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Macavity Awards 2014

The 2014 Macavity Awards went to A Killing at Cotton Hill by Terry Shames (Best First Mystery), Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (Best Mystery Novel) and The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower (Best Nonfiction/Critical), with winners in 1 more category. 19 books were nominated across 4 categories.

Winners

Best First Mystery

  1. A Killing at Cotton Hill by Terry Shamessource (opens in a new tab)

Best Mystery Novel

  1. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruegersource (opens in a new tab)

Best Nonfiction/Critical

  1. The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashowersource (opens in a new tab)

Sue Feder Historical Mystery

  1. Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrellsource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Best First Mystery

  1. Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchmansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Norwegian by Night by Derek Millersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Rage Against the Dying by Becky Mastermansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Yesterday's Echo by Matt Coylesource (opens in a new tab)

Best Mystery Novel

  1. Dead Lions by Mick Herronsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. How the Light Gets In by Louise Pennysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sandrine's Case by Thomas H. Cooksource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Standing in Another Man's Grave by Ian Rankinsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwoodsource (opens in a new tab)

Best Nonfiction/Critical

  1. Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard by Charles J. Rzepkasource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece by Roseanne Montillosource (opens in a new tab)

Sue Feder Historical Mystery

  1. A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkinssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses by Catriona McPhersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Ratlines by Stuart Nevillesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Saving Lincoln by Robert Kresgesource (opens in a new tab)

About the Macavity Awards

Book categories only (Best Mystery Novel, Best First Mystery, Best Nonfiction/Critical, Sue Feder Historical Mystery), transcribed from Mystery Readers International's Macavity Awards page. Short story category skipped. Year is the award year MRI lists; books were published the year before. Category names drift on the page (Best First Mystery Novel, Best Mystery Nonfiction, Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction/Critical, Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award); they are normalized here. The winner is the first-listed name in each category heading; the rest are nominees. 2009's Declan Hughes nominee is listed as The Dying Breed (UK) / The Price of Blood (US); the UK title is kept.

Organization: Mystery Readers International. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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