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 mysteries in four categories.
Best Mystery Novel:
Winner:
- Winter and Night by S.J. Rozan
Nominees:
- Nine by Jan Burke
- Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
- City of Bones by Michael Connelly
- Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke
Best First Mystery Novel:
Winner:
- In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Nominees:
- A Valley to Die For by Radine Trees Nehring
- The Blue Edge of Midnight by Jonathon King
- The Distance by Eddie Muller
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