Macavity Awards Nominees

Mystery Readers International has announced the nominees for the their 2006 Macavity Awards. There are four categories to the awards--Best Novel, Best First Novel, Best Nonfiction and Best Short Story--all chosen by members of Mystery Readers International. Nominees for Best Novel are listed below:

• One Shot by Lee Child


• The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman


• The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly


• Vanish by Tess Gerritsen


• Strange Affair by Peter Robinson


• The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow


• Solomon vs. Lord by Paul Levine

In case you're wondering, the Macavity Awards are named after T.S. Eliot's "mystery cat" in his Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The winners will be announced September 28, 2006.