJane SteeleUK: Headline Review
US: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Finalist[23]
Edith MaxwellDelivering The TruthMidnight InkFinalist[23]
Catriona McPhersonThe Reek of Red HerringsUS: Minotaur
UK: Houghton Stodder
Finalist[23]
Ann ParkerWhat Gold BuysPoisoned Pen PressFinalist[23]
2018Rhys BowenIn Farleigh FieldLake Union PublishingWinner[24]
James R. BennThe DevouringSoho CrimeFinalist[24]
Abir MukherjeeA Rising ManPegasusFinalist[24]
Renee PatrickDangerous to KnowForge BooksFinalist[24]
Charles ToddRacing the DevilWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist[24]
James W. ZiskinCast the First StoneSeventh Street BooksFinalist[24]
2019Sujata MasseyThe Widows of Malabar HillSoho CrimeWinner
Dianne FreemanA Lady's Guide to Etiquette and MurderKensington BooksFinalist
Elsa HartCity of InkMinotaur BooksFinalist
Laurie R. KingIsland of the MadBantam BooksFinalist
Ann ParkerA Dying NotePoisoned PenFinalist
Charles ToddA Forgotten PlaceWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist
2020Lara PrescottThe Secrets We KeptVintageWinner[26]
Susanna CalkinsMurder Knocks TwiceMinotaur BooksFinalist[26][27]
L. A. ChandlarThe Pearl DaggerKensington BooksFinalist[26][27]
Dianne FreemanA Lady's Guide to Gossip and MurderKensington BooksFinalist[26][27]
Sujata MasseyThe Satapur MoonstoneSoho CrimeFinalist[26][27]
Edith MaxwellCharity's BurdenMidnight InkFinalist[26][27]
2021James ZiskinTurn to StoneSeventh Street BooksWinner[29]
Rhys BowenThe Last Mrs. SummersBerkeley BooksFinalist
Elsa HartThe Cabinets of Barnaby MayneMinotaur BooksFinalist
Catriona McPhersonThe Turning TideQuercusFinalist
Ann ParkerMortal MusicPoisoned Pen PressFinalist
Ovidia YuThe Mimosa Tree MysteryConstable PressFinalist
2022Naomi HiraharaClark and DivisionSoho CrimeWinner[31]
Rhys BowenThe Venice SketchbookLake UnionFinalist[31]
Susan Elia MacNealThe Hollywood SpyBantam BooksFinalist[31][50]
Sujata MasseyThe Bombay PrinceSoho CrimeFinalist[31]
Silvia Moreno-GarciaVelvet was the NightDel Rey BooksFinalist[31]
Lori Rader-DayDeath at GreenwayWilliam Morrow & Co.Finalist[31]

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