The Macavity Awards er kriminallitterære priser som utdeles årlig siden 1987 av Mystery Readers International, en USA-basert organisasjon for lesere, fans, kritikere, redaktører, utgivere og forfattere av kriminallitteratur med medlemmer i 19 land (2007). Foreningens medlemmer nominerer og stemmer fram vinnerne.
Prisen har fått navn etter the Mystery Cat i T.S. Eliots Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (og musikal Cats).
Prisklassene har variert noe, men var i 2009:
Best Mystery Novel, for årets beste krimroman Best First Mystery Novel, for årets beste debutarbeide Best Nonfiction, for årets beste sakprosabok om kriminallitteratur eller relaterte emner Best Short Story, for beste krimnovelle The Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award, for beste historiske krimroman __NOTOC__ Prisvinnere 1987 Best Novel: P. D. James, for A Taste for Death Best First Novel: Faye Kellerman, for The Ritual Bath og Marilyn Wallace, for A Case of Loyalties Best Critical/Biographical: Marcia Muller og Bill Prozini, for 1001 Midnights Best Short Story: Sue Grafton, for The Parker Shotgun
1988 Best Novel: Nancy Pickard, for Marriage is Murder Best First Novel: Robert Crais, for The Monkey's Raincoat Best Critical/Biographical: Bill Prozini, for Son of Gun in Cheek Best Short Story: Robert Barnard, for The Woman in the Wardrobe
1989 Best Novel: Tony Hillerman, for A Thief of Time Best First Novel: Caroline Graham, for The Killings at Badger's DriftBest Critical/Biographical: Victoria Nichols og Susan Thompson, for Silk Stalkings Best Short Story: Doug Allyn, for Deja Vu
1990 Best Novel: Carolyn Hart, for A Little Class on Murder Best First Novel: Jill Churchill, for Grime and Punishment Best Critical/Biographical: H.R.F. Keating, for The Bedside Companion to Crime Best Short Story: Nancy Pickard, for Afraid All the Time
1991 Best Novel: Sharyn McCrumb, for If Ever I Return Pretty Peggy-O Best First Novel: Patricia Cornwell, for Postmortem Best Critical/Biographical: Gillian Gill, for Agatha Christie: The Woman and Her MysteriesBest Short Story: Joan Hess, for Too Much to Bare
1992 Best Novel: Nancy Pickard, for I.O.U. Best First Novel: Mary Willis Walker for Zero at the Bone og Sue Henry for Murder on the Iditarod Trail Best Critical/Biographical: Tony Hillerman og Ernie Bulow, for Talking Mysteries: A Conversation with Tony Hillerman Best Short Story: Margaret Maron, for Deborah's Judgement
1993 Best Novel: Margaret Maron, for Bootlegger's Daughter Best First Novel: Barbara Neely, for Blanche on the Lam Best Critical/Biographical: Ellen Nehr, for Doubleday Crime Club Compendium Best Short Story: Carolyn Hart, for Henrie O's Holiday
1994 Best Novel: Minette Walters, for The Sculptress Best First Novel: Sharan Newman, for Death Comes as Epiphany Best Critical/Biographical: Ed Gorman, for The Fine Art of Murder Best Short Story: Susan Dunlap, for Checkout
1995 Best Novel: Sharyn McCrumb, for She Walks These Hills Best First Novel: Jeff Abbott, for Do Unto Others Best Critical/Biographical: Dean James og Jean Swanson, for By a Woman's Hand Best Short Story: Deborah Adams, for Cast Your Fate to the Wind og Jan Burke for Unharmed
1996 Best Mystery Novel: Mary Willis Walker, for Under the Beetle's Cellar Best First Mystery Novel: Dianne Day, for The Strange Files of Fremont JonesBest Critical/Biographical: Willetta L. Heising, for Detecting WomenBest Mystery Short Story: Colin Dexter, for Evans Tries an O-Level
1997 Best Mystery Novel: Peter Lovesey, for Bloodhounds Best First Mystery Novel: Dale Furutani, for Death in Little Tokyo Best Non-Fiction: Wiletta Heising: Detecting Women 2 Best Mystery Short Story: Carolyn Wheat, for Cruel & Unusual
1998 Best Mystery Novel: Deborah Crombie, for Dreaming of the Bones Best First Mystery Novel: Penny Warner, for Dead Body Language Best Non-Fiction: Jan Grape, Dean James og Ellen Nehr, for Deadly WomenBest Mystery Short Story: Peter Robinson, for Two Ladies of Rose Cottage
1999 Best Mystery Novel: Michael Connelly, for Blood Work Best First Mystery Novel: Jerrilyn Farmer, for Sympathy for the DevilBest Critical/Biographical: Jean Swanson og Dean James, for Killer Books Best Mystery Short Story: Barbara d'Amato, for Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is a Vegetable
2000 Best Mystery Novel: Sujata Massey, for The Flower Master Best First Mystery Novel: Payula L. Woods, for Inner City Blues Best Non-Fiction: Tom Nolan, for Ross MacdonaldBest Mystery Short Story: Kate Grilley, for Maubi and the Jumbies
2001 Best Mystery Novel: Val McDermid, for A Place of Execution Best First Mystery Novel: David Liss, for A Conspiracy of Paper Best Non-Fiction: Marvin Lachman, for The American Regional Mystery Best Mystery Short Story: Reginald Hill, for A Candle for Christmas2002 Best Mystery Novel: Laurie R. King, for Folly Best First Mystery Novel: C. J. Box, for Open Season Best Bio/Critical Mystery Work: G. Miki Hayden, for Writing the Mystery: A Start to Finish Guide for Both Novice and ProfessionalBest Mystery Short Story: Jan Burke, for The Abbey Ghosts
