Macavity Awards
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The Macavity Awards are a literary award for 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
. The award is given in four categories -- best novel
, best first novel, best nonfiction, and best short story
. In recent years a new award, the Sue Feder Historical Mystery, has been given in conjunction with the Macavity Awards.
Mystery Readers International
Mystery Readers International is a fan/reader organization open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers of Mystery fiction. It was founded by Janet A...
, the award is named for the "mystery cat" of T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns "T. S." Eliot OM was a playwright, literary critic, and arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century. Although he was born an American he moved to the United Kingdom in 1914 and was naturalised as a British subject in 1927 at age 39.The poem that made his...
's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a collection of whimsical poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by Faber and Faber. It is the basis for the record-setting musical Cats....
. The award is given in four categories -- best novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, best first novel, best nonfiction, and best short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
. In recent years a new award, the Sue Feder Historical Mystery, has been given in conjunction with the Macavity Awards.
Best Mystery Novel
- 2011 - Bury Your Dead, Louise PennyLouise PennyLouise Penny is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian province of Quebec centred on the work of Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Penny's first career was as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
- 2010 - Tower, Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman
- 2009 - Where Memories Lie, Deborah CrombieDeborah CrombieDeborah Crombie is an American author of the Duncan Kinkaid / Gemma James mystery series set in the United Kingdom. Crombie was raised in Texas and has lived in the United Kingdom...
- 2008 - What the Dead Know, Laura LippmanLaura LippmanLaura Lippman is an American author of detective fiction.-Biography:Lippmann was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the daughter of Theo Lippman Jr., a well known and respected writer at the Baltimore Sun, and Madeline Lippman, a retired school librarian for the...
- 2007 - The Virgin of Small Plains, Nancy PickardNancy PickardNancy Pickard is a US crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America...
- 2006 - The Lincoln LawyerThe Lincoln LawyerThe Lincoln Lawyer is a 2005 novel, and it is the 16th novel written by American crime writer Michael Connelly. It is the first featuring Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller, half-brother of Connelly's mainstay detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch....
, Michael ConnellyMichael ConnellyMichael Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. His books, which have been translated into 36 languages, have garnered him many awards... - 2005 - The Killing of the Tinkers, Ken BruenKen BruenKen Bruen is an Irish writer of hard-boiled and noir crime fiction.He was born in Galway, and educated at Gormanston College, County Meath and later at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned a Ph.D. in metaphysics. He spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, S.E. Asia and...
- 2004 - The House Sitter, Peter LoveseyPeter LoveseyPeter Lovesey is a British writer of historical and contemporary crime novels and short stories. His best-known series characters are Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath...
- 2003 - Winter and Night, S. J. RozanS. J. RozanS J Rozan is the pen name for Shira Judith Rosan, an award winning mystery writer. Her books are set in New York and most feature the private investigators 'Lydia Chin' and 'Bill Smith'....
- 2002 - Folly, Laurie R. KingLaurie R. KingLaurie R. King is an American author best known for her detective fiction. Among her books are the Mary Russell series of historical mysteries, featuring Sherlock Holmes as her mentor and later partner, and a series featuring Kate Martinelli, a fictional lesbian San Francisco, California, police...
- 2001 - A Place of ExecutionA Place of ExecutionA Place of Execution is an acclaimed crime novel by Val McDermid, often cited as her magnum opus, first published in 1999. The novel won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the 2001 Dilys Award, was shortlisted for both the Gold Dagger and the Edgar Award, and was chosen by the New York Times as one...
, Val McDermidVal McDermidVal McDermid is a Scottish crime writer, best known for a series of suspense novels starring her most famous creation, Dr. Tony Hill.-Biography:... - 2000 - The Flower Master, Sujata MasseySujata MasseySujata Massey is a mystery writer born 1964 in Sussex, England who emigrated with her family to the United States at the age of 5.She is best known for her series featuring Rei Shimura, a Californian born to a Japanese father and an American mother. Many of her novels are set in Japan and in...
- 1999 - Blood WorkBlood Work (novel)Blood Work is a novel written by Michael Connelly which marks the first appearance of Terry McCaleb. The book was used as the basis for the 2002 movie of the same name, starring Clint Eastwood...
