Macavity Award Winners and Nominees 2011-2018

1.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,955 ratings
2.
Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1)
Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 157,141 ratings
3.
The Marsh King's Daughter
The Marsh King's Daughter 3.87 avg rating — 47,605 ratings
4.
Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1)
Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 29,013 ratings
5.
Glass Houses (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #13)
Glass Houses (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #13) 4.33 avg rating — 77,844 ratings
6.
The Old Man
The Old Man 4.12 avg rating — 12,943 ratings
7.
The Force
The Force 4.12 avg rating — 27,917 ratings
8.
The Lost Ones (Nora Watts, #1)
The Lost Ones (Nora Watts, #1) 3.34 avg rating — 5,240 ratings
9.
Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day, #1)
Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,828 ratings
10.
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 260,233 ratings
11.
She Rides Shotgun
She Rides Shotgun 4.03 avg rating — 8,588 ratings
12.
The Last Place You Look (Roxane Weary, #1)
The Last Place You Look (Roxane Weary, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 9,089 ratings
13.
Lost Luggage (Cyd Redondo #1)
Lost Luggage (Cyd Redondo #1) 3.74 avg rating — 364 ratings
14.
A Great Reckoning (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #12)
A Great Reckoning (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #12) 4.43 avg rating — 80,796 ratings
15.
You Will Know Me
You Will Know Me 3.43 avg rating — 44,737 ratings
16.
Dark Fissures (Rick Cahill, #3)
Dark Fissures (Rick Cahill, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 903 ratings
17.
Before the Fall
Before the Fall 3.72 avg rating — 131,413 ratings
18.
Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)
Real Tigers (Slough House, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 31,809 ratings
19.
Wilde Lake
Wilde Lake 3.53 avg rating — 11,847 ratings
20.
IQ (IQ, #1)
IQ (IQ, #1)
by: Joe Ide
3.78 avg rating — 21,950 ratings
21.
The Widow (Kate Waters, #1)
The Widow (Kate Waters, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 116,049 ratings
22.
Under the Harrow
Under the Harrow 3.40 avg rating — 17,112 ratings
23.
Dodgers
Dodgers 3.86 avg rating — 6,406 ratings
24.
Design for Dying (Lillian Frost & Edith Head, #1)
Design for Dying (Lillian Frost & Edith Head, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
25.
The Long and Faraway Gone
The Long and Faraway Gone 3.97 avg rating — 11,315 ratings
26.
Little Black Lies
Little Black Lies 3.97 avg rating — 12,475 ratings
27.
The Hot Countries (Poke Rafferty Mystery #7)
The Hot Countries (Poke Rafferty Mystery #7) 4.18 avg rating — 385 ratings
28.
The Child Garden
The Child Garden 3.55 avg rating — 1,352 ratings
29.
Life or Death
Life or Death 4.09 avg rating — 12,840 ratings
30.
The Cartel (Power of the Dog, #2)
The Cartel (Power of the Dog, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 37,783 ratings
31.
Past Crimes (Van Shaw, #1)
Past Crimes (Van Shaw, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 1,683 ratings
32.
Concrete Angel
Concrete Angel 3.59 avg rating — 151 ratings
33.
The Killing Kind (Michael Hendricks #1)
The Killing Kind (Michael Hendricks #1) 3.72 avg rating — 1,677 ratings
34.
Where All Light Tends to Go
Where All Light Tends to Go
by: David Joy
3.78 avg rating — 10,062 ratings
35.
The Unquiet Dead (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #1)
The Unquiet Dead (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #1) 3.83 avg rating — 5,181 ratings
36.
On the Road with Del and Louise: A Novel in Stories
On the Road with Del and Louise: A Novel in Stories 4.28 avg rating — 122 ratings
37.
The Killer Next Door
The Killer Next Door 3.62 avg rating — 9,901 ratings
38.
The Missing Place
The Missing Place 3.33 avg rating — 942 ratings
39.
The Lewis Man (Lewis Trilogy, #2)
The Lewis Man (Lewis Trilogy, #2)
by: Peter May
4.22 avg rating — 29,210 ratings
40.
The Day She Died
The Day She Died 3.40 avg rating — 1,325 ratings
41.
The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10)
The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10) 4.07 avg rating — 77,393 ratings
42.
The Last Death of Jack Harbin (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #2)
The Last Death of Jack Harbin (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 579 ratings
43.
Invisible City (Rebekah Roberts, #1)
Invisible City (Rebekah Roberts, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 5,196 ratings
44.
Blessed Are the Dead (Gabriella Giovanni Mystery #1)
Blessed Are the Dead (Gabriella Giovanni Mystery #1) 4.19 avg rating — 460 ratings
45.
Dry Bones in the Valley (Henry Farrell, #1)
Dry Bones in the Valley (Henry Farrell, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 2,179 ratings
46.
Someone Else's Skin (DI Marnie Rome, #1)
Someone Else's Skin (DI Marnie Rome, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 4,171 ratings
47.
