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.
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Key Dates:
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Best Mystery Novel:
Winner:
- The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Nominations:
- One Shot by Lee Child
- The James Deans by Reed Farrel
- Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
- Strange Affair by Peter Robinson
- The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
- Solomon vs. Lord by Paul Levine
Best First Mystery Novel:
Winner:
- Immoral by Brian Freeman
Nominations:
- All Shook Up by Mike Harrison
- Baby Game by Randall Hicks
Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award:
Winner:
- Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Nominations:
- In Like Flynn by Rhys Bowen
- Spectres in the Smoke by Tony Broadbent
- The War of the World Murders by Max Allan Collins
- Night's Child by Maureen Jennings
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