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Macavity Awards 2006

The 2006 Macavity Awards went to Immoral by Brian Freeman (Best First Mystery), The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Best Mystery Novel) and Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak (Best Nonfiction/Critical), with winners in 1 more category. 20 books were nominated across 4 categories.

Winners

Best First Mystery

  1. Immoral by Brian Freemansource (opens in a new tab)

Best Mystery Novel

  1. The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connellysource (opens in a new tab)

Best Nonfiction/Critical

  1. Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehaksource (opens in a new tab)

Sue Feder Historical Mystery

  1. Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspearsource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Best First Mystery

  1. All Shook Up by Mike Harrisonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Baby Game by Randall Hickssource (opens in a new tab)

Best Mystery Novel

  1. One Shot by Lee Childsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Solomon vs. Lord by Paul Levinesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Strange Affair by Peter Robinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The James Deans by Reed Farrel Colemansource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Power of the Dog by Don Winslowsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Vanish by Tess Gerritsensource (opens in a new tab)

Best Nonfiction/Critical

  1. Behind the Mystery: Top Mystery Writers Interviewed by Stuart Kaminskysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels by Leslie S. Klingersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roachsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Tracks to Murder by Jonathan Goodmansource (opens in a new tab)

Sue Feder Historical Mystery

  1. In Like Flynn by Rhys Bowensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Night's Child by Maureen Jenningssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Spectres in the Smoke by Tony Broadbentsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The War of the World Murders by Max Allan Collinssource (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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