Dear Daughter
Dear Daughter 3.44 avg rating — 16,052 ratings
48.
Black Hour
Black Hour 3.40 avg rating — 3,161 ratings
49.
Ordinary Grace
Ordinary Grace 4.27 avg rating — 184,027 ratings
50.
Sandrine's Case
Sandrine's Case 3.65 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
51.
Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)
Dead Lions (Slough House, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 37,946 ratings
52.
The Wicked Girls
The Wicked Girls 3.48 avg rating — 18,965 ratings
53.
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9)
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9) 4.48 avg rating — 94,810 ratings
54.
Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus, #18)
Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus, #18) 4.08 avg rating — 17,889 ratings
55.
A Killing at Cotton Hill (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #1)
A Killing at Cotton Hill (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 993 ratings
56.
Yesterday's Echo (Rick Cahill, #1)
Yesterday's Echo (Rick Cahill, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,847 ratings
57.
Rage Against the Dying (Brigid Quinn, #1)
Rage Against the Dying (Brigid Quinn, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 5,742 ratings
58.
Cover of Snow
Cover of Snow 3.38 avg rating — 8,093 ratings
59.
Norwegian by Night (Sheldon Horowitz #2)
Norwegian by Night (Sheldon Horowitz #2) 3.94 avg rating — 16,632 ratings
60.
The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8)
The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8) 4.20 avg rating — 87,966 ratings
61.
The Blackhouse (Lewis Trilogy, #1)
The Blackhouse (Lewis Trilogy, #1)
by: Peter May
4.09 avg rating — 43,470 ratings
62.
The Other Woman (Jane Ryland, #1)
The Other Woman (Jane Ryland, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 3,353 ratings
63.
The Art Forger
The Art Forger 3.75 avg rating — 91,781 ratings
64.
The Twenty-Year Death
The Twenty-Year Death 3.65 avg rating — 842 ratings
65.
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1)
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 34,846 ratings
66.
Don't Ever Get Old (Buck Schatz, #1)
Don't Ever Get Old (Buck Schatz, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,004 ratings
67.
Lowcountry Boil (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #1)
Lowcountry Boil (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,923 ratings
68.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 33,757 ratings
69.
The Expats (Kate Moore, #1)
The Expats (Kate Moore, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 38,725 ratings
70.
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #1)
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #1)
by: Sara Gran
3.70 avg rating — 11,468 ratings
71.
1222 (Hanne Wilhelmsen, #8)
1222 (Hanne Wilhelmsen, #8)
by: Anne Holt
3.35 avg rating — 6,030 ratings
72.
The House of Silk (Horowitz's Holmes, #1)
The House of Silk (Horowitz's Holmes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 59,717 ratings
73.
The Ridge
The Ridge 3.83 avg rating — 4,591 ratings
74.
A Trick of the Light (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #7)
A Trick of the Light (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #7) 4.32 avg rating — 86,864 ratings
75.
The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes
The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes 3.49 avg rating — 2,644 ratings
76.
Hell & Gone (Charlie Hardie, #2)
Hell & Gone (Charlie Hardie, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 1,371 ratings
77.
All Cry Chaos (Henri Poincaré Mystery, #1)
All Cry Chaos (Henri Poincaré Mystery, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,145 ratings
78.
Learning to Swim (Troy Chance, #1)
Learning to Swim (Troy Chance, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 8,205 ratings
79.
Nazareth Child (Del Shannon, #1)
Nazareth Child (Del Shannon, #1) 3.48 avg rating — 333 ratings
80.
Turn of Mind
Turn of Mind 3.64 avg rating — 14,996 ratings
81.
The Informationist (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #1)
The Informationist (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 11,383 ratings
82.
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep 3.90 avg rating — 360,261 ratings
83.
Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6) 4.36 avg rating — 94,557 ratings
84.
The Glass Rainbow (Dave Robicheaux, #18)
The Glass Rainbow (Dave Robicheaux, #18) 4.22 avg rating — 11,037 ratings
85.
Faithful Place
Faithful Place really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 129,806 ratings
86.
The Queen of Patpong (Poke Rafferty Mystery #4)
The Queen of Patpong (Poke Rafferty Mystery #4) 4.15 avg rating — 880 ratings
87.
Thirteen Hours (Benny Griessel, #2)
Thirteen Hours (Benny Griessel, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 7,353 ratings
88.
The Scent of Rain and Lightning
The Scent of Rain and Lightning 3.82 avg rating — 19,505 ratings
89.
Rogue Island (Liam Mulligan, #1)
Rogue Island (Liam Mulligan, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,923 ratings
90.
The Damage Done (Lily Moore Mystery, #1)
The Damage Done (Lily Moore Mystery, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 743 ratings
91.
The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch, #1)
The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 13,780 ratings
92.
Full Mortality
Full Mortality 4.20 avg rating — 180 ratings
93.
A Thousand Cuts
A Thousand Cuts 3.47 avg rating — 2,475 ratings