, Michael ConnellyMichael ConnellyMichael Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. His books, which have been translated into 36 languages, have garnered him many awards... - 1998 - Dreaming of the Bones, Deborah CrombieDeborah CrombieDeborah Crombie is an American author of the Duncan Kinkaid / Gemma James mystery series set in the United Kingdom. Crombie was raised in Texas and has lived in the United Kingdom...
- 1997 - Bloodhounds, Peter LoveseyPeter LoveseyPeter Lovesey is a British writer of historical and contemporary crime novels and short stories. His best-known series characters are Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath...
- 1996 - Under the Beetle's Cellar, Mary Willis WalkerMary Willis Walker-Writing career:Walker began writing in her mid-forties, which she characterized as " 'pretty late to start' ". She spent two years writing her first published thriller, Zero at the Bone, which was published in 1991. Her second Texas-based mystery, Red Scream, was Walker's first to...
- 1995 - She Walks These Hills, Sharyn McCrumbSharyn McCrumbSharyn McCrumb is an American writer whose books celebrate the history and folklore of Appalachia. McCrumb is the winner of numerous literary awards, and the author of the Elizabeth McPherson series, the Ballad series, and the St...
- 1994 - The SculptressThe SculptressThe Sculptress is a crime novel by English writer Minette Walters. She won an Edgar and a Macavity Award for the book. The novel was adapted as a BBC-TV series in 1996, starring Pauline Quirke as Olive Martin.-Synopsis:...
, Minette WaltersMinette WaltersMinette Walters is an English crime writer.- Life and work :After her birth in Bishop’s Stortford to a serving army officer, Capt Samuel Jebb and his wife Colleen, the first 10 years of Minette’s life were spent moving between army bases in the north and south of England... - 1993 - Bootlegger's Daughter, Margaret MaronMargaret MaronMargaret Maron is an American writer, the author of award-winning mystery novels.-Biography:Maron was born and grew up in central North Carolina. She has also lived in Italy. She and her husband, artist Joe Maron, lived in Brooklyn before returning to her home state where they now...
- 1992 - I.O.U., Nancy PickardNancy PickardNancy Pickard is a US crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America...
- 1991 - If Ever I Return Pretty Peggy-O, Sharyn McCrumbSharyn McCrumbSharyn McCrumb is an American writer whose books celebrate the history and folklore of Appalachia. McCrumb is the winner of numerous literary awards, and the author of the Elizabeth McPherson series, the Ballad series, and the St...
- 1990 - A Little Class on Murder, Carolyn HartCarolyn HartCarolyn Gimpel Hart is an award-winning American mystery writer who specializes in traditional mysteries, also known as cozy mysteries.-Biography:...
- 1989 - A Thief of Time, Tony HillermanTony HillermanTony Hillerman was an award-winning American author of detective novels and non-fiction works best known for his Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels...
- 1988 - Marriage is Murder, Nancy PickardNancy PickardNancy Pickard is a US crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America...
- 1987 - A Taste for DeathA Taste for Death (P.D. James novel)A Taste for Death is a crime novel by British writer P. D. James, seventh in the popular Commander Adam Dalgliesh series. The novel won the Silver Dagger in 1986, losing out on the Gold to Ruth Rendell's Live Flesh. It has been adapted for television and radio.- Plot summary:In the dingy vestry of St...
, P. D. JamesP. D. JamesPhyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL , commonly known as P. D. James, is an English crime writer and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords, most famous for a series of detective novels starring policeman and poet Adam Dalgliesh.-Life and career:James...
Best First Mystery
- 2010 - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is a mystery by Alan Bradley published in 2009. Set in the English countryside in 1950, it features Flavia de Luce, an 11-year-old amateur sleuth who pulls herself away from her beloved chemistry lab in order to clear her father in a murder investigation...
, Alan BradleyAlan Bradley (writer)Alan Bradley is a Canadian Mystery writer known for the Flavia de Luce series, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie being the first in the series. The character emerged while he was trying to write a different book. He had written the memoir The Shoebox Bible before he wrote mysteries.- External... - 2009 - The Girl with the Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an award-winning crime novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. It is the first book in the trilogy known as the "Millennium series"....
