Macavity AwardCritical / Biographical

Given by Mystery Readers International

Other Names: Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Award (German)
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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 (134), Nominee (433), No Stage (2)
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Years:
All, 2021 (5), 2016 (5), 2004 (4), 2003 (4), 2002 (4), 1999 (5), 1996 (1), 1995 (1), 1994 (1), 1993 (1), 1992 (1), 1991 (1), 1990 (1), 1988 (1), 1987 (1)

Winner 16

WorkYear
HRF Keating: A Life of Crime by Sheila Mitchell2021
The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards2016
Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction by Gary Warren Niebuhr2004
Second Helping of Murder, A: More Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers by Robert Weibezahl2004
They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels by Jim Huang2003
Writing the Mystery: A Start to Finish Guide for Both Novice and Professional by G. Miki Hayden2002
Killer Books by Jean Swanson1999
Detecting Women: 3rd Edition by Willetta L. Heising1996
By a Woman's Hand: A Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women by Jean Swanson1995
The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion by Edward Gorman1994
Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928-1991 by Ellen Nehr1993
Talking Mysteries by Tony Hillerman1992
Agatha Christie: The Woman and Her Mysteries by Gillian Gill1991
The Bedside Companion to Crime by H. R. F. Keating1990
Son of Gun in Cheek: An Affectionate Guide to More of the "Worst" in Mystery Fiction by Bill Pronzini1988
1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction by Bill Pronzini1987

Nominee 20

WorkYear
Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy by Leslie Brody2021
Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club by Martin Edwards2021
Ian Rankin: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction (McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction, 10) by Erin E. Macdonald2021
Southern Cross Crime: The Pocket Essential Guide to the Crime Fiction, Film & TV of Australia and New Zealand by Craig Sisterson2021
A is for Arsenic: the Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup2016
Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald by Suzanne Marrs2016
Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid2016
The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett by Nathan Ward2016
Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction Volume III (1990-1999) Part 1: A-L by Colleen Barnett2004
Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith by Andrew Wilson2004
The Mammoth Book of Historical Crime Fiction by Mike Ashley2003
Intent to Sell by Jeffrey Marks2003
The art of noir : the posters and graphics from the classic era of film noir by Eddie Muller2003
The history of mystery by Max Allan Collins2002
My Name's Friday: The Unauthorized But True Story of Dragnet and the Films of Jack Webb by Michael J. Hayde2002
Who Was That Lady? Craig Rice: The Queen of Screwball Mystery by Jeffrey Marks2002
Mystery Reader's Walking Guide, Washington, D.C. by Alzina Stone Dale1999
Speaking of Murder by Ed Gorman1999
Dark city : the lost world of film noir by Eddie Muller1999
Silk Stalkings: When Women Write of Murder by Victoria Nichols1999

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