The 2020 Macavity Mystery Book Awards

by Mystery Readers International
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24 books
Each year the members of Mystery Readers International nominate and vote for their favorite mysteries in five categories for The Macavity Awards.
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See the source list and commentary at mysteryreaders.org

Best Mystery Novel
Winner
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Best First Mystery
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Best Mystery Nonfiction/Critical
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Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story

Laird R. Blackwell, 2019

Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps

A Life of John Buchan
Ursula Buchan, 2019

Norco '80

The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History
Peter Houlahan, 2019

The Mutual Admiration Society

How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women
Mo Moulton, 2019

Indecent Advances

A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall
James Polchin, 2019
Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery
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