, Stieg LarssonStieg LarssonKarl Stig-Erland Larsson , who wrote professionally as Stieg Larsson, was a Swedish journalist and writer, born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series" of crime novels, which were published posthumously... - 2008 - In The Woods, Tana FrenchTana FrenchTana French is an Irish novelist and theatrical actress. Her debut novel In the Woods , a psychological mystery, won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry awards for best first novel...
- 2007 - Mr. Clarinet, Nick StoneNick Stone (author)Nick Stone , is a British thriller writer.-Background:Born in Cambridge to historian Norman Stone and his Haitian wife,...
- 2006 - Immoral, Brian FreemanBrian FreemanBrian James Freeman is an author whose fiction has been published in magazines and anthologies including Borderlands 5, Corpse Blossoms, and all four volumes of the Shivers series. His first novel, Black Fire, was written under the pseudonym James Kidman...
- 2005 - Dating Dead Men, Harley Jane KozakHarley Jane Kozak-Life and career:Kozak was born Susan Jane Kozak in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Dorothy , a university music teacher, and Joseph Aloysius Kozak, an attorney. She has seven siblings: brothers John, Joseph, Peter and Andrew and sisters Dorothy, Mary and Ann. Harley is the youngest of...
- 2004 - Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline WinspearJacqueline WinspearJacqueline Winspear is a mystery writer, author of the ‘Maisie Dobbs’ series of books which explore the aftermath of World War I. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series....
- 2003 - In the Bleak Midwinter, Julia Spencer-FlemingJulia Spencer-FlemingJulia Spencer-Fleming is an American novelist.She lives in Maine with her husband, 3 children, a dog, and two cats.-Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series :...
- 2002 - Open Season, C. J. BoxC. J. BoxCharles James Box, Jr. is an American writer, a native of Wyoming, who lives outside of Cheyenne with his wife Laurie, and daughters, Molly, Becky and Roxanne. His Joe Pickett Series has eleven novels. The first in this series, Open Season, was included in the New York Times list of "Notable...
- 2001 - A Conspiracy of PaperA Conspiracy of PaperA Conspiracy of Paper is a historical-mystery novel by David Liss, set in London in the period leading up to the bursting of the South Sea Bubble in 1720.-Synopsis:...
, David LissDavid LissDavid Liss is an American writer of novels, essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books. He was born in New Jersey and grew up in South Florida. Liss received his B. A. degree from Syracuse University, an M. A. from Georgia State University and his M. Phil from Columbia... - 2000 - Inner City Blues, Paula L. WoodsPaula L. WoodsPaula L Woods is an African-American crime novelist. Her 1999 novel Inner City Blues won the Macavity Award for best first mystery and was followed by other novels featuring its heroine, L.A. policewoman Charlotte Justice...
- 1999 - Sympathy for the Devil, Jerrilyn FarmerJerrilyn FarmerJerrilyn Farmer is an American mystery fiction writer, author of a series of lightweight, humorous 'culinary mysteries' featuring Hollywood caterer 'Madeline Bean'....
- 1998 - Dead Body Language, Penny WarnerPenny WarnerPenny Warner is an American author and teacher. Her books range in subjects from cooking to parenting guides to children's activities. In addition, Warner is the author of the Connor Westphal mystery series, about a deaf reporter in the California Gold Country. The first book in the series, Dead...
- 1997 - Death in Little Tokyo, Dale FurutaniDale FurutaniDale Furutani is the first Asian American to win major mystery writing awards. He has won the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award and has been nominated for the Agatha Award. His book, The Toyotomi Blades, was selected as the best mystery of 1997 by the Internet Critics Group. He has been called...
- 1996 - The Strange Files of Fremont Jones, Dianne Day
- 1995 - Do Unto Others, Jeff AbbottJeff AbbottJeff Abbott is a U.S. suspense novelist. He has a degree in History and English from Rice University. He lives in Austin, Texas. His early novels were traditional detective fiction but in recent years he has turned to writing thriller fiction. A theme of his work is the idea of ordinary people...
