Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

2022 MACAVITY AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
The Macavity Awards are nominated by members of Mystery Readers International, subscribers to Mystery Readers Journal, and friends of MRI. The winners will be announced at opening ceremonies at the Minneapolis Bouchercon.

Best First Mystery Novel
° Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews [review]
° Girl A by Abigail Dean [review]
° Deer Season by Erin Flanagan
° Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala [review]
° All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris [review]

Best Nonfiction/Critical
° Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge
° How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America by MWA with editors Lee Child and Laurie R. King
° The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History by Margalit Fox
° The Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham Greene by Richard Greene
° Tony Hillerman: A Life by James McGrath Morris
° The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science by John Tresch
° The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense by Edward White

Best Mystery Short Story
° “Lucky Thirteen” by Tracy Clark
Midnight Hour
° “Sweeps Week” by Richard Helms
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021
° “Curious Incidents” by Steve Hockensmith
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January/February 2021
° “The Road to Hana” by R.T. Lawton
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May/June 2021
° “The Locked Room Library” by Gigi Pandian
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021
° “Julius Katz and the Two Cousins” by Dave Zeltserman
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021

Best Historical Mystery: Sue Feder Memorial Award
° The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
° Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
° The Hollywood Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
° The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey
° Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia [review]
° Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day [review]

I have seen Arsenic and Adobo on a few "Best" lists, and have taken it out of the library a few times only to return it unread. I'd better get crackin'.

Barry - wow thanks for posting. Its been a crazy couple of weeks, finally getting to these. My tbr list is going to explode; there are many tempting titles. The non-fiction/critical list may 100% land on my wish list. Edit: though I am not planning on writing a mystery novel; Just reading lots of them!