Macavity AwardNon-Fiction

Given by Mystery Readers International

Other Names: Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Award (German)
76 Works / 77 Items 0 Books
The Macavity Award is named for the "mystery cat" of T.S. Eliot (Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats). Each year the members of Mystery Readers International nominate and vote for their favorite show more mysteries in four categories: Best Mystery Novel, Best First Mystery, Best Nonfiction/Critical, Best Mystery Short Story. Awards are presents annually at the Boucheron conference. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (130), Nominee (410), No Stage (2)
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Years:
All, 2019 (6), 2018 (6), 2017 (5), 2015 (5), 2014 (2), 2013 (3), 2012 (5), 2011 (5), 2010 (6), 2009 (5), 2008 (5), 2007 (3), 2006 (4), 2005 (5), 2001 (4), 2000 (3), 1998 (4), 1997 (1)

Winner 17

WorkYear
The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman2019
The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books by Martin Edwards2018
Sara Paretsky: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction (Mcfarland Companions to Mystery Fiction) by Margaret Kinsman2017
Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey by Hank Phillippi Ryan2015
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower2014
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels by John Connolly2013
The Sookie Stackhouse Companion by Charlaine Harris2012
Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making by John Curran2011
Talking About Detective Fiction by P. D. James2010
The Essential Mystery Lists: For Readers, Collectors, and Librarians by Roger M Sobin2008
Mystery Muses: 100 Classics That Inspire Today's Mystery Writers by Jim Huang2007
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak2006
Forensics For Dummies by Douglas P. Lyle2005
The American Regional Mystery by Marvin Lachman2001
Ross Macdonald : A Biography by Tom Nolan2000
Deadly Women: The Woman Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion by Jan Grape1998
Detecting Women 2: Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women by Willetta L. Heising1997

Nominee 60

WorkYear
The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton: A Critical Study of the Father Brown Stories and Other Detective Fiction by Laird R. Blackwell2019
Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer by Margalit Fox2019
Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s by Leslie S. Klinger2019
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara2019
Agatha Christie: An English Mystery by Laura Thompson2019
From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon by Mattias Boström2018
Chester B. Himes: A Biography by Lawrence P. Jackson2018
The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James2018
Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes by Michael Sims2018
Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer2018
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats by Jane K. Cleland2017
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin2017
Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote by David J. Skal2017
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale2017
The Figure of the Detective: A Literary History and Analysis by Charles Brownson2015
Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe by J. W. Ocker2015
400 Things Cops Know: Street-Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman by Adam Plantinga2015
Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey by Hank Phillippi Ryan2015
The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece by Roseanne Montillo2014
Midnight in Peking by Paul French2013
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero by Otto Penzler2013
Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure by Leslie Budewitz2012
Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making by John Curran2012
Wilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the Evolution of the Casebook Novel by A. B. Emrys2012
The Savage City: Race, Murder, and a Generation on the Edge by T. J. English2012
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum2011
Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang2011
Following the Detectives: Real Locations in Crime Fiction by Maxim Jakubowski2011
Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads by David Morrell2011
L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City by John Buntin2010
Rogue Males by Craig McDonald2010
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives by Otto Penzler2010
Provenance: how a con man and a forger rewrote the history of modern art by Laney Salisbury2010
Dame Agatha's Shorts by Elena Santangelo2010
Hard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime Fiction by Leonard Cassuto2009
How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past by Kathy Lynn Emerson2009
Scene of the Crime: The Importance of Place in Crime and Mystery Fiction by David Geherin2009
Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories by Harry Lee Poe2009
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale2009
Arthur Conan Doyle: Life in Letters by Arthur Conan Doyle2008
The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction by Barry Forshaw2008
Police Procedure & Investigation: A Guide for Writers (Howdunit) by Lee Lofland2008
Chester Gould: A Daughter's Biography of the Creator of Dick Tracy by Jean Gould O'connell2008
Don't Murder Your Mystery by Chris Roerden2007
The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder by Daniel Stashower2007
Tracks To Murder (True Crime Series (Kent, Ohio)) by Jonathan Goodman2006
Behind the Mystery: Top Mystery Writers Interviewed by Stuart Kaminsky and Photographed by Laurie Roberts by Stuart Kaminsky2006
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach2006
Famous American Crimes and Trials: Volume 5, 1981-2000 by Frankie Y. Bailey2005
Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops & Criminals by Jim Doherty2005
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Short Stories, Volume 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle2005
Latin American Mystery Writers: An A-to-Z Guide by Darrell B. Lockhart2005
The Doctor and the Detective: A Biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Martin Booth2001
Women of Mystery: The Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists by Martha Hailey DuBose2001
100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century by Jim Huang2001
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers by Jo Grossman2000
Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle by Daniel Stashower2000
'G' Is for Grafton : The World of Kinsey Millhone by Natalie Hevener Kaufman1998
The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, the Real Moriarty by Ben Macintyre1998
Guilty Parties: A Mystery Lover's Companion by Ian Ousby1998

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