- 1994 - Death Comes as Epiphany, Sharan Newman
- 1993 - Blanche on the LamBlanche on the LamBlanche on the Lam is a mystery novel by author Barbara Neely. The book won the Agatha Award and the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, and the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery...
, Barbara NeelyBarbara NeelyBarbara Neely is an African-American novelist, short story writer and activist who writes murder mysteries. Her first novel, Blanche on the Lam , introduced the protagonist Blanche White, a middle-aged mother, domestic worker and amateur detective.... - 1992 - (tie) Murder on the Iditarod Trail, Sue Henry
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- and Zero at the Bone, Mary Willis WalkerMary Willis Walker-Writing career:Walker began writing in her mid-forties, which she characterized as " 'pretty late to start' ". She spent two years writing her first published thriller, Zero at the Bone, which was published in 1991. Her second Texas-based mystery, Red Scream, was Walker's first to...
- 1991 - PostmortemPostmortem (novel)Postmortem is a crime fiction novel by author Patricia Cornwell. The first book of the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series, it received the 1991 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.-Plot summary:The novel opens as Dr...
, Patricia CornwellPatricia CornwellPatricia Cornwell is a contemporary American crime writer. She is widely known for writing a popular series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner.-Early life:... - 1990 - Grime and Punishment, Jill Churchill
- 1989 - The Killings at Badger's DriftThe Killings at Badger's DriftThe Killings at Badger's Drift is a mystery novel by English writer Caroline Graham, the first in her Chief Inspector Barnaby series. In 1997, it was adapted as the pilot of Midsomer Murders, a popular ITV television series based on Graham's books...
, Caroline GrahamCaroline GrahamCaroline Graham is an English playwright, screenwriter and novelist.Graham was born in Nuneaton, studied with the Open University, and received a degree in writing for the theatre from the University of Birmingham. Her first published book was Fire Dance, a romance novel... - 1988 - The Monkey's RaincoatThe Monkey's RaincoatThe Monkey's Raincoat is a 1987 detective novel by Robert Crais. It is the first in a series of linked novels centering on the private investigator Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike. Cole is a tough, wisecracking ex-Ranger with an irresistible urge to do what is morally right...
, Robert CraisRobert CraisRobert Crais is an American author of detective fiction. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and L.A. Law. He lists amongst his literary influences the authors Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest... - 1987 - (tie) The Ritual Bath, Faye KellermanFaye KellermanFaye Kellerman is an American author of mystery novels, in particular the "Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus" series, as well as three non-series books, The Quality of Mercy, Moon Music and Straight into Darkness.-Early life:...
- 1991 - Postmortem
- and A Case of Loyalties, Marilyn Wallace
- and Zero at the Bone, Mary Willis Walker
Best Nonfiction
Note: Until 2004, this category was named "Best Critical/Biographical Mystery Work"- 2010: Talking about Detective Fiction by P. D. JamesP. D. JamesPhyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL , commonly known as P. D. James, is an English crime writer and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords, most famous for a series of detective novels starring policeman and poet Adam Dalgliesh.-Life and career:James...
(Alfred A. Knopf) - 2009: African American Mystery Writers: A Historical & Thematic Study by Frankie Y. Bailey (McFarland)
- 2008: The Essential Mystery Lists: For Readers, Collectors, and Librarians edited by Roger Sobin (Poisoned Pen Press)
- 2007: Mystery Muses: 100 Classics That Inspire Today's Mystery Writers edited by Jim Huang and Austin Lugar (Crum Creek)
- 2006: Girl Sleuth: Nancy DrewNancy DrewNancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak (Harcourt) - 2005: ForensicsForensicsForensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action...
for Dummies by D. P. Lyle, MD (Wiley Publishing) - 2004: Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction by Gary Warren Niebuhr (Libraries Unlimited)
- 2003: They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated, and Forgotten Mystery Novels, edited by Jim Huang (Crum Creek Press)
- 2002: Writing the Mystery: A Start to Finish Guide for Both Novice and Professional by G. Miki Hayden (Intrigue)
- 2001: The American Regional Mystery by Marvin Lachman (Crossover Press)
- 2000: Ross Macdonald by Tom Nolan (Scribner)
- 1999: Killer Books by Jean SwansonJean SwansonJean Swanson is an anti-poverty activist living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia.Jean Swanson is a coordinator of Carnegie Community Action Project , an organization dedicated to the welfare of the Downtown Eastside, one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods...
