The Macavity Award winners were announced at the Bouchercon 2015 opening ceremonies.

The Macavity Awards are nominated on and voted on by members of Mystery Readers International, subscribers to Mystery Readers Journal, and friends and supporters of MRI.

For more information, go to MysteryReaders.org

2015 Winners

Best Mystery Novel
THE KILLER NEXT DOOR by Alex Marwood

Best First Mystery Novel
INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl

Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction
WRITES OF PASSAGE: Adventures on the Writer's Journey, edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Best Mystery Short Story
“Honeymoon Sweet” by Craig Faustus Buck, in MURDER AT THE BEACH: The Bouchercon Anthology 2014, edited by Dana Cameron

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award
A DEADLY MEASURE OF BRIMSTONE by Catriona McPherson
 

2015 Nominees

Best Mystery Novel

• THE LEWIS MAN by Peter May
• THE LAST DEATH OF JACK HARBIN by Terry Shames
• THE KILLER NEXT DOOR by Alex Marwood
• THE DAY SHE DIED by Catriona McPherson
• THE MISSING PLACE by Sophie Littlefield
• THE LONG WAY HOME by Louise Penny

Best First Mystery Novel

• INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl
• THE BLACK HOUR by Lori Rader-Day
• SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN by Sarah Hilary
• DEAR DAUGHTER by Elizabeth Little
• BLESSED ARE THE DEAD by Kristi Belcamino
• DRY BONES IN THE VALLEY by Tom Bouman

Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction

• WRITES OF PASSAGE: Adventures on the Writer's Journey, edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan
• THE FIGURE OF THE DETECTIVE: A Literary History and Analysis, by Charles Brownson
• POE-LAND: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe, by J. W. Ocker
• 400 THINGS COPS KNOW: Street Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman, by Adam Plantinga

Best Mystery Short Story

• “Honeymoon Sweet” by Craig Faustus Buck, in MURDER AT THE BEACH: The Bouchercon Anthology 2014, edited by Dana Cameron
• “The Shadow Knows” by Barb Goffman, in CHESAPEAKE CRIMES: Homicidal Holidays, edited by Donna Andrews, Barb Goffman, and Marcia Talley
• “Howling at the Moon” by Paul D. Marks, in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
• “The Proxy” by Travis Richardson, in Thuglit
• “The Odds Are Against Us” by Art Taylor, in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award

• QUEEN OF HEARTS by Rhys Bowen
• PRESENT DARKNESS by Malla Nunn
• A DEADLY MEASURE OF BRIMSTONE by Catriona McPherson
• AN OFFICER AND A SPY by Robert Harris
• HUNTING SHADOWS by Charles Todd
• THINGS HALF IN SHADOW by Alan Finn