2003 Best Mystery Novel: S. J. Rozan, for Winter and Night Best First Mystery Novel: Julia Spencer-Fleming, for In the Bleak Midwinter Best Bio/Critical Mystery Work: Jim Huang, for They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated, and Forgotten Mystery Novels Best Mystery Short Story: Janet Dawson, for Voice Mail
2004 Best Mystery Novel: Peter Lovesey, for The House Sitter Best First Mystery Novel: Jacqueline Winspear, for Maisie Dobbs Best Bio/Critical Mystery Work: Make Mine a Mystery: Gary Warren Niebuhr, A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction Best Mystery Short Story: Sandy Balzo, for The Grass Is Always Greener
2005 Best Mystery Novel: Ken Bruen, for The Killing of the Tinkers Best First Mystery Novel: Harley Jane Kozak, for Dating Dead Men Best Nonfiction: D.P. Lyle, for Forensics for Dummies Best Short Story: Terrence Faherty, for The Widow of Slane
2006 Best Mystery Novel: Michael Connelly, for The Lincoln Lawyer Best First Mystery Novel: Brian Freeman, for ImmoralBest Nonfiction: Melaine Rehak, for Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created HerBest Short Story: Nancy Pickard, for There Is No Crime on Easter Island The Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Jacqueline Winspear, for Pardonable Lies2007 Best Mystery Novel: Nancy Pickard, for The Virgin of Small Plains Best First Mystery Novel: Nick Stone, for Mr. Clarinet Best Nonfiction: Jim Huang og Austin Lugar, for Mystery Muses: 100 Classics That Inspire Today's Mystery WritersBest Short Story: Tim Maleeny, for Till Death Do Us Part The Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Rhys Bowen, for Oh Danny Boy2008 Best Mystery Novel: Laura Lippman, for What the Dead Know Best First Mystery Novel: Tana French, for In the WoodsBest Nonfiction: Roger Sobin, for The Essential Mystery Lists: For Readers, Collectors, and Librarians Best Short Story: Rhys Bowen, for Please Watch Your Step The Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Ariana Franklin, for Mistress of the Art of Death2009 Best Mystery Novel: Deborah Crombie, for Where Memories LieBest First Mystery: Stieg Larsson, for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) Best Nonfiction: Frankie Y. Bailey, for African American Mystery Writers: A Historical & Thematic StudyBest Short Story: Dana Cameron, for The Night Things Changed The Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Rhys Bowen, for A Royal Pain2010 Best Mystery Novel: Ken Bruen og Reed Farrel Coleman, for TowerBest First Mystery: Alan Bradley, for The Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieBest Nonfiction: P. D. James, for Talking About Detective Fiction Best Short Story: Hank Phillippi Ryan, for On The House The Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Rebecca Cantrell, for A Trace of Smoke2011 Best Mystery Novel: Louise Penny, for Bury Your DeadBest First Mystery: Bruce DeSilva, for Rogue IslandBest Short Story: Dana Cameron, for Swing Shift Best Nonfiction: John Curran, for Agatha Christie's Secret NotebooksThe Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Kelli Stanley, for City of Dragons2012 Best Mystery Novel: Sara Gran, for Claire DeWitt and the City of the DeadBest First Mystery: Leonard Rosen, for All Cry ChaosBest Short Story: Dana Cameron, for Disarming Best Nonfiction: Charlaine Harris, for The Sookie Stackhouse CompanionThe Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Catriona McPherson, for Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains2013 Best Mystery Novel: Louise Penny, for The Beautiful MysteryBest First Mystery: Daniel Friedman, for Don't Ever Get OldBest Short Story: Barb Goffman, for The Lord is My Shamus Best Nonfiction: John Connolly og Declan Burke, for Books to Die ForThe Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Charles Todd, for An Unmarked Grave2014 Best Mystery Novel: William Kent Krueger, for Ordinary GraceBest First Mystery: Terry Shames, for A Killing at Cotton HillBest Short Story: Art Taylor, for The Care and Feeding of HouseplantsBest Nonfiction: Daniel Stashower, for The Hour of PerilThe Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: David Morrell, for Murder as a Fine Art2015 Best Mystery Novel: Alex Marwood, for The Killer Next DoorBest First Mystery: Julia Dahl, for Invisible CityBest Short Story: Craig Faustus Buck, for Honeymoon SweetBest Nonfiction: Hank Phillippi Ryan (redaktør), for Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer’s JourneyThe Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Catriona McPherson, for A Deadly Measure of Brimstonet2016 Best Mystery Novel: Lou Berney, for The Long and Faraway GoneBest First Mystery: Glen Erik Hamiltonl, for Past CrimesBest Short Story: Megan Abbott, for The Little MenBest Nonfiction: Martin Edwards, for The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective StoryThe Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Susanna Calkins, for The Masque of a Murderer''
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