& Dean James (Berkley) - 1998: Deadly Women by Jan Grape, Dean James and Ellen Nehr (Carroll & Graf)
- 1997: Detecting Women 2 by Wiletta Heising (Purple Moon Press)
- 1996: Detecting Women by Willetta Heising (Purple Moon)
- 1995: By a Woman's Hand by Dean James & Jean Swanson
- 1994: The Fine Art of Murder edited by Ed GormanEdward GormanEd Gorman is an award-winning American author best known for his crime and mystery fiction. He wrote The Poker Club which is currently in post production for a film of the same name directed by Tim McCann....
- 1993: Doubleday Crime Club Compendium by Ellen Nehr
- 1992: Talking Mysteries: A Conversation with Tony Hillerman by Tony HillermanTony HillermanTony Hillerman was an award-winning American author of detective novels and non-fiction works best known for his Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels...
& Ernie Bulow - 1991: Agatha ChristieAgatha ChristieDame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...
: The Woman and Her Mysteries by Gillian Gill - 1990: The Bedside Companion to Crime by H. R. F. KeatingH. R. F. KeatingHenry Reymond Fitzwalter "Harry" Keating was an English crime fiction writer most notable for his series of novels featuring Inspector Ghote of the Bombay CID.-Life:...
- 1989: Silk Stalkings by Victoria Nichols & Susan ThompsonSusan ThompsonSusan Ann Thompson was the 40th mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was the first female to serve as mayor of Winnipeg and served two terms as mayor and held this post from 1992 to 1998.Thompson graduated with a BA from the University of Winnipeg in 1971...
- 1988: Son of Gun in Cheek by Bill PronziniBill PronziniBill Pronzini is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories....
- 1987: 1001 Midnights by Marcia MullerMarcia MullerMarcia Muller is an American author of fictional mystery and thriller novels.Muller has written many novels featuring her Sharon McCone female private detective character. Vanishing Point, won the Shamus Award for Best P.I. Novel...
& Bill Pronzini
Best Short Story
- 2010: "On the House" by Hank Phillippi Ryan (in Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers, edited by Kate Flora, Ruth M. McCarty and Susan Oleksiw; Level Best Books)
- 2009: "The Night Things Changed" by Dana CameronDana CameronDana Cameron is an American archaeologist, and author of crime fiction.Born and raised in Massachusetts, Dana Cameron began her professional career as an historical archaeologist specializing in British and New English cultural history from 1607-1760...
(in Wolfsbane & Mistletoe, edited by Charlaine HarrisCharlaine HarrisCharlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing mysteries for over twenty years. She was born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area of the United States. She now lives in southern Arkansas with her husband and three children...
& Toni L. P. Kelner; Penguin BooksPenguin BooksPenguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
) - 2008: "Please Watch Your Step" by Rhys Bowen (The Strand Magazine, 21/2007)
- 2007: "Til Death Do Us Part" by Tim Maleeny (MWAMystery Writers of AmericaMystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....
Presents Death Do Us Part: New Stories about Love, Lust, and Murder, edited by Harlan CobenHarlan CobenHarlan Coben is an American author of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past and often have multiple plot twists...
; Little, Brown) - 2006: "There Is No Crime on Easter IslandEaster IslandEaster Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people...
" by Nancy PickardNancy PickardNancy Pickard is a US crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America...
(Ellery Queen's Mystery MagazineEllery Queen's Mystery MagazineEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine is an American monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction...
, Sept-Oct 2005) - 2005: "The Widow of Slane" by Terence FahertyTerence FahertyTerence Faherty is an American author of mystery novels.-Personal:He was born in Trenton, New Jersey and currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with his wife, Jan.-Books:...
