Janet Rudolph, founder of the Macavity Awards, has just announced this year’s nominees. The winners will be announced at this year’s Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies.

Best Mystery

DARK RIDE, Lou Berney (William Morrow)

HIDE, Tracy Clark (Thomas & Mercer)

ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, S. A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)

HAPPINESS FALLS, Angie Kim (Hogarth)

MURDER BOOK, Thomas Perry (Mysterious)

CROOK MANIFESTO, Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)

Best First Mystery

THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW, I.S. Berry (Atria)

THE GOLDEN GATE, Amy Chua (Macmillan Publishing – Minotaur)

SCORCHED GRACE, Margot Douaihy (Zando/Gillian Flynn Books)

MURDER, DEGREES, Ritu Mukerji (Simon & Schuster)

DUTCH THREAT, Josh Pachter (Genius Book Publishing)

MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT, Nina Simon (William Morrow)

Sue Feder Memorial Award for
Best Historical Mystery

TIME’S UNDOING, Cheryl Head (Dutton)

EVERGREEN, Naomi Hirahara (Soho Crime)

THE RIVER WE REMEMBER, William Kent Krueger (Atria Books)

OUR LYING KIN, Claudia Hagadus Long (Kasva Press)

THE MISTRESS OF BHATIA HOUSE, Sujata Massey (Soho Crime)

THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE, James McBride (Riverhead Books)