Mystery Readers International has announced the Macavity Award nominees for 2022. The winners will be announced at the Opening Ceremonies at the Minneapolis Bouchercon on September 8, 2022.

Best Novel

THE DARK HOURS, Michael Connelly
RAZORBLADE TEARS, S. A. Cosby
1979, Val McDermid
BOBBY MARCH WILL LIVE FOREVER, Alan Parks
WE BEGIN AT THE END, Chris Whitaker
HARLEM SHUFFLE, Colson Whitehead

Best First Mystery Novel
WHO IS MAUDE DIXON?, Alexandra Andrews
GIRL A, Abigail Dean
DEER SEASON, Erin Flanagan
ARSENIC AND ADOBO, Mia P. Manansala
ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS, Wanda M. Morris

Best Historical Mystery
THE VENICE SKETCHBOOK, Rhys Bowen
CLARK AND DIVISION, Naomi Hirahara
THE HOLLYWOOD SPY, Susan Elia MacNeal
THE BOMBAY PRINCE, Sujata Massey
VELVET WAS THE NIGHT, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
DEATH AT GREENWAY, Lori Rader-Day