(EQMM, March/April 2004) - 2004: "The Grass Is Always Greener" by Sandy Balzo (EQMM, March 2003)
- 2003: "Voice Mail" by Janet DawsonJanet DawsonJanet Dawson is an Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1973 with a portrait of Michael Boddy.She studied at the Gallery School in Melbourne from 1952 to 1956. She was then awarded a Travelling Scholarship to London and went with another scholarship to Italy, later to Paris, returning...
(Scam and Eggs, Five Star) - 2002: "The Abbey Ghosts" by Jan BurkeJan BurkeJan Burke is an award-winning author of novels and short stories. She is a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel.-Bio:Burke was born in Texas, but has lived in Southern California most of her life. She comes from a close-knit family, and remains close to her parents, two sisters and a brother. ...
(Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine is a monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. AHMM is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.-History:...
, Jan 2001) - 2001: "A CandleCandleA candle is a solid block or cylinder of wax with an embedded wick, which is lit to provide light, and sometimes heat.Today, most candles are made from paraffin. Candles can also be made from beeswax, soy, other plant waxes, and tallow...
for ChristmasChristmasChristmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
" by Reginald HillReginald HillReginald Charles Hill is an English crime writer, and the winner in 1995 of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement.- Biography :...
(EQMM, January 2000) - 2000: "Maubi and the Jumbies" by Kate Grilley, in Murderous Intent, Fall 1999
- 1999: "Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is a Vegetable" by Barbara D'Amato in EQMM, Nov. 98
- 1998: "Two Ladies of Rose Cottage" by Peter RobinsonPeter Robinson (novelist)Dr. Peter Robinson is an English crime writer, based in Canada. He is best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks...
in Malice Domestic 6 (Pocket BooksPocket BooksPocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
) - 1997: "Cruel & Unusual" by Carolyn Wheat from Guilty As Charged (Pocket)
- 1996: "Evans Tries an O-Level" by Colin DexterColin DexterNorman Colin Dexter, OBE, is an English crime writer, known for his Inspector Morse novels which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as a television series from 1987 to 2000.-Early life and career:...
from Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories (Crown) - 1995: (tie) "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" by Deborah Adams and "Unharmed" by Jan BurkeJan BurkeJan Burke is an award-winning author of novels and short stories. She is a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel.-Bio:Burke was born in Texas, but has lived in Southern California most of her life. She comes from a close-knit family, and remains close to her parents, two sisters and a brother. ...
- 1994: "Checkout" by Susan Dunlap
- 1993: "Henrie O's Holiday" by Carolyn HartCarolyn HartCarolyn Gimpel Hart is an award-winning American mystery writer who specializes in traditional mysteries, also known as cozy mysteries.-Biography:...
- 1992: "Deborah's Judgement" by Margaret MaronMargaret MaronMargaret Maron is an American writer, the author of award-winning mystery novels.-Biography:Maron was born and grew up in central North Carolina. She has also lived in Italy. She and her husband, artist Joe Maron, lived in Brooklyn before returning to her home state where they now...
- 1991: "Too Much to Bare" by Joan Hess
- 1990: "Afraid All the Time" by Nancy PickardNancy PickardNancy Pickard is a US crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America...
- 1989: "Deja Vu" by Doug Allyn
- 1988: "The Woman in the Wardrobe" by Robert BarnardRobert BarnardRobert Barnard is an English crime writer, critic and lecturer.- Life and work :Born in Essex, Barnard was educated at the Colchester Royal Grammar School and at Balliol College in Oxford....
- 1987: "The Parker Shotgun" by Sue GraftonSue GraftonSue Taylor Grafton is a contemporary American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the 'alphabet series' featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist C. W...
Sue Feder Historical Mystery
- 2010: A Trace of Smoke, Rebecca Cantrell (Forge)
- 2009: A Royal Pain, Rhys Bowen (Berkley)
- 2008: Mistress of the Art of Death, Ariana Franklin (Putnam)
- 2007: Oh Danny Boy, Rhys Bowen (Minotaur)
- 2006: Pardonable Lies, Jacqueline WinspearJacqueline WinspearJacqueline Winspear is a mystery writer, author of the ‘Maisie Dobbs’ series of books which explore the aftermath of World War I. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series....
(Henry Holt)